Tuesday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Red Bull completing a deal for a new sponsor as a former team mechanic calls out an \u201cembarrassing\u201d fan opinion on social media.<\/p>\n
With Bernie Ecclestone weighing in on McLaren\u2019s team orders call at the Italian Grand Prix, and Lewis Hamilton reflecting on his first Monza appearance as a Ferrari driver, here\u2019s today\u2019s roundup\u2026<\/p>\n
Red Bull confirms new sponsor arrival after Italian Grand Prix<\/p>\n
Red Bull has announced a landmark deal with Carlyle, the first partnership between a Formula 1 team and a major global private markets firm.<\/p>\n
The deal, which is effective immediately, will see Carlyle branding appear on the Red Bull RB21 car going forward.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s understood the Carlyle deal was negotiated by former team principal Christian Horner, with agreement reached following a meeting in New York following the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this summer.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Red Bull make huge announcement as landmark deal confirmed<\/a><\/p>\n Former Red Bull mechanic hits back at \u2019embarrassing\u2019 opinion<\/p>\n Former Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas has hit back at a social media user for downplaying the work that mechanics do in F1.<\/p>\n Nicholas took exception to a post that criticised mechanics for a perceived \u201cthree-second work shift\u201d in the pit lane.<\/p>\n He wrote in response: \u201cThis is why so few people in the paddock interact on [social media] by the way. Bs opinions like this. It\u2019s embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0The truth behind a pit crew member\u2019s pay, travel and working week<\/a><\/p>\n Bernie Ecclestone raises Lando Norris theory after McLaren team orders<\/p>\n Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone suspects that McLaren would \u201cprefer\u201d Lando Norris to be crowned the F1 2025 World Champion.<\/p>\n It comes after the team instructed Oscar Piastri to return second place to Norris in the closing stages of the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Andrea Stella, the McLaren team principal, insisted that the call was about the team remaining consistent with its \u201cprinciples\u201d and \u201cracing values.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Why Brundle and Bernie are split over McLaren\u2019s Monza team orders call<\/a><\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton reflects on \u2018solid progress\u2019 at Italian Grand Prix<\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton has claimed that he made \u201csolid progress\u201d at the Italian Grand Prix as he raced at Monza for the first time as a Ferrari driver.<\/p>\n Hamilton made his first appearance at Monza as a Ferrari driver last weekend following his high-profile move from Mercedes last winter.<\/p>\n He overcame a five-place grid penalty to finish sixth.<\/p>\n