Happy Friday everyone. Hooray. If you missed the day’s important F1 news, you can find it here.
Unfortunately we will have to wait another week until we can resume activities in Imola, but that doesn’t mean we have less to offer you. So, without further ado…
Max Verstappen responds to Zac Brown’s Adrian Newey speech
Max Verstappen after Zak Brown claims Adrian Newey could be the ‘first domino to fall’ within Red Bull, then claims McLaren has received a ton of resumes from Red Bull staff in Miami has chosen to ignore the hype Brown is generating for the team.
“He’s obviously trying to stir things up,” Verstappen said. “As a team, we can’t do anything about comments like that.
“From his point of view, that’s understandable, of course, because everyone is trying to attract our people and that’s completely normal in the F1 world.
“But I’m not really into that stuff. I see the headlines, but I don’t even click on them.”
read more: Max Verstappen hits back at McLaren manager over Adrian Newey’s ‘first domino’ comment
Kevin Magnussen has no interest in helping Oliver Bearman
Kevin Magnussen is yet to sign a contract beyond the end of the year, but if he stays at Haas, Oliver Bearman looks like a strong candidate to join the team next season.
He is scheduled to take part in six FP1 sessions with the team this year, and Nico Hulkenberg is already signed to Sauber for 2025, so he could end up being a teammate.
But if that’s the case, teenage drivers shouldn’t expect too much leg improvement, but given the ruthless nature of the grid, it could probably be expected.
“I’m not really here to take care of young children, you know? I do that at home,” Magnussen said when asked if he would lend a hand to Bearman. .
“So, hopefully the players we have in the car are as competent, professional and consistent as Nico, and we’ll see if I get in the other car. ”
read more: ‘We’re not here to look after young children’ – Kevin Magnussen’s strong warning to potential Haas drivers in 2025 F1
Martin Garrix reveals his perspective on Lando Norris’ ‘injury’
When Lando Norris’ nose made headlines online last week, his friend DJ Martin Garrix explained what happened from his perspective. At first, people were worried that he might have broken Norris’ nose, but the situation turned out to be less serious. They looked like that.
“Everyone made it crazier than before,” he told Virgin Radio Dubai.
“There was a broken glass on the boat and we were partying the whole time and he took a sip from the glass and got a small cut on his nose from the top.
“But there was a lot of bleeding because of where he cut himself. Everyone thought I broke his nose or something, but that’s actually not the case. did.
“We put a band-aid on his nose, and soon he looked like a mummy, and then someone took a picture of him and it went viral. The whole world saw it. I thought it was really bad, but luckily it only hurt a little.”
read more: ‘Everyone thought I broke my nose’ – DJ Martin Garrix reveals the story behind Lando Norris’ injury
Exclusive: Thierry Bouton talks about Williams’ ‘big, big challenge’ to get back to the top of F1
We spoke to three-time Grand Prix winner Thierry Bouton about the challenges Williams faces in returning to the front lines of F1 after a long absence.
He cited changes McLaren have made to get back to race-winning form, and despite changes already implemented by team principal James Bolles, big challenges lie ahead for Williams, who came from the back of the pack. he said.
“It’s very difficult in the sense that it takes time,” he told PlanetF1.com in an exclusive interview.
“In F1, you can’t learn it in two weeks. It takes a lot of time, many years, to understand F1 and become strong.
“It’s a big, big, big challenge. If we don’t get this from 1,000 people, if we don’t all do our best, it’s going to be even harder.
“[Vowles] He has a very, very difficult job ahead of him and I wish him all the best. ”
read more: F1’s latest ‘big team in crisis’ faces ‘big, big challenge’ to return
Fred Vasseur asked about a “more relaxed” management style.
When I asked Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur if he thinks his “less hostile” management style compared to some of his colleagues is contributing to the Scuderia’s recruitment efforts, Vasseur responds with a typical He responded with a big laugh in his typical Bassoul style.
“You have to ask the people at the company if the management is friendly!” he joked.
“But no, we don’t want to lose energy due to the wrong theme. I think internally we have a lot of work to do.
“We have to improve, we have to hire, we have to develop cars. We have a huge amount of work, so we have to spend energy and budget to fight against our colleagues. I don’t want to lose time within.” That’s not my approach at all. ”
read more: Ferrari boss questions ‘less adversarial’ management style in recruitment compared to F1 rivals
