If you want to “celebrate” such an event, then congratulations on April Fool’s Day. To be clear, there’s no twist in these F1 news headlines…
Besides, it will be past noon by the time this is over anyway, so the joke will get to us regardless! There’s a lot to do anyway, so let’s do our best.
F1 owner announces majority acquisition of MotoGP
Liberty Media, F1’s commercial rights holder, confirmed on Monday that it will buy an 86% majority stake in motorcycle racing’s Grand Prix class, MotoGP. The fee is equivalent to a series value of 4.2 billion euros (approximately 360 billion yen).
Liberty Media hopes the deal to take over Dorna Sports will be confirmed by the end of the year “subject to receipt of clearances and approvals from competition law and foreign investment law authorities in various jurisdictions”.
If the deal goes according to plan, it will be a unique moment in time as both of motorsport’s top classes will be under the same commercial rights holder.
read more: F1 owner confirms huge €4.2bn deal to take over MotoGP series
Is Lewis Hamilton’s departure from Mercedes a relief after a difficult start?
Former McLaren mechanic Mark Priestley says Lewis Hamilton’s “objective” approach after retiring from the Australian Grand Prix means he is already set up for a move to Ferrari next season, no matter how well he did this year. I explained that this could be a sign that there is a problem. .
“Of course, if you’re Lewis Hamilton, at least you’ve got yourself out of this situation. You know there’s a move to Ferrari at the end of this year,” Priestley told the BBC’s Checkered Flag podcast. Told.
“So maybe that might explain why he’s a little more objective about this whole thing and not so disappointed.
“This is not like George Russell, where his future and his career are at stake here at Mercedes, and that would have been the case if you had asked him two years ago.
“This is Lewis Hamilton, who may be starting to accept the fact that he has to quit his job this year. He can’t wait to put on the red overalls, but he can’t do it soon enough.”
read more: Lewis Hamilton hints at “leaving” with “pretty good” comments despite Australia DNF
Reminds me of Daniel Ricciardo’s comment “It’s over”
It may have been a joke, but 1996 world champion Damon Hill remembers how a smiling Daniel Ricciardo warned Lando Norris about his eligibility at McLaren during their early days together. He talked about the moment he said it. But in the end, it was Norris who said it. He ended up with the upper hand.
“I remember, it was at Imola and I think we were doing some work with Sky and we were interviewing Lando,” Hill told the F1 Nation podcast.
“When the news came that he was going to drive in a McLaren with Lando, he walked past and approached Lando and jokingly said, ‘I’m going to finish you.’
“I remember thinking, ‘Oh, that’s a bit of a bold comment,’ and it was [turned out to be] vice versa. “
read more: ‘I’m going to finish you’ – Damon Hill recalls Daniel Ricciardo’s ‘bold’ comments as McLaren nightmare returns
We asked Lewis Hamilton about his latest thoughts on the Abu Dhabi 2021 drama.
We all know the story of Abu Dhabi 2021 by now, but Lewis Hamilton was asked candidly if he felt “robbed” that night around Yas Marina.
“Did I get robbed? Obviously. I mean, you know the story,” Hamilton told GQ magazine.
“But I think what was really beautiful about that moment, when I think back on it, is that my dad was there with me. And we went through this huge roller coaster of life together, with its ups and downs. .
“And on the days that hurt the most, he was there. And what he raised me to do was always stand up and keep my head high.
When asked if he was still “obsessed” with the result, he replied: “When I look at that footage, I still feel that way, but I’m relieved by it.”
read more: “Did I get robbed?” – Lewis Hamilton gives latest thoughts on losing 2021 title in Abu Dhabi
Helmut Marko provides an update on the current situation at Red Bull
Rumors of Red Bull’s problems have died down recently, with Helmut Marko giving an update on the current situation with the reigning world champion.
“I’m flying to Japan,” Marco told Austria’s Laola1.
“Everything is clear for Thai shareholders. Everything is fine for them. I don’t know if anything else will come.
“It’s a very complex issue and difficult to understand.”
read more: Helmut Marko gives update on rumors of power struggle between Christian Horner and Red Bull
