Another day has passed, and it has been another busy one in the world of F1 news on Thursday as Sergio Perez returned to action.<\/p>\n
Here is a selection of the rest of the best F1 news headlines from the day, with Sergio Perez and Helmut Marko making the news, as well as continued fallout from John Elkann\u2019s comments on Ferrari.<\/p>\n
Sergio Perez back behind the wheel of an F1 car<\/p>\n
Almost a year since his last time behind the wheel of an F1 car, Sergio Perez climbed back into the cockpit for a test outing in Italy on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Driving an all-black Ferrari SF23, the test was observed by Cadillac, which, of course, doesn\u2019t have a suitable car for such a TPC outing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m curious, you know, to find out how many laps my neck will do before it gets destroyed,\u201d Perez told Reuters.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great, you know,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a great test and a great way to finish the year before getting back in the car next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s basically just a time for us to be able to get together with the engineers, mechanics, start working all together, you know, start talking the same language.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0First look: Sergio Perez breaks cover in black Ferrari at Imola test<\/a><\/p>\n F1 news: Helmut Marko suggests Lewis Hamilton incident triggered Verstappen puncture<\/p>\n Helmut Marko has suggested that one of the two early race incidents in the Brazilian Grand Prix caused the puncture that\u2019s led to the big \u2018What if?\u2019 of last weekend\u2019s race.<\/p>\n \u201cSo the plan was to make up places when the drivers on soft or medium tyres all had to pit,\u201d Marko told Speedweek.<\/p>\n \u201cWe would have kept an eye on the wear to see if we could even get through with just one stop. But things turned out differently.<\/p>\n \u201cMax got a puncture from a piece of carbon fibre from colliding opponents, either from Lance Stroll against Gabriel Bortoleto, or Franco Colapinto against Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n \u201cFortunately, one of our data engineers noticed this and warned us immediately. We had a bit of luck with the Virtual Safety Car phase during the necessary tyre change.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Was Lewis Hamilton to blame for Max Verstappen Brazil GP puncture?<\/a><\/p>\n John Elkann\u2019s barbed comments addressed by Bernie Collins<\/p>\n Bernie Collins has responded to the controversial comments from Ferrari president John Elkann earlier this week, in which he advised Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to \u201ctalk less\u201d and \u201cfocus on driving\u201d, after a difficult race in which both retired.<\/p>\n The Sky F1 presenter utilised a well-known adage to address the comments.<\/p>\n \u201cBoth drivers\u2019 intention was not to DNF on Sunday,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Sunday, the team points and their points were aligned. Maximum points, for either, was what they were after.<\/p>\n \u201cThere used to be a saying when you were in the garage: \u2018The beatings will continue until morale improves.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that\u2019s a bit the situation, isn\u2019t it? What has that gained Ferrari? Not a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more: Ferrari receives \u2018beatings will continue until morale improves\u2019 advice after Elkann statement<\/a><\/p>\n Martbin Brundle weighs in Oscar Piastri\u2019s faded title challenge<\/p>\n With Oscar Piastri\u2019s title challenge slumping in recent races, Sky F1 broadcaster Martin Brundle has put forward five moments through this season that have cost the Australian dearly in the chase.<\/p>\n \u201cPiastri was so unlucky again, the dice simply won\u2019t roll for him,\u201d he wrote in his column for Sky F1.<\/p>\n \u201cThe last time he was on the podium was back in September in Monza. He\u2019d been on the podium in 13 of the 15 races prior to that, including seven victories.<\/p>\n \u201cNorris was quicker than him in Monza, followed by the double shunt and jump start horror story in Azerbaijan, the first-lap skirmish with Norris in Singapore, the Sprint race in Austin, which cost both cars heavily, and his pace simply hasn\u2019t quite been there since.<\/p>\n \u201cIs it Oscar\u2019s head, just a sporting run of bad luck, has there been a setup problem with the car, or has it been a series of tracks which don\u2019t suit him so well?<\/p>\n \u201cProbably a little of each just at the same time as Norris found overdrive and confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n