If you weren’t already a fan of Lando Norris - you should be…. He’s an all around good guy.
In Driver News - It’s highly likely that Valtteri Bottas will remain with Mercedes for another year, and we know that George Russel will remain at Williams through 2021.
Bild says that Sebastian Vettel is indeed talking to Racing Point and Sergio Perez confirms that he’s been approached by other teams.
So our updated list of teams that could take Sebastian Vettel:
Ferrari - no
Renault - no
Red Bull - no
Alfa Tauri - highly unlikely
Mercedes - highly unlikely
Racing Point - we thought it was a no, but now appears to be a maybe
Haas - interested
Williams - Unknown
Alfa-Romeo - Unknown
Is the future of Haas the elephant in the room, or is Romain Grosjean’s future with Haas the elephant in the room? It depends on who you talk to.
Ferrari and McLaren both appear to be ready to sign the new Concord Agreement.
Ferrari admits that last year’s crackdown on engine games has impacted their performance.
Expect more protests to be filed against the Racing Point at least until this is sorted out.
Some teams may be able to get “free” upgrades.
There were two positive Covid-19 tests in the lead up to the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas got distracted by some lights.
Toto Wolff admitted to poor communications in the pit lane.
Haas got two penalties for telling their drivers to pit, but Red Bull escaped a penalty.