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Bottas Considers Scenario If Russell Beats Him
A run of misfortune and Lewis Hamilton’s sublime form this season has meant that his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas sits 131 points behind him. Many feel that Bottas will face another stern test in the form of George Russell standing in for the recuperating Lewis Hamilton. Bottas has now explained how he would react if Russell were to best him at the Sakhir GP Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgzOOOm0yiuohFgfi3V4AaABCQ 0:00 - Bottas Agrees It Won’t Look Good If Russell Beat Him on Mercedes Debut 1:45 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Bottas Agrees It Won’t Look Good If Russell Beat Him on Mercedes Debut Bottas began by explaining how it won’t look good if he were to be beaten fair and square by Russell on his first outing with Mercedes “I don't really know what to say to that question. I haven't thought [about] it in that sense and if I have to give some kind of answer I say if he beats me, yeah for sure it wouldn't look so good on me if I have a normal race and if he beats me fair and square. So obviously I [will] try to avoid that” He then added that it won’t weigh on him too much as that is not how he approaches a race weekend “But I am not a person who thinks on that side of things. I try to turn things into a motivation and through positive thinking. That's my mindset for this weekend” He then explained how it is the press that tries to create drama while also explaining how it will be a good learning experience for Russell “I know that [the media] like to speculate things and create drama and 'showdowns' etc. But I doubt George thinks that way and at least I don't. I think it's a great opportunity for George, a great opportunity to learn a lot and to show what we can do with the team” "And from my side, as a racing driver of course you always want to be ahead of your teammate – whether it's Lewis Hamilton or George Russell or anyone else, it doesn't matter” He signed off by revealing his true motivation for the remaining three races “And I also have a job to do for the last three races of the season – I have my own motivation, which is trying to win the remaining races” Fast Feed Former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld feels that “it is all the more important” for Haas’ recovering driver Romain Grosjean “to get back into the car as quickly as possible” F2 driver Louis Deletraz has praised Williams and Mercedes for choosing drivers “based on pure talent” and added that “it’s nice to see a team with respect to its drivers” in an apparent dig at Haas choosing Nikita Mazepin Haas team principal Guenther Steiner “saw that Deletraz was not happy. But there are undoubtedly a lot of other drivers who wanted the seat. He's just one of many” Nikita Mazepin could theoretically still end up with not enough super license points to drive in F1 but Steiner firmly believes “he will just make the points necessary for his super-license” He also added that it was “'Ferrari” that “decided that Mick [Schumacher] would be the one to be promoted from the juniors and of course that was fine for” Steiner Mick, meanwhile, stated that “four and seven are two of the numbers that he really likes” and since “both of them were taken”, he thinks “47 was the best choice” He further elaborated that 4 was the number with which he won his F3 championship and 7 because of his father’s seven world championships Stephane Cohen, CEO of Bell helmets has stated that Grosjean’s “helmet performed exactly what is expected in such conditions. The fire resistance was as expected and the visor was also perfect. The only thing that had melted were the tear-offs” Max Verstappen has suggested that the Netflix documentary series Drive to Survive contains “a lot of 'faked'” footage as some things he “said in Australia or Austria” were “used for another Grand Prix to make it a bit more exciting” Honda F1 boss Toyoharu Tanabe is of the opinion “with a short lap and the many straights, it will be vital for teams to select the right moment to send the cars out on track especially during qualifying” Last week’s double podium for Red Bull was their first one since Malaysia 2017 and their driver Max Verstappen “was pretty surprised how long it’s been” His teammate Alex Albon has said that “looking back at tracks like Turkey and Mugello, these 'different' kind of tracks tend to make for great races so hopefully that's the case this weekend” Do you like the Netflix series ‘Drive to Survive’?
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"It's Over" - Toto Wolff Admits Defeat For Mercedes
The longest Mercedes have gone from the start of a season without winning in the turbo-hybrid era is 3 races in 2018. However, this year, they are on a 12-race winless streak. They brought major updates last week and had hoped for a resurgence, but the French GP showed that they still hold a sizeable performance deficit to Ferrari and Red Bull Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxvKDRdqEQpbml9utsNdnfS40sUhFk5QKJ 0:00 - Toto Wolff Seemingly Admits Defeat For Mercedes 1:30 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Toto Wolff Seemingly Admits Defeat For Mercedes Wolff, while speaking to AFP explained that they had always anticipated their current position after dominating the sport for so many years “We had eight years of great success, we pushed the limits like never before in any sport, winning the world championship eight times in a row” “But we were always prepared that one day, we would find ourself facing difficulties, and now we are in this situation” He then spoke about their chances of winning this year “Winning this year? Before Paul Ricard, I would have said yes. Now, we wonder why we are one second behind Max Verstappen, 6/10ths behind Ferrari, it’s too huge to be able to dream of winning races” He then explained why “In Formula 1, the clock never lies and today it says that we are not fast. It’s like that” “We screwed up mechanically, we screwed up aerodynamically, it’s never only one thing” He signed off by revealing who deserves to win the championship “It’s over in the title for us. It would be good for the sport if [Charles] Leclerc could continue to fight for the championship until the end” “Charles is an exceptional driver, a great personality, he deserves to win. I don’t know if it helps him, but if I could choose it would be him” Fast Feed Williams driver Alex Albon is “just concentrating on this season and we’ll see what happens in the future” [Motorsport Total] “There are always talks, but it’s no secret that the spots at Red Bull and AlphaTauri are closed” “Even though the Williams is a little strange to drive at times, I think I have managed to get the hang of it” McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo stated “give me a winning car, and I’ll win” [Sky Sports] “I don’t feel I’ve ever left a win on the table” “But that’s the challenge that lies ahead of us, with myself and with the team at McLaren” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner jokingly pointed out that he had “heard that Toto [Wolff] had said they would work on improving the car during the summer break” [Auto Motor und Sport] “That would be illegal of course” Retired world champion Nico Rosberg suggested “that Ferrari seem to have the better car at the moment” [Sky Sports] “That can give us hope that Leclerc can still stage a comeback in the championship in the remaining races” “It’s still to play for” Will Daniel Ricciardo win an F1 race again?
Hamilton Reveals Chances Of Becoming A Ferrari driver
Ferrari is the team with the most storied history in F1 and it remains a dream team for many drivers. However, there have been a few iconic drivers to have never driven for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver in F1 today and many consider him the greatest of all time, and he too has never driven for Ferrari Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxBqOQvyxT1tF-FAnYXXNT8ZnlHKyN_7NF 0:00 - Hamilton Reveals Chances Of Becoming A Ferrari driver 1:00 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Hamilton Reveals Chances Of Becoming A Ferrari driver Hamilton, in an interview with Corriere, was asked if he would ever drive for Ferrari In response, he pointed out his tattoo and said “Do you see what is written here? ‘Loyalty’” He further elaborated by explaining that Mercedes is his family “Of course it would have been nice to race for Ferrari during my career, but things happen for specific reasons” “Mercedes is my family, I will always be a Mercedes driver, as was Stirling Moss” He concluded by adding that he is a Ferrari fan “If I could sit down with the fans, I would support Charles Leclerc. I'm a Ferrari fan” Fast Feed Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko stated that “as things stand, we can’t prove anything and we won’t go after it” [Motorsport Total] “We don’t see Aston Martin as a direct competitor of ours” “What you can’t prove in black and white, you should leave alone” Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto acknowledged that “the winning strategy [in Monaco] would have been to stop Charles [Leclerc] one lap after [Sergio] Perez, instead of two” [Corriere] “Or to stay out with the rain tyres and switch to slicks” “If someone finishes fourth while he was in the lead, something is wrong” Haas driver Kevin Magnussen feels that Baku is “a beautiful circuit and very unique with the long straights and slow corners” [Team Statement] “Engine power is very important and we have a good engine” “There is always a lot of action in Baku and the risk of yellow flags or a safety car is high. It always feels like there are more chances in Baku than in the average race” Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu conceded that of “course it was quite up and down the last few races” [Formula Rapida] “But in general I feel very happy and it is very nice to be here” “I think at the moment I’m just going to try and focus on getting myself up to speed and getting the team double points places” [Team Statement] Haas team principal Guenther Steiner pointed out that “it’s a long trip [to Azerbaijan] and the team is working very hard to get it all done” “If you have any damage on the car, it gets more difficult so we’re hoping to not have any damage in Baku” Would you like to see Lewis Hamilton drive for Ferrari?
Sebastian Vettel Defends Mick Schumacher
Haas driver Mick Schumacher has come under some criticism recently for crashing too often and for not being able to match his teammate. Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel happens to be a close friend and mentor of Mick and he has now defended Mick as quoted by Motorsport Total Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxirIPIl2MZzk1Lj490npYJDeSj9JdZr82 0:00 - Sebastian Vettel Defends Mick Schumacher 0:57 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Sebastian Vettel Defends Mick Schumacher Vettel started off by criticizing the rain tyres used in Monaco “Useless. It looks nice, but as soon as you can, you switch to the intermediate because it’s a softer rubber compound and therefore a better tire” “I remember days when you could drive in such conditions. Monza 2008, for example, or China 2009. That was a long time ago. But not with these tires” He then turned his attention to Mick Schumacher “The most important thing is that he’s fine” He signed off by defending Mick “I have no doubt that he can do more than he’s showing” “But I think you have to leave him alone for a bit” Fast Feed Haas team principal Guenther Steiner thinks that “some teams would be happy if the Red Bull isn’t coming to the last four races” [Sky F1] “I know a red car would be very happy about that” “But seriously speaking, we have no issue to do all the races [under the present budget cap]” Retired F1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle revealed that “a couple of reliable sources tell me that there were heated arguments in Race Control [in Monaco]” [Sky F1] “What happened to Michael Masi in the aftermath has made the job a poisoned chalice” “He was the right man for the job, Charlie’s understudy, but frankly, F1 and the FIA were winging it at times and the whole thing skidded off track” Former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone doesn’t “think anyone’s got the balls to take that race away from Monaco” [Reuters] “Whether it’s the worst race or the best race or whatever, it’s the crown jewel” “Look at Miami. That wasn’t a Formula 1 race. They had those boats in the car park trying to make it look like Monaco” For Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, “this has been an incredible week” [Official Statement] “Winning the Monaco Grand Prix is a dream for any driver and then to follow that with announcing I will continue with the team until 2024 just makes me extremely happy” “I am so proud to be a member of this team and I feel completely at home here now” Has the recent criticism of Mick Schumacher gone too far?
Sebastian Vettel Addresses Retirement Rumors
Aston Martin are second from the bottom in the championship and this has led to suggestions that Sebastian Vettel might not renew his contract and choose to retire instead. Vettel has now addressed these rumors while speaking to The Bild Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxisyBhR7d_Kt_QW5OmMqItZpWRvcWoHgP 0:00 - Sebastian Vettel Addresses Retirement Rumors 1:05 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Sebastian Vettel Addresses Retirement Rumors Vettel started off by speaking about his contract with Aston Martin “I am still active. My contract runs until the end of the year. A decision has not yet been made” “It depends on how strong the car is, how the team develops and how the races go” He then addressed the speculation surrounding his future “But I don't need to lie: My future is a topic that is coming up and one that I'm dealing with. The truth is, I have lots of ideas, talk to lots of people and am easily inspired” “But I’m not putting any pressure on myself to create the perfect follow-up career tomorrow” He signed off by speaking about the future “I don’t want to raise any expectations of finding the perfect thing. With Formula 1, I’ve found something I’m very good at” “Something where I can compete with the best in the world. What comes after that, only time will tell” Fast Feed Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack is “not going to speak on contracts yet” [F1] “Obviously if you have a driver like Sebastian Vettel, you would be foolish not to try to retain him” “But I 100% understand his comments. He wants to see progress because he is not a driver that wants to fight for P18 or P16 or whatever” Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is “glad [he] looks comfortable from the outside” [F1] “On the inside, it’s not comfortable yet. I’m still not as smooth as I’d like to be” “I’m still not 100% happy with the car and understanding it fully. But I’m hustling out there” Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is “very impressed with how [George Russell has] settled in” [F1] “I couldn’t be happier with the driver line-up; in that respect I think we have the two best drivers, maybe two of the three best drivers” “They deserve a car and a power unit that fights at the front rather than them being lapped” Williams team principal Jost Capito stated that with regards to Nicholas Latifi’s confidence levels “it’s a head game isn’t it?” “He is capable to drive very fast and can do the same lap times as Alex [Albon]” “The cars are a bit more difficult and trickier to drive than last year’s car. And he has to get his head around it” Do you think Sebastian Vettel will retire after the 2022 season?
Alonso Reveals Honest Truth About Winning In F1
Apart from one podium, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has had a pretty forgettable season so far. This has ignited the “car vs driver” debate and Hamilton’s former teammate and current Alpine driver Fernando Alonso has weighed in as quoted by Racing News 365 Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxxjuCW3viNY3RCo7RC_p-WzSGnsAqeOH8 0:00 - Lewis Used To Win Because He Had “Fastest Car” – Alonso 1:04 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Lewis Used To Win Because He Had “Fastest Car” – Alonso Alonso began by explaining his thoughts on the car vs driver debate “It’s Formula 1. It has been like this always” “When [Ayrton] Senna won the championships and the races, he had the fastest car. When I won the championship, I had the fastest car. Michael [Schumacher] had the fastest car” He then spoke specifically about Lewis “Lewis broke all the records and pole positions because he had the fastest car” “Today, Lewis is driving super well and [yet] he’s P13. It’s Formula 1” He signed off by responding to whether racing has improved for him “There is no race at the moment. It is like fighting with Lewis last year, or Verstappen. They start last and they finished on the podium still, so there is not much to fight” Fast Feed For Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz “the difficult thing is that [the poor results] come one after the other” [Soy Motor] “It hurts more, but hopefully we have put this behind us in the first part of the season” Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes' Trackside Engineering Director has explained that “realistically, [they] have to look at this step by step” [Official Statement] “However, we are seeing encouraging signs and hope to bring updates soon” “Perhaps even in Miami, that will further solve this problem” Retired F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi stated that “if you compare Mercedes to McLaren, they both have the same engine” [Vegas Insider] “But McLaren is running much faster than Mercedes. That means it’s not the engine, but also the chassis” Alfa Romeo team principal Fred Vasseur pointed out that “when you are designing a racing car the weight is always the target number one” [Motorsport] “Nobody can be surprised with the weight at the last minute” “I think that some teams played a game with the FIA expecting that the FIA at the last minute would increase the minimum weight [even more]” AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly suggested that they “need to go away and work out how to get back to a stronger qualifying performance for the next race” [F1] Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed that “tyres are a big issue” “In Imola we managed to bring them into the best working window, in Australia we had a hard time with that” “Leclerc had more tyre problems in Italy than we did and that tipped the scales in our favor” Can you only win championships in Formula 1 if you have the best car?
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Piastri To Replace Latifi In The Middle Of 2022 - [ Rumour Round-Up ]
Hey everyone, welcome to another edition of “Rumour Round-Up” and as with the others, all the stories contained within this are to be taken with a grain of salt and haven’t been officially substantiated but are things that are being talked about in the world of F1 that may be interesting, could turn out to be true, or simply plain wrong. Without further delay, here is Rumour Roundup… Oscar Piastri is a driver who according to many deserves a seat in Formula 1 more than a few who are already currently competing in it. He is expected to be a very attractive proposition for a few teams in 2023 but the latest rumors suggest that he might get a call up this year itself Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxtCeN1Zy8m4EQOfRyhHGmni4OS8Zoygge 0:00 - Disclaimer 0:36 - Piastri To Replace Latifi In The Middle Of 2022 1:51 - Rapid Rumours I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Rumour Round-Up: Piastri To Replace Latifi In The Middle Of 2022 - [ Rumour Round-Up ] Sky Sports journalist Ted Kravitz was the first to allege that Williams were ostensibly considering swapping current driver Nicholas Latifi with Oscar Piastri However, Kravitz had alleged that this swap would take place after the 2022 season Since then, another journalist by the name of Albert Fabrega, who had broken the story of Alex Albon being signed by Williams last year, has come up with rumors of his own Without naming anyone, he has stated that a driver swap will seemingly take place in the middle of the 2022 season “The market is already moving. Something is happening, but I can’t say, because I am not allowed to say anything” “I am not surprised by the one who is leaving, but I am surprised by the one who is arriving. Well, it is a change of drivers between teams” Many feel that Fabrega is supposedly talking about Williams and the supposed swap between Latifi and Piastri only with a much earlier timeline while others feel that he could be suggesting a straight swap between the current drivers of two teams Joe Saward, another journalist, has come out with a rumor of his own. He has alleged that Williams are also open to signing Nick de Vries for 2023 “Down at Williams, they quite like the look for the strong-jawed Dutch imp” Rapid Rumors All the signs in the paddock are that Fernando will allegedly soon sign a new two-year deal with Alpine [Joe Saward] “There continue to be rumours that in 2024 (if not earlier) Daniel will be replaced by Colton Herta, the American [at McLaren]” “[McLaren CEO] Zak Brown believes [that Herta] could open the gates of Formula 1 to corporate America” Joe Saward also believes “the Germans are getting more and more ambitious and want to get a 10-year deal for a race” “This is probably only going to happen at Hockenheim as the Nürburgring finds itself in a troublesome situation as it is owned by a Russian oligarch” Azhan Shafriman Hanif, director of the Sepang circuit stated that it is not “an appropriate moment to bring in a Formula 1 race” [Bernama] However, when the government indicates to him that this moment has come, he would be open to hosting a Formula 1 race again Should Williams replace Nicholas Latifi with Oscar Piastri?
Rosberg Calls Out Mercedes For Not Telling “The Truth”
Despite the supposed pace woes of the 2022 Mercedes car, George Russell hasn’t finished lower than 5th this year while Lewis Hamilton has already finished 10th or lower twice. After the race in Imola, Mercedes took the blame for Hamilton’s 13th place finish but former Mercedes driver and Hamilton’s teammate Nico Rosberg has criticized Mercedes for doing so while speaking to Sky Sports Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxTwU1hf8haUkqqnM3opzho5saZU4Qzr-E 0:00 - Rosberg Criticizes Mercedes For Not Telling “The Truth” 2:15 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Rosberg Criticizes Mercedes For Not Telling “The Truth” Rosberg started off by suggesting how this year one of Hamilton’s most impressive streaks could come to an end “It's definitely a very, very tough situation for Lewis. He's won a race in every single year of his career and it looks like this might be the year where he can't win any more” He then suggested that this is creating tension in the team “You can see how the tension is rising. We saw how Toto, in my view, was angry at Lewis [after qualifying], because maybe Lewis criticised the team a little bit too harshly over the team’s internal radio about something they did” "The tension's rising, and that's natural, and Lewis will obviously start to show those emotions a little bit. Nevertheless, with the experience he has, I think he will eventually manage to keep those under control” He was then critical of Mercedes taking the blame for Hamilton’s poor result despite teammate George Russell getting a good result “Here, Toto was playing the mental game which is very smart on his behalf again. Taking the blame themselves and really trying to support Lewis mentally. Lifting him up and saying that it wasn't Lewis' doing, it's on us” "It's very smart because it's not quite the truth and let's not forget that Russell is in P4 with that same car, so Lewis definitely had a big role to play in that poor result this weekend” “Russell got P4 out of it with a brilliant weekend, so there was more in that car. Really, Toto is [just] trying to lift [Hamilton] up” He signed off by predicting that the tension will only increase from here on “Let's not forget also, Lewis hates ending up behind his team-mate. Even if you're down the order, he really, really passionately hates coming in behind his team-mate, that also happened this weekend, so that's also going to put the tension up a lot” “Especially in the engineering room where Lewis is going to be pushing harder and harder, so it will be interesting to see how it unfolds” Fast Feed Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko feels that as Lewis Hamilton “was lapped by [them], maybe he's thinking he should've stopped last year” [Sky Sports] He also suggested that when they “put real pressure on [Ferrari], they are making mistakes” Defending world champion Max Verstappen thinks that Charles Leclerc’s “mistake, yeah, it's easily done. Of course, he was pushing hard to try and fight Checo” [FIA] “It is painful but I think he knows that himself, you know, he doesn't need to hear that from anyone [else]” “It's still such a long championship. You can still gain a lot of points. But yeah, it's not great [for Charles]. But you can't change it now. I mean, he doesn't do it on purpose” Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz accepts that he “didn't get the best of starts. We need to analyse what happened at the start” [Sky Sports] “We still managed to get cleanly to turn two and for some reason Daniel went into the kerb” “An unlucky situation to get stuck in the gravel, nothing I could've done differently” Red Bull’s Sergio Perez pointed out that they “have been so unlucky the start of the season has been so difficult” “I am very pleased to see everyone smiling in the team. [It’s] is a great day for the team and we need to keep working” Should Mercedes take the blame for Lewis Hamilton’s poor result in Imola?
Red Bull Reveal Max Verstappen's Exit Clause
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen signed the longest active contract on the current F1 grid that will see him stay at Red Bull until 2028. Some have questioned whether Red Bull will stay competitive for that long and if they don’t, what can Max do? Team advisor Helmut Marko has revealed the answer to Formel 1 Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxozfnGmUoiPKtIcYykY-G4tS5PiJMdnyB 0:00 - Does Max Verstappen’s New Deal Include An Exit Clause? 1:12 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Does Max Verstappen’s New Deal Include An Exit Clause? Red Bull are likely to have a new engine partner by 2026 Marko started off by explaining why Max’s long contract will play a big role in that “Max is an important link in the chess game. It is not surprising that manufacturers take this into account” “It was therefore important for Red Bull to be able to say that we have committed the best driver to our team until 2028” “If you have someone like Max in the ranks, it has a positive effect on the rest of the team and the team partners” He then opened about any progress regarding a future engine partner “It’s all still open. It makes sense that we are the most attractive partner for manufacturers” He signed off by revealing if Max has an exit clause in his contract “If Red Bull experiences a kind of ‘crash’, just like in 2014, then there is, of course, an escape clause” Fast Feed Alpine’s team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he “didn’t have the influence [he] thought [he] should have [at Aston Martin] with Martin [Whitmarsh] coming in” [GP Fans] “I had a contract, I had no reason to leave. Had the responsibilities not been taken away from me, I would have stayed” Haas team principal Guenther Steiner pointed out that “In 2020 [Kevin Magnussen] had a tough year” [F1] “He was quite demotivated at the end of it, and when you are out of it, it’s like ‘whoa, I wish I was there even with a bad car.’” “But now he’s back and the first race was very good for him; he equalled his best result with Haas on his first race back. So, I think he matured quite a bit” Red Bull’s Sergio Perez stated that “with Max I have a very good relationship” [Marca] "We are more similar than people think. Formula 1 is not everything” “We have a life outside the sport and that's why we have respect for each other and a good relationship” Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto explained that “it’s not just a matter of when [upgrades] will be ready but a matter of budget caps” [F1] “Making sure we are not spending all we have got in the first races” “We are not expecting significant upgrades for the next race in Melbourne, but as soon as we can bring something, we will do it.” When asked if he would be open to a biopic, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton stated that a “documentary is the current focus” [Motorsport Week] “If your story can have one positive impact even on one person or one family that could be amazing” “So yeah, maybe one day” Will F1’s budget cap play a decisive role in the development race this season?