In the round-up: Oscar Piastri says Sergio Perez’s lack of points compared to team mate Max Verstappen helps McLaren.
In brief
Perez scoring low helping McLaren – Piastri
Perez’s low scoring in recent rounds compared to Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen “certainly helps our constructors’ championship bid,” McLaren driver Piastri said in response to a question from RaceFans.
“It has just been Max, really. Whenever you have two cars up the front versus one, it opens up some opportunities and is always good for point scoring. I think it’s just always a good thing to have.”
Gasly to run heavier Alpine again at Silverstone
Pierre Gasly says he will race the heavier of Alpine’s two chassis during this weekend’s British Grand Prix for the third consecutive weekend, with team mate Esteban Ocon having the lighter chassis.
“[Ocon’s] was actually lighter the last two weekends,” Gasly said in response to a question from RaceFans. “We swapped chassis after Canada, which was always the plan. And we’re going to be swapping that chassis around.
“There’s never been any weight issue – if anything, I started the season overweight the first six races. But that’s how it is. The team always tries to tackle this weight topic and make it as fair as possible. Sometimes it goes one way, sometimes the other.”
Bearman explains number choice
Oliver Bearman will race using the number 87 when he makes his grand prix debut next year. He was assigned the number 38 when he drove as a substitute for Carlos Sainz Jnr in Saudi Arabia.
“I didn’t get to choose my number in Jeddah,” said Bearman, who will race for Haas next year. “First of all, even if I did, that was the last of my worries!
“But, yeah, it’s the number that I’ve raced since the beginning. It’s a number that my dad raced with. I’m born on the 8th of May and my brother on the seventh of, August, so 87 was the number of choice and that would continue to be the case.”
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Hamilton not looking to buy Moto GP team
After reports that Lewis Hamilton was pursuing a purchase of the Gresini Moto GP team, the Mercedes driver and part-owner of the NFL’s Denver Broncos insists he is not actively looking to do so yet.
“I’ve always loved Moto GP,” Hamilton said. “I’m interested in the potential growth of the sport, but I haven’t looked that far into it just yet.
“But…
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