{"id":771922,"date":"2026-07-01T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/771922\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:09:10","slug":"f1-news-today-christian-horners-ferrari-return-lewis-hamiltons-three-word-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/771922\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 News Today: Christian Horner&#8217;s Ferrari return, Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s three-word message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone admits he tried to persuade <a title=\"Christian Horner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/87455\/christian-horner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Horner<\/a> to join Ferrari after his exit from Red Bull.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 52-year-old Englishman has been out of the sport since being sacked last July after a tumultuous start to the 2025 season.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1086955\/christian-horner-ferrari-f1-bernie-ecclestone-advice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Patched up and bodged&#8217;: Adrian Newey reveals systemic issues at Aston Martin<\/p>\n<p>\nF1 design legend Adrian Newey has admitted he had to essentially take Aston Martin apart and put it back together again in the hope of solving their 2026 problems.&#13;<\/p>\n<p> Article continues under video<\/p>\n<p>\nWhen Newey signed with the Silverstone squad in time to work on their first challenger under the new regulations, neither he nor Lawrence Stroll could have imagined just how tricky the process would be.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1087002\/adrian-newey-blames-aston-martin-problems-jordan-f1-team\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nSeven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton issued a message to his old rival Max Verstappen after a hard-fought Austrian Grand Prix.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Hamilton finished the race down in fifth\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1086894\/f1-austrian-grand-prix-2026-results-final-classification-late-penalties-applied\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton finished the race down in fifth<\/a> while Verstappen managed to claim second, his best grand prix result of 2026 so far.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1086963\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari-f1-max-verstappen-austrian-grand-prix-scrap\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Newey announces &#8216;big&#8217; 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