In the round-up: Sergio Perez believes it he stands to benefit more than his team mate if Red Bull are able to solve the handling problems which have plagued their RB20.
In brief
Car fix will work better for me – Perez
Perez says Max Verstappen has been less affected by the problems with Red Bull’s car than he has. “I think it’s a thing with the side of Max that he’s less sensitive to the issues we have – just by nature,” Perez told the official F1 channel.
“Some people don’t understand – especially from the media side – that the different driver styles can come to different conclusions. The good thing was that Max was a lot less sensitive to it than I was. Races ago I was complaining about these issues, but now it seems that they’re so big that even Max is feeling them.
“So I think the solution will benefit me even more with my style. Now it’s very clear in the data, the team is fully aware of it and hopefully we can fix the issue soon going forwards because then we can unlock a lot of performance on the car.”
MPs criticise F1’s Baku race in letter
Ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, a group of human rights campaigners, including multiple members of the UK’s House of Commons and House of Lords, have written to F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and Liberty Media president Greg Maffei to criticise F1’s race in the nation.
“Ahead of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Baku, we write on behalf of six Armenian political prisoners – former leaders of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region – who are being unlawfully held hostage by Azerbaijani authorities,” the letter reads.
“As the grand prix approaches, Formula 1’s presence risks distracting from Azerbaijan’s human rights abuses. Formula 1 cannot claim to have a positive impact in Azerbaijan while these Armenian hostages remain imprisoned. Profits must not come at the expense of human rights. Formula 1 must stop enabling regimes like Azerbaijan to sportswash their crimes. By speaking out against this injustice and calling for the release of the Armenian political prisoners in Azerbaijan, Formula 1 can demonstrate its commitment to human rights in the countries it visits.”
F1 needs “very similar driving style” to F3 – Bearman
Haas driver Oliver Bearman, who is cubstituting for the banned Kevin Magnussen this weekend, says that F1 cars require a driving style more akin to that in Formula 3 than F2.
“For me, it’s just the downforce level of…
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