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Apropos Vettel …
Team boss Binotto has no problem with the German announcing his move to Aston Martin this all-time weekend. “No, I think it’s good for him to announce it as soon as he knows it,” he emphasizes in ‘Sky’ and explains: “We informed him promptly that we were not spreading it with him, and they also criticized us for it. For us but it was important to give him time to find a different cockpit, he succeeded. I’m happy for him as a driver and as a person and I’m happy for Formula 1. It’s good that he’s a four-time world champion. He’ll be there next year too. It’s great for him. “
Dreher Vettel
After Leclerc, now Vettel has also caught, it becomes turn 13. Nothing happens, however, you can continue.
Times are getting faster
Typical … As soon as you say it, FT1’s best time is of course undercut, and clearly. Bottas breaks the 1:16 mark and leads 1: 16.9 ahead of Hamilton (1: 17.1) and Verstappen (1: 17.2). So it’s a new route, but it still has the same three faces ahead.
Follow!
Here’s Norris’s accident again in the video. The session is running again, but of course without the McLaren driver. His day is over. He only managed nine laps in the afternoon. Bottas is currently on top ahead of Ricciardo, Ocon and Pérez. At the top we are still a little slower than in the morning.
Norris accident
That was the first violent outing of the day. Norris took off at Turn 3 and crashed. Okay, but the car isn’t. The red flag is off for now.
P3: Ferrari has no illusions
Speaking of P3 in the morning. Team boss Binotto says of ‘Sky’: “Charles drove very well, but I don’t think the result will look like this in qualifying. Seb was close to Charles in the high-fuel races. In the end, I think the two will be together, our hope this weekend is that Monza and Belgium [negative] They were outliers. It’s important to be as competitive as you were at the beginning of the season. It doesn’t look too bad in the first training session, but the weekend is still long. We won’t know the strength of our car until qualifying. “
Problems at the beginning
Grosjean had to turn off his Haas after just five laps, he reports a problem with the battery not charging. Meanwhile, Leclerc has turned around, but has been able to continue. In FT1, Monegasse had positively surprised with P3.
Rossi: situation for Vettel “a shame”
The record MotoGP champion said goodbye to Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari. “It’s a shame for Vettel,” said the Italian, who mostly because of the way the separation lasted. “Also because once or twice they were very close to winning the championship. But they didn’t,” he recalls the years 2017 and 2018. This year, the car is “quite slow”, but Vettel continues a “superior driver”. In today’s Ferrari, however, he can rarely prove it.
Now switch to the session indicator!
You already know the game: in a few minutes FT2 starts, which is the keyword for you, to open our Christian Nimmervoll session ticker. There is full coverage of what is happening on the track. The usual mix of action on the track and news from the paddock will be available in the next 90 minutes.
McLaren aims for third place in World Cup
That would be “Best of the Rest” behind Mercedes and Red Bull. Team boss Andreas Seidl says the P3 is now the clear target. They are currently in third place, 16 points ahead of Racing Point. There are still some “weaknesses” in the current car. But we will work on that. But it is difficult to make specific predictions. Renault also took a “good step” at Spa, for example. And Ferrari shouldn’t be ruled out either. It will definitely be an exciting battle for P3 this year!
Alfa Romeo: if Raikkonen wants to stay, he can stay
The Alfa Romeo team boss, Frederic Vasseur, was also asked about Sergio Pérez at the PK, which is now on the market. As a reminder: early in his career, Pérez drove for what was then the Sauber team. Vasseur makes it clear that his team will talk about the drivers for 2021 at the end of September. No drivers have been confirmed yet. When asked if Kimi Raikkonen would continue if he wanted to stay in Formula 1, he replied: “Yes, of course.” Sounds like an invitation to Finn. You have to decide for yourself whether you will accept it.
Mugello is that tough
Then straight into the afternoon! FT2 expires in less than 60 minutes. But first, let’s take another look at how difficult Mugello is for drivers. The forces acting on the pilots there are pretty good. There are definitely less demanding courses …
Flying change, part two!
The press conference in Mugello is over and Stefan Ehlen comes back again. Ruben Zimmermann is back in our cockpit for the rest of Formula 1 on Friday!
Mercedes still “too perfect” for Red Bull
Christian Horner is realistic ahead of the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello: Mercedes is probably out of reach here too.
“Mercedes is perfect and dominant on the road,” he explains. “We are developing our car as best we can and trying to control our problems. Little by little we are getting there. We hope we can get closer. We showed at Silverstone that they can be defeated. So we have to keep working on our strengths” work to do it more often “.
Horner emphasizes: Gasly is not yet a Red Bull candidate
“I’m ready,” said Pierre Gasly after his victory at Monza. But Red Bull isn’t ready for him: Christian Horner just gave Gasly another rejection for 2021.
He said: “Pierre has done a fantastic job since taking the step back. He has found his confidence, he drives very well. Good to see him. Good that it works for him.”
“At Red Bull we are targeting Alexander Albon so he can hold the spot.”
“It wouldn’t make sense to swap drivers. Franz is happy with Pierre. AlphaTauri is more of a sister team than a youth team.” Gasly is in good hands there, especially since the relationship between the driver and the team is very consistent there.
Horner does not want to rule out other candidates like Sergio Pérez, but says: “We have always preferred to bring talent ourselves into our junior program. If the group is not big enough, we also look outside.”
“It was not just a stroke of luck”
“… even if there was a bit of luck,” AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost said of Pierre Gasly’s victory at Monza. So there we are!
“Pierre controlled the race and the way he controlled it was strong. He deserves this victory. A fantastic drive.”
But there was no big party. Tost: “We didn’t have time for a celebration. The racing team had to dismantle everything in Monza and bring it here to Mugello. On Wednesday the drivers were at the Faenza factory. Every employee got a glass of champagne. That was all about the celebration. A victory is always emotional. But a few hours later it continues and Monza is a thing of the past. “
