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Hamilton apology reveals his ‘qualities’ – Stella

McLaren group principal Andrea Stella says that his group appreciated Lewis Hamilton apologising to Oscar Piastri after the pair collided through the Italian Grand Prix.

The 2 drivers had been preventing over seventh place after they collided on the Della Roggia chicane on lap 40 when Hamilton appeared to maneuver into Piastri within the braking zone. Piastri was pressured to pit for a brand new entrance wing and missed out on factors, with Hamilton handed a 5 second time penalty for the conflict.

“I believe perhaps Lewis obtained somewhat pissed off as a result of, in actuality, I believe Lewis would have overtaken Oscar,” Stella mentioned. “If not there, he would have overtaken on the subsequent alternative. So in an identical manner, I believe there was no have to take an excessive amount of danger for Lewis as a result of he had the tempo to overhaul with extra margin, I might say.”

Hamilton apologised to Piastri after the race after accepting accountability for the conflict.

“Lewis is a good competitor,” Stella mentioned. “If he apologised it reveals his qualities as a competitor and as an individual. He positively has our respect.”

F1, FIA given till “mid-October” for Massa response

Attorneys representing Felipe Massa have reportedly agreed for the FIA and Components 1’s request for extra time to answer his Letter Earlier than Declare relating to the occasions of the 2008 world championship.

Massa is pursuing authorized motion within the UK in opposition to the FIA and F1 after former F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone claimed that he and then-FIA president Max Moseley had been conscious Nelson Piquet Jnr’s crash within the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix was deliberate earlier than the tip of that season. Massa failed to attain in that race after a botched pit cease and Lewis Hamilton beat Massa to the 2008 title by a single level on the finish of the season.

“The ball is on their court docket, we’ve been ready for his or her response,” Bernardo Viana of regulation agency Vieira Rezende Advogados instructed Reuters. “They requested for extra time, till mid-October, and in good religion we’ve got agreed to that.”

Viana says Massa’s motion was not focused in opposition to Hamilton and urged the seven-time champion to assist Massa’s declare.

“He is a vital ambassador for the game and has at all times defended sporting integrity. He’s an honorary Brazilian citizen and really nicely appreciated by Brazilians, so I hope he’ll assist us,” Viana mentioned.

“We’ve got completely nothing in opposition to Hamilton.”

Level on advantage “crucial” for Alfa Romeo

Scoring a degree within the Italian Grand Prix in a race that ran inexperienced from begin to end was “crucial” to Alfa Romeo, says the group’s head of trackside engineering, Xevi Pujolar.

Valtteri Bottas completed tenth after beginning 14th on the grid, shifting them inside one level of Haas within the battle for eighth within the championship.

“For us, it was crucial to attain factors in a race like this – no incidents or Security Automobiles,” Pujolar instructed RaceFans. “That reveals that the tempo was there and the technique labored out with the 2 vehicles working as a group and getting a automobile within the high ten.

“We completed forward of Haas and likewise forward of AlphaTauri. We simply have to preserve pushing exhausting and see if we will catch Williams and overtake them earlier than the tip of the season. Nonetheless, Albon was too sturdy for us this race, however we’ve obtained upgrades within the pipeline for the subsequent race in Singapore, so let’s see if we will end forward of them and rating extra factors than them in Singapore.”

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Behind the scenes with Pierre Gasly on the highs of Spa and Zandvoort (F1)

”If Zandvoort was an immense excessive, then Monza was actually a bitter low. It was a reasonably painful weekend for us in Monza and one I intend to maneuver on shortly from. We did anticipate it to be a troublesome one as we all know the place the strengths of our bundle are and the traits of Monza merely don’t play into our fingers.”

Sky Sports activities F1 star concerned in scary Goodwood incident after automobile burst into flames (Mirror)

‘Karun Chandhok managed to flee safely after a scary second on the Goodwood Revival Competition after the automobile he was driving burst into flames. Footage from the occasion reveals the 39-year-old’s car on fireplace. He can then be seen driving off the observe and onto the grass along side the circuit earlier than leaping out.’

Retired F1 champ Sebastian Vettel revving it up as co-owner of Germany SailGP Crew (AP)

Crew Germany skipper Erik Heil: ”I believe the cool factor about him shouldn’t be that he’s an investor, I believe the cool factor is that he did for very lengthy knowledgeable racing sequence, and you’re feeling that. When he’s on the water, he’s not like sitting there, he’s making notes, and after we’re again from the water, he’s telling us from his viewpoint, what needs to be developed.”

Carlos Alcaraz might flip tennis into Components One (Stuff NZ)

‘It’s this predictability that would injury tennis, simply as Max Verstappen’s domination is doing to Components 1. When you recognize who’s going to win, sport is rather a lot much less fascinating to observe. It wants jeopardy, uncertainty and equally matched contestants battling it out. That’s now not the case in Components 1 and never even the hype from Drive To Survive can cease F1 being a tough watch this 12 months.’

Paddock Buzz: Foolish Season Accelerates at Season Finale (IndyCar)

‘Romain Grosjean hasn’t confirmed his 2024 plans, however he has mentioned he gained’t be driving the quantity 28 Honda, and Devlin DeFrancesco gained’t return to Andretti Autosport’s quantity 29 Honda. Beforehand introduced is Marcus Ericsson’s impending departure from the quantity 8 Honda of Chip Ganassi Racing for a seat with Michael Andretti’s group.’

Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg tackle Guess the F1 Automotive Half Problem (Haas by way of YouTube)

‘Suppose you recognize your F1 automobile components? We challenged Nico and Kevin to call some obscure components of their vehicles, however with out with the ability to see!’

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