After the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the GPDA (Grand Prix Drivers' Association) have released a statement on their newly created social media profile, calling out
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Meanwhile, Mercedes' social media team have hinted at signing a new driver. GPblog brings you the best news of the day from the world of Formula One!
The
F1 drivers have collectively published a statement today about several issues. The drivers' called out FIA President's Mohammed Ben Sulayem's tone in the media and elsewhere. They also shared their thoughts on the penalties for swearing (after
Max Verstappen and
Charles Leclerc were fined), and also on how penalties are spent by the federation.
You can read the full statement here, and
our analysis about the situation here.
After GPblog has previously reported after
Valtteri Bottas' departure from Sauber that a his former might await him,
Mercedes have released a social media post about the Finnish driver, saying they are missing the driver who competed from them from 2017 until 2021. Why does signing Bottas make sense for the Germans?
Find out here!Former drivers do think differently about whether the Dutchman got lucky with the red flag at Interlagos.
According to Giedo van der Garde, it was
McLaren's choice to pit, therefore, Norris' comments were not fair. However,
Johnny Herbert believes saying that Verstappen got lucky does not take away from what he achieved at the Sao Paulo GP last Sunday.