Formula 1 Racing

Vettel to drive 100-year-old Aston Martin on sustainable fuel

Aston Martin GP car, 1922

In the round-up: Sebastian Vettel will perform another historic demonstration run this weekend in a car using sustainable fuel.

In brief

Sebastian Vettel to drive ‘Green Pea’ 100-year-old Aston Martin at Paul Ricard

Sebastian Vettel will drive Aston Martin’s original 1922 Grand Prix car, dubbed ‘Green Pea’, in a demonstration run during the French Grand Prix weekend.

The Aston Martin GP was driven by Clive Gallop and Louis Zborowski during the 1922 French Grand Prix at Strasbourg. Both cars failed to finish the race due to engine problems.

As with Vettel’s run in his 1992 Williams-Renault FW14B at Silverstone, the Aston Martin will run on sustainable fuel. It has been developed by P1 fuels with Aston Martin title sponsor Saudi Aramco.

“It was great to find out that this car is still alive, it still runs and is in such good shape,” said Vettel. “It’s crazy to imagine how long it’s been around but great to see that it’s still there. I’m very much looking forward to getting behind the wheel. I’m guessing it will be very different to what I’m used to.”

“People sometimes forget it’s a human being inside” crashes – Russell

Mercedes driver and Grand Prix Drivers Association director George Russell says fans are wrong to cheer in reaction to crashes.

“I think when you’re on the other side of the barrier, whether it’s football, whether it’s motorsport, whatever it is, people sometimes forget it’s a human being inside that,” said Russell. “We’re all human beings: Drivers, engineers, media, fans.

“There’s no justification to boo somebody for any reason or to jeer when we’re all risking our lives here. We know just recently the dangers that involved with motorsport.”

Ricciardo feared spacehopper incident would put Norris out of race

Daniel Ricciardo says he felt like a misbehaving schoolchild when he accidentally hit team mate Lando Norris in the face with a space hopper at the British Grand Prix.

Footage of the incident was widely shared on social media. Ricciardo admitted he felt instant dread Norris might be hurt too badly to race.

“I will say that the space hopper, it literally took me back to being at school,” Ricciardo told Joe. “Like at school, as soon as you do something you know is wrong and it’s like you instantly have like, ‘oh no,’ like instant regret. It’s like, why did I just do that? And it was kind of the…

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