In the round-up: Charles Leclerc says he hopes to have his first “clean weekend” at Silverstone this weekend since the Miami Grand Prix in early May.
In brief
Leclerc hopes for ‘first clean weekend since Miami’ at Silverstone
Leclerc finished second in the Miami Grand Prix to Max Verstappen, leaving Florida with a 19 point lead over the Red Bull driver in the championship. Since then, the Ferrari driver has fallen to third in the standings and nearly 50 points behind his rival.He says he is looking forward to this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone and believes Ferrari may be stronger at the high speed circuit than in recent seasons.
“This year we’ve got a bit more of a competitive car compared to the last times we came here, so hopefully we can have a clean weekend finally, because since Miami it’s not been great,” said Leclerc. “So hopefully we can get back on track and get back a win.
“I think the next four races will be very important, just before the summer break, to go into the holidays with four good races would be great. So now we need to focus on ourselves. I think the performance is there. If we’ve got clean weekends, I’m pretty sure the results will follow. But again, we just need to focus on ourselves and then the results will come.”
Silverstone could be “pretty awesome” in new cars – Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo expects the new 2022 Formula 1 cars will feel “pretty awesome” around the high speed Silverstone circuit.
F1 cars were heavily overhauled this season to generate most of their downforce through ground effect under the car floor. Ricciardo believes that the new concept cars will be enjoyable through the many high speed corners around one of the quickest circuits on the calendar.
“The only thing that will hold cars back in the high-speed is probably ride and potential porpoising because that does upset the balance, but if that is not too much of an issue, I think the high speed is going to be pretty awesome,” said Ricciardo.
“Compared to last year, probably the only thing that will make it slower is the extra weight. So I’m not sure we’ll be as quick as last year in the high speed. But I think as far as the grip and the feel, it will be pretty mega.”
Alfa Romeo “can’t afford” to keep losing practice time, says Bottas
Alfa Romeo team “can’t afford” to keep losing valuable track time in practice as it fights to keep ahead of its rivals in the constructors’ championship, says Valtteri Bottas.
The former Mercedes driver has missed out on significant running in practice sessions over six of the first nine rounds of this year’s championship due to either mechanical problems or as a result of accident damage. He says the team will be “penalised” if they keep losing running due to problems.
“It has made things more difficult,” says Bottas. “Sometimes I think we made some pretty awesome recoveries from difficult Fridays – I think Miami was a good example for me.
“It’s so close in the midfield and tracks that hundredths of a second matter, you just can’t afford losing track time. At the same time, everyone is out there learning and fine tuning their set up. It’s Formula 1 and you can’t afford it. It will always penalise you.”
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Sometimes, there are no words. 😂#BritishGP 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/XSKztThXY3
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) June 30, 2022
He’s ok
— Daniel Ricciardo (@danielricciardo) June 30, 2022
Is he actually?
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) June 30, 2022
Gotta go with the London vibe. 🇬🇧🎡😎#BritishGP #TeamZHOU pic.twitter.com/80S16ZsC76
— 周冠宇 | Zhou Guanyu 🇨🇳 (@ZhouGuanyu24) June 30, 2022
Ran over and gave Anthony Hamilton a fist bump and then blubbered at him about how grateful I am that he got Lewis into F1 and what a great role model he is for 5 minutes 😂
What a lovely man, extremely gracious with his time and very humble. Highlight of my day.
— JP1 (@jp1_design) June 30, 2022
Time to #haulgrass 🌱@foreverlawninc joins the No. 28 of @RGrosjean this weekend at @Mid_Ohio! #AllAndretti pic.twitter.com/vDmJsUv7Ra
— Andretti Autosport / #AllAndretti (@FollowAndretti) June 30, 2022
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Links
Motor racing links of interest:
"Whether it’s about my personal life, me and my girlfriend, especially the amount of hate pages dedicated to Luisinha now. It is pretty horrific. They are on Instagram and Twitter, they are the main ones."
Hamilton is right to question why ‘old voices’ Piquet and Ecclestone get airtime (iNews)
"Hamilton is not advocating the cancelling of grey communities, rather he wants us to adopt zero tolerance towards anachronistic, negative attitudes that in the example of Piquet, Ecclestone and Stewart can be damaging."
How Pourchaire’s F1 bubble burst, and why it’s helping his F2 focus (Formula Scout)
"“I am confident (I will race in F1 next year). I need to win the title, if I win the title I will be in F1. It’s never 100% sure, but they (Sauber) told me to win it."
Finding the first female F1 drivers' world champion (More Than Equal)
"We will search globally for top female racing talent, provide them holistic training and support at par with what promising male drivers receive. Through a comprehensive training programme coupled with racing opportunities, we aim to see women competing at the highest level of motorsport."
For sale: 1985-1986 Moteur Renault Elf V6 Turbo EF15 (Artcurial)
"In 1985 and 1986, this 1,494cc V6 turbocharged engine with 800hp at 12,500 rpm, was used in Renault, Lotus, Tyrrell and Ligier Formula 1 cars. It was responsible for three victories and eight pole positions in 1985 and two victories and eight pole positions in 1986."
F1 Manager 2022 | Let's Play! Work-In-Progress Gameplay (F1 Manager via YouTube)
"First broadcast on Twitch on June 29, 2022, check out the full recording of this F1 Manager 2022 livestream! Here, the Community team play the game live for the very first time, using a work-in-progress build to showcase key features and a full race, with insight from Game Director Andy Fletcher."
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Comment of the day
With Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes’ Ignite Partnership announcing their first grants aimed at encouraging greater participation from under-represented groups of society in motorsport and Formula 1, @robbie can’t help but note the timing of the announcement….
Whether or not the announcement of these grants was always going to be today, or was moved to today, the timing is perfect in answer to Vips and Piquet and Ecclestone.
Robbie
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Tom Moloney, Pj and Jesper Mug!
Jere (@jerejj)
1st July 2022, 7:46
I consider the four remaining races pre-summer break critical for his championship chance to stay realistic.
I like both helmet designs.
Death threats even though he hasn’t done anything particular, nor has he been involved in anything questionable.
Zhou is unlikely to get sacked, so Pourchaire should be realistic with his expectation, as even winning the championship wouldn’t necessarily be enough. More likely a similar situation to Piastri this year.
Jonathan Parkin
1st July 2022, 10:18
When I read Lando and his girlfriend were getting online abuse and whatnot I was like what the chuff. He’s done nothing wrong and he gets threatened
S
1st July 2022, 11:43
Welcome to the internet.
cduk_mugello (@cduk_mugello)
1st July 2022, 15:07
Some interesting deleted comments here…