In the round-up: Formula 2 driver Juan Manuel Correa has shared a video of him standing for the first time since he suffered serious leg injuries in the Spa F2 crash 55 days ago which claimed the life of Anthoine Hubert.
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¡Por 5º año consecutivo los boletos para el #MexicoGP se han agotado! 🎟
Muchas gracias a todos y prepárense para la #F1ESTA. 🇲🇽🏎 #F1 pic.twitter.com/K0OYKmAvIJ— Mexico Grand Prix 🇲🇽 (@mexicogp) October 14, 2019
The last team to have both cars disqualified from a race was Sauber in the 2011 Australian Grand Prix. It cost @SChecoPerez a debut points score for seventh and @kamui_kobayashi lost eighth place:https://t.co/XvEZeNM5Vv #F1
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Links
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Bratches departure a concern in COTA contract talks (Racer)
"To discuss a contract negotiation, we talk to Sean Bratches. Is it difficult to sit across the table with a partner who you know won’t be there? I think that’s a great concern, because while things say things on paper, you also have to know you have a partner that’s there with you for the long term."
"After two races in which we could have done better, we arrive in Mexico determined to win. We will be aiming for our sixth consecutive pole, before looking to convert that into a victory."
Penske reluctant to run IndyCar drivers at Bathurst (Autosport)
"Roger Penske says his IndyCar team will not follow Andretti Autosport's lead in allowing its drivers to compete in a Supercars Bathurst 1000 wildcard entry any time soon."
Rahal eager to return to championship-contending form (IndyCar)
"I will fully say I wasn’t at my best every weekend. I think everybody within our organization would say at one point or another that they weren’t at their best."
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Comment of the day
Have Alfa Romeo failed to capitalise on their potential after their strong end to last season?
Alfa has not maximised their results this year, they should easily be sixth and challenging Renault for fifth if they took full advantage of the car their engineers built. Both drivers are making far too many mistakes, and neither is impressing with speed. I’m not impressed with Giovinazzi, Wehrlein is a much better driver.
Toro Rosso being ahead of Alfa shows that it may not have been the best choice to break the deal. Too many unknown factors to say either way, but Honda would have put in a lot more money than Alfa has.
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On this day in F1
- 65 years ago today Mike Hawthorn won the Spanish Grand Prix for Ferrari as the race was held at Pedralbes for the final time
Image: Juan Manuel Correa via Instagram
Jimmi Cynic (@jimmi-cynic)
24th October 2019, 5:12
It’s a slow F1 news day when a post about Indy drivers not being allowed to participate in a one-off Aussie race.
Sean Bratches is leaving Liberty… wonder if he was lured away by a rich offer from Storey – for the new Netflix series: The Drive To Annoy.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
24th October 2019, 6:12
Correa’s thighs showing how quickly someone can lose muscle. His right foot might be on a cage but it is benefitial for him to stand up, specifically as the bone cells are stimulated by the weight he puts on that leg.
MCBosch (@mcbosch)
24th October 2019, 12:32
That’s what I noticed as well. Good for him to see he’s on the (long) road to recovery. Wish him well.
Cristian Ingles (@doctorlovesexy)
24th October 2019, 14:51
The patched cyanosis in the sole and the toes of the right foot are pre-necrosis caused by ischemia. The fracture of the tibia and the fibula probably damaged the distal arterial branches of the leg.
Jere (@jerejj)
24th October 2019, 7:58
I agree with the COTD. Alfa indeed has failed to maximize the early-season potential as the season has progressed. I guess they just haven’t been as effective at car-development as their direct rivals have been over the season.
frood19 (@frood19)
24th October 2019, 11:14
I’m curious about what will happen if the ferraris are 1st and 3rd again. will they tow each other into turn 1? it would be hilarious if they tried the same tactic again, but part of me thinks they should. it worked in russia! it was just vettel’s engine failure that scuppered it all.