![]() This then led to Hamilton saying he didn’t know if he would remain with Mercedes after this season. Team principal Toto Wolff told the Sky TV interviewers after the race that he was rethinking his role at Mercedes and would soon start grooming a successor. The victory gave Mercedes its seventh consecutive Constructors Championship, beating the six racked up by Ferrari in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His teammate, Alex Albon, spun out late in the race, meaning Red Bull didn’t score a point, which doesn’t happen very often. The other guy who usually finishes on the podium, Max Verstappen, had a flat tire and his Red Bull Racing-Honda wound up in a sand trap. In any event, Lewis Hamilton (who else?) won the race at Imola, Italy, with his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas second and Daniel Ricciardo third for Renault. I’ve been avoiding talking about that F1 race Sunday and that’s because it was so boring I dozed off. Mario Andretti will now get to drive that two-seater forever. Somebody in the Andretti camp hears something and they leak it. (Of course, this could have been a reverse sting, too. I’m not saying that’s what happened here but where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire. The word comes down from on high - DENY, DENY, DENY. This happens all the time: a decision is made but gets leaked. The writer who broke the story has an excellent record for accuracy. ![]() First I’ve heard, said Mario - or words to that effect. This allegedly has something to do with Mario turning 81 in 2021 and the cost of insurance. Both Honda and Mario Andretti have denied a published report that the legendary driver’s contract to drive the two-seat Indy car before NTT Ind圜ar Series races would not be renewed.
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