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

- Red Bull F1 consultant Helmut Marko has apologised for falsely accusing Lewis Hamilton of making a mistake when crashing into the bꦆa♉ck of Max Verstappen at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Marko originally cla🎃ꦇimed 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 rec🦂eived from the engineers.
“They obviously weren’t right, so I’m sorry.”
- Current FIA president Jean Todt has been linked with a return to Ferrari when his tenure co𒐪mes to an end. ()
Todt would return as a cඣonsultant - similar to the role Niki Lauda had during his time with Mercedes.
- According to the, Mercedes has ende💦d its controversial sponsorship deal with Kin🅺gspan.
)- Acco🌞rding to , Red Bull tried one final upgrade at the penultimate round in Jeddah in a bid to improve its straight🍷-line speed.
It reported that: “This was a s𝐆mall 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 disadvantage 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 ‘pl꧟aying fair’ 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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