Within the round-up: Sergio Perez continues to insist that he’s not prone to being dropped by Pink Bull.
In short
Perez insists he’s staying at Pink Bull
Following Pink Bull group principal Christian Horner’s feedback Liam Lawson was “extremely unlikely” to hitch the group earlier than the top of the yr, Perez insisted he’ll nonetheless race for them subsequent season.
“It’s simply rumours,” he informed the official F1 channel. “On the finish of the day, I believe there must be a little bit bit extra professionalism as properly from the media, to not unfold rumours like that. As a result of on the finish of the day, those that lose credibility are those are spreading these rumours.
“You will note me in Vegas, you will note me subsequent yr after which and I’m not the one which that worries about it.”
Verstappen tells Dutch media he has “flawed passport” for F1
Talking individually to members of the Dutch media yesterday, Max Verstappen claimed he’s handled in another way as a result of he has the “flawed passport” for the F1 paddock.
He took difficulty with a view expressed by former F1 driver Johnny Herbert, now an FIA steward, that he intentionally compelled Lando Norris off the monitor at flip seven throughout final weekend’s race. “These statements are fairly irregular and accusations fairly excessive,” mentioned Verstappen.
Villeneuve statue stolen
A 40-year-old bronze statue of Gilles Villeneuve has been stolen from the museum in his dwelling city of Berthierville in Canada. The statue was reduce off on the ankles, leaving solely the ft.
“It breaks my coronary heart if you see that every one that’s left of the statue are the boots,” the final director of the Gilles-Villeneuve museum Alain Bellehumeur informed Le Journal de Montreal. “For us, it was a historic and extremely symbolic monument.”
Anybody with data is urged to contact the Quebec provincial police hotline on 1 800 659-4264.
Formulation E strikes pre-season check
Following the intense which claimed over 150 lives in Valencia during the last week, Formulation E has introduced it should transfer the pre-season check periods from the Circuit Ricardo Tormo subsequent week to the Jarama circuit in Madrid.
“Following session with native authorities, the FIA and our colleagues at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, we’ve determined to not proceed with our pre-season check in Valencia, deliberate for 4th-Seventh November,” the sequence mentioned in a press release. “Whereas it could have been potential to go forward logistically, it is vital to not create any distraction or use priceless assets which might be a lot better served supporting the local people.
“The total occasion schedule will likely be confirmed sooner or later, as we navigate quite a few logistical and operational challenges which can decide if it’s potential to maneuver our check operations to Madrid inside this timeframe.”
“Our first ideas are with the neighborhood of Valencia,” they added.
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Scandals, crashes & rivalries – eight dramatic F1 title battles (BBC)
‚Hamilton was aiming to make historical past by successful the title in his maiden season – an achievement that regarded possible heading into the ultimate two races in China and Brazil. Nevertheless, a retirement on the Chinese language Grand Prix and a seventh-placed end at Interlagos – following a technical drawback – meant Hamilton misplaced the title by one level to Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Each he and Alonso ended the marketing campaign tied on 109 factors, with Hamilton categorized in second on outcomes countback.‘
Formulation 1 plugs net-zero water consumption forward of Las Vegas Grand Prix (KTNV)
‚The water used for F1 is accounted for through a machine known as an Atmospheric Water Generator. It grabs water vapour from an MGM Grand evaporative cooling ‚moist tower‘ and recycles it – a useful resource that might in any other case be misplaced to the air above. The unit price $400,000 to construct final yr and was made potential by a partnership between the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Formulation 1, MGM Resorts, and a neighborhood nonprofit known as Waterstart.‘
I raced in tragic Senna ‘Black Sunday’, shared podium with Schumacher 28 days later after which turned a professional… (TalkSport)
Mark Blundell: “It was the rostrum that I did not know was my final one at that stage since you by no means do. Wanting again on it, once more, level scoring in these days was fairly a tricky state of affairs and reliability was additionally an even bigger think about what went on. Simply having a podium full cease in Formulation One is all the time going to be an achievement.“
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Notable posts from X (previously Twitter), TikTok and extra:
Altogether for Ayrton 🙏
The grid got here collectively and celebrated the legacy of the legendary Ayrton Senna 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/U0jixQJKQh
— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) October 31, 2024
Ayrton Senna quote on Sebastian Vettel’s T-shirt at Interlagos at the moment:
„Rich males cannot reside in an island that’s encircled by poverty.
„All of us breathe the identical air.
„We should give an opportunity to everybody, at the very least a fundamental likelihood.“#F1 #BrazilianGP #RaceFans pic.twitter.com/DbvaenyVvi
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) October 31, 2024
This from August:
„As a part of our ongoing struggle in opposition to on-line abuse, current investigations have proven that there’s a direct hyperlink between destructive feedback from drivers and group members and elevated hate directed in direction of officers on social media“: https://t.co/jiVEMiZCrd#F1
— Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) October 31, 2024
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Completely satisfied birthday to Joe Jones, Rits and Tara!
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