F1 Gossip: Red Bull hopeful Hamilton will take another engine penalty

♐- In an interview with , Red Bull F1 consultant Helmut Marko says he expects Lewis Hamilto⭕n to take another grid penalty due to engine component changes.
Hamilton served a 1♛0-place𝄹 grid penalty at the Turkish Grand Prix after taking a new ICE component.
Marko said: “If the race goes normally an🧸d there are no accidents, we will g๊et away with our engines. Our information, our hope, is that Hamilton will have to change again.”
- In the same interview, Marko admitted that it would be a “big di🐽sappointment” if Verstappen doesn’t go on to win his maiden title.
♉He added: “It would be a big disappointment for Max if he didn't win it. If you take the statistics: How many kilometres we have led. We have more race wins. Our retirement in Baku. And and and. ☂There has been a certain superiority, but it is not reflected in the points.”
- Michael Andretti has revealed that he was hours away from agreeing a deal to take over the Alfa Rome🥃o before t🎐alks broke down. ()
- Spain’s minister of Tourism, Juan Marín, says Jerez de la Frontera is first in line 🅰to take a spot on the 2022 F1 calendar should any of the races be cancelled. ()
- Ex-F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg has ruled out a switch to IndyCar follow🍬ing his test with Arrow McLaren SP.
He wrote on Twitter: “Quick update regarding IndyCar: It was exciting to test an IndyCar two weeks ago and I am grateful to Arrow McLaren SP for this opportಞunity. However, for personal reasons I decided not to go ahead with it. Keep you posted on my future plans.”
- 2016 F1 champion🍒 Nico Rosberg has revealed that he considered coming back to the F1 grid as a stand-in for Hamilton at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
Hamilton was ruled out of the second race in Bahrain due to coronavirus, allowing George Russell to🎃👍 get a shot in the dominant Mercedes car alongside Valtteri Bottas.
Speaking on Jenson Button’s YouTube channel, Rosberg said: “I would definitely have co✤nsidered picking up the phone there, but I physically would not ൩have been able to.
“My arms would solidify 🌞rock solid. My fingers wouldn’t be able to hold the steering wheel anymore after two laps.
“Not to speak of the neck falling between my legs when I⛄’m braking because I wouldn’t be able to hold my head up. The G-forces on those things, the challenge and the development you need on all your specific muscles, the arm muscles. It’s very on𒅌 the edge. So physically, no chance, because I was thinking about it.”

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