{"id":1048554,"date":"2022-05-25T07:20:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T06:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/?post_type=issue_content&p=1048554"},"modified":"2022-05-25T07:20:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T06:20:13","slug":"word-on-the-beat-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"issue_content","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/archive\/article\/july-2022\/36\/word-on-the-beat-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Word on the beat, July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lawrence Stroll<\/strong>, top<\/em>, has apparently dismissed the prospect of Audi<\/strong> buying out his Aston Martin F1<\/strong> team, but not totally. \u201cHave we been approached by Audi?\u201d he posed. \u201cYes. And are we very happy with our collaboration with Mercedes? Yes. The world of Formula 1 is full of these stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MarioMario Andretti<\/strong>, right<\/em>, is to demo last year\u2019s McLaren-Mercedes in Austin for the United States Grand Prix<\/strong> meeting, at 82 years old. The offer was made on the Miami grid by team boss Zak Brown<\/strong>. Andretti scored pole position on his F1 debut at the American Grand Prix at Watkins Glen 54 years ago. He\u2019s regularly been giving 200mph oval rides in IndyCar\u2019s two-seater in recent years.<\/p>\n

Toto Wolff<\/strong> has not discounted the possibility of reverting to the Barcelona winter test-spec Mercedes W13<\/strong> with conventional sidepods if the current concept can\u2019t be made to work soon. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t discount anything,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we need to give all of our people that have produced great race cars in the past the benefit of the doubt, and we believe this is the route to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"OscarOscar Piastri<\/strong>, left<\/em>, is understood as being targeted by Williams<\/strong> to replace Nicholas Latifi<\/strong> next year. Alpine<\/strong> is happy to let him go there \u2018on loan\u2019. In the meantime he is the reserve driver at Alpine, McLaren and \u2013 possibly soon \u2013 Mercedes.<\/p>\n

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