After the pre-Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Monza 2022 here are the first big talking points of the week.
Former world champion Nico Rosberg is harsh in his criticism of Ferrari.
He sees stability after Holland’s mistakes and demands consequences.
Even the teams in Formula 2 and Formula 3 are doing a better job in terms of stops and strategies, he says.
During the Formula 1 race in Zandvoort, Ferrari forgot a tire, left the team holding a gun on the ground and was run over by Sergio Perez, then Carlos Sainz was about to hit Fernando Alonso in the pits.
It wasn’t the first nor the second time this year that Ferrari had made strange decisions and criticized the team harshly.
– I’m starting to find it hard to understand, expert Ralph Schumacher tells Sky.
Although they are a great team, they make many mistakes. There are no consequences. Nothing seems to change in Italy.
Even former world champion Nico Rosberg is harsh in his criticism and can’t fathom how you can forget a tire. The thing that caused Sainz to hold still for about 13 seconds.
At a certain point, you have to start making fundamental changes, Rosberg tells Sky.
But despite the mistakes and criticism, stable manager Mattia Benmoto is behind his stable.
We will not replace any employee. This is my answer to Rosberg, Binotto was quoted by motorsporttotal.com.
We have great people on our team and we continue to build on stability.
Hamilton criticism
Even Lewis Hamilton received criticism after the race in the Netherlands. This time around, it’s former world champion Jacques Villeneuve who doesn’t understand Hamilton’s actions over the radio at all.
– It was very aggressive, almost insulting, Villeneuve wrote in his column on Formule1.nl.
– It is good that he apologized to the team, but this does not suit the hero. After everything the stable had done to him, he shouldn’t be talking that way.
Villeneuve also believes that George Russell is developing into a team leader.
– Decide on a pit stop and that he will switch to soft tyres. Hamilton, given the experience and titles he’s won, could have done it too.
According to Villeneuve, Hamilton neglected the restart and thus a place on the podium.
But Hamilton has a different opinion.
– I didn’t think anyone would go to the hole. As Hamilton says, we didn’t have any discussion about it because my middle tires were probably no older than five laps.
Incidentally, Villeneuve is back in Formula 1, driving the Alpine A521 from last year after two days of the Formula 1 race at Monza in 2022.
Oscar Piastre – What Really Happened?
It’s one of the most discussed questions at the moment, and the F1 blog tells the somewhat secretive story behind the decision.
In November 2021, Alpine wrote a document with Oscar Piastri stating that the stable has a future for Piastroi, but for it to be a binding agreement, it must be confirmed and registered with the Contract Recognition Board (CRB). Prior to the 2022 premiere, Albine and Biastri signed a contract where he was a test and reserve driver for 2022, but that contract was written relatively late, and had nothing to do with future seasons, and Mark Webber, Biastri’s manager, wasn’t entirely happy that the team had not taken next step. Early in the 2022 season, Piastri was also confirmed as McLaren’s reserve driver, with him continuing to work in the Alpine simulator. Other than that, not much has happened in the Alpine region, and according to www.0123go.com, no initiatives have come from the Alps.
Instead, the team has repeatedly mentioned how happy they are with Fernando Alonso, which has left Webber, who did not have a confirmed contract with Piastre, looking for other options. One of them was Williams, but in June, McLaren suddenly became interested.
Team Principal Andreas Seidl was not happy with Daniel Ricciardo, and since there was no contract registered for Pastry in 2023, the team called and signed a contract with the super talent who won Formula 3 and Formula 2. The contract was registered on July 4, 2022.
Alonso ready for Aston Martin 2023
When Fernando Alonso left the Alps abruptly on July 31, the Alps suddenly faced a situation where they were short of a driver for 2023, and they had a document saying there was a plan to drive a Piastre for the team, but no binding contract. The team then chose to release a press release that Biastri was done, but without commenting Biastri, which led to the young talent being denied the deal on Twitter.
In retrospect, it is now clear that signing a Piastre contract, which McLaren did after the weekend race at Silverstone, was also the reason for the CRB ruling in McLaren’s favour. Alpine may have had a written plan for the Piastri, but no contract has been recorded or confirmed.
The question now is whether Oscar Piastre will run any Friday practice for Albin this year, as planned, or if the team ignores him because he signed with McLaren and also prevents him from driving for his next team. What we can be sure of is that Biastri will remain the talk of the town for a few more weeks.
F1 at Monza 2022
F1 has arrived at Monza, one of the most classic races on the World Cup calendar and also the Ferrari track. The orange stands from Spa and Zandvoort seem forgotten. This weekend is red. Red like a Ferrari.
We start with the times that apply to F1 at Monza 2022
September 9:
Training 1 14.00-15.00
Training 2 17.00-18.00
September 10
Training 3 at 13.00-14.00
Qualifying at 16:00
September 11
Italian Grand Prix at 15.00-17.00
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