Prior to the Grand Prix weekend in Canada, the drivers and team bosses "get in on the action" at the press conference. Max Verstappen takes a seat next to his 2021 rival.
On Friday morning (local time) the press conference is held for the drivers. This was previously always on Thursday, but in an attempt to make the weekend shorter F1 has moved this press moment to Friday in 2022. The twenty drivers are divided into four groups of five and the first group starts at 3:30pm UK time.
In that first group, Charles Leclerc is the biggest name. He again did not see the end of the race in Azerbaijan when his engine failed. George Russell, sitting next to him in the press room, took advantage and grabbed a podium spot. Daniel Ricciardo, Lance Stroll and Esteban Ocon are also in this group.
After a group with Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly, Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez and Nicholas Latifi, perhaps the most enjoyable interlude follows. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen slide into group three together. Verstappen as the winner of the last race and leader in the world championship, next to his rival from 2021 who is struggling to get out of his W13 in 2022 because it bounces too much. Guanyu Zhou, Mick Schumacher and Alexander Albon join the two leaders.
On Saturday, prior to the third free practice, there is also a press moment for team principals. At 3:30pm UK time, first of all Franz Tost, Otmar Szafnauer and Mike Krack will sit down, after which they will be replaced by Frederic Vasseur, Zak Brown and Jost Capito.
I don’t what is the purpose to put lapped driver Hamilton alongside Max? It would be fair for Lewis to organise press event with Latifi and Schumacher, no doubt he is better driver then both of them.
It's so funny to note that Lewis's dominance over the years made him the most hated person on earth when ever he wins he touches the nerve and even news rooms that are not relevant they make money by mentioning his names anf trolls jump with their hate. The man is the entire F1 show even when they try to bring him down they fail
Yes , without Lewis , FIA would suspend F1 WC and abolish F1 at all.??
Oh no, not side by side! The drama! The action! The anticipation!
Last chance for Hamilton to be in front of Max...........walking down the hallway...
Verstappen will still over take him Lewis will probably be coming in a wheelchair askin to change the rules and his back is sore form some small bumps
Small bumps? If you experienced that you'd be in bed for 3 months.
You're all smart-mouths now aren't you? Where were you when Hamilton was trouncing Max for 7 years and getting title after title? In the shadows crying about it.
It's nice that you think I care what you say? *snickers*
It's cute that you thought you were important enough to be cared about. I just cared about responding to your childish post. Great comeback btw. *mars*
Only got those titles from being in a unbeatable car, any one can see that in equal machinery his not that good,
It was not unbeatable. Mercedes did not win every race, every season. Everyone sees what they want to see. Mainly based on ignorance and bias. People's opinions are not that reliable.
Thats as close as Sir Lewis has been to The Champ this year other than when he was lapped by him.
Hamilton acts as if he has a healthy dislike for Max to say the least.
Really? And how has that manifested itself? Examples? Max is way more distant and insular. He doesn't care much about anyone except himself. Lewis was robbed in 2021 of an 8th title and even though it was Masi who manipulated the end of the race, Lewis still showed his class by hugging Max and then going to the RB garage with his father to congratulate them. Tell me Max and Jos would have done the same thing if Lewis had rightly won.
Lewis was rightly defeated actually pretty much all season. Speaking of Masi, Lewis hasn't won 1 race since his departure. Coincidence?
Lewis lost some races, Max lost some races. Both won some. In Abu Dhabi the points were level. You cannot seriously claim 'rightly defeated' when that very defeat came by way of an FIA breaking the F1 Sporting Regulations twice in favour of Max. Don't be ridiculous. "Speaking of Masi, Lewis hasn't won 1 race since his departure. Coincidence?" LOLOL. Did you really write that?? Haha You actually want a serious answer to that don't you? Jeez man. Well let's put it this way, unless Masi built the Mercedes W13, let's just say it's not a coincidence. :) Are you suggesting Lewis' wins, all 103 of them are because of Masi? See, this is the BS and ignorance I have to deal with and you people get your knickers in a twist when you get replies from me which you think are ridiculing. What do you expect?! Try and do better.
Lewis was robbed in 2021 . Really grow up man. Max won that last race with al the luck in the world, ( and a nice portion of karma too). Actually i found it the best that all you Hamilton fans where allready celebrathing and then karma hit , just an awsome feeling man. Back to Hamilton disliking Max , just referred to him as that guy in the beginning , now he says he hopes Ferrari wins, not remembering what Max says as Max tries to give him some moral support. I do not apreciate Max for being so nice to his fans, I do not want to see Max being a "rolemodel" i want to see a Max that eats up a Hamilton and spits him out . You snowflakes take Hamilton with you and go do girly things,suits you better.
When an FIA Race Director breaks the Sporting Regs twice after radio messages from Red Bull, that gives an advantage to a Red Bull driver to allow him to win a race that he would not have won had the rules been followed.... that's cheating. And therefore the driver who lost out was robbed. So don't come in here beating your chest and telling me to grow up. Do you deny Masi broke the SC rules, twice? Do you deny that Jonathan Wheatley instructed Masi on the radio by telling him what he did and didn't need to do? Do you deny that these broken rules ONLY advantaged Max? You can tell yourself that 'all you Hamilton fans' were celebrating before time, but you obviously don't have a camera on all the Hamilton fans so there is no way you can determine this. Utter nonsense. Celebrating before the end isn't what I was doing so your 'all fans' BS doesn't work. Give me a reason why Lewis should be any more friendly to Max as Max is to Lewis. Lewis are up Max and spit him out for 7 years straight so you've got some catching up to do. I'm far from a snowflake mate and if you were stood in front of me, I'm betting you'd be very quiet.
Correction, some fans do, especially some on here which everyone knows who those are. I don't think anything bad or controversial or very worthy will come out of that press conference. Just 2 drivers knowing each others situation and not making fun of this.