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Charles Leclerc is a power at the console. Does he also win the China GP?
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Formula 1 is currently at a standstill, six races in countries affected by the virus have not yet been canceled.
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Ferrari star Leclerc is considered a favorite for the virtual GP victory.
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Angelo. Sticchi Damiani (left, alongside F1 CEO Chase Carey) from the Automobile Club d’Italia: «We can no longer afford to make mistakes like in Australia when the race was canceled much too late»
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff on the Aston Martin rumors: «I am a financial person. I’m only interested in good investments. »
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The GP family continues to meander with dreams, hopes from the expert chaos on all TV channels and the uncanny death statistics towards the World Cup start. Here are the next six races that have not yet been canceled or just postponed: France, Austria, England, Hungary, Belgium and Italy. In these six GP countries we unfortunately already have around 65,000 people who fell victim to the corona virus.
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«Make no more mistakes»
Ghost races with fewer team personnel, corona test locks and even the media could be banished – Spielberg still believes that the World Cup kicked off on July 5, despite a ban on major events until August. “We can no longer afford to make mistakes like we did in Australia when the race was canceled much too late and the fans were already in front of Albert Park,” warns Angelo Sticchi Damiani, race promoter of Monza and president of the Italian motorsport association ACI. «The teams requested a 90-day advance warning from those responsible for the start. Maybe they will rethink their proposal and consider 60 days to be sufficient. » Yes, in need and despair, you forget your own requirements.
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Who wins China GP?
The real thing is on Sunday evening from 7 p.m. at the virtual GP of China. Incidentally, this real race in Shanghai would have happened on the same date. Melbourne winner Charles Leclerc (22) entered the console race as a big favorite in the Ferrari – this time not with his 19-year-old brother Arthur as a team mate, but with the British F2 driver Callum Illot (21).
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Real Madrid star practiced for a long time …
In addition to its regular pilot Alex Albon, Red Bull brought the Belgian goalkeeper monster Thibaut Courtois (27) into the team. The Real Madrid superstar: «I practiced for weeks. It should be enough for a midfield and world championship points … »At Renault, in addition to the Bahrain opening winner and Formula 2 driver Zhou (China), British golf legend Ian Poulter (44) is behind the wheel. Williams is back with his GP drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi. The hottest outsider: Lando Norris in McLaren, who competes for the first time with regular pilot Carlos Sainz.
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Delétraz: “This time on the podium”
The Geneva Louis Delétraz (turns 23 on Wednesday) drives again for Haas-Ferrari. «In Australia I gave away the podium for a crash and only finished seventh. But it should work in China. » Alfa-Sauber starts with Antonio Giovinazzi (fifth in Melbourne) and Juan Manuel Correa (USA), who is making a “comeback” after his spa crash in Formula 2 almost nine months ago. You can see everything on Youtube channels and sport.de. With RTL commentators Florian König and Heiko Wasser. A look at the GP China can even be recommended.
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Ricciardo foregoes millions
Renault, along with Williams, McLaren, Alfa-Sauber, Racing Point and Haas, has also long since reached the short-term period. And finally you hear from one of the top earners that he is foregoing part of his double-digit million salary. Team principal Cyril Abiteboul: “We are very happy that Daniel was immediately ready for a cut!” The Australian Ricciardo should collect over 20 million francs a year from the French! And the seven-time GP winner for Red Bull is set to run away again in 2021 after only two Renault years …
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Wolff: “I am a financial person”
The rumors about Mercedes team director Toto Wolff (48) do not stop. Will he leave the six-time world champion in series at the end of the season? Is he going to join Aston Martin as CEO, who next year will officially bear the name of the previous Racing Point team with billionaire Lawrence Stroll? When compared to Blick, the Viennese jack-of-all-trades said a month ago: «I’m definitely not going to become CEO of Aston Martin. I am a financial person. I’m only interested in good investments. » And according to the “Daily Mail”, Wolff has now bought 37 million pounds (around 47 million Swiss francs) from Aston Martin. So the business, but Toto’s passion remains the Silver Arrows … His forecast: “It could start sometime in autumn!”
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