FIA release Verstappen, Horner statement as Hamilton’s latest Ferrari requests uncovered – roundup
Saturday’s fast-paced F1 news includes the FIA’s statement over the booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner and the latest on Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari.
Let’s zip through the day’s main F1 headlines at the speed of light
launch event in London this week.
Verstappen and Horner were booed when they appeared on stage, with the World Champion and team-mate Liam Lawson the only drivers not to address the audience at the O2 Arena on Tuesday.
PlanetF1.com understands that the decision for Verstappen and Lawson to not to speak was made by Red Bull early in the planning process for the event in a bid to avoid bland and trite comments without substance after a long day of lengthy media commitments.
Jos Verstappen blasts ‘shameful’ booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner
Jos Verstappen wasn’t impressed by the response of the crowd in the O2 Arena to Christian Horner or his son Max Verstappen.
Mr Verstappen said: “I don’t think that’s acceptable.
Lewis Hamilton submits more Ferrari requests after SF-25 shakedown
Lewis Hamilton called for more changes to his new Ferrari SF-25 after the car’s shakedown at Fiorano earlier this week, it has been claimed.
And the fixes are expected to arrive in time for the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain next Wednesday (February 26).
It comes after reports that Hamilton was 0.8 seconds slower than new team-mate Charles Leclerc at Fiorano, although the lap times of each driver from the shakedown are believed to be wholly unrepresentative.
Helmut Marko wary of Lewis Hamilton revival at Ferrari
Helmut Marko fears Lewis Hamilton could “continue where he left off” with his 2021 battle with Max Verstappen if Ferrari provide a competitive car for the F1 2025 season.
Yet he believes the seven-time World Champion’s declining qualifying performance could count against a Hamilton revival if he regularly qualifies “two or three tenths” behind Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton was beaten heavily by George Russell over one lap last year, qualifying behind his Mercedes team-mate at 19 of a possible 24 races.
Martin Brundle ‘terrified’ of being ‘cancelled’ over Sky F1 grid walk
Martin Brundle has revealed that his iconic grid walk segment is a “terrifying” experience, one that places him a sentence away “from the end.”
Brundle’s grid walk has been a highlight of F1 television coverage in the United Kingdom for decades.
However, the Sky F1 pundit has admitted that he is “terrified o
f the whole thing.”
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