{"id":456638,"date":"2026-02-06T01:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/456638\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T01:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:32:11","slug":"lewis-hamilton-announcement-delay-questioned-as-max-verstappen-instructor-issues-apology-racingnews365-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/456638\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton announcement delay questioned as Max Verstappen instructor issues apology &#8211; RacingNews365 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The timing of the announcement of Lewis Hamilton changing his Ferrari race engineer has been questioned by Karun Chandhok.<\/p>\n<p>On January 16th, it was announced that Riccardo Adami was to be moved off engineering Hamilton to head up Ferrari&#8217;s young driver and historic testing programmes after he and Hamilton had failed to gel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/lewis-hamilton-major-ferrari-announcement-delay-questioned-i-find-it-strange\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton major Ferrari announcement delay questioned: &#8216;I find it strange&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMax Verstappen instructor issues apology after forcing Nurburgring date change<\/p>\n<p>During the winter, the NLS calendar was frequently discussed. <a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/drivers\/max-verstappen\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> would love to participate in the 24 Hours of N\u00fcrburgring, but let it be known that he would then want to do a preparation race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, in combination with the busy F1 calendar, this was initially not possible. Thus the second race was held during the GP weekend in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/max-verstappen-instructor-issues-apology-after-forcing-nurburgring-date-change\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Max Verstappen instructor issues apology after forcing Nurburgring date change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-field__images__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HAKktDcWAAA7VHH.jpg\" width=\"650\" alt=\"&#9;&#9;&#9;\u00a9 Red Bull&#10;&#9;\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"window.utilitiesPictureTagFallbackHandler(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a9 Red Bull<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tHonda hail &#8216;pivotal&#8217; test as fresh Aston Martin targets outlined<\/p>\n<p>Honda trackside general manager and chief engineer Shintaro Orihara has hailed last week\u2019s Barcelona test as a &#8220;pivotal moment&#8221; in its relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/f1\/teams\/aston-martin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aston Martin<\/a>, as it looks ahead to Bahrain.<\/p>\n<p>The five-day Barcelona test marked the first on-track action for Aston Martin since it became a Honda works outfit, representing a significant milestone for the pair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/honda-hail-pivotal-test-as-fresh-aston-martin-targets-outlined\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Honda hail &#8216;pivotal&#8217; test as fresh Aston Martin targets outlined<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tEsteban Ocon dismisses bizarre injury speculation: &#8216;A bit of an insult!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Esteban Ocon has laughed off speculation that he was using crutches during the Barcelona shakedown event last week.<\/p>\n<p>Haas got its F1 season up and running in Spain as the team enjoyed a successful test outing, tallying the third-highest lap count of any squad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/esteban-ocon-dismisses-bizarre-injury-speculation-a-bit-of-an-insult\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Esteban Ocon dismisses bizarre injury speculation: &#8216;A bit of an insult!&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-field__images__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GD1_1067_IkBIv0MJ_20260126125622-601.jpeg\" width=\"650\" alt=\"&#9;&#9;&#9;\u00a9 2026 Getty Images&#10;&#9;\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"window.utilitiesPictureTagFallbackHandler(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a9 2026 Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tLando Norris delivers clear response over second F1 world title pursuit<\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris has delivered a clear response, stating that he is ready to push for a second consecutive F1 drivers&#8217; 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