F1 Today | Andretti comments on Red Bull downfall, Steiner shares exclusive
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Another day has ticked by, and as always, there are some unmissable F1 stories that you need to keep up to date with. Mario Andretti spoke to GPblog exclusively about Red Bull's issues, Guenther Steiner provided GPblog with an unreleased anecdote from his new book Unfiltered, and Mercedes revealed exactly what Lewis Hamilton will be doing after the 2024 season.
Mario Andretti comments on Red Bull's struggles:
In an exclusive interview with GPblog, Andretti discussed the decline of Red Bull. Although the Milton-Keynes-based team put together its most dominant year in 2023, things have been very different this year. "I'm going to say something that I feel, again, that whether it's by coincidence or not, but the minute that Adrian Newey distanced himself [from] the team, things started to go wrong," the 1978 F1 world champ said.
"Aston Martin will be very, very fortunate to have him on the team. You could say, how could this happen so quickly? But it's happened, and it's gotten worse and worse. Okay, Christian Horner, maybe you should have given him more credit," the American argues. Read the full article by clicking this link.
Guenther Steiner provides an exclusive excerpt:
At the end of 2023, Guenther Steiner was let go by Haas. In his latest book, Unfiltered - to be published on 10 October - the Italian revisits the phone call in detail when team owner Gene Haas told him that his contract would not be renewed. GPblog can bring you an excerpt of the former team principal's book before its publication!
'Hi Gene,' I said. 'How are you? Happy Christmas.' I’m not usually keen on answering telephone calls when I’m in the process of trying to choose quality pork-based products in an Italian supermarket at Christmas time, but at the end of the day he was my boss.
'I’m fine,' he said. 'Happy Christmas to you too.' He then spent a minute or so talking about not very much at all, and I was just about to ask him where all this was leading when he stopped and changed the subject. Thank God. 'Why do you think we’ve been doing so badly, Guenther?' he asked.
'We’ve been through this a million times Gene,' I said. 'In order for us to improve you have to invest some money and get us closer to the budget cap...' See the rest of the captivating story by clicking here!
Lewis Hamilton to drive for Ferrari post-season? Mercedes reveals plans:
Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton have made a formidable pair. With both McLaren (who were powered by Mercedes engines) and Mercedes, the Brit has achieved 105 victories, 201 podiums and 104 poles throughout their time together in the sport. Hamilton's Ferrari move was announced in February, and it's safe to say the announcement shook the F1 world to its core. How quickly, then, will we see the seven-time world champion with his new team? It will not be this year, Mercedes has confirmed to GPblog.
Mercedes has confirmed that Hamilton will not be driving at the Abu Dhabi post-season test - nor for Mercedes, nor for Ferrari. The reason? The seven-time world champion will not even be in the country at that time. The team confirmed that George Russell will participate in the tyre test, while Andrea Kimi Antonelli will participate in the Young Driver test. Therefore, fans will have to wait until 2025 to see Hamilton in his new Ferrari uniform.
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