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Formula 1 teams face a grueling Thursday night in the paddock in Sao Paulo, Brazil after the arrival of some cargo was delayed for this weekend’s Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix event.
Formula 1 is in the middle of a three-race-in-three-week tripleheading on three different continents, and its wearers have experienced multiple delays in moving some of the equipment from Mexico City to Sao Paulo.
The delays meant that important items of equipment, which normally arrive on the racetrack earlier in the week, were not unloaded into the paddock until Thursday afternoon. The umbrella organization of the FIA has waived the usual overnight curfew and postponed the usual examination period by 15 hours to just three hours before the first training session on Friday. The issues are not expected to upset the schedule.
“I think the guys just have to (will) work through the night,” said Haas team boss Günther Steiner. “That’s the only thing we can do.”
The teams are making an effort to set up their garages as the equipment arrives late in Sao Paulo.
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Verstappen preparation for 1st place
Should Max Verstappen prevail in this year’s Formula 1 title fight, his fans may have to buy fresh goods.
According to Formula 1’s permanent numbering scheme introduced in 2014, drivers can choose their own number between 2 and 99.
Verstappen, who made his F1 debut in 2015, chose 33 and has used it for all 136 of his Formula 1 races. Everyone who becomes world champion has the choice to run number 1.
Sebastian Vettel did so in 2014, the first season of the permanent numbering system, but since then Lewis Hamilton has won six of the seven world titles – and has stayed true to his number 44 in training in Abu Dhabi in 2018 when the title was completed. And he wasn’t a fan.
Max Verstappen would love to swap his # 33 for # 1 if he wins the F1 championship.
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The only other champion at the time, Nico Rosberg, retired and chose not to defend his crown.
But the seven-year absence of a prestigious number could be revived if Verstappen tops the table in 2021.
“Absolutely,” said Verstappen about whether he would drive the number 1. “How often do you have the opportunity to drive number one? And it’s good for the goods too, so it’s wise to do that. “
Verstappen is in a comfortable position at the top of the standings, but he’s far from out of sight for Hamilton.
Verstappen is 19 points ahead of Hamilton and has nine wins over the Briton’s five, but 107 points are up for grabs in the remaining four events of 2021. 29 of these will be available this weekend in Sao Paulo, where the third and final appearance of the new sprint format for 2021, but Verstappen does not focus on the points situation.
“I’m just very focused,” said Verstappen. “A lot can happen in four races. We look good, but things can change very quickly.
“I already had a bigger lead in the championship, which disappeared within two race weekends, so we have to try our best again here and after this weekend we will try again to win the race. My approach is the same every weekend, so we won’t change that. “
Hamilton is now more of the hunter than the hunted and senses the challenge that he and his Mercedes team must master.
“Your pace was obviously phenomenal in the last race,” he said. “You had a strong car all year round, you had the most powerful car, you can tell. I think we did as well as I think we could. We’ll definitely put pressure on this weekend to see if we can squeeze even more out of the car. ”
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