Gran Premio de Francia 2006 (Pictures posted by Carlos Jimeno of Madrid) Image Unavailable, Please Login
Max Verstappen's manager Raymond Vermeulen is back in the paddock at the French Grand Prix after both he and Max's father Jos missed the Canadian race. Verstappen enjoyed a strong weekend in Montreal, and some observers suggested that the absence of his management team - for the first time in his F1 career - had been a benefit for the Dutchman. However Vermeulen has downplayed the benefits, and said the experiment was always in the schedule. "Already at the start of the season we made an internal plan about which grands prix we would attend," he told Autosport. "There was an idea discussed together with the team to have Max on his own for a race, so we said 'OK, let's do it for Canada.' "That was the whole story. There will be some more races where Max will be on his own, but that was already in the pipeline. "We have a very good relationship, we discuss everything together with Red Bull. "It was a try out, the first race Max was on his own, but no special message behind that. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/136887/verstappen-manager-back-after-canada-absence
Weather looks nice - https://weather.com/en-GB/weather/weekend/l/45b082142f3ea4b31b89ace35b30d672981baa4bfab4b9bcd9cda9c568d72d6f
Paul Ricard: Dull on track, colourful off it - http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/23860180/paul-ricard-dull-track-colourful-it
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According to Wikipedia, Richard Orlinski is a sculptor based in Paris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Orlinski
So far no new engines for the Mercedes and teams it supplies.......more news tomorrow. Image Unavailable, Please Login Prost signing autographs Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Notice this about Seb.....he's looking at the patch work done on the track.....it's all in the details. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login more patch work on the track Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Looks like the soft tires might ripe up the track. Maybe everyone should be required to race on the hard compound only and drop the rule for using two compounds during the race. Things might get interesting.
http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11412243/french-gp-mercedes-may-have-to-delay-new-engine-again French GP: Mercedes may have to delay new engine again Decision on upgraded units to be taken after Friday practice at the Paul Ricard circuit
All this Max and his entourage talk make him sound like a 12 year old who needs his da-da. Maybe the Jos should just stay home and watch on tv rather than helicoptering over his son. Max will do just fine.
I'm going to pretend that the ape is in honor of Koko - the first (?) gorilla who learned sign language passed away today.
