Last edition’s controversy has been heightened this year with Nelson Piquet’s episode of racism towards Lewis Hamilton, which has received unanimous support
Returning to Silverstone is always special for all Formula 1 drivers and teams. Virtually all teams have their headquarters within a few kilometers of the old British airfield from which the RAF planes departed to fight the Nazis in the Second World War. is always a homecoming. This year, that comeback comes with a lot of noise in the background. While it should be a week of talk about how Max Verstappen has a great opportunity to deal another near-death blow to his championship aspirations, or perhaps if Sergio Pérez or Charles Leclerc can answer him, these are some of Nelson Piquet’s statements , three-time world champion in the 1980s, who made rivers of ink flow.
The word “black”, used by Nelson Piquet in an interview in November, has now been rediscovered, it is not clear with what intention, to refer to Lewis Hamilton, has sparked a wave of solidarity towards the seven-time champion, who is not at his best is sporty moment. From Formula 1 as an entity, through all of its team-mates and their respective teams, they have all declared their determination to fight racism and support the legendary British driver. Little or nothing has been said of the win in 2021 and the circumstances under which he achieved it, with a controversial accident that ended with Max Verstappen in hospital.
The incident with a deposed Piquet, who is also the father of Verstappen’s girlfriend, has somewhat obscured the sporting dispute that seems more than interesting. This year’s British GP is presented as an ideal setting for the teams to present a good package of updates that will not only gain in reliability but also put an end to that dreaded ‘porpoise’ once and for all . The regulations put in place to remedy this problem have not convinced anyone, and although the FIA has opened its hand to allow the teams to retouch what they see, it is already seen as too late.
Teams like Ferrari, Mercedes or Alpine have brought countless pieces to Silverstone to try to take a step forward and so that Red Bull (especially in the case of Maranello) does not escape. Once again, as with the previous appointments, Carlos Sainz wants to ring the bell… although he realizes he is getting more and more criticism. The lack of a great result is what weighs on his shoulders, and it would be historic for him to achieve it in Britain. Not only for taking his first win in F1, but also for what it would mean for his morale, although he is clear about the steps to be taken. “More than winning races, I try to get back to the fight in the head. My challenge is to be on the podium in all the remaining races and try to win for the first time and I think thinking about the World Championship is secondary now. I’d rather go back to the consistency of the Carlos we’ve seen in Formula 1 in these years,” he said.
One of the teams that has surprised the most with its updates is Alpine. The car Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon are driving this weekend will have a sort of ‘pool’ on top of its pontoons, in the image of what Ferrari already had. It’s a critical weekend for the Enstone team. While others like McLaren have already given up on 2022 and started focusing on the car for next season, at Alpine they have focused on increasing two critical areas: reliability and competitiveness in the race. In one lap they look pretty good which could put them on the shortlist to finish in the top ten in every GP, but when the race comes they sink. That is unacceptable because, as Alonso admits, “the potential is there.”
For the Spanish rider, this will be a weekend where things need to get sorted after what happened in Canada when he lost a good chance to sneak into the ‘top 5’. In the tone of what has been experienced all year. “So far it has been a mixed season for me. It seems we have been consistently in the top 10 and have been a few times higher, especially over one lap. However, in 2022 we have had a lot of bad luck so far “We’ve had reliability issues, but also mistimed incidents, and safety cars. There’s a lot left and we know the potential is there. I’m already excited to see how it goes in the next races.” , Alonso analyzed for the top prize dispute.
Source: La Verdad
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