As expected George Russell DSQ from the Belgian Grand Prix - as pointed out en route to the airport by @bernie_collins1 the extra tread wear on the tyres due to the 1 Stop coupled with no ‘cool down’ lap to pick up rubber, could have contributed to George’s car being underweight. But no defence in a breech of the tech regs so this was always likely to be the only outcome
🚨 | BREAKING: Oliver Bearman will replace Carlos Sainz for the rest of this weekend.
Sainz has been diagnosed with appendicitis and will require surgery. Details below:
https://t.co/hFo4m0XXze
🚨 | Hamilton to Ferrari is DONE.
Ferrari's Chairman John Elkann has signed the contract with Lewis Hamilton.
Only announcements are left.
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🚨 Helmut Marko says that a serious attempt was made by Hamilton's side to sign for Red Bull
"I can only say that Christian Horner told me in January about a text message he received from people around Hamilton. It seemed authorized by the driver, especially because there was talk of a condition that Hamilton set: he only wanted to drive for Red Bull if he got the same material as Max Verstappen. For me at least there was no doubt that the request from the Hamilton side was serious."
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