Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Comment of the day
While much has been said about how well Sainz performed in Baku, his teammate had a difficult weekend:
Very poor weekend from Albon all round. Crashed at the first corner in qualifying when the car was maybe the most competitive it’s been all year, then made this desperate error trying to recover from a bad position. Hopefully just a one-off.
Williams seem to never have a weekend where both of their drivers have clean races and score good points, though they still look pretty safe for P5 in the constructors.
Keith Campbell (@Keithedin)
Social media and links
Leclerc (Instagram)
Carlos Sainz Jnr: “We were diverted for a storm, we couldn’t land in Nice. So we landed in the middle of Italy, we rented a van and now we are driving to Monaco.”
Horner, the £52m pay-off, and what next for ex-Red Bull boss? (BBC)
Different figures have been published for Horner’s settlement. BBC Sport reports a figure of 60m euros, while other outlets have cited higher amounts.
Alpine power boost among minor changes in Fuji BoP (Sportscar 365)
A bulletin confirmed the Alpine A424 has been granted a 6kW power increase, bringing it up to 512kW for the penultimate round of the season.
Colnaghi crowned Eurocup-3 champion with a win at Jerez (Formula Scout)
Mattia Colnaghi secured the Eurocup-3 title with a victory in the penultimate round at Jerez, where fellow Red Bull junior Enzo Tarnvanichkul also won a race.
McLaren were a mess in Baku and should be worried about Verstappen (The Telegraph)
McLaren looked far from their best in Baku and failed to convert their pace into the expected finishing positions, leaving them with questions to answer against Verstappen and Red Bull.
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On this day in motorsport
- Born on this day in 1995: One-time Formula 1 racer Jack Aitken
- 35 years ago today Michael Andretti won the CART IndyCar race at Road America, a race that was red-flagged after AJ Foyt suffered serious leg injuries in a high-speed crash
- 35 years ago today Nigel Mansell won the Portuguese Grand Prix, a race that was stopped early after Alex Caffi crashed heavily
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