</div></p>n”,”raw”:”
ZANARDI UPDATE</strong></p>
The family of the former F1 driver have issued a statement updating everyone on his condition.</p>
</p>
</p>
</p>
</p>
https://twitter.com/JennieGow/status/1275740324682444800?s=20</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592996488,”date_formatted”:”24th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”12:01 pm”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”289178″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jhutchinson even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-289178″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
GOOD MORNING FORMULA ONE FANS</strong></p>n</p>n
Ferrari stars Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were back at Italian circuit Mugello for private testing yesterday.</p>n</p>n
They both drove a 2018 Ferrari SF71H at the famous track.</p>n</p>n
It was the first time Vettel has driven since announcing he will be leaving Ferrari at the end of the year.</p>n</p>n
But Leclerc was back in saddle just last week as he cruised around the team’s Maranello HQ in an SF1000.</p>n</p>n
Meanwhile, F1 fans will be able to BUY squares on the chequered flag shown at the end of each race.</p>n</p>n
As part of the ‘We Race as One’ initiative, supporters can purchase their very own bit of history to raise money for charity.</p>n</p>n
It’s reckoned £11,000 can be raised at each race, with 56 out of 80 squares up for grabs and the rest given to the race promoter.</p>n</p>n
Costing £199.99 each, fans can already start getting their hands on the Austrian Grand Prix flag.</p>n</p>n
In further news, McLaren have reportedly begun legal proceedings to secure refinancing.</p>n</p>n
The BBC claims court documents say McLaren are experiencing “severe and unexpected financial difficulty” due to coronavirus.</p>n</p>n
They need funds by July 17 to secure their long-term future.</p>n</p>n
It’s reckoned around 1,200 employees are set to be made redundant too.</p>n</p>n
Finally, Formula One is set to introduce a new graphic for TV viewers when racing returns this summer.</p>n</p>n
A metric called Ultimate Driver Speed Comparison is set to be introduced for viewers from the second race at Silverstone in August.</p>n</p>n
According to Autosport.com the data will help compare to drivers from as far back as 1983.</p>n</p>n
Chiefs are hoping to display three different graphics: a first for driver skill rating, a second for car/team development/overall season performance and a third for qualifying and race pace prediction.</p>n”,”raw”:”
GOOD MORNING FORMULA ONE FANS</strong></p>
</p>
Ferrari stars Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were back at Italian circuit Mugello for private testing yesterday.</p>
</p>
They both drove a 2018 Ferrari SF71H at the famous track.</p>
</p>
It was the first time Vettel has driven since announcing he will be leaving Ferrari at the end of the year.</p>
</p>
But Leclerc was back in saddle just last week as he cruised around the team’s Maranello HQ in an SF1000.</p>
</p>
Meanwhile, F1 fans will be able to BUY squares on the chequered flag shown at the end of each race.</p>
</p>
As part of the ‘We Race as One’ initiative, supporters can purchase their very own bit of history to raise money for charity.</p>
</p>
It’s reckoned £11,000 can be raised at each race, with 56 out of 80 squares up for grabs and the rest given to the race promoter.</p>
</p>
Costing £199.99 each, fans can already start getting their hands on the Austrian Grand Prix flag.</p>
</p>
In further news, McLaren have reportedly begun legal proceedings to secure refinancing.</p>
</p>
The BBC claims court documents say McLaren are experiencing “severe and unexpected financial difficulty” due to coronavirus.</p>
</p>
They need funds by July 17 to secure their long-term future.</p>
</p>
It’s reckoned around 1,200 employees are set to be made redundant too.</p>
</p>
Finally, Formula One is set to introduce a new graphic for TV viewers when racing returns this summer.</p>
</p>
A metric called Ultimate Driver Speed Comparison is set to be introduced for viewers from the second race at Silverstone in August.</p>
</p>
According to Autosport.com the data will help compare to drivers from as far back as 1983.</p>
</p>
Chiefs are hoping to display three different graphics: a first for driver skill rating, a second for car/team development/overall season performance and a third for qualifying and race pace prediction.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592975976,”date_formatted”:”24th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”6:19 am”},”author”:”John Hutchinson”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d7090e3e6cc7b93f94b0afd0f1202ab1?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”289037″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-achapman odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-289037″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
FER-WOW-WEE</strong></p>n
Ferrari stars Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were back at Italian circuit Mugello for private testing today.</p>n
They both drove a 2018 Ferrari SF71H at the famous track.</p>n
It was the first time Vettel has driven since announcing he will be leaving Ferrari at the end of the year.</p>n
But Leclerc was back in saddle just last week as he cruised around the team’s Maranello HQ in an SF1000.</p>n”,”raw”:”
FER-WOW-WEE</strong></p>
Ferrari stars Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were back at Italian circuit Mugello for private testing today.</p>
They both drove a 2018 Ferrari SF71H at the famous track.</p>
It was the first time Vettel has driven since announcing he will be leaving Ferrari at the end of the year.</p>
But Leclerc was back in saddle just last week as he cruised around the team’s Maranello HQ in an SF1000.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592944567,”date_formatted”:”23rd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”9:36 pm”},”author”:”Anthony Chapman”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fd054e9ee89e73042d31578dc7d6201d?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288883″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-achapman even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288883″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
CASH WOE</strong></p>n
McLaren have reportedly begun legal proceedings to secure refinancing.</p>n
The BBC claims court documents say McLaren are experiencing “severe and unexpected financial difficulty” due to coronavirus.</p>n
They need funds by July 17 to secure their long-term future.</p>n
It’s reckoned around 1,200 employees are set to be made redundant too.</p>n”,”raw”:”
CASH WOE</strong></p>
McLaren have reportedly begun legal proceedings to secure refinancing.</p>
The BBC claims court documents say McLaren are experiencing “severe and unexpected financial difficulty” due to coronavirus.</p>
They need funds by July 17 to secure their long-term future.</p>
It’s reckoned around 1,200 employees are set to be made redundant too.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592937615,”date_formatted”:”23rd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”7:40 pm”},”author”:”Anthony Chapman”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fd054e9ee89e73042d31578dc7d6201d?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288785″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-achapman odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288785″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
FACT CHEQUER</strong></p>n
F1 fans will be able to BUY squares on the chequered flag shown at the end of each race.</p>n
As part of the ‘We Race as One’ initiative, supporters can purchase their very own bit of history to raise money for charity.</p>n
It’s reckoned £11,000 can be raised at each race, with 56 out of 80 squares up for grabs and the rest given to the race promoter.</p>n
Costing £199.99 each, fans can already start getting their hands on the Austrian Grand Prix flag.</p>n”,”raw”:”
FACT CHEQUER</strong></p>
F1 fans will be able to BUY squares on the chequered flag shown at the end of each race.</p>
As part of the ‘We Race as One’ initiative, supporters can purchase their very own bit of history to raise money for charity.</p>
It’s reckoned £11,000 can be raised at each race, with 56 out of 80 squares up for grabs and the rest given to the race promoter.</p>
Costing £199.99 each, fans can already start getting their hands on the Austrian Grand Prix flag.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592930407,”date_formatted”:”23rd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”5:40 pm”},”author”:”Anthony Chapman”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fd054e9ee89e73042d31578dc7d6201d?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288591″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-aterrell even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288591″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
TOP OF THE CHARTS</strong></p>n
Formula One is set to introduce a new graphic for TV viewers when racing returns this summer.</p>n
A metric called Ultimate Driver Speed Comparison is set to be introduced for viewers from the second race at Silverstone in August.</p>n
According to Autosport.com the data will help compare to drivers from as far back as 1983.</p>n
Chiefs are hoping to display three different graphics: a first for driver skill rating, a second for car/team development/overall season performance and a third for qualifying and race pace prediction.</p>n
F1 chief engineer Rob Smedley said: “The F1 Insights we’re delivering together are bringing fans closer to the track than ever before, and unlocking previously untold stories and insights from behind the pit wall.”</p></p>n”,”raw”:”
TOP OF THE CHARTS</strong></p>
Formula One is set to introduce a new graphic for TV viewers when racing returns this summer.</p>
A metric called Ultimate Driver Speed Comparison is set to be introduced for viewers from the second race at Silverstone in August.</p>
According to Autosport.com the data will help compare to drivers from as far back as 1983.</p>
Chiefs are hoping to display three different graphics: a first for driver skill rating, a second for car/team development/overall season performance and a third for qualifying and race pace prediction.</p>
F1 chief engineer Rob Smedley said: “The F1 Insights we’re delivering together are bringing fans closer to the track than ever before, and unlocking previously untold stories and insights from behind the pit wall.”</p>
</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592902718,”date_formatted”:”23rd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”9:58 am”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288567″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-aterrell odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288567″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
CALENDAR</strong></p>n
Here is the updated F1 schedule, just 10 days from having cars back on the track again.</p>n</p>n
</p>n”,”raw”:”
CALENDAR</strong></p>
Here is the updated F1 schedule, just 10 days from having cars back on the track again.</p>
</p>
</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592898361,”date_formatted”:”23rd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”8:46 am”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288546″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jhutchinson even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288546″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
GOOD MORNING F1 FANS</strong></p>n</p>n
Formula One announced an initiative on Monday aimed at tackling racism and encouraging more diversity within the series, reports AP.</p>n</p>n
They said in a statement that We Race As One will also address issues surrounding inequality, sustainability and the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to four F1 races being cancelled and delayed the season’s start from mid-March to July.</p>n</p>n
F1 intends to send a strong message about equality when the season begins on July 3 at the Austrian Grand Prix, the first of eight scheduled European races through early September.</p>n</p>n
The statement said: “We want our restart to show that as a sporting community we stand united against racism and we will do more to address inequality and diversity in F1.”</p>n</p>n
The announcement comes after six-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton said he is setting up a commission to increase diversity in motorsport.</p>n</p>n
The British star is the only black driver in F1.</p>n</p>n
Elsewhere, Daniel Ricciardo admitted that Ferrari’s announcement that Sebastian Vettel would leave at the end of the year had been a catalyst for him to move to McLaren in 2021.</p>n</p>n
He told the F1 Nation podcast: “I think obviously Vettel’s announcement or news with Ferrari kind of sparked everything, and then things were moving pretty quickly around Carlos and all the other stuff.</p>n</p>n
“I don’t think there was, although it seemed like maybe there was still time, I don’t actually think there was, to make movement, if that’s what you were kind of going for.</p>n</p>n
“If we start racing – and this is all just obviously what I’m playing in my head – if you start racing in July, which wasn’t 100%, let’s say we did, which we are by the looks of it, you’ve then got a few races.</p>n</p>n
“You’re not going to find out [everyone’s form] in the first race, the second race – you’re probably going to wait ‘til August, maybe even September ‘til you really know where everyone’s at.</p>n</p>n
“And I think by then it was going to be too late to get something you were really after.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
GOOD MORNING F1 FANS</strong></p>
</p>
Formula One announced an initiative on Monday aimed at tackling racism and encouraging more diversity within the series, reports AP.</p>
</p>
They said in a statement that We Race As One will also address issues surrounding inequality, sustainability and the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to four F1 races being cancelled and delayed the season’s start from mid-March to July.</p>
</p>
F1 intends to send a strong message about equality when the season begins on July 3 at the Austrian Grand Prix, the first of eight scheduled European races through early September.</p>
</p>
The statement said: “We want our restart to show that as a sporting community we stand united against racism and we will do more to address inequality and diversity in F1.”</p>
</p>
The announcement comes after six-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton said he is setting up a commission to increase diversity in motorsport.</p>
</p>
The British star is the only black driver in F1.</p>
</p>
Elsewhere, Daniel Ricciardo admitted that Ferrari’s announcement that Sebastian Vettel would leave at the end of the year had been a catalyst for him to move to McLaren in 2021.</p>
</p>
He told the F1 Nation podcast: “I think obviously Vettel’s announcement or news with Ferrari kind of sparked everything, and then things were moving pretty quickly around Carlos and all the other stuff.</p>
</p>
“I don’t think there was, although it seemed like maybe there was still time, I don’t actually think there was, to make movement, if that’s what you were kind of going for.</p>
</p>
“If we start racing – and this is all just obviously what I’m playing in my head – if you start racing in July, which wasn’t 100%, let’s say we did, which we are by the looks of it, you’ve then got a few races.</p>
</p>
“You’re not going to find out [everyone’s form] in the first race, the second race – you’re probably going to wait ‘til August, maybe even September ‘til you really know where everyone’s at.</p>
</p>
“And I think by then it was going to be too late to get something you were really after.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592889819,”date_formatted”:”23rd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”6:23 am”},”author”:”John Hutchinson”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d7090e3e6cc7b93f94b0afd0f1202ab1?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288412″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-joe-brophy odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288412″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
LEW BEAUTY</strong></p>n</p>n
Lewis Hamilton will have a faster car for the first race of the delayed Formula 1 season.</p>n</p>n
Mercedes technical director James Allison said: “We got a lot of ideas how to make it quicker. We hope to have a chunk of that for the first race.</p>n</p>n
“Quite a lot of those ideas were already in process through the design office before we were forced to shut down.</p>n</p>n
“Our challenge now is to make sure that quarter of a year of development can get off the drawing boards and onto the car as swiftly as possible.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
LEW BEAUTY</strong></p>
</p>
Lewis Hamilton will have a faster car for the first race of the delayed Formula 1 season.</p>
</p>
Mercedes technical director James Allison said: “We got a lot of ideas how to make it quicker. We hope to have a chunk of that for the first race.</p>
</p>
“Quite a lot of those ideas were already in process through the design office before we were forced to shut down.</p>
</p>
“Our challenge now is to make sure that quarter of a year of development can get off the drawing boards and onto the car as swiftly as possible.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592857563,”date_formatted”:”22nd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”9:26 pm”},”author”:”Joe Brophy”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee29b3db0d40a7e41df1be8fc10cd2c5?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288286″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-joe-brophy even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288286″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
X-MAN</strong></p>n</p>n
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman is reportedly in the running to play iconic Ferrari chief Enzo Ferrari in an upcoming movie about the Italian’s life.</p>n</p>n
The film, which is said to take place in 1957, could see the X-Men actor become the third person to play Ferrari on the big screen.</p>n</p>n
Italian actor Sergio Castellitto depicted him in a 2003 biopic, while Augusto Dallara played a small part in the 2013 movie Rush.</p></p>n”,”raw”:”
X-MAN</strong></p>
</p>
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman is reportedly in the running to play iconic Ferrari chief Enzo Ferrari in an upcoming movie about the Italian’s life.</p>
</p>
The film, which is said to take place in 1957, could see the X-Men actor become the third person to play Ferrari on the big screen.</p>
</p>
Italian actor Sergio Castellitto depicted him in a 2003 biopic, while Augusto Dallara played a small part in the 2013 movie Rush.</p>
</p>
</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592851687,”date_formatted”:”22nd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”7:48 pm”},”author”:”Joe Brophy”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee29b3db0d40a7e41df1be8fc10cd2c5?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288234″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-joe-brophy odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288234″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT</strong></p>n</p>n
Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that the coronavirus-enforced break from F1 has underlined just how much he loves competing in the sport.</p>n</p>n
He told the F1 show: “The biggest thing I took from the time out of the seat and the time away from the racing was how much I missed it, how much I love it, and how much I want to continue to do it.</p>n</p>n
“There are times when it does get you down and you’re like ‘ah, do I want to do this for another five years or am I going to be done in a year or so?’ But not having it definitely reminded me how much I miss it.</p>n</p>n
“So, it certainly fuelled me to want to stay and be successful in the sport for many years to come.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT</strong></p>
</p>
Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that the coronavirus-enforced break from F1 has underlined just how much he loves competing in the sport.</p>
</p>
He told the F1 show: “The biggest thing I took from the time out of the seat and the time away from the racing was how much I missed it, how much I love it, and how much I want to continue to do it.</p>
</p>
“There are times when it does get you down and you’re like ‘ah, do I want to do this for another five years or am I going to be done in a year or so?’ But not having it definitely reminded me how much I miss it.</p>
</p>
“So, it certainly fuelled me to want to stay and be successful in the sport for many years to come.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592845314,”date_formatted”:”22nd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”6:01 pm”},”author”:”Joe Brophy”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee29b3db0d40a7e41df1be8fc10cd2c5?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288216″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-joe-brophy even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288216″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
DAN IN THE DUMPS</strong></p>n</p>n
Daniel Ricciardo admitted that Ferrari’s announcement that Sebastian Vettel would leave at the end of the year had been a catalyst for him to move to McLaren in 2021.</p>n</p>n
He told the F1 Nation podcast: “I think obviously Vettel’s announcement or news with Ferrari kind of sparked everything, and then things were moving pretty quickly around Carlos and all the other stuff.</p>n</p>n
“I don’t think there was, although it seemed like maybe there was still time, I don’t actually think there was, to make movement, if that’s what you were kind of going for.</p>n</p>n
“If we start racing – and this is all just obviously what I’m playing in my head – if you start racing in July, which wasn’t 100%, let’s say we did, which we are by the looks of it, you’ve then got a few races.</p>n</p>n
“You’re not going to find out [everyone’s form] in the first race, the second race – you’re probably going to wait ‘til August, maybe even September ‘til you really know where everyone’s at.</p>n</p>n
“And I think by then it was going to be too late to get something you were really after.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
DAN IN THE DUMPS</strong></p>
</p>
Daniel Ricciardo admitted that Ferrari’s announcement that Sebastian Vettel would leave at the end of the year had been a catalyst for him to move to McLaren in 2021.</p>
</p>
He told the F1 Nation podcast: “I think obviously Vettel’s announcement or news with Ferrari kind of sparked everything, and then things were moving pretty quickly around Carlos and all the other stuff.</p>
</p>
“I don’t think there was, although it seemed like maybe there was still time, I don’t actually think there was, to make movement, if that’s what you were kind of going for.</p>
</p>
“If we start racing – and this is all just obviously what I’m playing in my head – if you start racing in July, which wasn’t 100%, let’s say we did, which we are by the looks of it, you’ve then got a few races.</p>
</p>
“You’re not going to find out [everyone’s form] in the first race, the second race – you’re probably going to wait ‘til August, maybe even September ‘til you really know where everyone’s at.</p>
</p>
“And I think by then it was going to be too late to get something you were really after.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592842182,”date_formatted”:”22nd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”5:09 pm”},”author”:”Joe Brophy”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee29b3db0d40a7e41df1be8fc10cd2c5?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288204″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-joe-brophy odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288204″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
WIN THE RACE</strong></p>n</p>n
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he’s been the target of racial abuse since he was eight years old, while continually being accused of “not being British enough.”</p>n</p>n
Britain’s most successful F1 driver in history said that children would throw objects at him when he was karting as a kid, and that ‘fans’ would taunt him in blackface at the beginning of his career.</p>n</p>n
He told the Sunday Times: “This is not a new battle for me.</p>n</p>n
“I’ve been fighting the stigma of racism throughout my racing career — from kids throwing things at me while karting, to being taunted by fans in blackface at a 2007 grand prix, one of my first Formula One races.</p>n</p>n
“Even now, the media ask me different questions than they do my competitors and make accusations directly and indirectly — you’re not British enough, not humble enough, not loved enough by the public.</p>n</p>n
“Being the first black “anything” is a proud and lonely walk.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
WIN THE RACE</strong></p>
</p>
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he’s been the target of racial abuse since he was eight years old, while continually being accused of “not being British enough.”</p>
</p>
Britain’s most successful F1 driver in history said that children would throw objects at him when he was karting as a kid, and that ‘fans’ would taunt him in blackface at the beginning of his career.</p>
</p>
He told the Sunday Times: “This is not a new battle for me.</p>
</p>
“I’ve been fighting the stigma of racism throughout my racing career — from kids throwing things at me while karting, to being taunted by fans in blackface at a 2007 grand prix, one of my first Formula One races.</p>
</p>
“Even now, the media ask me different questions than they do my competitors and make accusations directly and indirectly — you’re not British enough, not humble enough, not loved enough by the public.</p>
</p>
“Being the first black “anything” is a proud and lonely walk.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592839964,”date_formatted”:”22nd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”4:32 pm”},”author”:”Joe Brophy”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee29b3db0d40a7e41df1be8fc10cd2c5?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288165″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-aterrell even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288165″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
SERIOUS BUT STABLE</strong></p>n
Former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi remains in a serious but stable condition following Friday’s accident in a hand bike relay.</p>n
The four-time Paralympic hand cycling gold medallist suffered head injuries in a crash with a lorry in Pienza.</p>n
Zanardi underwent surgery at hospital in Siena, and remains on a ventilator in intensive care.</p>n
A hospital statement issued on Monday morning read: “Alex Zanardi remains stable. The third night of his ICU stay passed without variations.</p>n
“The clinical conditions therefore remain unchanged, while the neurological picture remains serious.”</p>n
Zanardi, 53, had both legs amputated after a crash in the American Memorial 500 Cart race in Germany in 2001.</p>n”,”raw”:”
SERIOUS BUT STABLE</strong></p>
Former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi remains in a serious but stable condition following Friday’s accident in a hand bike relay.</p>
The four-time Paralympic hand cycling gold medallist suffered head injuries in a crash with a lorry in Pienza.</p>
Zanardi underwent surgery at hospital in Siena, and remains on a ventilator in intensive care.</p>
A hospital statement issued on Monday morning read: “Alex Zanardi remains stable. The third night of his ICU stay passed without variations.</p>
“The clinical conditions therefore remain unchanged, while the neurological picture remains serious.”</p>
Zanardi, 53, had both legs amputated after a crash in the American Memorial 500 Cart race in Germany in 2001.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592834924,”date_formatted”:”22nd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”3:08 pm”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288157″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-aterrell odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288157″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
F1 ‘TO TACKLE DIVERSITY'</strong></p>n
Formula One announced an initiative on Monday aimed at tackling racism and encouraging more diversity within the series, reports AP.</p>n
They said in a statement that We Race As One will also address issues surrounding inequality, sustainability and the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to four F1 races being canceled and delayed the season’s start from mid-March to July.</p>n
F1 intends to send a strong message about equality when the season begins on July 3 at the Austrian Grand Prix, the first of eight scheduled European races through early September.</p>n
The statement said: “We want our restart to show that as a sporting community we stand united against racism and we will do more to address inequality and diversity in F1.”</p>n
The announcement comes after six-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton said he is setting up a commission to increase diversity in motorsport.</p>n
Hamilton is the only black driver in F1. </p>n”,”raw”:”
F1 ‘TO TACKLE DIVERSITY'</strong></p>
Formula One announced an initiative on Monday aimed at tackling racism and encouraging more diversity within the series, reports AP.</p>
They said in a statement that We Race As One will also address issues surrounding inequality, sustainability and the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to four F1 races being canceled and delayed the season’s start from mid-March to July.</p>
F1 intends to send a strong message about equality when the season begins on July 3 at the Austrian Grand Prix, the first of eight scheduled European races through early September.</p>
The statement said: “We want our restart to show that as a sporting community we stand united against racism and we will do more to address inequality and diversity in F1.”</p>
The announcement comes after six-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton said he is setting up a commission to increase diversity in motorsport.</p>
Hamilton is the only black driver in F1. </p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592833764,”date_formatted”:”22nd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:49 pm”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”288153″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11924790″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sstreet bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-288153″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
GREEN LIGHT</strong></p>n
With two weeks left until the season starts in Austria, Lewis Hamilton declared his pride as he attended a Black Lives Matter demonstration at Hyde Park.</p>n
He posted: “Went down to Hyde Park today for the peaceful protest and I was so proud to see in person so many people of all races and backgrounds supporting this movement.</p>n
“I was proud to be out there acknowledging and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, and my black heritage. </p>n
“I was so happy to see people of all ages, sporting Black Lives Matter signs and saying it just as passionately as I was.</p>n
“I was also happy to see so many white supporters out there today in the name of equality for all. It was really moving. I’m feeling extremely positive that change will come, but we cannot stop now. Keep pushing.”</p>n
Hamilton had previously criticised his fellow F1 drivers for their reaction to the killing of George Floyd, writing that their silence is “deafening”.</p>n
Meanwhile Daniel Ricciardo admitted that Ferrari’s announcement that Sebastian Vettel would leave at the end of the year had been a catalyst for him to move to McLaren to be sure of a drive in 2021.</p>n
He told the F1 Nation podcast: “I think obviously Vettel’s announcement or news with Ferrari kind of sparked everything, and then things were moving pretty quickly around Carlos and all the other stuff. </p>n
“I don’t think there was, although it seemed like maybe there was still time, I don’t actually think there was, to make movement, if that’s what you were kind of going for.</p>n
“If we start racing – and this is all just obviously what I’m playing in my head – if you start racing in July, which wasn’t 100%, let’s say we did, which we are by the looks of it, you’ve then got a few races. </p>n
“You’re not going to find out [everyone’s form] in the first race, the second race – you’re probably going to wait ‘til August, maybe even September ‘til you really know where everyone’s at. </p>n
“And I think by then it was going to be too late to get something you were really after.”</p>n
Ricciardo added: “Obviously the reality is, you get pitches from whichever team is talking to you and to some extent, especially now without having any races and any kind of proof, other than last year, you kind of have to believe. </p>n
“It’s kind of what pitch do you, maybe even ‘believe’ is too much. But what pitch excites you more than the other?</p>n
“You’re going with obviously what you feel and think at the time. Who knows? If I go back to last year, last year’s our best reference for now. </p>n
“They [McLaren] were the team that made the most noise – Mercedes won the championship again – but it was quite clear to most that McLaren was the team that made the biggest step out of all. </p>n
“So that was encouraging obviously for them and that’s really all you can kind of base it off and their pitch for the future.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
GREEN LIGHT</strong></p>
With two weeks left until the season starts in Austria, Lewis Hamilton declared his pride as he attended a Black Lives Matter demonstration at Hyde Park.</p>
He posted: “Went down to Hyde Park today for the peaceful protest and I was so proud to see in person so many people of all races and backgrounds supporting this movement.</p>
“I was proud to be out there acknowledging and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, and my black heritage. </p>
“I was so happy to see people of all ages, sporting Black Lives Matter signs and saying it just as passionately as I was.</p>
“I was also happy to see so many white supporters out there today in the name of equality for all. It was really moving. I’m feeling extremely positive that change will come, but we cannot stop now. Keep pushing.”</p>
Hamilton had previously criticised his fellow F1 drivers for their reaction to the killing of George Floyd, writing that their silence is “deafening”.</p>
Meanwhile Daniel Ricciardo admitted that Ferrari’s announcement that Sebastian Vettel would leave at the end of the year had been a catalyst for him to move to McLaren to be sure of a drive in 2021.</p>
He told the F1 Nation podcast: “I think obviously Vettel’s announcement or news with Ferrari kind of sparked everything, and then things were moving pretty quickly around Carlos and all the other stuff. </p>
“I don’t think there was, although it seemed like maybe there was still time, I don’t actually think there was, to make movement, if that’s what you were kind of going for.</p>
“If we start racing – and this is all just obviously what I’m playing in my head – if you start racing in July, which wasn’t 100%, let’s say we did, which we are by the looks of it, you’ve then got a few races. </p>
“You’re not going to find out [everyone’s form] in the first race, the second race – you’re probably going to wait ‘til August, maybe even September ‘til you really know where everyone’s at. </p>
“And I think by then it was going to be too late to get something you were really after.”</p>
Ricciardo added: “Obviously the reality is, you get pitches from whichever team is talking to you and to some extent, especially now without having any races and any kind of proof, other than last year, you kind of have to believe. </p>
“It’s kind of what pitch do you, maybe even ‘believe’ is too much. But what pitch excites you more than the other?</p>
“You’re going with obviously what you feel and think at the time. Who knows? If I go back to last year, last year’s our best reference for now. </p>
“They [McLaren] were the team that made the most noise – Mercedes won the championship again – but it was quite clear to most that McLaren was the team that made the biggest step out of all. </p>
“So that was encouraging obviously for them and that’s really all you can kind of base it off and their pitch for the future.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592833196,”date_formatted”:”22nd June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:39 pm”},”author”:”sstreet”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6351ea7350f1a7fc117115be4eaefb6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}]},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:11924790,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”sport”,”id”:321,”sectionName”:”sport/motorsport”,”type”:”UNKNOWN”,”theme”:”theme-sport”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”pushlyKey”:”KtL4100XTLLEgUtYDKtO1stRdc1XNxnLUb5i”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“F1″,”Sport Live Blogs”],”renderedArticleId”:11924790,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:”F1 news LIVE”,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/11924790/f1-news-live-hamilton-ricciardo-mclaren-austrian-gp-updates/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”customiser.css”:”/assets/client/customiser.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.2c76435c2543b3f50699.1.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY,H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”sourcepoint”:{“enabled”:true,”accountId”:”259″,”siteId”:”5048″,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.thesun.co.uk”,”privacyManagerId”:”5d9f9b096ea62d2769efe589″},”isProd”:true},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”COMING OUT”,”headline”:”Ex-Hull footballer comes out as gay – the first English player in 30 years”,”lead”:”THOMAS BEATTIE, from Goole in Yorkshire, says he felt like he could not announce he was gay while playing for a living. 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