In the round-up: Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Sergio Perez’s poor performance in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix is likely to prove a one-off.
In brief
Perez “very strong” until Imola – Horner
Perez finished a lowly eighth having started 11th on the grid. He failed to make the cut for Q3 by just one hundredth of a second, and lost time in the race when he went off between the two Rivazza turns.
However Horner said Perez has turned around his form since last season and expects last weekend’s dip in performance will prove a one-off.
“I think he has had a much better start to this year, bar this weekend, which has been an anomaly,” said Horner. “He’s been very, very strong.
“I think that his approach, he’s been more relaxed, less focussed on what Max is doing, just focusing on himself. And I think he’s responded to that.”
F2 teams fined after simultaneous wheel errors
Formula 2 teams Hitech and Campos were fined £855 (€1,000) each for releasing their drivers from the pits with loose wheels when they came into the pits together during yesterday’s feature race. Amaury Cordeel and Pepe Marti retired following the errors by their respective teams.
In the Campos case, the stewards “acknowledge that the loose wheel from the nearly simultaneous unsafe release of car 16 [Cordeel] was a distraction to the crew of car 21 [Marti]. Nevertheless, safety is paramount and the obligation to release the car in a safe condition remained.”
First Super Formula win for Makino
Tadasuke Makino passed pole-winner Ayumu Iwasa at the start of yesterday’s Super Formula race at Autopolis and went on to claim his first victory in the series. The pair were separated by five seconds at the end, while Sho Tsuboi took third.
Tomoki Nojiri and Makino are tied for the championship lead on 23 points, with Red Bull junior Iwasa three points behind.
Pitt impressed F1 drivers – Bruckheimer
Formula 1 drivers have been impressed by Brad Pitt’s performance at the wheel in filming for his forthcoming film about the series, says producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Pitt, 60, has been cast as one of the drivers in the film which Lewis Hamilton is co-producing.
“These are really fast cars,” Bruckheimer told Entertainment Tonight. “It’s really fantastic to watch Brad train and command these cars the way he does it. The drivers are amazed what a great athlete is.”
“This is something he always wanted…
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