New color for Ferrari in Barcelona?
Don’t worry, the F1-75 will obviously remain red! However, our Italian colleagues report that the Scuderia could slightly adjust the color again, to save weight.
Because Ferrari is currently still overweight. And the new color is said to save up to 700 grams. Incidentally, Ferrari is said to already have the lightest color in the entire field.
As part of the Barcelona update, however, one would like to squeeze a little more …
32 years ago today …
… Riccardo Patrese won the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix in Imola. The special thing: it was Patrese’s first win since the South African GP in 1983! With a waiting period of over six years, he easily made it to P1 in our series of photos:
Photo gallery: Top 10: The longest time between races wins
Speaking of Russel …
Together with world championship leader Leclerc, the Briton is the only rider this year to have completed all 285 laps in the previous five races. He is also the only driver to finish all the races in the top 5.
In the teams, Mercedes is still ahead with 569 out of 570 possible laps. He is just one lap away from Hamilton in Imola, where he got stuck at the back of the group and was lapped.
“Hamilton seeks excuses”
Seasoned Tim Coronel isn’t impressed with record-breaking world champion Lewis Hamilton this year. He told our Dutch colleagues at “Motorsport.com” that the Mercedes driver was looking for “excuses” this year.
“Hamilton is too busy with his piercings, jewelry and other nonsense,” he says, referring to the current jewelry ban debate. Meanwhile, teammate Russell let his performance on the track do the talking.
While impressed with the newcomer Mercedes, Hamilton should focus on “real racing” rather than off-track problems, according to the 1994 Dutch Citroën AX Cup champion.
Other conspiracy theories …
… we have put together this series of photos for you! Since Maldonado’s number isn’t even the craziest …
Photo Gallery: The greatest conspiracy theories of Formula 1
Ten years ago today …
… Pastor Maldonado celebrated a completely surprising victory at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. It was Maldonado’s only victory in Formula 1 and to date the last triumph for Williams in Formula 1.
To some observers, however, Barcelona’s victory still feels Spanish in the true sense of the word. Because Maldonado only scored points five times in 20 races that season.
Aside from his win in Spain, he has never finished better than fifth in his entire Formula 1 career. Furthermore, Maldonado was already more than 1.5 seconds faster than team-mate Bruno Senna in qualifying.
The hypothesis: the victory was a “gift” from Bernie Ecclestone to Frank Williams for his 70th birthday. A mysterious fire after the race fueled rumors.
It will never be clear whether there really were “special tires” for Maldonado at the time …
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Speaking of Ferrari …
Also a piece of information from our Italian colleagues: Ferrari is organizing a so-called cinema day in Monza today. Leclerc is expected to hit the track with the F1-75 between 9:00 and 13:00.
Ferrari’s largest yard is currently the top speed. This should be improved with the Barcelona update. Maybe you want to use film day to gather some data here.
However, the possibilities on such a day are manageable: only 100 kilometers are allowed with special Pirelli demonstration tires.
It’s Friday then …
Hello and welcome to a new edition of our Formula 1 live ticker. Before the European season really starts with consecutive races in Barcelona and Monaco, the premier class will take another weekend break. Of course we are still at the beginning with a ticker for you today!
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