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LEWIS HAMILTON has been offered a drive in a Ferrari F1 car… from 50 years ago. Speculation has been rife around the future of the out-of-contract superstar. Hamilton, 36, has often been linked with a move to Ferrari down the years, although is expected to eventually re-sign with Mercedes. But he could end up taking […] More
ITALY star Federico Marchetti has lost his rag after his £300,000 supercar was wrecked by a CAR WASH worker.
The Genoa goalkeeper decided to have his new Ferrari 812 Superfast cleaned while training with his Serie A club on Monday.
The Ferrari 812 Superfast was left a mangled wreck after the worker crashed it a safety barrier
It also struck five parked cars in the smash
However, the employee tasked with delivering the shiny red motor to Genoa’s training base failed to handle its awesome power.
Marchetti’s Ferrari was left a mangled mess after the worker smashed it into a safety barrier, and also struck five parked cars.
Images show the vehicle with its front caved in as police and recovery workers attend to it.
Fortunately the driver walked away unharmed – but Marchetti was obviously left furious about his dream motor.
However, the former Torino and Lazio stopper did show forgiveness with a message on Instagram.
He wrote: “I am very sorry about what happened.
“Thank God no-one was hurt, and that is the most important thing.
“I’ve read a lot of bad stuff written. Let’s leave it alone – I hope I won’t have to read it any more.”
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The front of the car was caved in but the driver walked away unscathed
Italy international Federico Marchetti’s £300k supercar was wrecked by a car wash workerCredit: Getty
The 812 Superfast is Ferrari’s most powerful sports car ever built.
It has a top speed of over 211mph.
Marchetti has won 11 Italy caps and played at the 2010 World Cup finals.
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ITALY international Federico Marchetti has lost his rag after his £300,000 supercar was wrecked by a CAR WASH worker.
The Genoa goalkeeper decided to have his new Ferrari 812 Superfast cleaned while training with his Serie A club on Monday.
The Ferrari 812 Superfast was left a mangled wreck after the worker crashed it a safety barrier
It also struck five parked cars in the smash
However, the employee tasked with delivering the shiny red motor to Genoa’s training base failed to handle its awesome power.
Marchetti’s Ferrari was left a mangled mess after the worker smashed it into a safety barrier, and also struck five parked cars.
Images show the vehicle with its front caved in as police and recovery workers attend to it.
Fortunately the driver walked away unharmed – but Marchetti was obviously left furious about his dream motor.
However, the former Torino and Lazio stopper did show forgiveness with a message on Instagram.
He wrote: “I am very sorry about what happened.
“Thank God no-one was hurt, and that is the most important thing.
“I’ve read a lot of bad stuff written. Let’s leave it alone – I hope I won’t have to read it any more.”
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The front of the car was caved in but the driver walked away unscathed
Italy international Federico Marchetti’s £300k supercar was wrecked by a car wash workerCredit: Getty
The 812 Superfast is Ferrari’s most powerful sports car ever built.
It has a top speed of over 211mph.
Marchetti has won 11 Italy caps and played at the 2010 World Cup finals.
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CARLOS SAINZ has become embroiled in a racism controversy after the Formula One star’s family posted a Twitter video containing a blackface character.
The promotional clip was posted on the social media page for Carlos Sainz Karting, a go-karting organisation in Madrid.
The social media page of Carlos Sainz Karting posted a clip of a blackface character for a Christmas promotional video
The company is owned by Carlos Sainz Sr, the Ferrari star’s father who is also a legend on the rally scene.
There is no suggestion either Carlos Sr or Jr knew of the blackface video before it was posted under the family brand.
And the post was quickly deleted following a sharp social media backlash.
The clip featured the ‘Three Wise Men’ delivering gifts to the Carlos Sainz Karting headquarters during Christmas.
Two of the actors were dressed in beards and crowns, with another in blackface.
The tweet was captioned: “The Three Wise Men are here!
Carlos Sainz Jr is set to drive for Ferrari in F1 next seasonCredit: AFP or licensors
The Spaniard has made a number of visits to Carlos Sainz Karting in MadridCredit: EPA
“Before getting down to work tonight, they made a stop at our karting track to have a few races and collect the gift boxes that we have prepared. Have you ordered yours yet?”
The decision to include a blackface character in the clip was widely derided.
Sainz, 26, has previously posted clips of himself racing around the Carlos Sainz Karting track.
The Spaniard, who moved from McLaren to Ferrari at the end of last season, was among those to decide against taking the knee during the 2020 F1 season.
Lewis Hamilton has led a campaign to demand more of the sport’s efforts to increase diversity.
Sainz has credited the Brit with forcing a ‘positive’ emphasis on racial awareness in F1.
While regularly wearing F1’s official ‘End Racism’ shirts before races, he has insisted he is ‘comfortable enough’ to do ‘what I thought was appropriate’ when it came to taking the knee.
Carlos Sainz Sr is a popular figure on the rally circuitCredit: EPA
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LEWIS HAMILTON will NOT drive for Ferrari in Formula One due to a clash of ‘values’.
A record-equalling seven world titles have been won by the Brit, 35, in a career with motor racing giants McLaren and Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton has insisted he does not want a move to FerrariCredit: Reuters
Many fans of the Prancing Horse would love to see Hamilton wear red before he retires from F1.
But he is not invigorated about a potential move – despite being a ‘Ferrari fan’.
Hamilton told GQ: “That’s not going to happen. The Ferrari thing is not going to happen… I think.
“I’ve always been positive about Ferrari. I watched Michael [Schumacher] win there. I’ve always been a Ferrari fan.
“I remember one of the first cars I ever bought was a Ferrari. And I think it’s a hugely iconic team and brand, particularly.
“I think the team has, in my period of time… There have been things I’ve seen that I don’t necessarily feel mirror my values and my approach.
“However, it is a team that every driver, I think, has dreamed of what it would be like to sit in the red cockpit.
“No disrespect to them, but when I stop I want to work with Mercedes in helping them be even better in the outside world.
“You know, they’ll always have beautiful cars, but how can we be a more diverse industry?”
Hamilton, still yet to agree a new Mercedes contract for next year, has become an even greater advocate for racial diversity in motor racing in 2020.
Regularly donning the Black Lives Matter logo around the paddock, he successfully persuaded Mercedes to adopt a black livery for the current campaign.
After capturing his seventh world crown, he sent a heartfelt message to any youngsters watching who hoped to match his inexorable rise.
He declared: “That’s for all the kids out there that dream the impossible. You can do it too, man. I believe in you.”
There have been calls for Hamilton to receive a knighthood in honour of his stunning career – a prospect the champ is remaining modest about.
Hamilton has increased his demands for racial diversity in motor racingCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The Mercedes man has gone toe-to-toe with Ferrari for his entire career on the trackCredit: Getty – Pool
He added: “My granddad served in the Second World War – I’ve got all his medals – and I was so proud to see Captain Sir Tom get his knighthood this year.
“I think the unsung heroes are the ones that deserve these things.
“If I’m one day honoured, I don’t think it’s something I’d say no to, but it’s not an issue for me right now.”
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SEBASTIAN VETTEL has backed compatriot Michael Schumacher in the debate over Formula One’s all-time greatest racer.
Lewis Hamilton now stands alongside the Ferrari legend in holding seven world titles.
Michael Schumacher (left) and Lewis Hamilton (right), pictured here in 2010, are now equal on seven world titlesCredit: Getty – Contributor
Sebastian Vettel has long felt a special connection with his German heroCredit: EPA
A conversation within the sport has been struck up over exactly who is the better driver.
But, for Vettel, his childhood idol Schumacher will always be number one.
He told Zeit Magazin: “I still say that Michael is the best of all time, for me.
“When it came down to it, he unlocked a kind of extra level.
“I have never felt this fascination, this talent, in anyone else.”
Vettel, 33, has faced off with both drivers during his prestigious career, which at one point looked like matching that of Schumacher.
The outgoing Ferrari star vyed with Hamilton, 35, for the championship when both men had four gongs under their belt.
Since that 2018 triumph, the Brit has gone from strength to strength – beating Schumacher’s race wins record before levelling his title tally.
Nevertheless, Vettel believes it is difficult to compare racers of different eras.
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He noted: “Actually, it is presumptuous to name the best of all time.
“It is impossible to compare a Fangio with a Senna.
“Maybe Schumacher would have had a hard time in the 1950s, and Fangio wouldn’t have won in the 2000s.”
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FERRARI team boss Mattia Binotti has rubbished Sebastian Vettel’s claim that team-mate Charles Leclerc has a faster car.
The 33-year-old – who will be joining Aston Martin for the 2021 season – made the controversial remark after the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Sebastian Vettel believes his car is slower than Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc’sCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has rubbished Vettel’s controversial claimCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Vettel finished tenth in the race, while Leclerc, 23, just missed out on the podium after coming home in fourth.
The four-time Formula One world champion has finished higher than his less experienced French team-mate in just three of the 12 races in 2020.
And having been told he was no longer wanted by Ferrari earlier this year, Vettel has insisted that he has been left biting his tongue over his car’s performance.
Speaking to RTL after the Algarve race, Vettel said: “On the one hand, I’m satisfied because I had the feeling that I drove a good race.
“I had a hard time at the beginning, lost places, and almost lost the car two or three times. After that I actually drove a good race.
“But, on the other hand, it is obvious that the other car is much faster. Where I lose time? I have been biting my tongue all year long.
“Some idiot might never figure it out, but am I a complete idiot? I doubt it.
“At some point you should be lucky and hit the limit. I never hit it and if I do, then only with a lot of difficulty. On the other side [of the garage] it looks much easier.
“I have to look at myself and do my thing, but of course it hurts. Especially because my own expectations are higher than the expectations from outside.
“I don’t really care about all the fuss. But for me in the car, it is of course difficult to process, because I am too ambitious and too hungry for more.”
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But despite Vettel’s claims, Binotti was quick to rubbish the conspiracy theory, as he told Sky Italia: “Seb and Charles’ cars are identical, no doubt.
“I sincerely hope that Sebastian will be able to qualify better in Imola, and show more of what he is capable of during the race.
“Charles is certainly very good, but maybe you expect even more from the second driver.”
Vettel sits in 13th spot in the Formula One World Championship, while Leclerc is fifth thanks to his seven top ten finishes.
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SEBASTIAN VETTEL has backed Michael Schumacher in Formula One’s debate over the greatest driver of all-time.
With Lewis Hamilton going level with the German legend, 51, and his record 91 race wins, the sport has been keen to discuss exactly who is better.
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Sebastian Vettel has gone toe-to-toe with Lewis Hamilton on several occasions in their championship battlesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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Childhood hero Michael Schumacher will forever be the best, in Vettel’s eyesCredit: EPA
For Vettel, Ferrari hero Schumacher ranks higher thanks to his ‘natural’ talent.
He told reporters: “I think he was better than anybody else I’ve ever seen so far. I think he had a natural talent that is very difficult to explain.
“I think if you saw him go karting, obviously I didn’t see him at a young age but I did at an older age, and I was happy to join him in the Race of Champions a couple of times.
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“So you see a little bit more of the skills and the car control. And both the karting experience and the Race of Champions experience, I think he had a natural ability that, as I said, I haven’t seen with anyone else so far.
“On top of that, he had an incredible work ethic, but I think it’s the combination of the two that for me stands out. I haven’t seen a match yet.”
Schumacher won seven world titles in a fantastic career split between Benetton and Ferrari, with a stint at Mercedes before Hamilton’s arrival.
Indeed, it was the six-time champion Brit who ended Vettel’s supremacy in F1.
Four consecutive world titles in a row put the German on course to match his compatriot, before the Mercs dominated the Hybrid V6 era that began in 2014.
Michael will always be my hero. And I think he had something about him that I haven’t seen in another driver so far.
Sebastian Vettel
Vettel noted: “I think I can’t respect [Hamilton’s] efforts enough.
“It’s been the number in my head that I thought would never be beaten or equalled. I think we can be quite certain he will exceed this number.
“Nevertheless, I have to say that Michael will always be my hero. And I think Michael had something about him that I haven’t seen in another driver so far.”
Growing up in Germany and beginning his racing career at the height of Schumacher’s fame, 33-year-old Vettel admits he will always make the argument for his childhood idol.
And he believes youngsters of today are likely to be visceral supporters of Hamilton, even if a handful of F1 veterans are not.
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He continued: “I looked up to Michael when I was a child and Lewis, I didn’t look up to him when I was a child because I was racing him.
“So it’s a different situation going in. But probably in another 10, 15 or 20 years’ time, there will be more admiration for that.
“Obviously, when you’re still active, you’re looking at yourself and not so much others. But as I said you cannot cherish him enough for what he has achieved.”
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