RaceFans Round-up: Haas tactics ‘not how I want to race’

In brief

F1 should discuss Haas tactics – Vowles

Haas’ decision to use Kevin Magnussen to slow down a queue of cars in order to help his team mate Nico Hulkenberg score points was strongly criticised by RB. Vowles admitted he didn’t like to see such tactics.

“Those questions on whether or not those tactics are viable or not, or unsportsmanlike, let’s review that as an organisation and a sport going forward,” he said in a video published by Williams. “My opinion from it is that’s not how I want to go racing.”

Andretti revamps plan for new headquarters

Andretti Global released images of revised plans for the new headquarters it is building in Indiana. It intends to move from its current Zionsville Road premises to its new location next year.

“Since ground-breaking, we’ve taken time to really evaluate and dive deep into every aspect of the project,” said chairman and CEO Michael Andretti. “Our goal remains to create a healthy workplace and culture for employees and a campus that can be a destination for the community, while focusing on enhanced performance and competition capabilities for our race teams. The updated designs and direction accomplish all those things and I’m so proud of what we are building.”

Andretti’s application to enter F1 as an 11th team was approved by the FIA last year but turned down by Formula One Management in January.

F1 “in a tricky moment” – Leclerc

Charles Leclerc acknowledged F1 is “in a tricky moment” when asked whether the sport should race in regimes such as Saudi Arabia. Saturday’s grand prix was F1’s fourth in the country, which has been criticised for failing to protect human rights, frequently using the death penalty, discriminating against women and its LGBTQ community, forbidding protests and other acts of repression.

“As a sport, and we’ve always said that, I think we need to bring the values of the sport in those countries in order to open the minds of people,” said Leclerc. “Having said that, obviously we are in a very tricky moment for our sport.

“I think, yes, we should focus on sharing the good values and there’s a lot of work still for us to do on that, as we are seeing at the moment. But I will stay on the line that I believe that we are…