- Accordꦯing to , Guanyu Zhou - who is heavily tipped to partner Valtteri Bottas at Alfa R꧅omeo in 2022 - wanted a three-year contract with the team.

With hot 𝐆prospect Théo Pourchaire part of its junior team, Fred Vasseur isn’t k🤪een to hand Zhou a long-term deal.

The report mentions Oscar Piastri as a potential alternative to Zhou,😼 with🌺 the Alpine junior currently leading the F2 standings with two rounds to go.

- Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali hasn’t ruled out add𓃲ing a third race in America to the calendar.

Speaking to , he said: “✱I𒁃 would not discharge that possibility for sure.”

Las Vegas has been mooted as a potential venue.

- Domenicali also revealed that he tried to sign Lewis Hami🍌lton when he was team principal of Ferrari.

“I think that the💟 answer that Lewis was able to give is the right one. Today, I think that period has passed. There is a movie that for me sℱometimes is very important to remember: 'Sliding Doors'. There are moments where if you don't get into an elevator, you stay on the floor.

“I don't know. That was the 🃏situation that Lewis lived in that specific time 🦄of his life. I think that [we] cannot blame his choice, at least, because he did an incredible career.”

- Formula 1 driver steward Emanu🃏ele Pirro has explained how the backlash he received for awarding Sebastian Vettel a controversial penalty at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix changed his life. ()

- Daniel Ricciardo admitted that he's been impressed by fellow Aus🀅trali💟an Piastri.

“I’m really excited to see the likes of Oscar [Piast🧜ri] do well,” in Sochi. “I know what it was like for me when Mark Webber was in F1 and when I joined the grid he was still there, it was cool.

“It was really a cool feeling and obviously proud to represent Australia. And I think Oscar has really been on it this year, really good race♛craft as well, so seems to have the whole package right now.”