Within the round-up: The 2008 F1 world champion says he’s not paying any consideration to Felipe Massa’s authorized motion over the ‘Crashgate’ episode.
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Hamilton has ‘no focus’ on Massa’s Crashgate authorized motion
Lewis Hamilton says he’s paying no thoughts to former rival Felipe Massa’s authorized motion in opposition to the FIA and F1 over the ‘Crashgate’ incident in the course of the 2008 season.
The previous Ferrari driver has begun authorized proceedings over the controversial incident within the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix when Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jnr intentionally crashed his automobile. Massa struggling a calamitous pit cease in the course of the ensuing Security Automotive interval, resulting in him scoring no factors within the race, which occured throughout his shut title struggle with Hamilton.
Nevertheless Hamilton, who scored the primary of his seven world championship victories this 12 months, stated he’s paying no consideration to Massa’s authorized efforts. “I’ve a very unhealthy reminiscence so I don’t actually keep in mind quite a bit to be trustworthy,” he stated when requested about it.
“I’m actually simply focussed on right here and now and serving to the staff get again to the championship and the race and not likely focussed on what occurred 15 years in the past.”
Leclerc in no rush to thrash out Ferrari extension
Charles Leclerc says he’s in no rush to kind out a contract extension with Ferrari, however says that his “intentions are clear” to his staff.
He’s in his fourth season of a 5 12 months contract with Ferrari which started in 2020. Requested by RaceFans when he wished to start contract discussions together with his staff for 2025 and past, Leclerc insisted he was not desperate to rush to the negotiating desk.
“Truthfully, I don’t even have any deadlines,” he stated. “I’m not that rushed.
“I nonetheless have a year-and-a-half, which appears little in a manner, as a result of I’ve had a contract for 5 years. So now we’re getting nearer to the tip, however it’s nonetheless lots, loads of time.”
Zhou can see impression he’s having on F1 in China
Zhou Guanyu, F1’s solely Chinese language driver, says he can already see the impression his presence within the sport is having on F1’s reputation in China.
The Alfa Romeo driver returned to his dwelling metropolis of Shanghai over the summer season break. Regardless of no F1 race having taken place in China since 2019 as a result of Covid-19 pandemic problems, Zhou says the expansion of the game’s profile is clear.
“It was truly nice to be again there,” he stated. “It’s simply nice to see so many individuals flip up for some occasions and the recognition additionally of motorsport is simply rising. Particularly, I believe, for the youthful era.
“Again in China, folks 10 years youthful than me, 5 years youthful, they know a lot about Method 1 basically so it simply reveals how a lot this platform has been bettering – not simply within the US, additionally again dwelling in Asia. It’s good to have that, and most significantly, the house race is coming again subsequent 12 months, so I’m actually trying ahead to what’s coming.”
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Pink Bull to host F1 race screenings at Milton Keynes manufacturing unit (Citiblog)
‘Tickets are priced at £250+VAT, and can be found from the Pink Bull Racing F1 staff’s web site. Included as a part of the ticket are themed meals with a further deal with, complimentary comfortable and alcoholic drinks, a ten% low cost on the staff’s present store, a free memento to take dwelling, a Q&A session with a Pink Bull F1 Strategist topic to availability and an on-site dwell race commentator. The three races chosen are the US Grand Prix on twenty second October, the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix on twenty ninth October and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on twenty sixth November.’
The Williams Heat-Up, Ep.13: Now for The Netherlands (Williams)
‘On our return from the summer season shutdown we’ve got a fast refresher of the season to date, earlier than Gaetan and James give us a preview of the weekend from the engineers’ perspective, and – as at all times – we finish with all it’s essential to find out about Circuit Zandvoort.’
Silverstone competition celebrates 75 years of racing with traditional F1 vehicles on show (Night Commonplace)
‘More moderen F1 historical past will probably be celebrated too. Adam Tyrrell, the grandson of former staff proprietor Ken, will do demonstration runs within the Tyrrell 001 first raced by Sir Jackie Stewart again in 1970. And Esteban Gutierrez will get into the set of Lewis Hamilton’s pole-sitting Mercedes for a collection of flying laps. The show of vehicles to see within the Silverstone Museum included the Williams with which Nigel Mansell gained the 1992 world title in addition to Ayrton Senna’s McLaren title winner from the earlier 12 months.’
Ferrari Biopic Will Painstakingly Recreate the Carnage and Heartbreak of Nineteen Fifties Racing (The Drive)
‘It will not be a simple watch—not simply due to the heart-wrenching drama on-screen, but in addition due to the movie’s graphic depiction of racing crashes. To recreate not less than one deadly incident depicted within the movie, Mann’s manufacturing staff rigorously reviewed footage of the 1955 Le Mans catastrophe and spoke to an eyewitness of an notorious Mille Miglia crash. It reportedly does not shy from displaying the ugly aftermath, both.’
Jennie Gow: BBC Sport presenter says ‘supportive’ F1 paddock will assist her return at Dutch Grand Prix (BBC)
‘This weekend is nearly taking every step as they arrive. If I can simply be a part of the weekend and contribute one thing, do some little bit of what I used to do, that will be superb. Every part is a problem. There is perhaps days after I’m simply too drained. Fatigue is without doubt one of the issues I am actually battling.’
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