Новости за 27.07.2023

Jul.27 - Dr Helmut Marko is not worried that forecast rain could put a halt to Red Bull and Max Verstappen's dominance this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. Verstappen equalled the record for seven consecutive wins last time out in Hungary, while Red Bull broke an all-time record with its 12th consecutive victory. When asked about the.....check out full post »

Jul.27 - McLaren CEO Zak Brown says he isn't too worried about potentially losing Lando Norris after 2025. Last year, 23-year-old Norris signed a reported $100 million contract to stay with the Woking based team through 2025 - and it is believed the deal has no exit clause. But it's paying off for now, as.....check out full post »

Jul.27 - Mario Isola has hit back at Lewis Hamilton's claim that Pirelli is wasting excessive amounts of wet-weather Formula 1 tyres after every race. Hamilton was among the critics of the new and more sustainable tyre allocation system that was trialled last weekend in Hungary, as he argued that it only led to less.....check out full post »

Jul.27 - F1's CEO is still hinting that he may not be supportive of a push to add up to two new teams to the grid from 2025. In contrast, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is pushing hard for the grid to be expanded - especially to accommodate Michael Andretti's Cadillac-backed bid. "We'll wait until.....check out full post »

Jul.27 - Two former world champions are divided over Daniel Ricciardo's handling of his return to the Formula 1 grid. For his part, 1997 title winner Jacques Villeneuve thinks the 33-year-old Australian played a masterstroke prior to Hungary by filling the suddenly-ousted Nyck de Vries' place at AlphaTauri. "Daniel rested for a few months and did.....check out full post »

Jul.27 - Formula 1 has hit its rev-limiter with the scheduled 24 races for 2024. That is the claim of the sport's CEO Stefano Domenicali, responding to concerns from the teams that the rising number of grands prix per year is putting severe strain on staff. "There are still countries that are interested," he told.....check out full post »

Jul.27 - Mick Schumacher still has a future in Formula 1, according to AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost. Tost, who is retiring at the end of the year, actually pushed team owner Red Bull hard to sign the axed Haas driver for 2023 - but was overruled. "I stood up for Mick," the Austrian told.....check out full post »

THURSDAY, 27 JULY Press Conference:  1430hrs Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) Esteban Ocon (Alpine) Kevin Magnussen (Haas) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) 1505hrs Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Lando Norris (McLaren) Alex Albon (Williams) TV Pen:  1430hrs Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri) Pierre Gasly (Alpine) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) Max Verstappen (Red.....check out full post »

Jul.27 - Ferrari is making plans to bring a whopping 40 new team members to Maranello. The news comes hot on the heels of Corriere della Sera newspaper in Italy reporting that prominent Mercedes performance engineer Loic Serra has already been signed up - and is now commencing a lengthy 'gardening leave'. But Corriere dello.....check out full post »