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No ‘Schumi mania’ when Mick makes F1 debut – Danner

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by Igor Ozimec Mick Schumacher’s inevitable Formula 1 debut will not trigger a new wave of ‘Schumi mania’. That is the view of former racing driver turned German language commentator Christian Danner. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto says 2020 will be a “decisive year” for 20-year-old Schumacher as he looks set to tackle a second season in Formula 2. Danner thinks the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher will certainly make his Formula 1 debut sooner or later. “But it cannot be compared to the ‘Schumi mania’ phenomenon. Mick will certainly be warmly received in Formula 1, but it won’t have the impact on the German public that his father did,” he told t-online. However, Danner does hope Schumacher’s future on the grid will help Germany to resurrect its grand prix. He also thinks Liberty Media needs to change tack in order to bring an important market back to the calendar. “The fact that Hockenheim can’t sign on the same terms as Azerbaijan or Abu Dhabi should be obvious to e...
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No more Mr Nice Guy from Norris?

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by Igor Ozimec Lando Norris, arguably one of the friendliest lads in the paddock, says he’s won’t be Mr Nice Guy any longer, instead taking on a more assertive role at McLaren. Norris has proven to be a hit both on and off the track. While the McLaren rookie has scored 35 points in his debut campaign, helping McLaren to fourth in the Constructors’ Championship. However, it hasn’t always gone right for Norris. The Brit was let down by his McLaren team in Mexico as a cross-threaded wheelnut botched his pit stop and ultimately led to his retirement. But while mistakes happen, he’s also made a few, Norris says now that he’s found his feet in Formula 1, he must become more assertive about what he needs. “At the beginning of the season I didn’t know how I was going to do,” Norris told Sky Sports F1. “If I was going to be amazing or if I was going to struggle.” Asked if he was happy with his rookie season, he said: “Kind of. “I’ve done well and had times in qualifying an...
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Hamilton wins Mexican GP but Bottas delays 6th F1 title celebrations with a podium

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By Igor Ozimec Lewis Hamilton has won the Mexican Grand Prix, but the wait for his sixth Formula 1 world championship title is on hold for at least another week as Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas finished on the podium to delay the celebrations. Sebastian Vettel, who led for the majority of the race, finished second as his younger hard tyres couldn't help him catch Hamilton. Max Verstappen's frustrations from his grid penalty only grew bigger as a tangle with Hamilton on the opening corner of the race pushed him onto the grass. When the Dutchman returned to the track, he touched with Bottas which caused a puncture for the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing driver. Charles Leclerc had a quiet race and finished fourth. Alex Albon rounded out the top five as Verstappen's Red Bull was strong enough to climb through the field to finish sixth. Home favourite Sergio Perez had a positive race as he fought off a charging Daniel Ricciardo in the final 10 laps to pick up the best...
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Button: "The situation at Ferrari is now really strange" - F1 RACING WORLD

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by Igor Ozimec Jenson Button has questioned Ferrari's decision to tell Sebastian Vettel to let Charles Leclerc retake the lead of the Russian Grand Prix. The former World Champion believes it is now a strange situation at the Scuderia. Vettel overtook Charles Leclerc in the opening stages of the race in Sochi but was expected to let his teammate back in front, as the team gave the Monegasque the preferred strategy. Vettel ignored the order telling his team that Leclerc must catch up if he wanted to pass. The team eventually did the move in the pit stop phase before the German retired with an engine failure. Button has questioned Ferrari's decision to call for Vettel to let his teammate pass him and believes the team are now in a strange position. "I don't understand what they do at Ferrari why keep that deal intact if Vettel was much faster and didn't need any advantage from it?" Button told Speedweek. "He had to fight for that [position, ed]an...
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2020 calendar officially confirmed, sporting regulation changes to be voted on - F1 RACING WORLD

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Author: Igor Ozimec The 2020 race schedule has been officially confirmed following a World Motor Sport Council meeting in Cologne on Friday. The calendar remains unchanged from the provisional schedule that was published in August, meaning there will be a record-breaking 22 races next year. Vietnam, who will host its first ever F1 Grand Prix next season, has the third round slot of the year before the Chinese Grand Prix. The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort will return to F1, and will take place following the round in Shanghai on a back-to-back weekend with Barcelona.  Australia once again holds the opening round of the season, while the year will conclude in Abu Dhabi, as it has done every year since 2014
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F1 legend thinks drivers should be penalised for speeding on run-off - F1 RACING WORLD

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Author: Igor Ozimec Former Formula 1 driver Jean Alesi has called for penalties to be given to drivers running too fast on asphalt run-off areas to prevent incidents occurring with cars on/off the track. At Sochi in the F2 sprint race Jack Aitken and Nikita Mazepin collided on the run-off area at turn 2 which in turn led Nobuharu Matsushita to make contact with the barriers with Mazepin receiving a 15-place grid penalty for the next race. It was only a few weeks ago that Anthoine Hubert lost his life at Spa after a collision with Juan Manuel Correa off-track at the top of the Raidillon corner after trying to avoid Alesi’s son Guilano. "Destiny sometimes sends a warning," Alesi told Motorsport.com. "Unfortunately it cost the life of Anthoine. "This is the only thing I can say. I hate the people who blame when the things are done, so I don't want to blame anybody. But we had a warning, and now we have to react about that. "At the moment the evo...
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Ron Dennis asked Brawn GP for car performance data in 2009! - F1 RACING WORLD

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Author: Igor Ozimec In Nick Fry's new book, 'Survive. Drive. Win.', the former Brawn GP boss revealed how McLaren's Ron Dennis asked him for secret information about his winning car, as McLaren were struggling following their title-winning season in 2008. Dennis also famously got a hand of Ferrari's specifications and designs in 2007 during the Spygate controversy, which ended with McLaren getting a $100 million fine by the FIA. Two years later, the team principal picked up the phone to ask Fry about the performance of the Brawn car, which had made an incredible start to the 2009 season. "I wanted to ask a favour," Dennis asked Fry to the latter's recollection. "[The McLaren chassis] is totally under-performing, as you have no doubt noticed, but my engineers say our aerodynamic package is on the money. The thing is I just don’t believe them.” "[I] wanted to know just how good our aero package was and exactly what numbers we were se...
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