In the round-up: Aston Martin executive chairman Lawrence Stroll defended his son’s performances as his team comes under attack from McLaren in the constructors championship.
In brief
Stroll “had nine retirements due to engine failures” – father
Aston Martin have fallen from second to fourth in the championship since the start of the season and are at risk of falling behind McLaren, who have slashed their lead in recent races. Stroll’s son Lance has contributed just 47 of their 230 points so far this season, but the team’s owner said fortune has gone against him.
“Lance started the year on the back foot with two broken wrists for the first half-dozen races, which was very challenging, but really did a heroic job – and he’s had an unfortunate amount of bad luck,” Stroll told Sky.
“He’s had nine retirements due to engine failures, or a rear-wing fail [at Suzuka]. Half of the races it hasn’t been anything to do with his own abilities, he has just had a lot of bad luck, sadly.”
F1 drivers join Netflix’s first live sports broadcast
Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz Jnr, Pierre Gasly and Alexander Albon will participate in the first live sports broadcast by Netflix next month. The four F1 drivers will each team up with a professional golfer in The Netflix Cup which will take place on in Las Vegas on November 14th, four days before the series’ new race in the city.
Netflix is billing the contest as a union between its two prominent sports documentaries, Drive to Survive and Full Swing.
Mercedes junior dedicates title to late van ‘t Hoff
Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli dedicated his Formula Regional European Championship victory last weekend to Dilano van ‘t Hoff. The late MP Motorsport driver was killed in a crash at Spa-Francorchamps in July during the same ran in which Antonelli scored his first victory of the season.
“I want to dedicate this championship to Dilano, who unluckily passed away in Spa,” said Antonelli. “I think since then we are racing for him and this championship is also for him.”
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