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Hülkenberg breaks ice with Magnussen: ‘Used his words from 2017’
Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen will be teammates next season and the new Haas signing does not expect any problems in their relationship. In 2017, the two drivers had another collision. “I expect to have a good relationship with him,” Hulkenberg added internationale media. “We have long since put that incident behind us,” the German refers to the words.Suck my balls, honey‘. “I said hello to him that way this year and he liked it. We are both adults, we respect each other and race together for the team.”
Verstappen has a chance to win Sportsman of the Year award at Sportgala 2022
Max Verstappen has been nominated for the Sportsman of the Year award at the Sports Gala 2022, the NOS announced Sunday morning. The reason is his second world championship in Formula 1, which he won in a dominant manner last season. The Dutchman has to compete against, among others, Kjeld Nuis (skating), Mathieu van der Poel and Fabio Jakobsen (both cycling). The Sports Gala 2022 is on December 21.
Ferrari CEO speaks out after rumors of Binotto’s dismissal
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna does not look back on the past season with a very good feeling, he says at CNBC. “I already said it after the last quarter that I’m not happy with second place. With second place you are the first of the losers. We’ve made progress and I’m happy with that, but not second place. I think the team has what it takes to improve along the way.” The timing of Vigna’s statements comes as rumors of team principal Mattia Binotto’s firing become more persistent.
McLaren and Gulf end partnership after 2022
The McLaren F1 team and oil company Gulf Oil have mutually decided not to continue with each other after this year. This means that the collaboration will come to an end after more than two years. “We have a long history together and we’ve shared many iconic moments together,” said McLaren CEO Zak Brown Gulf’s official website. “While the collaboration is now ending, there is always room to welcome back old friends, as we have done in the past,” Brown refers to the previous collaborations between the two companies.
Horner guards against laziness: ‘If you think you know everything, you go backwards’
Christian Horner knows that there is still plenty to learn for Red Bull Racing, despite the team having had a great season. The Austrian racing stable took both championships, but according to the team boss that should not lead to laziness. “The day you think you know it all is the day you go backwards,” Horner is quoted as saying the UK branch of GPFans. ‘There are many lessons that we can take with us and of course also many positive points.’
Pirelli sees thirty percent more overtaking actions in 2022
The big hope at the start of the season was that the new regulations would bring about more overtaking actions. At the end of the season it can be said that this was indeed the case. Pirelli investigated and found that overtaking was 30% more this season than last year. ‘It is a nice confirmation that the new rules are indeed doing their job. The figure does not say everything, but it is a positive indication,” said Pirelli boss Mario Isola Motorsport.com.
Ferrari still ends the year fastest with 1-2-3 during testing in Abu Dhabi
During the traditional post-season-tests Ferrari set the fastest time three times. Charles Leclerc drove the fastest time in the morning and teammate Carlos Sainz managed to take it up a notch in the afternoon and finished the day fastest. Robert Shwartzman drove a Ferrari all day and managed to close behind the two men in third place. However, these times should be taken with a grain of salt.
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Russell expects title: “If you beat Hamilton you will probably become champion”
George Russell made his debut as a full-time driver at Mercedes this year and immediately beat his teammate. “If I had been told that at the start of the season I would have been incredibly proud and happy,” said the Briton, quoted by Express.co.uk. The seven-time world champion finished 35 points behind Russell. “After all, if you finish ahead of Lewis Hamilton, nine times out of ten you are likely to become world champion.”
Szafnauer happy that Alpine did not win case around Piastri
Otmar Szafnauer thinks the driver duo at Alpine next season will be better than the duo originally planned. The French team first wanted to appoint Oscar Piastri as second driver, but the team boss is happy that it has become Pierre Gasly. “Our driver duo with Ocon and Gasly is better than if we had won the Piastri case,” Szafnauer is quoted by Soymotor. “Gasly has a lot of experience, but he is still young. Besides, I think he’s faster.’
Brother Leclerc next season at DAMS in Formula 2
Arthur Leclerc, the brother of Charles, will make his debut in Formula 2 in 2023, according to the official website of Formula 2. Next season, after two seasons in Formula 3 with the Prema team, the Monegask will have the opportunity at DAMS to show his skills in the class directly below Formula 1. The 22-year-old will test this week during the Abu Dhabi test got to put the Formula 2 car of his new team through its paces for the first time.
Marko in seventh heaven after dream season: ‘See if we can achieve this again’
Helmut Marko couldn’t believe his luck now that Red Bull Racing’s dream season has come to an end. The Austrian is disappointed that Sergio Pérez did not manage to take second place, but is especially proud of the team and the performances it has delivered this season, he says at Sky Sports Germany. First and third, seventeen victories and both world titles – we are in seventh heaven. Let’s see if we can achieve this again. We’re going to try anyway,” he said.
