F1 Gossip: Marko apologises to Hamilton after blaming him for Verstappen crash

- Red Bull F1 consultant Helmut Marko has apologised for falsely accusing Lewis Hami🌠lton of making a mistake when crashing into the back of Max Verstappen at t🐼he Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
M🌃arkoܫ originally claimed Hamilton “simply misjudged and drove into Max’s car”.
He told : “At the time of the television interview, I passed on exactly the 🧸information I had previously received from the engineers.
“They obviously weren’t right, so I’m sorry.”
- Current FIA president Jean Todt has been linked w🗹ith a return to Ferrari when his t🍌enure comes to an end. ()
Todt would return as a consultant - similar to the role Niki Lauda had during his time wit💎h Mercedes.
- According to th൩e, Mercedes has ended its controversial sponsorship deal with Kingspan.
)- According to , Red Bull tried one final upgrade at the penultimate round in Jeddah in a bid𝔍 to improve its straight-line speed.
It reported that: “This was a small adjustment to the underbody. The aim was to reduce drag on the straights and thus gain a few extra kilometres per hour. However, the change cost too much downforce in the corners. And the dܫisadvantage outweighed the benefits. Red Bull cut back. The data will be studied again in detail.”
💃- Former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone believes Hamilton and Mercedes are not ‘playing fair’ꦉ with Verstappen in this year’s title race.
He told : "They have been pushing down all the time on Max and then the race directors have been looking in because Toto goes to the race director. Max has more than a race to confront as he has them too on his back because they are bullying him and not playing fair. It is psychological game playing."

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