Method One is taking a break this weekend forward of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Nonetheless, there stay loads of creating storylines 5 races into the 2023 season.
continued his dominance of the World Championship by storming to victory on the Miami Grand Prix final weekend. The Crimson Bull star has now gained three races, whereas team-mate Sergio Perez triumphed within the different two.
Groups have frolicked desperately making an attempt to catch the duo and may fancy their possibilities in Italy subsequent week. and have been near podium spots on a number of events this time period, though Mercedes’ solely top-three end got here in Australia.
There's nonetheless uncertainty over whether or not seven-time champion Hamilton will nonetheless be at Mercedes subsequent season, along with his contract coming to an finish later this yr. Comply with all of the updates with Specific Sport…
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Hamilton rubs shoulders with DiCaprio
Lewis Hamilton was noticed sat alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Los Angeles in a single day.
The Mercedes star brushed shoulders with a number of A-listers as he took within the Lakers' NBA Western Convention semi-final in opposition to the Golden State Warriors.
Hamilton ally snubs Verstappen
Valtteri Bottas insists former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton is the quickest driver on the grid.
That's regardless of Max Verstappen dominating F1 for the final three years.
“I believe he’s nonetheless the quickest driver on the grid. “To me he's nonetheless the quickest,” Bottas informed the podcast.
“Initially, he’s annoyingly proficient! On prime of that, he works method more durable than individuals really assume exterior the race weekends.
“And within the race weekends, he’s usually the final individual to go away from the paddock. It is simply that mixture and he is bought an enormous drive inside him to all the time ship and do properly. His common baseline efficiency is so good after which he is actually constant as properly. It makes him onerous to beat. After I may beat him, that was clearly a superb day.”
Wolff on rival ‘hate’
has denied hating Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Mercedes have endured some robust battles with the Dutchman in recent times, together with the controversial finish to the 2021 championship.
However in a uncommon appraisal of Verstappen, the Mercedes boss revealed an amusing story a few potential nanny for his younger son believing she wouldn't get the function because of being Dutch.
Wolff stated: “I requested why, and he or she thought I hated Max Verstappen. However I actually like Max.”
He added: “And he’s solely 25 years outdated, proper? You wouldn’t assume somebody of that age is so mature, additionally on his outlook on life. It’s actually spectacular. Whether or not it’s Max, Lewis, Michael Schumacher or Ayrton Senna, they’re all completely different however all of them have a uncooked edge.”
Pundits ‘tread fastidiously’
Johnny Herbert has admitted that pundits must tread fastidiously to keep away from damaging relationships with F1 groups and their drivers.
Chatting with Specific Sport, the previous Sky Sports activities star stated: “I used to be all the time free to specific what I wished however… if everyone stated on TV on Channel 4 or Sky, or anybody, when you type of had a little bit of a go at a crew they'll get upset.
“And in the event that they get upset there’s all the time an opportunity, like we noticed with Max [boycotting Sky], ‘Oh we're not going to do it with you since you stated that’. That is the place you type of should typically tread fastidiously.”