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Mick Schumacher’s introduction to F1 free practice will certainly be delayed for more than two months after cancellations were canceled in Nürburgringen on Friday due to fog. The other hit topic was the 2022 engine supplier contract between Red Bull and AlphaTauri.
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| Currently, Mick Schumacher cannot sit in an F1 car before December 11 (Photo: AFP) |
The Formula One field hasn’t gotten any smarter after canceling practice for the Eifel Grand Prix on Friday, and everyone took to the field for the first time in Saturday’s third free practice. Even if the Nürburgring has no fog.
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| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 | |||
| 1st free training: removed | |||
| 2nd free practice: removed | |||
| SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER | |||
| Free practice 3: 12.00 to 13.00 | |||
| Timer: 15.00-16.00 |
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| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 | |||
| The start of the race (60 laps, 308.617 km): 14.10 |
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| THE FOLLOWING RACES | |||
| October 25, 14.10 | Portuguese Grand Prix, Portimao | ||
| November 1, 13.10 | Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna, Imola | ||
| November 15, 11.10 | Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul | ||
Friday’s zero-mile track, along with spectators visiting for nothing, was a huge disappointment to Callum Ilott and Mick Schumacher, as they missed their long-awaited F1 free practice debut. Ilott at Haas, Schumacher would have had a training opportunity at Alfa Romeo, but the introduction is slipping.
“It would have been great to drive but it was still a good opportunity, the team treated him like a driver – He said Schumacher. – I talked to the engineers, I was there for the meeting, I got a taste of barn life. I tried to absorb as much experience as possible and I succeeded. Sorry to the fans, but safety is paramount. “
He said that while the most important thing for him now is to maintain his lead in F2 on the compound and be the champion in the final race in Bahrain, his goal is to be in Formula One.
Therefore, the deployment will undoubtedly take place at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Until then, there will be Portimao, Imola, Istanbul and twice Sahiri. In Imola, however, there are no free practice scheduled for Friday, Portimao and Istanbul are new to the field today, while in Bahrain, the Schumacheres have to watch the F2 races the last weekend of November and the first weekend of December. Then it remains in Abu Dhabi, and on December 11.
“Too bad for this day, this training would have been a great opportunity for Callum and Mick – He said Mattia Binotto, team leader at Ferrari. – We would try to recover as soon as possible, but it will be very difficult to persuade the partner teams. I don’t think it will come together against Abu Dhabi. “
The other main topic on Friday was the 2022 motor transport contract between Red Bull and AlphaTauri. The location takes place in the background and Toto Wolff, Mercedes’ barn boss said the German brand is certainly not helping stables that will run out of engines after 2021 due to Honda’s withdrawal.
“There are several reasons why we are not giving Red Bull an engine, the most important being that we already have a contract with four stables and we cannot give more teams an engine.” Wolff said, suggesting that in addition to Mercedes, Aston Martin and Williams, McLaren will already use German engines next year.
With the change of McLaren, Renault will be left without a buyer, so the most logical decision would be to return to the French manufacturer, but after the recent separation, now it would be a major setback. There are also rumors that Red Bull will develop the Honda engine further, except that it would be a very expensive and unprofitable undertaking. So far, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has only stated that Red Bull and AlphaTauri should use the same resources.
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| Toto Wolff (right) points out that Mercedes will not supply an engine to Red Bull (Photo: AFP) |
Ferrari, however, has not ruled out a new engine dealer contract.
“We have to start thinking about this possibility. We won’t shy away from it, but Red Bull has to find us – He said Mattia Binotto. – Red Bull is a great stable so there is a lot of pressure on the contract with him. In any case, we must make a quick decision because we have to plan for 2022 soon ”.
Mattia Binotto also acknowledged that the Scuderia had vetoed Wolff’s appointment to head Liberty Media, which controlled Formula One.
“Of course, we did not agree with Toto taking on a role in Liberty – go Binottót at La Gazzetta dello Sport. – Toto would be perfect for the position, but it would be worrying if a man who was still working in one of the stables took over F1. “
Binotto said of Stefano Domenicali, who has been named Chase Carey’s successor, said that he had just said that he hadn’t been in the F1 team for a long time, but that he knew everything about the sport. Domenicali led Ferrari’s F1 team between 2008 and 2014, and several sources close to Liberty indicated that he was not the number one candidate. Wolff also lined up in front of him, saying he knew he couldn’t be Liberty’s director due to Ferrari’s veto.
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