In the round-up: Lewis Hamilton performed a demonstration run for Mercedes on Fifth Avenue in New York yesterday.
In brief
Hamilton enjoys demo run in “car I wanted”
Hamilton said it was “such a dream” to be reacquainted with Mercedes’ W12, which scored the team’s most recent championship victory in 2021, on the streets of New York City. “I can’t believe that we’re here in the middle of New York City, down Fifth Avenue and I get to drive the car that I wanted,” said Hamilton.
Team principal Toto Wolff said the level of interest in the event reflected how popular F1 has become in the USA. “You can see how many people showed up without this having having been announced, because obviously you can’t shut down New York with a Formula 1 car, there would be thousands of people,” he said. “But it was a success and you can see that in the faces of the people.”
The event was held to promote Mercedes’ sponsor WhatsApp, which has changed its racing car graphic to match Mercedes’ livery and had a model car in the same style present at the demonstration run.
Miami “should be good” for Red Bull
Max Verstappen expects to have a good chance of continuing his monopoly on victories at the Miami International Circuit this weekend.
“It should normally be a good race for us,” said Verstappen, who won the two previous Miami Grands Prix. “It’s normally a little bit more straightforward with the strategy, but it’s always quite a difficult track.
“I’m excited. It’s always quite a crazy weekend there, so it’s going to be quite a busy one.”
Ghiotto relieved to finish first IndyCar race
Former Formula 2 driver Luca Ghiotto declared himself pleased with his run to 21st place on his IndyCar debut last weekend, having been unable to test the car previously.
“The first race was long, I’m happy that I got to the end because this is probably the most physical car in the world and I was not sure I was going to be fit enough to do a 90-lap race,” he admitted. “So that was the first goal and I’m happy that we made it.”
Ghiotto will return to drive for the Coyne team on the Indianapolis Grand Prix circuit next week, and said his first race provided a useful practice opportunity.
“On the race itself, I think I had a little bit too many mistakes because during pit stops everything was just new to me, especially going from the reds [softer tyres] to the black tyres, all of that, basically…
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