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F1 Social Stint | Kvyat wears out tires with old Toro Rosso

24 June 2020 at 17:30
Last update 24 June 2020 at 17:30
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For the time being, Formula 1 is at a standstill due to the coronavirus, but the start of the season is getting closer and closer. At the beginning of July the agenda can be circled when starting in Austria, but until then you'll find everything the drivers are doing in the Social Stint to prepare for the start of the season.

Kvyat wears out tires with old Toro Rosso

Daniil Kvyat seems happy to be back in an F1 car after months of sitting on the couch. To share his fun with the team, the Russian spins quite a few donuts on the circuit of Imola.

AlphaTauri starts the test in Imola

AlphaTauri will be present on Wednesday to visit the historic circuit of Imola, to race the AT01 with Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly, but also to make more meters in the 2018 STR13. So it will be a long day ahead, on the circuit which, it is said, still has a chance of returning to the Formula 1 calendar in 2020.

Norris almost turns his kitchen upside down during a cooking show

Lando Norris decided to make a typical Spanish dish on Tuesday night. With the help of famous cook Angel Zapata Martin it's time for Tapas at the Norris house, but that's not easy. At the beginning Norris thinks that there is almost a fire in his house.

Honda counts down the last ten days to the start of the season

The Formula 1 season can almost start again with the Austrian Grand Prix starting on Sunday July 5th. Honda can't wait and her video on the social channels heralds the start of the countdown. It will only be ten days before the weekend starts on the Red Bull Ring.

Verstappen has to get going despite celebrating Father's Day

Max Verstappen came with a picture of Father's Day together with his father, but the holiday doesn't stop the Dutchman from training again. Not much after his father's message he is already busy on his balcony in Monaco to be ready for the start of the Formula 1 season.

 
 
 
 
 
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Verstappen celebrates Father's Day

It's Father's Day, for many people the opportunity to place a beautiful picture of themselves and their father. For Max Verstappen this is no different. The Dutchman lets us know in a short message that he is happy with father Jos, who is always there for him.

Leclerc completes test at Fiorano for Ferrari and without Vettel

Charles Leclerc completed his test for Ferrari on the Fiorano test track. On the social channels, Ferrari shows photos of the day at the Italian circuit, where Vettel was absent. Earlier we mentioned that Vettel might be punished because he didn't want to hand in any money. Find out more, read all about it here.

McLaren goes on the track with drivers, but not in an F1 car

Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz are allowed to drive some laps with McLaren at Silverstone today, but the test will not be driven in a Formula 1 car. The old models of McLaren can not be used because a Honda engine was driven at that time and the latest is not allowed to be used according to the regulations. Norris and Sainz get into a Formula 3 car from Carlin, for laps over the soaking wet Silverstone.

Racing Point ready for the start on a foggy Silverstone

Racing Point is ready to go back on the track for the first time today. The team will give Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll the chance to make meters on the track next to the factory, but it might have to wait a while before they really get on the track, because for now the drivers won't even be able to see the next corner.

Raikkonen steals the show in new commercial

Kimi Raikkonen is the man of few words, but for a company he can sometimes be worth gold in a commercial. In a new commercial of the Finnish company that converts mechanical locking systems into digital access management, the former Formula 1 world champion shines by saying very little again. 

Mercedes starts the engines for the first test at Silverstone

Mercedes is currently working at the Silverstone circuit for the first test since the coronavirus outbreak. On the images of Mercedes you can immediately see what a garage will look like during the Formula 1 weekend starting in Austria. During this test Valtteri Bottas will enter the W09, with which Lewis Hamilton won the world title in 2018.

Verstappen and Martin Garrix do not get bored

The corona rules are loosening in many European cities. This also seems to be the case in Monaco. Verstappen, together with Martin Garrix, plunged into the water on the jet skis.

Dutchman takes the Sim Masters title for Mercedes

Bono Huis has won a new title for Mercedes. The Dutchman wins the Sim Masters of The Race where he competed for the Mercedes team. It is not the first title for the talented simracer, who together with Brendon Leigh also won the constructor title for Mercedes.

Competitor doesn't recover after Kamphues' gaffe

Rob Kamphues is known as the presenter of the Formula 1 programmes at Ziggo Sport, but the Dutchman himself sometimes gets into a racing car. Kamphues now did this online during a NASCAR race. On pole with a rolling start, 'what can go wrong' Rob van Gameren wonders?

Escape in full sprint along the water's edge

Max Verstappen is still busy preparing for the Formula 1 season. In July the Dutchman hopes to finally be able to race again, so that this kind of sprints and previously shown training images of Verstappen will be a thing of the past.

 
 
 
 
 
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Norris should apologize to the Leclerc brothers

During the virtual Grand Prix of Monaco Norris had a formidable competitor in Arthur Leclerc. Charles' younger brother kept the Brit behind him for a long time and that forced Norris to boldly catch up. However, this failed, so Norris apologized through Charles for his action. It was not meant to be.