Your newest dose of F1 news is here, so check out all you need to know from Saturday\u2019s F1 news cycle!<\/p>\n
With a quiet non-race weekend upon us, here\u2019s everything you need to know this Saturday.<\/p>\n
F1 news: George Russell a target for Ferrari to replace Lewis Hamilton?<\/p>\n
According to a fresh report in Italian media, George Russell could be a target for Ferrari to pursue to replace Lewis Hamilton, should the seven-time F1 World Champion not continue past the end of 2026.<\/p>\n
It is widely believed that the multi-year contract Hamilton signed to join Ferrari from Mercedes \u2013 worth a massive $57million<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a343.3m\/\u20ac49.2m) according to PlanetF1.com estimates \u2013 is due to expire at the end of 2026.<\/p>\n However, it was claimed in August by\u00a0Italy\u2019s La Gazzetta dello Sport that Hamilton\u2019s contract contains an option<\/a> \u2013 purely on his side \u2013 allowing him to extend his deal until the end of 2027.<\/p>\n If true, the clause would give Ferrari \u2018little say\u2019 on Hamilton\u2019s future even if he continues to underperform in 2026.<\/p>\n However, it is thought unlikely that Hamilton would want to continue in 2027 if his on-track struggles persist for another season.<\/p>\n Read more: Fresh Lewis Hamilton blow after Ferrari contract claim as new target emerges \u2013 report<\/a><\/p>\n Felipe Massa \u2018reprimanded\u2019 by Ferrari in 2009<\/p>\n Felipe Massa\u2019s ongoing court case against the FIA, FOM, and Bernie Ecclestone has seen him claim that he \u201crefused\u201d to publish a statement drafted for him by Ferrari in 2009, a year after the events of the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/p>\n With Massa and Alonso becoming teammates at Ferrari in 2010, the Brazilian\u2019s comments alleging Alonso had been in awareness of the circumstances of \u2018Crashgate\u2019 while at Renault meant his Ferrari bosses took notice.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Massa wrote: \u201cIn October 2009 I also told journalists that I believed Fernando Alonso (the other Renault driver who won because of Nelson\u2019s crash) knew it was on purpose.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen Ferrari found out, GSA (the firm who handled the team\u2019s contracts) wrote me a letter on 16 October 2009 reprimanding me about making public comments about Fernando Alonso.<\/p>\n \u201cI found out before my accident in July 2009 that Alonso would drive for Ferrari in the 2010 F1 season.<\/p>\n \u201cThe letter was signed by Henry Peter (a Ferrari lawyer).<\/p>\n \u201cFerrari then drafted a statement for me to issue but I refused to make that statement.<\/p>\n \u201cInstead, I just said that it was time to look to the future.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more: Felipe Massa \u2018reprimanded\u2019 by Ferrari over Alonso comments in fresh Crashgate claim<\/a><\/p>\n Yuki Tsunda hopeful as he \u2018still wants\u2019 Red Bull future<\/p>\n With his future at Red Bull and in Formula 1 hanging in the balance, Yuki Tsunoda believes he maximised all the areas he could control during last weekend\u2019s Mexico City Grand Prix, and is hopeful his performances in the second half of this season have been enough to convince the team that he is the right man to be signed alongside Max Verstappen for F1 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, hopefully they consider that, but also, let\u2019s see. It\u2019s up to them, but I\u2019ll just keep pushing where I can control and that\u2019s it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m always motivated. In the second half of this season, I think at least I consistently showed something right. [Sunday] also could have ended up easily with a thing that I can\u2019t bring it back home, quite nicely to the team.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I think this is my direction. I still want it, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more: Yuki Tsunoda issues new Red Bull future update as new F1 2026 timeline confirmed<\/a><\/p>\n Oliver Harden: Ferrari might have red flags about Lewis Hamilton documents<\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton\u2019s desire to submit documents of feedback to Ferrari could be raising red flags at Maranello, believes PlanetF1.com writer Oliver Harden.<\/p>\n In his latest column, Harden wrote, \u201cIt could just as easily be interpreted as a lack of trust in the people around him and the processes currently in place at Ferrari.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you want a job done properly, do it yourself.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever good his intentions might be, that\u2019s the message a driver risks conveying \u2013 even subconsciously \u2013 when he won\u2019t let the team breathe unless he knows about it first.<\/p>\n \u201cThe really interesting thing about Lewis\u2019s new outlook?<\/p>\n \u201cIt is one positively\u00a0covered in the fingerprints of Vettel, who was engaged to the point of interference throughout his own Ferrari career and whom we know Hamilton consulted more than once before he linked up with the team<\/a> at the start of this year.\u201d<\/p>\n