It’s media day in Barcelona and we’ve been given the most sensible F1 news from the circuit to tell you.
We probably won’t stop you anymore, so with Sam Cooper’s added policy from the course of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, here’s a look at the most sensible headlines of the day.
Starting with Adrian Newey, he is said to have recently visited the Aston Martin factory for a secret visit and told PlanetF1. com that a contract had already been reached between the two parties.
A spokesperson responded to a request for explanations from Aston Martin: “The Aston Martin Aramco F1 team is a very interesting undertaking with Lawrence Stroll’s vision, a next-generation campus and exciting partnerships with Aramco and Honda.
“There are many other high-level people in all the spaces of the team connected to the project, but we have nothing to announce. “
Look at that in this one.
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At Arcelona, Fernando Alonso was asked about reports linking Newey to Aston Martin, with Red Bull’s head of design as a free agent in the first quarter of 2025.
However, the two-time world champion would not be too attracted to them, and when asked what he would say to check it out and convince him to sign up with us, he told the media and added to PlanetF1. com: “It’s between him and me. “
Always a provocation. . .
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Carlos Sainz is the 2025 F1 “domino” that everyone has been waiting to see what he will do next as he prepares to leave Ferrari at the end of the season.
But as time goes on, you’re about to take the next step.
“At the latest, a resolution will be taken very soon,” Sainz told PlanetF1. com media.
“I don’t need to wait any longer. I think I’m getting to a point where it’s been occupying my area for a few weeks and months. It’s time to make a resolution and that resolution will be made soon.
“So hopefully we’ll have to say it soon. “
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Ferrari junior Ollie Bearman says a 2025 grid seat is not a sure thing, he has been inspired by his bad looks for Ferrari and is gearing up for another FP1 appearance this weekend for Haas.
“I mean, it’s just rumors, hypotheses and all that. There is nothing real for them,” he told the media, adding PlanetF1. com.
“But I try to stay focused on what I can do, driving the car. And in the end, I try to stay away from those speculations, because it’s not healthy. “
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Lando Norris remains optimistic about his chances of winning races this year. He detailed how Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s preparation at the front of the box has helped them cross the finish line, and when McLaren has a chance to win. Array will have to take it with both hands.
“I think it’s difficult,” he told the media, PlanetF1. com added, in Barcelona when asked if Verstappen had an achievable goal this year.
“But there are probably more chances and probabilities now, especially if Mercedes are in the fray: more chances of having a higher number of points than [when] a bad weekend for Max was third before or something, it may just be the case a fifth or a sixth.
“If you can be the one to win, in one weekend you can solve a lot of problems quickly. So if things go like this, then I will say that there are greater possibilities. “
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