- Helmut Marko says Red Bull doesn’t risk losing Max Verstappen to Mercedes shoulℱd Lewis H♌amilton retire from F1.

In an interview𒊎 with Autorevue, as quoted by the , Marko said: “I do not think that Max will leave us then. The e🅰vents at Silverstone have left too big a crack, especially with Jos. I think that makes him less likely to switch sides.”

- The Red Bull consultant also praised Sergio Perez for his c🉐ontribution, while tak⭕ing a swipe at Valtteri Bottas.

“It's c🎃lear to u✤s that there is currently no driver who can stand up to Verstappen in qualifying," he added. “But then you need someone who won't break – that has happened with Perez.

ꦚ“If you start ninth or 11th, all the qualities he undoubtedly has in the race won't help you. 💫He's driven at the same level as Verstappen in x number of races, [but] it just fizzles out by the time you're through [the field].

“That’s the big difference bဣetween him and Bottas, who is a loser when it comes to overtaking. He’s super-fast, but he can’t 🃏overtake in traffic.”

- Speaking on his own podcast, Bottas has admitted he now understands why Nicꦇo Rosberg decided to🎐 retire at the end of 2016.

“When I came to Mercedes, I wondered why Nico was quitting. But now I can identify withꦍ him. I can say from experience that it’s not easy,” Bottas explained.

- Christian Horner says it would be foolish to undeꦇrestimate any team going into this season.

Speaking to RacingNews365, he said: “I think it's probable that the big teams will be at the front. Which order they'll be in is difficult 𝄹to predict. It's the same group of people that were designing last year's car that designed this year's car, so it's how you deal with a problem, how you interpret regulations, and the creativity of the group that differentiates them.

“It will be interesting to see 🧸what our competitors [do], but I think it'd be foolish to underestimate any of th😼e teams with such a big regulation change.”

- have donated £1 million to Lewis Hamilton’s chꦰarity - Mission 44 

AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly is co🌳nfident the new Miami track will be good🥀 for overtaking

“I was really impressed,” Gasly said. “The track looks really cool, especially with the two very long straights. In t▨erms of racing and overtaking possibilities, it’s going to be pretty amazing. It should be a great show for all the fans.”