11/2/2023 0 Comments Drs formula one![]() “If you were on the board of a basketball franchise, would you ask your headhunters to find executives with experience in the mining industry? No. “If you bought a football team, would you hire orchestral conductors to manage it for you? No. “ biggest problem is that it is supervised by corporate ‘suits’ not in England but in France, who have little knowledge or understanding of F1,” he said. Matt Bishop, former communications chief with Aston Martin in 2021 as Szafnauer ran the team, said the American-Romanian had come out worst of arguing his case with Alpine’s head honchos. With Otmar Szafnauer now back in the United States after his split from Alpine following the Belgian Grand Prix, a former colleague of his from their time together at Aston Martin believes Szafnauer is the victim of Alpine’s “biggest problem”. Read more: Danica Patrick doubles down: ‘Finding female F1 driver isn’t important to me’ Alpine’s “biggest problem” suggested as reason for Otmar Szafnauer split You can have half the field out there women, and have it be follow-the-leader, and it’s not going to be interesting to watch.” I think that what makes a sport really popular is great racing. “It’s always like an interesting stance I have on it. “Well, you’re assuming I want that, you’re assuming that that is important to me, and it’s not,” she told the Sky F1 podcast. Having caused a stir with comments she made about female racing drivers lacking a “masculine, aggressive mindset” that’s required for motorsport, the former Ind圜ar and NASCAR star has doubled down by saying the pursuit for a female F1 driver is something that doesn’t concern her. Revealed: The ‘significant performance clauses’ in F1 driver contracts Danica Patrick doubles down on stance regarding female racing drivers Read more: Rumours intensify with ex-F1 team boss set for very quick return recommendsħ weird F1 2023 moments so far: Taylor Swift rumours, 1,200 race infringements and more It’s only been eight months since Mattia Binotto left Ferrari for some quiet time at home after resigning from his role as team boss, but there’s no keeping a good man down if reports in French media are to be believed.Ī report from L’Auto Journal in France claims that Binotto was at the Belgian Grand Prix weekend and stayed for the post-race Pirelli tyre test, and they claim he has already agreed terms to become Alpine team boss, following conversations with Renault CEO Luca de Meo.Īny announcement of his arrival could come potentially as early as September, keeping in mind gardening leave commitments to Ferrari that would prevent him from joining rival teams before a set period has elapsed. Read more: Belgian Grand Prix data highlights massive Red Bull DRS gain Mattia Binotto set for quick return to F1? ![]() ![]() When we put the speed curves on top of each other, we can hardly believe it ourselves.” ![]() While it’s been well-known all year that Red Bull’s DRS is perhaps the most powerful on the entire grid, the full extent of the advantage hasn’t been laid bare… until now.Īn analysis from German publication Auto Motor und Sport has revealed that, while Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were slower through Eau Rouge and Raidillon than others, they were incredibly fast by the time they hit the brakes at the end of the Kemmel Straight a few seconds later.Īs summarised by Mercedes’ chief technical officer Mike Elliott: “It’s incredible how much lap time Red Bull gains as soon as the rear wing is open. In Tuesday’s F1 news round-up, Red Bull’s DRS figures comes under the microscope, while Mattia Binotto appears to have found himself new employment on the grid… Red Bull’s DRS gain figures exposed Pressing on into the second week of the F1 summer break, let’s catch up on all the latest Formula 1 news…Īpproaching the halfway point of the summer break, there’s plenty of rumours swirling around the paddock – as well as all the usual mid-season analysis. ![]()
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