Alpine adviser Flavio Briatore warns that interviews with Argentinian television could stop if the online attacks on Pierre Gasly continue. This follows Gasly holding up his team-mate Franco Colapinto during the Spanish GP.
Recent news with a spread of topics.
Max Verstappen believes Isack Hadjar has earned his contract extension at Red Bull. According to RacingNews365, the Frenchman will remain his team-mate in 2027 and is set to return after a wrist injury.
According to RacingNews365, Isack Hadjar is returning in Baku after missing three Grands Prix. The Red Bull driver is still in pain from a fractured wrist, but a successful simulator test gives him confidence ahead of his comeback.
McLaren and Red Bull are both bringing aerodynamic updates to Baku, but with different areas of emphasis. According to RacingNews365, McLaren is changing its bodywork, floor and rear wing, among other elements; Red Bull’s package focuses mainly on the floor and sidepod.
According to Arvid Lindblad, Isack Hadjar stands out because he has performed comfortably at Red Bull from the outset. The Racing Bulls driver believes Hadjar has thereby earned early certainty over his contract for 2027.
George Russell puts improving his own performance ahead of thinking about a title comeback. Yet the Mercedes driver is not giving up the fight with Kimi Antonelli: as long as it is mathematically possible, he wants to keep fighting.
Lewis Hamilton wants longer, tougher grands prix instead. The Ferrari driver opposes the proposal to shorten the standard race distance from 2027: in his view, the physical challenge for drivers should increase, not decrease.
Starting at the back, overtaking and reacting quickly: Max Verstappen found plenty to challenge him at the ‘Max vs 100’ karting event at Silverstone. In his reflections reported by RacingNews365, he also emphasises the participants’ enjoyment.
Max Verstappen finds the 2026 F1 cars generally more comfortable than their predecessors. But according to the Red Bull driver, that does not mean they are always easier to drive: sometimes it is actually harder to keep the car on the track.