Las Vegas GP
Date: Sunday, 24 November 2024
Track: Las Vegas Street Circuit
♖ Gabriel Bortoleto will partner Nico Hulkenberg at Sauber
♖ Sauber confirmed the departure of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.
♖ Gabriel Bortoleto becomes the fourth rookie to join the 2025 Formula 1 grid, joining Oliver Bearman, Jack Doohan, and Kimi Antonelli.
♖ Gabriel Bortoleto is represented by A14 management, Fernando Alonso’s company.
♖ Franco Colapinto’s hopes of joining Sauber/ Audi were dashed as Williams was only prepared to sanction a loan deal.
♖ During the last GP, Fernando Alonso radioed from his porpoising Aston Martin, ‘I will finish the race for the mechanics; they did a very good job today.’
♖ Although Sergio Perez has a contract at Red Bull Racing for next year, he is not guaranteed to keep his seat.
♖ In São Paulo, Lewis Hamilton experienced a lack of rear grip followed by oversteer as you exited a corner.
♖ Andrea Stella, McLaren team principal, recognised driver mistakes. However, he feels the team was to blame for some deficiencies.
♖ Jack Doohan’s Formula 1 career may be in danger, as rumours say Alpine is pursuing Williams Franco Colapinto for a full-time seat in 2025.
♖ Christian Danner, a former Formula 1 driver, claims that over and above Max Verstappen’s driving skills, He is also ‘mentally very strong and cannot be shaken.’
♖ Toto Wolff divulged that Lewis’s timing put Mercedes in a difficult position regarding recruiting a suitable replacement.
♖ Mercedes has been penalised for amending the tyre pressure on both cars before the race starts at the São Paulo GP.
♖ Liam Lawson is one of two people connected to Perez’s drive in the 2025 season, the other being Franco Colapinto.
♖ Lando Norris has been handed a reprimand and a €5,000 fine for his part in an aborted start at the F1 São Paulo GP.
♖ Audi/ Sauber is close to finally announcing Nico Hulkenberg’s teammate for 2025.
