Hollywood actor Tom Cruise hit the headlines when he was spotted in the Mercedes F1 garage at the British Grand Prix. The Mission Impossible actor was present as a special guest of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
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We also saw Cruise cheer on the Mercedes driver as he victoriously overtook Charles Leclerc.
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He was really interested in what we were doing: James Allison on Tom Cruise
In the debriefing of the race, Mercedes Technical Director James Allison revealed the experience of hosting Tom Cruise. “If I’m being honest, most of the time I thought my son was going to be really mad at me,” said James Allison of meeting Tom Cruise.
BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 20: James Allison, Chief Technical Director of Mercedes-AMG F1 Team at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 20, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Eric Alonso / MB Media / Getty Images)
“He was a charming guest, he was really interested in what we were doing. He wanted to be pretty quiet so he just listened and talked to all of us and was intrigued to be shown around the garage and see how much love and care we put into our car, ”Allison said.
The actor tested an F1 car back in 2011. Tom Cruise tested the 2011 Red Bull car in Los Angeles with David Coulthard as a promotion for Mission Impossible: 4.
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Naive to believe that Mercedes can repeat Silverstone’s performance: Andrew Shovlin
Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin mentioned that it would be difficult for Mercedes to perform in Hungary like it did at Silverstone. Shovlin mentioned that the Red Bull team are expecting a strong performance in Hungary.
SINGAPORE – SEPTEMBER 16: Mercedes GP Executive Director Toto Wolff (R) and engineer Andrew Shovlin speak in the pit lane before the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on September 16, 2018 in Singapore. (Photo by Charles Coates / Getty Images)
“[Silverstone] is one of our best tracks so it would be naive to think we can go [to Hungary] and expect to wear that feat, ”said Shovlin.
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“Red Bull will be good on a track with high downforce,” he added. “To be honest, they are good on every track at the moment and they will have a bit of bruises after the experience [in the British Grand Prix]so I’m sure they’ll come back really strong, ”Shovlin said.
Can Red Bull recover in Hungary? Let us know.
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