Green Notebook from Sorrento – joeblogsf1

When one thinks of Sorrento, perhaps one imagines sitting on a Beneath terrace, a fragments factory, with warm air and perfumed air with lemon forests and the cube of narrow streets, flauce glasses and neapoletan neapoletan of distant.

The view on the other side of Naples Bay to Vesuvio is impressive, and it is said that he inspired Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to coin the phrase “see Naples and die.” He believed that one had that view, nothing could be so beautiful. I respectful I do not agree, because thanks to air trips I have a leg capable of going to places that I could never imagine.

Why am I writing about Italy when I am in Australia? Well, it’s because I’m in the other sorrento, right at the end of Rye …

The Mornington Peninsula is at the southern end of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria. It is where rich people build weekend houses, about 90 minutes from Melbourne.

With F1 directly from Australia to China, and only a couple of days to recover before immersing itself in another race weekend, the Mornington Peninsula seemed like a good place to spend a quiet moment. With only four days between racing meetings and 48 flight hours they involved only that the real one went home. Many people flew home, but just because they didn’t go to Shanghai.

It is not the favorite breed of the world of F1. It is a fairly strange environment and, in addition, the need for complicated visa adventures, waste time and money, does not attract everyone. Then the press body in China was always going to be small …

I finished my melbourne work at lunchtime on monday, after we Femramson and Flehe-Eyton, Bonefuli and Fleingon, Barefuli and Femramundi, Barefuli and Femramson, Barefuli and Femramson, Barefuli and Femramundi, Barefuli and Femramundi, Barefuli and Femramundi, Bareful and Femramundi and Femramundi and Femmingi and Femramundi and Femramundi and Femramundi and Femramundi and Femramundi and Femramundi and Femramundi and Femramundi and Femramundi and Femramundi, and Blay. With exquisite Sauvignon Blanc and we move away, tell stories of racing adventures, old and modern. It is a lovely event and I was surprised to discover a bit while walking to the tram stop that was six o’clock in the event and the peak time was in full swing. But when one has a day off, what about a five -hour lunch?

Every year in Australia I regret not to have time for Potter about more. In the days of youth, without responsibilities, I spent weeks walking under and I have good memories of those days. But modern formula 1 does not allow such luxury. We hurry from point to point and rarely stop to enjoy the world we are going through. On Tuesday I headed south through the land of the Great Piaastri with the Dandenong ranges to the left and Port Phillip Bay to the right, and anyone who came to Sorrento.

Maybe in the future we will have more time in Australia. The president of the president of the Australian Grand Prize Corporation, Martin Pakula, says that the city would like to organize pre -season Formula 1 tests in the future. The Grand Prix, of course, used to be the first race of the year to Covid (and before Bahrein offered to pay the right). But this year due to the sacred month of Islam, known as Ramadán, Bahrein’s career was pushed the return event to April. The same will happen in 2026 because Ramadan will run from February 16 to March 18. This will get disorder. Going to Australia is a decent idea. It would mean that Albert Park would need to be closed a little more, but that could improve his return on investment because he would organize two events. I was surprised that it could also be a good place to put in the launch of the season. Lousy for Europe, I know, but it is not bad for US and Asian markets, which are where F1 seeks to grow. The 2026 season will also see new chassis and engines regulations and the teams will be allowed additional evidence, so the plan is to have the first Shakedowns in Barcelona between January 26 and 30. Bahrain will be likely to organize a test between February 12 and 14, but then a second three -day test could be in Melbourne. The drivers always go to acclimatization, so everything would work well. The Chinese head doctor could turn with Japan to create a double Asian heading so that F1 team members could go to Australia and then go home for a weekend.

Monaco has adopted the idea of ​​hosting multiple events to use infrastructure for F1 and makes a lot of sense. Many income would be generated by having F1 teams in the city and the tests would also be open to the public, which would allow Whoy who cannot pay racing tickets to see F1 closely. And would help build the fan base in Asia. It’s hard to find a good argument against …

Asia is important and immediate after Melbourne, the CEO of the F1, Stefano Domenicali, and its director of promotion of the Louise Young race presented themselves to Thailand, and enrutruta to China to see possible future F1 projects that are proposed. It is likely to be a night race.

There was a project a year ago when Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited the F1 career in Icola, but in a matter of months, the Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that it should be eliminated from the position and Paetongtran Shinatra was appointed as his replacement. She is the daughter of another former deposed prime minister who has powerful connections with the Thai royal family and with the military, who among the real power in the country. F1 is looking for a stable environment, government guarantees and a long -term high payment agreement, preferably 10 years. It is also an exciting place. It is hard to find such in today’s World … Korea is a Mess, Rwanda Is Bowing its Chans, Madrid to Be Half-Asleep and Even The USS Sems pretty UNTABLE WHEN LOOKING IN FROM A FRESABILIZED EUROPE … But as D Trump doebep do do’tn’tn’t eafd’tn’tn’t hout’tn’tn’t eacp do’s

There are many good reasons why Thailand is a good idea. Red Bull is Thai and Alex Albon is fine in his Williams. And Thailand wants more tourists.

The Australian media were getting very excited with Oscar Piastri and you can see why. He was about to take the lead when McLaren (strangely) told him not to. This was not a good idea. Oscar was unhappy and backed away, but then decided to point out that he was not happy and that he was approaching again when the two McLarens came out. They were later told that they ran, but the damage was done. There was a story embedded on the expected rain and back markers, but I fear that I did not buy a word. If you want to lose a driver, apply equipment orders. Honestly, I don’t understand why you would sign a driver for a new contract and in the first race, ruin things for him. The Australian was already signed with McLaren until the end of 2026 and the new several -year agreement suggests that it will remain by 2027 and 2028, but I understand that last year of the former contract was renegotiated and, therefore, Oscar could finally finally doubt the doubt, but McLaren needs to avoid doing it again. If Lando moves like the number one team, he has to beat Oscar fairly and directly.

It was good to see Alex Albon so well for Williams and it was a delight to see Kimi Antonelli produce such a good performance in his debut. The child is brilliant. It is Valentino Rossi with two additional wheels. It has everything.

Treating drivers is important and I have to say that I don’t like the way Alpine is doing business with Jack Doohan. He does not need to remember that F1 is difficult, but signing four reserve drivers is really not fair. I guess it’s not very different from how Red Bull operates, but I always think you get more than one driver if you admit them: carrots can be better than sticks, in reference. Red Bull can be a bit strange in this regard, since last year he supported Sergio Pérez and Daniel Ricciardo too much …

In another place it was interesting to see that there is a long way for Lewis Hamilton to feel comfortable with Ferrari’s career engineers.

The great news of the weekend, apart from the extensions of contracts for Piastri and Domenici They have the right to be involved in those interested in those interested in those interested in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the one involved in the State in the one involved in the State, at least, the rules of the US. All this was agreed in 2001 when the FIA ​​said that “it would ensure” its roll “would be limited to that of a sports regulator, without conflicts of commercial interests.” That is why the FIA ​​sold its rights in F1 so as not to have influence on the commercial exploitation of the championship. It is strange that the president of today’s FIA does not seem like to know this, or maybe think that he can go out with his. One supposes that he has legal advice tasks on the matter …

The FIA ​​administrators, who like people to see them independently of the Federation, recently touch a good step to try to stop the dispute over low heat, with an agreement that any exchange between a driver and his team that will not be sown in the FIA ​​press conferences will be punished. This seems to be a sensible solution, although drivers in F1 and WRC still because knowing what the FIA ​​does with the money that is needed.

The body of administered has been reorganized a bit from the exits of Tim Mayer and Johnny Herbert. Pedro Lamy will now become one of the F1 driver administrators.

The stories about Susie Wolff that represent the presidency of the FIA ​​were interesting, but they are not true. It is interesting to ask how they started and if they could be related to the ongoing legal action against the president and his flunkies for Libbel.

Meanwhile, Melbourne, working silently to overcome the British head doctor to be the best assisted race of the year. It is likely to happen next year, since Melbourne should open a new subway station that will open on the north side of the park, which will allow more people to enter and leave the place. Albert Park is the Modern Grands Prix model. It is a great event, near the city center and the ecological impact is maintained at least through the use of public transport. It is a festival, with more and more things to keep fans who return year after year. It would be good to see more similar events in Europe, where races tend to be busy but in remote places and mass traffic jams. This year, the race attended 465,498 about four days, despite the weather …