{"id":145565,"date":"2025-09-18T15:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/145565\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:10:08","slug":"papaya-rules-hadjar-rumours-and-verstappens-nordschleife-outing-ahead-of-2025-formula-1-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/145565\/","title":{"rendered":"Papaya rules, Hadjar rumours and Verstappen&#8217;s Nordschleife outing ahead of 2025 Formula 1 Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The Formula 1 paddock hits the streets of Baku this weekend for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with plenty of topics up for discussion during Thursday&#8217;s media day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">With the title fight heating up in the wake of McLaren&#8217;s team orders at Monza, <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiT3NjYXIgUGlhc3RyaV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vZHJpdmVycy9vc2Nhci1waWFzdHJpIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/oscar-piastri\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oscar Piastri<\/a> gave <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiaGlzIHRob3VnaHRzIG9uIHRoZSBsYXRlc3QgJ3BhcGF5YSBydWxlcydfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC9hcnRpY2xlL3BpYXN0cmktaW5zaXN0cy1tY2xhcmVuLWtub3ctaG93LXdlcmUtZ29pbmctdG8tZ28tcmFjaW5nLWdvaW5nLWZvcndhcmQuMVV1WGVXTzFiRVVpNWNaN21PU2U1RyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/piastri-insists-mclaren-know-how-were-going-to-go-racing-going-forward.1UuXeWO1bEUi5cZ7mOSe5G\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his thoughts on the latest &#8216;papaya rules&#8217;<\/a> having allowed rival and team mate <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiTGFuZG8gTm9ycmlzX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL2xhbmRvLW5vcnJpcyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/lando-norris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lando Norris<\/a> back in front at the last race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Speculation has grown that <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiSXNhY2sgSGFkamFyX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL2lzYWNrLWhhZGphciIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/isack-hadjar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isack Hadjar<\/a> will be racing alongside <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiTWF4IFZlcnN0YXBwZW5fbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2RyaXZlcnMvbWF4LXZlcnN0YXBwZW4iLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/max-verstappen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> at Red Bull next season, but <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoidGhlIEZyZW5jaG1hbiBkaXNtaXNzZWQgYW55IHN1Y2ggcnVtb3Vyc19saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vbGF0ZXN0L2FydGljbGUvaS1kaWRudC1zaWduLWFueXRoaW5nLWhhZGphci1pbnNpc3RzLW5vLWNvbnRyYWN0LWZvci0yMDI2LXJlZC1idWxsLXNlYXQtaGFzLjZJd3ZjWVJ4a2U2WlJkZVB1MmdDRmUiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/i-didnt-sign-anything-hadjar-insists-no-contract-for-2026-red-bull-seat-has.6IwvcYRxke6ZRdePu2gCFe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Frenchman dismissed any such rumours<\/a> for now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Verstappen, meanwhile, gave <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZGV0YWlscyBvbiBoaXMgcmVjZW50IE51cmJ1cmdyaW5nIE5vcmRzY2hsZWlmZSBvdXRpbmdfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC9hcnRpY2xlL3J1bGVzLWFyZS1ydWxlcy12ZXJzdGFwcGVuLXJldmVhbHMtZGV0YWlscy1vZi1udXJidXJncmluZy1ub3Jkc2NobGVpZmUtcmFjZS41OEFwUnN6RlBBMmdDalhGOGtyMGk2IiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/rules-are-rules-verstappen-reveals-details-of-nurburgring-nordschleife-race.58ApRszFPA2gCjXF8kr0i6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">details on his recent Nurburgring Nordschleife outing<\/a>, with the four-time World Champion expected to return to the infamous track in GT3 machinery later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Join Laura Winter, Chris Medland and James Hinchcliffe on Weekend Warm-Up for all of the above and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Formula 1 paddock hits the streets of Baku this weekend for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with 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