Michael Schumacher was flown back to his family home in Switzerland for the birth of his first grandchildaccording to reports.
The F1 legendwho suffered life-changing injuries in a skiing accident in 2013became a grandfather last month when his daughterGinaand her husbandIain Bethkewelcomed a new addition to the family.
According to BildSchumacher made the trip from his villa in Majorca back to the familySwiss mansion via helicopter to be present in the days leading up to the birth.
The report adds that Schumacherfamily have faith that the new addition will give him hope as he continues to battle with the after-effects of his accidentwhich happened on a skiing holiday more than 11 years ago.
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F1 pundit Martin Brundle believes there is a touch of Alain Prost about the way Oscar Piastri controls his emotions.
The Australian was cool as a cucumber as he eased to his fourth career Grand Prix victory in Bahrain on Sunday.
And he has been level-headed ever since he first landed a seat on the grid.
Brundle wrote for Sky SportsHe continues to add a calm confidence to his considerable speed.
From the outsideitas if his pulse is a flat line at all timesand I can think of few drivers who could or can control their emotions and mind like thatAlain Prost he professorwould be one
Max Verstappen has been told to stoke up tension between McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in order to give himself the best shot of winning a fifth consecutive world title.
VerstappenRed Bull is considerably slower than the McLarens so far this year but he has remained within touching distance after four Grands Prix.
Le Mans winner Nick Catsburg thinks he will need to call on the dark arts to overhaul them.
Max has to stoke between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastrihe told Ziggo SportI think Jos Verstappenhis dad is also an influencer these daysHe was also busy on X.
Maybe they should put pressure on those two togetherAs a racing driveryou have to be mean
George Russell is expected to sign a Mercedes contract extension which will send his salary through the roof.
According to Autosporttalks over a two-year contract extension with the option to include the 2028 season are moving forward.
Russell is now expected to sign a lucrative deal which will net him a whopping £25.7million per seasonThat represents a massive increase from his current salarywhich reportedly stands at £11.6m less than half the new annual figure.
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Oliver Bearman is making his case to be the top youngster in F1 after beating Kimi Antonelli into the points in Bahrain.
Haas star Bearman started last on the grid but worked his way up to P10ahead of Mercedes teenager Antonelli.
He saidThose last 20 laps after the safety car I was under pressure trying to hold position with the Mercedes behindand trying to fight ahead as well so it was a tough one.
I’m so happy to bring a point home for the team after a really tough qualifying on Saturday
A number of senior Red Bull figures put their heads together after a frustrating Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Guardian claim that team principal Christian Hornertechnical director Pierre Wachemotorsport advisor Helmut Marko and chief engineer Paul Monaghan were all present at a meeting to discuss their early-season woes.
Four-time world champion Verstappen is extracting every drop of performance out of the car but he was only quick enough for P6 in Sakhir.
And Marko says he is worriedabout the Dutchmanfuture with the team.
Sergio Perez has signed a lucrative contract with a prominent F1 sponsor in another hint that he will return to the grid in 2026according to Blick.
Perez was axed by Red Bull at the end of last season but there are reports suggesting that he will make his comeback for Cadillac when they become the 11th team on the grid next year.
Nothing has been made official as yetbut Perez has put pen to paper on a big-money deal with Heineken 0.0which could be a tell-tale sign that the rumours are true.
Although reports indicate that Toto Wolff is satisfied with his current Mercedes pairingF1 pundit Martin Brundle fears for George Russell.
Kimi Antonelli is tipped to be the next big motorsport talentwhich could leave Russell in trouble if Mercedes decide to bank on him and have another go at signing Max Verstappen.
Brundle told Sky SportsI think if Max Verstappen sprang into the marketplaceI would be quite worried for George actuallyKimi’s obviously their man for the futuresothere’s a lot of ifs in thereand George is doing a great job for them as team leader.
ButToto missed Max onceI don’t think he’ll miss him the second timeshould he get the opportunity
