Within the round-up: Max Verstappen hopes that Crimson Bull’s constructors’ championship problem just isn’t over after his Interlagos win.
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Crimson Bull can carry “momentum” of Brazil win
Regardless of being 49 factors behind constructors’ championship leaders McLaren, Verstappen says Crimson Bull are nonetheless trying to attempt to catch their rivals after his victory within the moist in Brazil.
“I do really feel that even in Brazil, within the dry, we had been fairly first rate, lastly, once more in race tempo,” mentioned Verstappen.
“Brazil is in fact a very totally different monitor, fully totally different temperatures. However I simply hope that we will proceed that momentum a bit bit. There’s a lot nonetheless to race for, even within the constructors’ I feel there’s an opportunity. So we’ll see what we will do.”
Interlagos entrance row a ‘one-off’ – Russell
Regardless of securing a entrance row begin for the Brazilian Grand Prix final day out, George Russell doesn’t count on Mercedes to be in competition for a repeat efficiency this weekend in Las Vegas.
“Brazil was undoubtedly a little bit of a one-off, I feel,” Russell mentioned. “When it rains, it presents alternatives. And for ourself, it was a possibility. For everybody at Alpine, it was an enormous alternative, which they capitalised.
“I feel we have to look again to the dash qualifying and the dash race for a little bit of a fairer image of the place we’re – and that was behind the entrance 4 groups.”
Aston Martin announce first WEC drivers
Aston Martin has revealed Harry Tincknell and Alex Riberas as the primary drivers for its Valkyrie hypercar programme which can compete in subsequent yr’s World Endurance Championship. The workforce additionally introduced it should used the automotive numbers ‘007’ and ‘009’ because it did for its earlier manufacturing unit effort within the collection.
In the meantime AF Corse additionally confirmed Robert Kubica will stay with their privateer 499P hypercar quantity 83 squad subsequent yr, alongside Yifei Ye and newcomer Phil Hanson.
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‘No intention of stopping’: meet the F1 mechanic set for 600th race (Guardian)
Andy SteVenson: ”Eddie Jordan used to say I used to be solely nonetheless there as a result of: ‘Nobody else would fucking have me.’ I’ve had gives from different groups however by no means been capable of deliver myself to signal them as a result of that is private.”
Verstappen: ‘I do know I need to do (Daytona) sooner or later’ (Highway & Monitor)
”I observe the collection anyway, IMSA and FIA WEC and the 24-hour races. Fairly just a few of my mates drive in it they usually at all times discuss it, however I’ve by no means tried one. To get a primary really feel for it right here, there are fairly just a few low velocity corners and the automotive comes alive within the excessive velocity on the again facet of the monitor. It was very satisfying, I’ve pushed these automobiles on the sim a bit bit, however to get a primary feeling in actual life was actually cool.”
‘I really like motorsport, however it’s fairly damaged’ (BBC)
Abbie Eaton: ”We love motorsport, however we realise it’s fairly damaged. It is very, very costly to get into. Meaning it isn’t accessible to the vast majority of the inhabitants. We need to give cash to different drivers, aspiring mechanics, engineers, to allow them to come and work with us as their first step on the ladder in motorsport. I am actually obsessed with it. I need to give again and make the game that I really like extra accessible”.
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