{"id":61639,"date":"2025-04-30T01:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T01:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/61639\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T01:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T01:12:08","slug":"crisis-flaw-at-ferrari-discovered-as-lewis-hamilton-signs-new-multi-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/61639\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Crisis\u2019 flaw at Ferrari discovered as Lewis Hamilton signs new multi-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ferrari\u2019s qualifying struggles could be caused by its car\u2019s characteristics, while Red Bull isn\u2019t losing any sleep over Ralf Schumacher\u2019s Verstappen comments\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got all this and more in the F1 news round-up for Tuesday, 29th of April.<\/p>\n

F1 news: Ferrari\u2019s SF-25 goes \u201cinto crisis\u201d on low-fuel running<\/p>\n

Charles Leclerc\u2019s admission that Ferrari is \u201cdoing something wrong\u201d in qualifying has been followed up with a report in Italy\u2019s Gazzetta dello Sport suggesting that the SF-25 \u201cgoes into crisis\u201d in certain circumstances.<\/p>\n

Only once so far in F1 2025 has a Ferrari made the top three in qualifying, and La Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that when the SF-25 runs with minimal fuel, the slow-speed sections of a track become a major problem, as the car \u201cgoes into crisis\u201d when it is looking for mechanical grip in such conditions, as would be the case in qualifying.<\/p>\n

Read more: Lewis Hamilton setback as Ferrari SF-25 \u2018crisis\u2019 scenario uncovered \u2013 report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

F1 news: Lewis Hamilton signs new multi-year deal with Fanatics<\/p>\n

Fresh off the back of his appearance at the Fanatics opening of its first flagship store in London this week, Hamilton has signed a new multi-year deal with the company.<\/p>\n

Sports and entertainment trading cards, along with trading-card games, will be the key focus of the new store, featuring Fanatics Collectibles\u2019 brands such as Topps and Match Attax.<\/p>\n

Additional items such as signed kits, jerseys, and balls will also be sold, with a range of community events planned and a personal card creation suite also featuring.<\/p>\n

Hamilton\u2019s association with Fanatics Collectibles is to stretch far beyond the grand opening, as he has agreed to a unique, individual multi-year partnership with the company that owns Topps, the rights holder for official F1 trading cards.<\/p>\n

Read more: Lewis Hamilton begins new multi-year partnership after historic $1 million sale<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Get ready for the Miami Grand Prix:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49\u00a0Miami Grand Prix 2025: Start times, schedule and how to watch<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49\u00a0Five F1 drivers who will have welcomed the weekend\u00a0off<\/a><\/p>\n

F1 news: Red Bull not losing sleep over Ralf Schumacher comments<\/p>\n

Ralf Schumacher has been one of the most vocal pundits claiming that Max Verstappen will leave Red Bull after this year \u2013 but his comments aren\u2019t bothering the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a good relationship with Ralf,\u201d Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff told Bild<\/a>. \u201cHe does his job and we focus on ourselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut nobody has to worry that we at Red Bull are having sleepless nights because of his statements.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more: What Red Bull chief told Ralf Schumacher amid Max Verstappen comments<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

F1 news: Will the FIA\u2019s swearing rules be overhauled?<\/p>\n

After the introduction of guidelines under the International Sporting Code\u2019s Appendix B in late 2024, President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has hinted they could be revised.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFollowing constructive feedback from drivers across our seven FIA World Championships, I am considering making improvements to Appendix B,\u201d Ben Sulayem wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a former rally driver, I understand the demands they face better than most.<\/p>\n

\u201cAppendix B is a key part of the International Sporting Code and is central in helping keep the sport accessible for all our sporting family.<\/p>\n

\u201cHumans make the rules and humans can improve the rules.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis principle of continuous improvement is something I have always believed in and is at the heart of all we do at the FIA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more: FIA president hints at overhaul of controversial swearing rules<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ferrari\u2019s qualifying struggles could be caused by its car\u2019s characteristics, while Red Bull isn\u2019t losing any sleep over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4103],"tags":[4199,707,4200,225,12,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-61639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-f1","9":"tag-formula-1","10":"tag-formula1","11":"tag-home-page","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114424259923185484","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}