Summary Thursday | Verstappen criticizes sprint races and problems at Mercedes

Reliability problems Mercedes

There were rumors in the Brazilian media today about Lewis Hamilton’s internal combustion engine. The Briton would have to replace it again, which resulted in a starter penalty for the race. The Brit couldn’t say anything yet, but Mercedes seems to want to wait for the qualifying results on Friday evening. According to the team, there are still no starting penalties to report and they just hope they can get to the end of the season without any problems.

Verstappen criticizes sprint racing format

So far, the racing weekends with sprint races have not gone according to plan for Max Verstappen. At both Silverstone and Monza, the Dutchman crashed during the race the day after the sprint race. During the press conference, Verstappen expressed his criticism of the new format. The driver thinks it is too risky for the teams to get stuck on their set-up after just one free practice session for the rest of the weekend. After qualifying on Friday evening, according to the regulations, they are not allowed to change anything, and training will also take place on Saturday morning.

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Verstappen’s simple math: “If I finish at the front, he is not close”

Rumors about Szafnauer

Although it was reported in various media today that the deal between Aston Martin team boss Otmar Szafnauer and Alpine had been concluded, Szafnauer himself reacted to the rumors. According to the team owner, the rumors are pure speculation and not based on facts.

Freight delays F1 teams

A long night is planned for some teams. Due to delays in delivering the cargo, the FIA ​​gave the teams more time to check their cars and provide an official statement. Usually this has to be done eighteen hours before first practice, now the FIA ​​has changed this to three hours before FP1. This is to prevent the timetable from having to be changed this weekend.

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Hamilton would ask Bottas for help in the title fight: “It’s a team sport”

Bottas left the door open to Verstappen in Mexico: “You learn from this”

In the F1 podcast Beyond The Grid, Valtteri Bottas talks about his future. In the coming years, the Finn is expected to drive for the Alfa Romeo team, where he signed a few months ago. In any case, the Mercedes driver does not rule out a switch to Ferrari. “I can’t predict the future,” he said.

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Verstappen doesn’t like sprint races: “Follow-up races weren’t that great”

Better results with Newey at Red Bull? ‘Conicidence!’