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Haas F1 Team boss Gunther Steiner has stated that, despite Sergio Perez' current status as a free agent for the 2021 campaign, signing him to a race seat for next year is, "not such a no brainer". - Steiner also revealed that he would be open to discussing the possibility of running a Ferrari junior driver, in an FP1 session, sometime later this season. - "You need to make the best decision for the team mid to long-term, not only the immediate," said Steiner, via Autosport. - "Because immediately, we don't have an issue, but we need to see where we want to go in mid to long-term, because that is where the opportunity is in my opinion. We need to fix that one," he continued. - Steiner went on to praise Perez' abilities as a driver, but also noted that the team is looking to the "mid to long term" whilst making his decision on next year's driver line-up. - "For sure, Checo is a good driver, I would never doubt him. But is he the best for the mid to long term? I don't know. That is what we are discussing, so therefore it is not such a no-brainer as it seems to be," said Steiner. - Regarding the possibility of running a Ferrari junior, in an FP1 session, Steiner says that topic is "more of a Ferrari" decision, but he is open to discussing it. - "It could be, I don't know yet, that's more a Ferrari [decision], if they ask us to help out," said Steiner. - "They are helping us out this year, because we have got our issues this year with the COVID, so they are helping us, and we help each other. If they ask, I would be open to discuss it at least." - This year, Ferrari Driver Academy members Mick Schumacher, Robert Shwartzman and Callum Ilott have all excelled in FIA Formula 2 and are thought to be in contention for an F1 drive in 2021. - Who do you think Haas should sign? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F1Pics #F1News #F12020 #ClassicF1 #F1History #RoadToF1 #Formula2 #FerrariDriverAcademy #HaasF1 #RG8 #KM20 #TeamLH #LH44 #MV33 #LN4 #SV5 #DR3 #NL6 #NH27 #PG10 #EO31 #AA23 #AG99 #KR7 #DK26 #SP11 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFhqkKmheg0/?igshid=1cuchalq56okm

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CEO of McLaren Racing, Zak Brown has stated that he believes new teams will join the F1 grid at some stage in the near future, but it won't happen for "a few years". - Recently, Liberty Media and the FIA introduced a $200M "anti-dilution fee", for any new teams entering the sport. This is to prevent a repeat of the farcical events that surrounded USF1, as that team tried to join the grid back in 2010. - Once that fee is paid by the potential new entrant, it would be split between the existing F1 teams. Some claim that this high figure will scare potential new teams away from joining the sport, but Brown disagrees. - "I do think with the changes that Liberty and the FIA have introduced Formula 1 is much more attractive to enter and be competitive in and ultimately create franchise value and and potentially make a little bit of money," said Brown, via racefans.net. - "And I think having a Formula 1 team that can be competitive, that isn’t a money pit – which is where Formula 1 has been. You want to be competitive, it’s a money pit, and that’s not attractive," he continued. - In recent times, there have been two publicly-known cases of potential new F1 teams. Well-known junior squad Campos Racing, with support from MIM Group, has expressed an interest in entering the sport, whilst the all-new Panthera Team Asia has done likewise. - However, these teams will not be entering F1 for at least 2 years. - "Now, I think Formula 1 is set on a journey where with a fairer revenue distribution, tighter rules, budget cap, there’s no reason why other racing teams won’t now start to look at Formula 1 and see that it’s a viable business model. So I do think we will see more teams, but I think it’s a few years away," added Brown. - Would you like to see more new teams in F1? 🤔🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F1Pics #F1News #F12020 #ClassicF1 #F1History #RoadToF1 #CamposRacing #TeamLH #LH44 #MV33 #HondaF1 #CL16 #McLarenRenault #LN4 #CS55 #AA23 #GR63 #AG99 #KR7 #RG8 #NL6 #NH27 #DR3 #EO31 #KM20 #VB77 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFhLzHThIa8/?igshid=1xgw8xv9jehxd

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With the Russian GP coming up this weekend, it seemed like a good time to post some stats about the event, which first came to the F1 calendar in 2014 and has been held at Sochi Autodrom every year, since then. Also, have a couple of facts about Russian drivers in F1, because why not? Vitaly Petrov became the first Russian driver to reach F1, when he joined Renault for the 2010 campaign. Petrov went on to start 57 races in his career, achieving 64 points in total, 1 fastest lap and 1 podium finish, which came after he finished 3rd at the 2011 Australian GP. - Two other Russian drivers have made it to F1, since Petrov did it. Daniil Kvyat made his debut in 2014, with Toro Rosso, whilst Sergey Sirotkin drove for Williams in 2018. - Kvyat is also the only Russian driver to have competed in every Russian GP of the modern era. - The first Russian GP of the F1 era was won by Lewis Hamilton, with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and then-Williams driver Valtteri Bottas completing the podium positions. - Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver in Russian GP history, having won the event on 4 occasions since 2014. - Mercedes has won every Russian GP, since 2014. Hamilton took victory in 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019, whilst Rosberg won in 2016 and Bottas took his first ever F1 race victory at the 2017 event. - Mercedes has dominated the Russian GP not just in recent times, but also in the pre-war era. Before F1 existed, the Russian GP was held twice, in 1913 and 1914. Georgy Suvorin won in 1913 and Willy Schol took victory in 1914, with both drivers at the wheel of a Mercedes. - Can anybody break Mercedes' run of dominance at the Russian GP, this year? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F1Pics #F1News #F12020 #ClassicF1 #F1History #RussianGP #SochiAutodrom #TeamLH #LH44 #MV33 #HondaF1 #CL16 #DK26 #RenaultF1Team #DR3 #EO31 #KR7 #SP11 #LN4 #GR63 #RG8 #NL6 #NH27 #KM20 #MercedesAMGPetronas #AA23 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfUFlAhytA/?igshid=pk8a5cwcrk4b

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With the Russian GP coming up this weekend, it seemed like a good time to post some stats about the event, which first came to the F1 calendar in 2014 and has been held at Sochi Autodrom every year, since then. - Also, have a couple of facts about Russian drivers in F1, because why not? - Vitaly Petrov became the first Russian driver to reach F1, when he joined Renault for the 2010 campaign. Petrov went on to start 57 races in his career, achieving 64 points in total, 1 fastest lap and 1 podium finish, which came after he finished 3rd at the 2011 Australian GP. - Two other Russian drivers have made it to F1, since Petrov did it. Daniil Kvyat made his debut in 2014, with Toro Rosso, whilst Sergey Sirotkin drove for Williams in 2018. - The only Russian driver to have competed in the Russian GP is Daniil Kvyat. 26 year-old Kvyat has competed in the event every season, since 2014. - The first Russian GP of the F1 era was won by Lewis Hamilton, with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and then-Williams driver Valtteri Bottas completing the podium positions. - Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver in Russian GP history, having won the event on 4 occasions since 2014. - Mercedes has won every Russian GP, since 2014. Hamilton took victory in 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019, whilst Rosberg won in 2016 and Bottas took his first ever F1 race victory at the 2017 event. - Mercedes has dominated the Russian GP not just in recent times, but also in the pre-war era. Before F1 existed, the Russian GP was held twice, in 1913 and 1914. Georgy Suvorin won in 1913 and Willy Schol took victory in 1914, with both drivers at the wheel of a Mercedes. - Can anybody break Mercedes' run of dominance at the Russian GP, this year? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #RussianGP #SochiAutodrom #DK26 #TeamLH #LH44 #SV5 #KR7 #MercedesAMGPetronas #VB77 #LN4 #NL6 #RG8 #PG10 #EO31 #KM20 #AA23 #CL16 #MV33 #CS55 #SP11 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfTbHLhlWw/?igshid=1q1v6an4mxhir

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If recent reports are to be believed, F1 fans may have the chance to see another street race on the calendar in 2021. It has recently emerged that Saudi Arabia is in contention to host a street race at some stage next season. - This morning, racefans.net reported that Jeddah has been identified as a possible host city for such an event. - The same publication also states that F1 is "keen to cement ties" with Saudi Arabia, following a high-value sponsorship deal being signed between F1 and the Saudi Arabian Oil Company. - It has been suggested that the race would be held late in 2021, possibly as the penultimate round of the campaign. - What do you think of this possibility? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: XPB IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #FA14 #TeamLH #LH44 #MV33 #HondaF1 #CL16 #AA23 #SV5 #LN4 #KR7 #AG99 #PG10 #DR3 #EO31 #RG8 #ScuderiaFerrari #FerrariF1 #RenaultF1Team #GR63 #KM20 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFen8JJhXMT/?igshid=5rx3q2zh49km

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W Series CEO Catherine Bond Muir has, for the first time, answered the question; how long will it take for W Series to produce a driver that will reach F1? - Firstly, Muir outlined two ways in which a female driver could make her way up the single-seater ladder from W Series to F1. - "It could either happen one of one of two ways: a good quick driver will get enough sponsorship and support and money to bulldoze her way in through FIA F3 and F2." - Or, what is more likely to happen is that some 10-to 13-year olds race an awful lot and get thousands of hours of experience behind the wheel so that they are driving as much as that the boys at that same age," said Muir, via motorsport.com. - Muir believes that female drivers with the potential to reach F1 will come through W Series, but then progress through F3 and F2 before making it to F1. - "And because people want a woman to get back into Formula 1 so much that driver will get a lot of commercial support at an early age, hopefully they'll come through W Series, but in the end to go up into international Formula Three and Formula Two," she continued. - In conclusion, Muir suggested that it will take "maybe 10 years" for W Series to help a driver make it into F1. - "Then she will get that groundswell of support that will take her through. So I don't know, maybe 10 years? Emotionally it's going to happen more quickly than that because I believe that someone is going to support a woman to get there. But from a practical point of view, I think it's a 10-year haul," she added. - What do you make of this announcement? Do you think a female driver reaching F1 will be a quicker process than Muir imagines, or a longer one? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #RoadToF1 #WSeries #Formula2 #FIAF3 #JamieChadwick #TeamLH #LH44 #MV33 #HondaF1 #CL16 #DR3 #SV5 #PG10 #EO31 #NL6 #VB77 #KR7 #DR3 #KM20 #RG8 #EO31 #LN4 #GR63 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFcrGzIB_4h/?igshid=1fs5fql4k99vn

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Some FIA Formula 2 news emerged this morning, as it was announced that Japanese race-winner Nobuharu Matsushita will be leaving MP Motorsport and the category as a whole, before the next round in Sochi. - As a result, Ferrari Driver Academy member Giulano Alesi will be switching from fellow F2 squad HWA Racelab to fill Matsushita's vacant seat at MP Motorsport. - Alesi has scored 8 points this season, with a best finish of P6 at the opening race. Matsushita leaves the series in P12 overall, on 42 points having won a race. - Jake Hughes, who raced for HWA Racelab in this year's FIA Formula 3 campaign, will take Alesi's spot in the F2 team at Sochi. 26 year-old Hughes, who has raced at F3-level since 2016, took 2 victories en route to P7 in FIA F3, this year. - “I am super happy, excited and most of all motivated to be working with MP and starting this new adventure in Formula 2,” said Alesi, via motorsport.com. - Ex-F1 race-winner and Ferrari driver Jean Alesi, Giuliano's father, stated, "it’s a good opportunity to give Giuliano the chance to finish the year in a good way, with a team that’s proven itself as a race winner this year, and to show up a little bit more towards the front of the grid.” - According to an MP Motorsport statement, 26 year-old Matsushita, “has decided to move on to fresh challenges elsewhere” and the team and driver will “part ways on good terms and wish each other every success for the future”. - “I am really looking forward to my first races in Formula 2," said Hughes. "Many thanks to BWT HWA Racelab for giving me this chance." - "The Formula 3 season finished recently after nine race weekends in 11 weeks, so I am totally in the racing routine. I will have to get used to the cars first, as they have significantly more power than the Formula 3 cars. But I am looking forward to taking on this challenge.” - What do you make of these changes? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #RoadToF1 #Formula2 #FIAF3 #GiulianoAlesi #FerrariDriverAcademy #CS55 #TeamLH #LH44 #MV33 #SV5 #LN4 #RG8 #KR7 #DR3 #CL16 #PG10 #KM20 #NL6 #VB77 #AA23 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFb7_wQhh6w/?igshid=fwt02iv0eiky

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Current Alfa Romeo Racing reserve driver Robert Kubica haa stated that, "you should never exclude," the possibility of a return to an F1 race seat and that he, "will evaluate," any future offers. - However, Kubica also made it clear that he would not return to the grid if he was to be consistently stuck at the back of the grid. - "My history and my situation of the past years have shown that you can never say never," said Kubica, via Autosport. - "You should never exclude it. My situation taught me, and probably not only me, that even after a massive accident and a complicated comeback you should never say never," he continued. - The one-time F1 race-winner then noted that he would not 'be too upset if the opportunity to race in F1 does not come to him, again. - "At the same time you have to be realistic about the situation. If I will get another chance I will evaluate that opportunity of course. If not, then that's racing," he said, before highlighting his happiness with having made it to F1 twice. - "I have been in Formula 1 twice. I made my debut in 2006 and somehow managed to come back, and that chance in 2019 was something special to me," said Kubica. - And if there will be a possibility, I have to evaluate the situation first. I definitely don't want to come back and drive last all the time. That doesn't make any sense to me. But of course the opportunities are limited, so let's wait and see." - Would you like to see Robert Kubica race in F1 again? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #RK88 #AlfaRomeoRacing #KR7 #AG99 #CL16 #SV5 #DR3 #PG10 #EO31 #AA23 #TeamLH #LH44 #LN4 #GR63 #NL6 #NH27 #SP11 #KM20 #RG8 #HondaF #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFb4s8JB4Jo/?igshid=182c2ecyt1rnj

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FORMULA REGIONAL JAPAN - Race 1 & 2 winner: @senasakaguchi - Sena Sakugachi took victory in both races, at Motegi. Yuga Furutani moved up to P2 overall by taking a trio of P2 finishes, whilst Ai Miura and Masayuki Ueda also took podiums. - BRDC BRITISH F3 - Race 1 winner: @kaylen.frederick Race 2 winner: @louisfosterr Race 3 winner: @kmaini_official - Kush Maini kept his points lead after a win in Race 3, at Donington. Kaylen Frederick and Louis Foster also won races, whilst Ulysse de Pauw, Nazim Azman, Josh Mason and Manaf Hijjawi saw the podium. - BRITISH F4 - Race 1, 2 & 3 winner: @jameshedley67 - James Hedley enjoyed a standout weekend, winning all 3 races at Thruxton. Casper Stevenson, Luke Browning, Abbi Pulling and Roman Bilinski appeared on the podium. - ADAC F4 - Race 1 winner: @joshuaduerksen1 , Race 2 winner: @olliebearman, Race 3 winner: @victorbernierofficial - Joshua Dürksen, Ollie Bearman and Victor Bernier won races at Hockenheim, last weekend. Also on the podium were Red Bull juniors Jak Crawford and Jonny Edgar, plus Elias Seppänen, Tim Tramnitz and Gabriele Mini. - SPANISH F4 - Race 1 winner: @mariboya64, Race 2 winner: @valdemar_eriksen_racing, Race 3 winner: @kashaverkort - Mari Boya closed on Kas Haverkort at the top of the standings, as both took a victory at Jerez. Valdemar Eriksen won Race 2 whilst Oliver Gøthe, Joshua Dufek, Thomas ten Brinke and Suleiman Zanfari secured podiums. - NACAM F4 - Race 1 winner: @thomasnepveu, Race 2 winner: @georgegarciarce, Race 3 winner: @noelleon9 - Noel Leon's victory in Race 3, at Queretaro, means he's in prime condition to take the title at the final round. Thomas Nepveu won on his single-seater debut whilst Jorge Gargiarce won Race 2. - F4 CHINA - Race 1 & 3 winner: HE ZIJIAN, Race 2 winner: @silingbei, Race 4 winner: @lsc.racing - He Zijian made himself known as the favourite to take the title, as F4 China kicked off at Zhuhai. 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: VARIOUS | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #RoadToF1 #ADACF4 #BritishF4 #BritishF3 #TeamLH #LH44 #LN4 #SV5 #DR3 #NL6 #KR7 #RG8 #KM20 #PG10 #SP11 #LS18 #CL16 #AG99 #EO31 #AA23 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFaH-K9hjcP/?igshid=16ulmg8odpogd

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Before the 2013 Formula 1 campaign began, Sergio Perez had made the decision to leave the Ferrari Driver Academy and make a move from Sauber to McLaren Mercedes. Despite this seeming to be a huge step up, it was a move that ultimately did nothing to help Perez' career. - But why did a campaign seemingly filled with huge potential lead to pretty much nothing? - Well, it wasn't anything to do with Perez' qualifying form. Although the Mexican driver took a few races to settle in, he soon found his single-lap pace and in the head-to-head qualifying battle, with team-mate Jenson Button, it was 10-9 in favour of Perez. - One big issue was that Perez joined McLaren at a point where the team were just starting to decline in comptetitiveness. Many still perceived McLaren, in 2013, as the frontrunning team it had been for many years but the reality was that phase was over. - Neither Button or Perez scored a podium all season, in a car that was the slowest produced by McLaren for many years up to that point. - In addition, another issue was that Perez' temperament was called into question during the campaign. Although he raced well, sometimes his moves bordered on reckless. - Perez drew Button into a radio tirade after a duel between the pair at Bahrain and carelessly hit Kimi Raikkonen at Monaco, among other incidents. - In the races, Button performed better than Perez overall. When both cars made the finish, Perez finished ahead of Button just 6 times and behind him, 13 times. - Button took 73 points compared to just 49 for Perez, with Button taking P9 overall and Perez, P11. - A final factor which led to Perez being discarded after just one season, was the emergence of Kevin Magnussen. Then, Magnussen was a McLaren junior and was making serious waves in Formula Renault 3.5. - Despite Checo not performing badly, Magnussen was promoted and Perez was out, for 2014. Did he deserve more time? 🤔🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #SP11 #LS18 #RacingPoint #McLarenRenault #TeamLH #LH44 #MV33 #SV5 #RG8 #CL16 #PG10 #KM20 #VB77 #KR7 #AA23 #HondaF1 #DR3 #NH27 #LN4 #GR63 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFaD9EYhSzu/?igshid=6cy0nfec4s2p

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Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has never been one to shy away from sharing a controversial opinion and in recent times, that has evidently not changed one bit. - In a recent interview with Dutch outlet Ziggo Sport, Jordan revealed that he would like to see Lewis Hamilton leave Mercedes in order to join Red Bull Racing and team up with Max Verstappen. - "I'll tell you that is perfect, because... the best young driver of all of Formula 1 at the moment is Max Verstappen. There is no question about it," said Jordan, via Ziggo Sport. - "His style, his speed, his intellect, his control on the track. Also his arrogance. And grand prix winners and grand prix champions need a level of arrogance. That is obvious. And he has that," he continued. - Back in 2012, there were rumours that Hamilton would opt for a switch from McLaren to Red Bull Racing. However, the British driver ended up moving to Mercedes at the end of that season. - Jordan also described Verstappen as having "an unbelievable talent". - "Whether he got it from Jos or whatever, I have no real idea, but the facts are that he has an unbelievable talent. And what I believe is if he had a team-mate like Lewis Hamilton, then I do believe he would be able to beat him," added Jordan. - Jordan then noted that if Red Bull is able to build a car that's capable of seriously challenging for the title, then he believes Verstappen would be able to achieve this. - "So as I said to Adrian Newey: "You have to make a better car, because if you perform like I know that Max can perform, then it is a world championship there for you to have with Red Bull." - What do you think of Jordan's idea? Hamilton and Verstappen at Red Bull? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #TeamLH #LH44 #MV33 #HondaF1 #CL16 #RedBullRacing #EO31 #SV5 #LN4 #AA23 #GR63 #KM20 #RG8 #NH27 #SP11 #DK26 #KR7 #AG99 #PG10 #DR3 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFZXO7sBEqS/?igshid=y0zdexdhjc5w

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The team of Kazuki Nakajima, Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley have taken the overall victory in the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans event, driving the No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing machine. - All three drivers have previously had stints in F1, with Nakajima driving for Williams in 2008 and 2009, Buemi for Toro Rosso between 2009-2011 and Hartley for Toro Rosso in 2017 and 2018. - Today's result means that Nakajima and Buemi have now won the event on 3 occasions, whilst Hartley has won it twice. The No.1 Rebellion Racing entry, driven by former ex-F2 racer Norman Nato, Bruno Senna and Gustavo Menezes, finished the race in P2. - The No. 3 Rebellion Racing car, in the hands of current F2 racer Louis Deletraz, Nathanael Berton and Romain Dumas, challenged for the podium positions but Deletraz went off and clipped the wall, with just over an hour to go, forcing the Swiss driver to pit. - The No. 3 car finished in P4. Meanwhile, the final podium position was taken by the No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry, which was filled by Jose Maria Lopez, former F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway. - Philip Hanson was at the wheel as the No. 22 United Autosports entry, which he shared with Filipe Albuquerque and ex-Force India and Williams F1 driver Paul di Resta, crossed the line to take victory in the LMP2 class and P5 overall. - This came after a dramatic moment, inside the final 10 minutes, as the No. 38 Jota Sport machine piloted by Anthony Davidson, Formula E champion Antonio Felix da Costa and Roberto Gonzales closed in on the No. 22 car and forced it to cut a chicane. - Honestly, I'm not an expert on WEC so it's probably best that I leave my analysis there. Well done to everybody who made it to the end of this challenging, classic event! 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F1Pics #F1News #F12020 #ClassicF1 #F1History #F1Memes #FIAWEC #24HoursOfLeMans #ToyotaGazooRacing #KazukiNakajima #SebastienBuemi #BrendonHartley #RedBullRacing #AlphaTauri #MV33 #AA23 #PG10 #DK26 #HondaF1 #RenaultF1Team #DR3 #EO31 #TeamLH #LH44 #SV5 #CL16 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFW8Xejhw8a/?igshid=1ewnrvyjjjcd5

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McLaren team chief Andreas Seidl (pictured) has confirmed that, despite Carlos Sainz' impending switch to Ferrari for the 2021 campaign, the Spanish driver will remain "fully" involved with technical issues and more, until the end of the current season. - Seidl stated that he believes keeping Sainz fully integrated in all areas of the team is the best way to get the most out of the driver and help the team achieve "maximum" success. - “At the moment, Carlos is still fully involved in everything we are doing here at the track and also back home,” Seidl is quoted as having said, by motorsport.com. - "We clearly have the philosophy that that's the right way forward in order to get the maximum out of Carlos also," he continued. - “In the end, we share the same goals this year. He wants to get maximum points and results, and the same is happening on our side. That is valid for us as a team. And to be honest, I think we will go ahead like this until the end of the season.” - This appears to be the best way forward for everybody involved. In working this way, McLaren will have two talented drivers that are both fully equipped to make the most of the machinery provided. As shown already this year, in the right circumstances, the car can achieve podiums. - Do you think McLaren's approach of keeping Sainz fully involved is correct? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #CS55 #McLarenRenault #LN4 #FA14 #TeamLH #LH44 #AA23 #GR63 #PG10 #DK26 #DR3 #KR7 #VB77 #SV5 #AG99 #EO31 #KM20 #RG8 #CL16 #NH27 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFW3SVaBI9J/?igshid=1n853lz67ndbu

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Last weekend, Jamie Chadwick's Formula Regional European Championship campaign continued at Austria's Red Bull Ring. Although the weekend was generally quite a mixed bag, the final race of the event saw Chadwick put forth a far more convincing performance. - In qualifying, the Williams Driver Academy member achieved starting positions of P6 (a season's best result in quali), P11 and P7 for the weekend's three races. - Unfortunately, Chadwick wasn't able to make the most of the P6 grid slot, in Race 1 of the weekend after a spectacular Lap 1 incident ended her involvement in the race. - Chadwick was chasing down Konsta Lappalainen when she ran into the back of the KIC Motorsport driver, before hurtling over the top of the Finn and ending up in the barriers, just after Rauch corner. - Race 2 was also not one to write home about for Prema's Chadwick, as she crossed the finish line in a rather disappointing P10, out of just 11 finishers. However, promise was shown in the final race of the weekend. - From a starting position of P7, Chadwick made steady progress through the field on an afternoon where the mid-race rhythm was interrupted by two appearances from the Safety Car. - As has often been the case this season, Chadwick's three Prema team-mates (Gianluca Petecof, Arthur Leclerc and Oliver Rasmussen) fought over the front 3 positions, but this time the reigning W Series champion wasn't so far back. - Chadwick emerged on top from an exciting battle with Pierre-Louis Chovet, who recently made his FIA F3 debut, to take a healthy P5 finish and some valuable championship points. - FREC will race at Mugello next, with @fastf1 believing Chadwick could repeat the podium finish that she took on the first day of the campaign, if she can string a consistent weekend together. 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: JAMIE CHADWICK | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #RoadToF1 #FormulaRegionalEuropeanChampionship #JamieChadwick #WilliamsRacing #GR63 #NL6 #TeamLH #LH44 #LN4 #AA23 #MV33 #VB77 #SV5 #CL16 #FA14 #DR3 #KR7 #AG99 #CS55 #EO31 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFW1AgjBEwe/?igshid=1b47xaeobllz0

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Recently, an article from the-race.com caught my eye. The article in question made me aware of the fact that George Russell has now started 30 F1 races, without scoring a World Championship point. - Whilst this is far from a record, with record-holder Luca Badoer having made 50 F1 starts without a point, it still isn't a great stat for the Williams driver to have on his present CV. - Given the talent behind the wheel that Russell clearly possesses, it's surprising that he's made it to 30 races and not taken even 1 fortunate points finish. Although, considering the strength of the machinery he's had to race in, perhaps it's not much of a surprise. - Either way, it's highly unlikely that we will see the Mercedes-linked Russell make too many more F1 appearances before he's made that breakthrough and finished a race in the points. - Do you think Russell will be able to take a points finish this season? Or will he be forced to wait longer? 🤔 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #GR63 #NL6 #WilliamsRacing #TeamLH #LH44 #VB77 #AA23 #LN4 #MercedesAMGPetronas #SV5 #CL16 #KR7 #AG99 #PG10 #CS55 #DR3 #EO31 #RK88 #NH27 #RG8 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFU7VNJBrE_/?igshid=1dratb8czo9iq

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thefastf1 · 4 years

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IndyCar race-winner Colton Herta has revealed that he wishes to make the switch to F1 in the future and has his sights set on driving for a frontrunning team - with Ferrari and Red Bull Racing being among the squads that Herta has namedropped. - Herta, 20, is the youngest IndyCar race-winner of all time. The California-born driver currently sits at P4 in the points standings and has already taken 4 pole positions and 3 race victories, from his IndyCar career. The most recent of these victories came last weekend, at Mid-Ohio. - “I’d love to give Formula 1 a crack,” said Herta, via racer.com. “I think it would have to mean either being with a top-three team or incentives of, if I do good enough, getting to a top-three team." - Herta went on to list the possibility of initially driving for Alfa Romeo Racing, before using the team's connections to move up to Ferrari, as an example of what he means. - “So being at Alfa Romeo or something like that for a year or two and if I do good enough, maybe I can move up to a Ferrari or a Red Bull,” said Herta. - The issue of FIA superlicense points isn't something that's lost on Herta. As far as @fastf1 can work out, Herta currently has just 16 of the required 40 points. - “I think it’s tough because I don’t have the super-licence points, but who knows? Maybe in this next year or two, if I finish good enough in the championship, it will get me close enough to where maybe the teams will consider me," added Herta. - Despite the curiosity that Herta has for F1, the driver remarked that he would be "perfectly happy" if the chance never comes up and he remains in IndyCar for the remainder of his racing days. - “But I’m perfectly happy driving IndyCars for the rest of my career if that’s what happens, and doing endurance races with BMW or whoever it might be in the future," said Herta. - Would you like to see Colton Herta in F1? 🤔🏁🏁 | CREDITS: MOTORSPORT IMAGES | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #RoadToF1 #IndyCar #ColtonHerta #ScuderiaFerrari #CL16 #SV5 #AG99 #KR7 #TeamLH #LH44 #DR3 #LN4 #AA23 #GR63 #RG8 #DK26 #NL6 #NH27 #PG10 #VB77 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFUPJZwhp12/?igshid=1nbr5ccc32gap

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Arthur Leclerc returned to action last weekend as the Formula Regional European Championship field made its way to the Red Bull Ring. Leclerc took podium finishes in all 3 races and ensured that he remained in touch with Ferrari stablemate and series leader Gianluca Petecof. - Qualifying went well for the Monegasque driver, as he took starting positions of P2, P3 and P3 for the weekend's races. - Leclerc came under pressure in the early stages of Race 1, from Prema team-mate Oliver Rasmussen. However, Rasmussen fell backwards after a wide moment at the final turn and from here, Leclerc was able to run relatively unchallenged to a finishing position of P2, whilst Petecof won. - In Race 2, Leclerc finished behind both Rasmussen and Petecof, but still added some strong points to his tally for the year. - With Petecof on pole position, Rasmussen took the lead into Turn 1 with Leclerc just behind both drivers in P3. Despite setting numerous fastest laps, Leclerc was unable to pass either of his team-mates and the order remained the same until the end of the race. - The same drivers finished on the podium in Race 3, in a slightly different order. - Petecof again won in the final race of the weekend, but Leclerc improved a position to P2 after overtaking Rasmussen when the three leading drivers all locked up heading into Turn 4, on Lap 1. - As a result, Leclerc continues his streak of finishing on the podium in every race he's finished in 2020. He sits in P2 overall, 22 points behind Petecof and 22 points ahead of Rasmussen. - Leclerc will hit the track once more, when FREC visits Mugello in early October. 🏁🏁 | CREDITS: ARTHUR LECLERC | #F1 #FormulaOne #F12020 #F1Memes #F1News #F1Pics #F1History #ClassicF1 #RoadToF1 #ArthurLeclerc #FerrariDriverAcademy #ScuderiaFerrari #FerrariF1 #CL16 #SV5 #AG99 #KR7 #RG8 #KM20 #LN4 #AA23 #TeamLH #LH44 #VB77 #GR63 #PG10 #EO31 #DK26 #MichaelSchumacher #KeepFightingMichael https://www.instagram.com/p/CFUO2rHBRZx/?igshid=1ef1sycg1zud7

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