F1 Gossip

Dutch GP
Date: Sunday, 25 August, 2024
Track: Circuit Zandvoort

♖ Carlos Sainz has confirmed that he’ll race for Williams next season.

♖ Sergio Perez’s seat is safe for now until the end of the season.

♖ Daniel Ricciardo still needs a seat for the 2025 season.

♖ George Russell lost his first position in Belgium due to an underweight car.

♖ Lewis Hamilton expressed mixed emotions by winning the Belgian GP.

♖ Are the days when Red Bull was so dominant that they could win from almost anywhere on the grid?

♖ Verstappen said, ‘Those days are behind (us), unfortunately.’

♖ George Russell’s disqualification was Mercedes’s second in two years; Lewis was the first in October 2023.

♖ It was another slack start for Lando Norris in Belgium.

♖ Fernando Alonso was happy with the performance of his AMR-24 at the Belgian Grand Prix.

♖ Second place in the Belgian Grand Prix is a testament to Oscar Piastri’s progress.

♖ Mercedes said, ‘We expect the loss of rubber from the one pit stop was a contributing factor.’

♖ What does Carlos Sainz’s decision to join Williams say about Audi?

♖ If Renault leaves Formula 1 as a power unit manufacturer at the end of 2025, will it sell its F1 Team?

♖ Jack Doohan is among the drivers on a short list who could land the seat alongside Pierre Gasly at Alpine next season.

♖ Daniel Ricciardo will not be ousted from RB, and according to reports, his role with the squad is safe for the remainder of the season.

♖ Doubts raised over Red Bull’s show of faith in Sergio Perez.

♖ Oliver Oakes is the new Alpine Team Principal and becomes the second youngest F1 team principal in history.

♖ James Vowles was surprised that Red Bull and Mercedes overlooked Carlos Sainz.

♖ Will George Russell be Mercedes’ team leader?

♖ Williams’s boss, James Vowles expects the team to go backwards despite Sainz’s appointment.