Sunday's fast-paced F1 news roundup makes for great reading for Max Verstappen.
After scoring his first win (of sorts) in 2024, the three-time world champion spoke about his relationship with 2021 title rival Lewis Hamilton.
We have no time to waste, so let’s get into the day’s major headlines…
Max Verstappen takes first win of 2024
Max Verstappen enjoys sim racing in his spare time away from F1, and over the weekend he won the iRacing Daytona 24 Hours in the GTD class.
Verstappen was piloting the No. 4 Team Redline GT3 car alongside Gianni Vecchio and Ole Steinbraten as they lapped a virtual Daytona featuring dozens of three-driver teams over the course of 24 hours.
The GTD class displayed the slowest car of the three on display, after the prototype GTP and LMP2, so Verstappen and his teammates had to navigate the race while being lapped almost continuously. However, the three-time F1 world champion and his team still managed to win the 12-car category.
Perhaps the first of many wins in 2024?
read more: Max Verstappen wins class in virtual 24 Hours of Daytona
Max Verstappen provides update on Lewis Hamilton bond
Max Verstappen said he and Lewis Hamilton are “normal guys” when they're together in private, when asked about their current rivalry.
Verstappen has won 44 of the past 66 races en route to his first title in 2021, while Hamilton remains winless since the penultimate race of that season in Saudi Arabia.
More than two years after that night in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen was asked about his current relationship with Hamilton…
read more: Max Verstappen asked about rivalry with Lewis Hamilton and potential eight-title target
Eddie Jordan looks down on Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso as his dream F1 duo
Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan believes Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are now too old to match Max Verstappen and has chosen the two youngsters as his dream driver pairing. .
Hamilton celebrated his 39th birthday earlier this month, while Alonso will celebrate his 43rd birthday in July.
Jordan insists that only Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris stand in Max's way, and believes it will be difficult for them to catch up to Verstappen now.
read more: Eddie Jordan narrows Max Verstappen's 2024 F1 title threat to one surprise driver
David Coulthard calls for revival of F1 tire wars
David Coulthard believes the reintroduction of a second tire supplier to F1 would bring about a natural “competitive change” to certain circuits.
Pirelli has been the sport's sole tire supplier since 2011, with the previous 'tire war' between Bridgestone and Michelin ending with Michelin's withdrawal from F1 at the end of 2006.
Coulthard claimed the second supplier would enhance the spectacle, as the tires would level the playing field on the road.
read more: David Coulthard's master plan to stop Red Bull's dominance
Will Ferrari's technical guru follow Laurent Mequise to Red Bull?
Ferrari's technical guru could follow Laurent Mequise to AlphaTauri, with Red Bull's junior team reportedly interested in his services.
Lesta left Haas on the same day that Günther Steiner's departure was announced earlier this month, with the engineer returning to Ferrari but without any role in the Scuderia's F1 division.
Mekies, the new AlphaTauri manager, was recently described as a “danger” to Ferrari due to his intimate knowledge of the team's staff, and there were concerns that he could tempt others from Maranello to Faenza.
read more: Ferrari risks losing high-profile team member to Red Bull – Rumor
