Hamilton suggests ‘slap on the wrist’ for Red Bull if it went over budget
Magnussen believes Schumacher deserves to stay in F1
The Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) asked his team to run races better “as a whole” after not having managed to win in the last seven grands prix, since he prevailed in Austria on July 10, despite having signed good qualifying sessions. Leclerc, who came to lead the World Championship in the first races, considered that what they must improve to prevail this weekend in the United States Grand Prix “is the execution of Sunday as a whole, many things”, according to the website Formula 1 official.
The Ferrari driver specified that “tyre management” was a “weak point” in the previous tests, and also “communication, strategy and reliability”, although in communication and strategy he said that he perceives “positive signs”. “Saturday (qualifying day) is usually very strong (Ferrari), but on Sunday, things often fall apart,” Leclerc lamented. Carlos Sainz’s teammate has 9 poles in the 18 races that have been held this year, but he only managed three wins.
In addition, he indicated that when “an unexpected situation” occurs, such as with the rain in the previous Grand Prix, that of Japan, it is where Ferrari “probably” is not “as good as Red Bull”, which has already won the championship of pilots with the Dutch Max Verstappen and now seeks to seal the constructors. “This year we made a big step forward in terms of performance, but there were a lot of missed opportunities and parts of the season where there were too many mistakes, so it’s been a frustrating season overall. But on the other hand, I’m sure It will help us improve in the future,” he said.
Leclerc admitted to being “disappointed” but opted to “look ahead and make the best of it” in the latter part of the season.
“Slap on the wrist” for Red Bull
The British Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) suggested that Red Bull should get more than a “slap on the wrist” of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) if you exceeded the budget limit in 2021, the year in which the seven-time champion lost the Formula 1 world title in the last race against the Dutchman Max Verstappen. “Spending more millions and then just getting a slap on the wrist is obviously not going to be good for the sport,” the Stevenage driver said.
Red Bull could face financial and sporting sanctions for having breached the budget limit and Hamilton stressed that the highest international motor racing body must enforce the rule. “Otherwise, if they relax with these rules, then all the teams will just skip them,” he added.
The seven-time world champion, who has yet to win a Grand Prix this year, trusted the FIA to make the “right decisions” out of respect for the integrity of Formula 1.
Compliments for Schumacher
the dane Kevin Magnussen (Haas) considered that his teammate, the German Mike Schumacherwhich does not yet have a confirmed seat for 2022, “deserves” to continue in Formula 1. “Lately it’s been really hard to get ahead of him and I think the way he’s driving at the moment he definitely deserves a place on the grid but it’s totally out of my hands. I can only wish him the best & rdquor ;, he indicated in statements that the official Formula 1 website collects. Magnussen explained that the son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher “has been improving all year” since at first he “lacked a little confidence ” in the car.