New stank of Ferrari – Vasseur is angry

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As fans already know, the Azerbaijan GP will only see one free practice session due to the first of six sprint races on Saturday. On Friday at 11:30 am CET (ORF1, Sky live).

Hamilton is the king of the road

Hamilton: “It will be a new adventure for everyone. We all only have 60 minutes to prepare the car with the new updates!” This also applies to Alpine, Aston Martin and Red Bull for the fourth round of the World Cup.

For Mercedes, the 6003 meter long Baku circuit will be the 275th GP in Formula 1. Record: 125 wins, 136 pole positions. In the previous 204 road races (of 1082 World Cup races since 1950), the seven-time world champion is the road king with 18 wins ahead of Michael Schumacher with 16 successes.

Another exit from Ferrari

Ferrari has not calmed down after the horror start with only 26 points. Concept boss David Sanchez recently surprisingly left the Reds. The Frenchman would like to return to McLaren. Now sporting director Laurent Mekies has signed with Alpha-Tauri-Honda for 2024 to succeed Tost (in sight).

Now they are angry in Maranello because Mekies contract runs until 2025. Does boss Frédéric Vasseur (54) also release this important man? “In this case, the principle applies – Ferrari first!” But do the Reds really want to prevent a man from leaving if he wants to leave too?

The new engine rule

Teams and drivers breathe a sigh of relief. Due to the six sprint races with six second qualifiers, the number of engine, turbocharger, MGU-K and MGU-H units allowed per driver has been increased from three to four. But it remains with two batteries and control units.

Leclerc is already on the road with the third engine and once had to fall back 15 starting places.

Alfa Sauber behind Red Bull Honda

Yes, reliability will also play a crucial role in 2023. After three races, only Red Bull Honda has reached the maximum number with 330 laps. Followed by Alfa-Sauber with 328. But the C43 of Bottas and Zhou has been too slow so far. Can Hinwiler finally show himself in the front midfield in Baku? Team representative Bravi: “Unlike 2022, we have made progress.” Of course you can see it that way. Well, a year ago you had 13 points, now you have six.

Source : Blick