F1 Gossip

Las Vegas GP
Date: Sunday, 24 November, 2024
Track: Las Vegas Street Circuit

♖ Formula 1’s new partners, Tequila Patron, Kit Kat, and McDonald’s in Latin America, are Sergio Perez’s sponsors.

♖ Christian Horner considers Max Verstappen to have answered his critics with a convincing victory at the Sao Paulo GP.

♖ Regarding the 2026 changes, James Vowles (Williams) believes the regulations update will give teams ‘more freedom to explore the rules.’

♖ As the 2024 F1 season approaches its climax, Andrea Stella (McLaren) says they will prioritise Lando Norris in terms of ‘strategy and technical support.’

♖ Aston Martin has only scored 13 points since the summer break, which is fewer than Alpine and Haas, the same as Williams, and only three points more than RB.

♖ A rumour reported that Guanyu Zhou will become Ferrari’s regular reserve driver in 2025.

♖ Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei does not believe there is “any intention to sell F1 once he leaves.

♖ F1 sale verdict cast by departing Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffe Liberty CEO as $20billion takeover rumour revisited.

♖ Alex Albon denies the increased competition from Franco Colapinto has negatively impacted his performance.

♖ Max Verstappen could take home his fourth Driver’s title if Lando Norris struggles under the Las Vegas night race pressure.

♖ Lewis Hamilton’s final season at Mercedes should have been his swan song; sadly, it has been his worst year in Formula One.

♖ Toto Wolff has indicated a possibility of future collaboration with Max Verstappen and Mercedes.

♖ Frank Colapinto’s manager has told fans to back off hounding the young driver following a poor show at the Brazilian GP.

♖ Apparently, Lewis Hamilton wanted to quit Mercedes following his performance in the São Paulo GP.

♖ McLaren will not be prioritising Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri.

♖ Sergio Perez has dissociated from his father in respect of homophobic remarks he made about Ralf Schumacher.

♖ Yuki Tsunoda was subject to three hours of questioning by an official and thought he would be denied entry to the United States.

♖ Max Verstappen has upped his verbal attack on Lando Norris.

♖ Lewis Hamilton has achieved outstanding initial results in practice at the Las Vegas GP.

♖ F1 has agreed to add an 11th team to the grid, significantly enhancing Andretti’s chances of joining.

♖ Red Bull seems to have a ‘too draggy’ rear wing for the Las Vegas GP.

♖ Under pressure from Christian Horner, Sergio Perez confirmed they need both cars working as a team, and there is very little time to achieve that.

♖ Sergio Perez’s management have said their client’s  contact with Red Bull is ‘watertight’; Sergio wants at least £15m ‘to walk.’