Dutch GP
Date: Sunday, 25 August, 2024
Track: Circuit Zandvoort
It is officially Summer break for F1. Teams cannot make or develop changes or upgrades during the two-week break.
♖Max Verstappen has made it clear that he has no intention of leaving Red Bull.
♖Was Carlos Sainz forced to sign for Williams, fearing Valtteri Bottas would get the seat?
♖Does F1 have a new competitor? Rafael Nadal and Sergio Perez back the E1 Series (all-electric boat racing).
♖According to reports, Mattia Binotto is considering substituting Valtteri Bottas for a rookie, Gabriel Bortoleto, for the 2025 season.
♖Toto Wolff has been encouraged to pay George Russell his ‘win bonus’ despite being disqualified in the Belgian GP.
♖ Paul Aron is now in the running for a seat at Alpine following Oliver Oakes’s appointment as team principal.
♖ Toto Wolff commented on Lewis Hamilton’s farewell, relaying it as an ‘unfriendly divorce.’
♖ Jacques Villeneuve says Lewis Hamilton is in for an emotional rollercoaster when he joins Ferrari.
♖ Daniel Ricciardo and Liam Lawson were ready to replace Sergio Perez; what now??
♖ It seems Liberty Media asked Red Bull not to drop Perez amidst fears of a drop in revenue at the Mexico Prix.
♖ Helmut Marko said, ‘We will announce how to proceed with Liam Lawson in September.’
♖ Rumours about Alpine’s potential sale will not go away, although Flavio Briatore says that it is not for sale.
♖ Hitech and Andretti are keen to buy Alpine.
♖ A recent report indicates Adrian Newey has rejected Ferrari’s offer.
♖ In the 12 races in 2024, Haas more than doubled what it achieved throughout the 2023 season.
♖ Williams is ninth with just four points after 14 rounds, which is lower than the same time last year.
♖ Halfway through the 2024 F1 season, Sauber is the only team yet to score a point.
♖ Verstappen’s F1 future continues to be a hot topic with Red Bull’s decrease in form.
♖ Mercedes’s seat looks destined to be Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s.
♖ Kevin Magnussen struggles to find a seat for 2025.
♖ Red Bull have entered Formula 1’s summer break with their worst run since 2020.
♖ McLaren’s drivers have become Grand Prix winners this season; look out for 2025.
♖ This is Max Verstappen’s most extended spell without victory since before he was a world champion.
♖ Oliver Bearman with Haas and Andrea Kimi Antonelli potentially with Mercedes. Are we set for a new battle of future champions?
♖ Mercedes track director Andrew Shovlin feels progress with the car’s setup has been vital to Lewis’s return to form.
