In the round-up: Romain Grosjean says damage caused by a tangle with Alexander Albon explains his slip out of the points places in Hungary.
What they say
Grosjean praised the team’s decision to pit both him and team mate Kevin Magnussen for slick tyres before the race started, though it later led to a penalty for both drivers:
It was a good move from the team. I took the radio and said ‘guys it’s too dry for inters’. So we took the gamble. The first few laps were a bit leery but after that things worked really well. The pace was good.
Then I started to have graining on the front-left tyres so we didn’t protected enough. But anyway it was going OK.
Sadly, I need to see the image, but Albon had a quite late move on me in turn one, hit my front wing and damaged it. Then the car had much less performance. We tried but then everything went out of sync and I just couldn’t stay in the points.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
REVEALED! The three circuit layouts for the Formula E season finale in Berlin 🇩🇪
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— ABB Formula E (@FIAFormulaE) July 21, 2020
Michael Masi, FIA’s Race Director, was today at #Mugello for the traditional inspection before each round of F1. From left. Paolo Poli, Mugello Circuit (MC) CEO; Michael Masi; Antonio Canu, MC Race Director; Christian Bryll, FIA F1 Event Logistics Manager and Permanent Starter pic.twitter.com/sdg5t2gPxf
— Mugello Circuit (@MugelloCircuit) July 21, 2020
I see some sites have published quotes from @JeanTodt claiming they are a response to what @LewisHamilton said on Sunday. The quotes in question were appear to have been published at least as early as Saturday.
— Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) July 21, 2020
Links
More motor racing links of interest:
25 percent attendance anticipated; masks to be mandatory (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
“Based on policies and procedures put into effect by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IMS officials announced today that attendance for the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, Aug. 23 will be approximately 25 percent of capacity. Face coverings will be required for all attendees.”
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Cindric: Team Penske, Acura ‘Couldn’t Align’ on Future (Sportscar 365)
“We are proud of the efforts that our organizations have put forth together over the last three seasons but we simply couldn’t align on how we should go racing in the future.”
“(Theo Pourchaire’s) first win at the Red Bull Ring was a pleasant surprise, but last Saturday, at the Hungaroring, he was on a class of his own. At only 16 years old, in his rookie year, he crossed the finish line with a 11.9s gap to his closest rival, on a track he had never driven on before. His performance speaks volume of his potential.”
Three takeaways from Iowa IndyCar 250s (IndyCar)
“Pato drove an excellent race and we let him down in the pits. Very disappointing and unfortunate because we had the car to win for sure. We will regroup, find ways to improve and we will come back stronger for Mid-Ohio.”
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