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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

1 year

This was a nice touch in Abu Dhabi - the retiring Ross Brawn quietly giving the retiring Seb Vettel a personal parting gift, no ceremony, no cameras:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

That bit in Drive to Survive where Toto 'secretly' tells @GeorgeRussell63 that he has the job - it happened at Zandvoort and a rival team boss saw it from his motorhome and immediately sent me this pic!:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Just spoke to one top driver about the tractor, he won't go on record until hearing from FIA but says drivers have been chatting/texting each other during red flag break, and they are all angry

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

' @LewisHamilton on moving on from Abu Dhabi: "This has nothing to do with Max. Max did everything a driver would do given the opportunity he was given. And he's a great competitor. But no issues with him. I don't hold any grudges with anybody."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

' @LewisHamilton : "I'm glad I went to the toilet. The one I went to, someone had dropped a crazy bomb in there. The worst thing ever. It's going to haunt me for life..." Apparently it was a French TV cameraman

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@adamcooperF1

2 years

Christian Horner on the porpoising floor changes: "My wife often tells me size doesn't matter so I'm not going to be too fussed about 10mm..."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

' @lewishamilton : "If you think what you saw at the end of last year was my best, wait until you see this year..."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Excellent comparison of new and old version of the @MercedesAMGF1 W13 from @AlbertFabrega :

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Here's the biggest compliment that @ScuderiaFerrari 's design team can have. Adrian Newey and @redbullracing chief engineer Paul Monaghan check out the F1-75 on the grid. They were there for a while...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Confirmed too that there is now a legal limbo with @OscarPiastri . @AlpineF1Team clearly believes that PIA is contractually obliged to drive if offered a 2023 race seat. The question now is what sort of arrangement he and manager Mark Webber have made with @McLarenF1 ...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Classy move by @LewisHamilton who after a nightmare evening just found the time to go down to @HaasF1Team and ask how @SchumacherMick is. No surprise but Guenther Steiner just formally confirmed MSC won't be racing tomorrow

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Audi partner? I wonder what this is all about...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Took this pic in the Singapore paddock last week. These guys seem to be happy about something...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Spoke to many drivers after race including RUS, RIC, ALO, OCO, BOT and others. Everyone upset by the tractor incident. The most scary thing? Several of them didn't see the crane even travelling slowly behind the safety car, an indication of just what visibility was like

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Just spoke to a disappointed @LewisHamilton , says he might change everything and start from pitlane tomorrow

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

1 year

1. As you may have seen on TV @KevinMagnussen was left stranded at the lap 1 crash scene in Interlagos after @danielricciardo - the man penalised for causing the crash - bagged the only seat in the medical car, and no one thought to send it back around to pick him up.

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Seb Vettel with @nigelmansell after his drive in the Williams FW14B. And it sounded great...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

' @AlpineF1Team boss Otmar Szafnauer has confirmed that the first the team knew about @alo_oficial 's departure was from yesterday's @AstonMartinF1 press release. As of Sunday night, and the last chat with ALO, they still thought he was staying

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

4 years

He’s had a terrible day but he came to pay his respects to the top three - nice one Mattia Binotto @ScuderiaFerrari :

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

This is a significant shot - the Halo scraped and damaged after an extraordinary impact, and yet intact:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Whatever side you are on, @LewisHamilton or @Max33Verstappen , there's a bigger picture. Sunday night should have been the greatest day ever for F1 in terms of global TV attention, attracting new fans, showing the world why we love it so much. And the sport blew it...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Most of Zandvoort looks like this bar tonight. The funny thing is that the man responsible for their hero's car, Adrian Newey, just walked past. And nobody noticed!:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

6 months

Drivers say goodbye to Franz Tost. Those to appear on video included Seb Vettel, @kvyatofficial , Jamie Alguersuari and in a real blast from the Toro Rosso past, @scottspeed !

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Gone 10pm in Jeddah and most F1 teams have packed up for the night. However @redbullracing are still here and busy practising pit stops...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Impressive turnout, all F1 drivers except ALO turned up to salute the crowd along with all team bosses:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

4 years

Sebastian Vettel says that 2004 Ferrari is his favourite car. He wanted to buy one but it was too expensive...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

This could be a talking point - a tight chicane at the pit entry. Might catch somebody out...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

11.35pm or so in Abu Dhabi, paddock almost deserted. However @LewisHamilton is still here, crunching the numbers with his engineers:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

I'm told that @PierreGASLY has been to race control to enquire about the tractor incident and was told that it was normal that under the red flag vehicles are allowed on track.

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

1. Something to watch out for - new F1 race director Niels Wittich has told teams that he won't be asking drivers to give a place back for gaining an advantage. Team & driver have to decide themselves if they're in the wrong and might be penalised if they don't cede the place...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Christian Horner has just confirmed that the damage to @Max33Verstappen 's floor was caused by a piece of @AlphaTauriF1 ... He showed us a picture of a smiling Max holding it!

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Just had a face to face chat with @PierreGASLY , one of the most extraordinary in 37 years of doing this job. He said what happened with the tractor was disrespectful to Jules Bianchi and his loved ones - and that he was two metres away from dying today. Powerful stuff.

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

1 year

2. MAG eventually gave up on waiting and attempted to get back on foot. Apparently someone cut a hole in a fence to help him out and then he found himself walking through a public area surrounded by fans as he tried to make it to the pits. Sounds like it was an adventure...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

Poor @OconEsteban was selected for a random drug test but thus far has been unable to provide a sample! He's being followed around the paddock by someone from the Monza medical ream

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

I'm told that all driver media sessions have been cancelled tonight at the request of the FIA

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

A @McLarenF1 welcoming committee for a team member who overslept and had to do a walk of shame through the paddock!:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

1 year

2. Along with the DRS discussion drivers were told about a grid presentation ceremony for Sunday, and reminded that it was for the show. One of them then pointed out that without overtaking there wouldn't be much of a show for the fans...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Toto Wolff confirms that neither he nor @LewisHamilton will attend the FIA prize giving in Paris tonight. James Allison will represent @MercedesAMGF1 and pick up the constructors' trophy.

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Passed dozens of Dutch motorhomes and caravans on my way to Austria, but these @Max33Verstappen fans are the kings of the road - nine of them travel Europe in this converted coach!:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

The guarantees of safety given to F1 by the Saudi authorities appear to be along the lines of this happens regularly, only commercial facilities are attacked, they won't attack the race, and we have drone/missile defences in the area. I'm not sure that everyone is so convinced

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

These guys had good night in Jeddah...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

' @ValtteriBottas is still stuck at the airport in Finland after a flight drama, and is conducting his FIA press conference from there. Baku is never an easy place to get to...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

Andreas Seidl says @LandoNorris has been cleared to race on Sunday after checks in hospital

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

It's increasingly clear that at one stage in last night's GPDA meeting the drivers were unanimous in not wanting the race to go ahead, given their safety concerns for the whole paddock. Further dialogue with @F1 bosses and their team principals led to business as usual today

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

11 months

' @GeorgeRussell63 : "There was a rogue Australian fan in the pitlane at some point, he stuck his finger up at me when I was waiting to go out. It was around the Red Bull area. I need to check the video and see if an investigation should go into this..." Who could it be?

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Here are @Max33Verstappen and @SChecoPerez talking about Red Bull fuel pumps. Or possibly something more interesting...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 months

' @LewisHamilton to @ScuderiaFerrari in 2025 stories are gathering momentum this morning, and from what I hear it looks like it's really happening. If confirmed it would leave Merc needing a driver, and SAI needing a drive...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

' @LandoNorris is safely back in the paddock and glad to be racing tomorrow. He's sorry that he's 'given the team a lot of work to do':

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

5 years

The @FIA_F2 organisation has now officially confirmed that out of respect for Anthoine Hubert Sunday's race at Spa has been cancelled

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

' @LandoNorris says Monza was the "most downbeat second place I'll ever have," but stresses it was a great day for the @McLarenF1 team

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 months

Worth recalling how shocked the world was when @LewisHamilton signed for @MercedesAMGF1 . He went there a year ahead of new PU regs, having decided that it was the best bet for '14. History repeats ahead of '26 as again he commits to where he thinks the best package will be...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Dr Marko must be happy with the top three on the Baku F2 grid. No pressure on @yukitsunoda07 then...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

3. Hearing more and more about an angry exchange between Toto Wolff and Mattia Binotto re the porpoising technical directive at yesterday's meeting. Christian Horner joined in too... and all of this in front of Netflix cameras!

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

A portrait of Sir Frank Williams is on display in @WilliamsRacing hospitality in Jeddah, together with a book of remembrance that paddock regulars will have the opportunity to sign over the weekend:

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@adamcooperF1

2 years

' @GeorgeRussell63 , Toto Wolff and @MercedesAMGF1 co-owner Jim Ratcliffe have been observing trackside this morning:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

F1 race director Niels Wittich has mentioned drivers' jewellery in his Melbourne event notes, quoting the sporting code: "The wearing of jewellery in the form of body piercing or metal neck chains is prohibited during the competition & may therefore be checked before the start."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

Christian Horner asked if there is mutual respect between himself and Toto Wolff: "I have no issue with Toto. He's done a great job there [pause]... In a team that he inherited."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

A hairdresser is set up next to @WilliamsRacing hospitality this weekend. You too can have hair like @alex_albon !:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Christian Horner agrees that the latest @MercedesAMGF1 package is legal: "Absolutely, it looks like it ticks all the boxes..."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Toto Wolff on the restart: "It was a freestyle reading of the rules and it left Lewis like a sitting duck."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

HAM: "Still got it Bono." Bono: "Not bad for an old man"

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

Finally had a chance to say congrats to @danielricciardo , he's still at the track at 9pm. Doing pics with all the truckies!:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Impressive aero rake on @SChecoPerez 's Red Bull for FP1 in Australia:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

1 year

Great to see Sebastian Vettel one of the last people to leave the paddock tonight - indeed it was so quiet by then that he was able to enjoy a quiet dinner with family and close friends on a table outside @AstonMartinF1 hospitality without being bothered by anyone.

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

My mind has just been blown. A picture I took as a fan at the 1980 Dutch GP, Alan Jones leading the pack, plus the view I have right now...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Spent a bit of time at Casino in FP1, it's fair to say this is was a lucky fluke for a phone picture! @LewisHamilton :

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

Great shot of Lance Stroll's new @AstonMartinF1 helmet design:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

From @HaasF1Team : "Can confirm Mick appears physically fine - he has spoken to his mom etc. Likely being taken to hospital for a scan as a precaution but awaiting FIA update on that. So expect something via them by way of next update."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

Proper 1972, 1984, 1996 etc style weather in Monaco on Monday morning. It came a day too late to liven things up 🌧️ :

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Here's @nigelmansell signing a helmet for Seb Vettel prior to the latter's FW14B run:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

' @LewisHamilton on the drivers' parade: "I've prepared in the best way possible, I've given it absolutely everything. Then it comes down to doing what I love most, and just being me on track."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Happy faces in the @ScuderiaFerrari camp in Jeddah today. Will the team enjoy another winning weekend?:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

After the trials of cameras in Bell helmets since Spa last year it has been agreed to update the 2023 F1 Technical Regulations "mandating the use of these helmet cameras for all drivers from 2023 onwards."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 months

He's back! @Carlossainz55 returns to the paddock, walking a little carefully but otherwise ok - and meeting @ScuderiaFerrari boss John Elkann:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Took this shot on the grid on Sunday - it's @Carlossainz55 's seat out of the car and in the shade to keep it cool! Note the water 'bottle' built into the back of the seat. Other teams put it in the nose:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

' @Max33Verstappen on the value of Thursday track walks: "I haven't done one since 2017. I can't be arsed to walk..."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

' @LewisHamilton : "I never, ever said I was going to stop. I love doing what I do. It was a difficult time for me, and it was a time where I really needed to take a step back."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

1 year

Good morning from Bahrain! Here's @LewisHamilton on his way to work, in this case the official F1 photo shoot on the grid. Testing starts in an hour:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

What an incredible day for F1. I still don't understand why the option wasn't taken to red flag the race and have a straight fight from a grid start for 2 or 3 racing laps, with HAM and VER on their tyre of choice. It worked perfectly well over just 1 lap in Baku...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

1. Zandvoort will be my 500th GP with a media pass. That's 485 on my current consecutive streak, plus 15 I did earlier in 1985-'94 when my reporting focus was on WEC, Japan, IMSA, CART, FF1600 etc. Doesn't include a dozen GPs I attended before that as a fan. Or Melbourne 2020!

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Welcome to the Hungaroring! A soggy Sunday morning so far:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

Not sure if they've all had a go yet but @danielricciardo currently leads the F1 basketball challenge. @alo_oficial made a good effort...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

1 year

A lot of work on @Max33Verstappen 's car today after yesterday's issue. A rare chance to see under the bodywork:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

A whole flight load of F1 travellers from London waiting for bags in Austin and the first one off belongs to @GeorgeRussell63 : "At least I've won one race this weekend!"

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

' @NicoRosberg , 4 years at Williams, then Mercedes. @ValtteriBottas , 4 years at Williams, then Mercedes. @GeorgeRussell63 , 3 years at Williams, then Mercedes. RBR isn't the only F1 outfit with its own feeder team!

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

F1 has confirmed that as I revealed in Spa @GeorgeRussell63 will run the Bell helmet cam in FP1 and FP2. They want to try it with a taller driver who sits higher in the car than ALO

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Outdoor engineering meeting for @SChecoPerez in Montreal. Looks like a lot of thinking going on!:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

' @AlpineF1Team now officially confirms @OscarPiastri alongside @OconEsteban . However PIA not quoted in the press release...

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@adamcooperF1

4 years

Pre race football warm-up on the @ScuderiaFerrari hospitality roof for VET and @Charles_Leclerc :

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@adamcooperF1

2 years

' @Max33Verstappen finds a quiet corner to take a call from Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz - via Helmut Marko's phone!:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

Nice touch from @LewisHamilton whose parade lap driver took to the grass to get closer to fans. And he's filming them!:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

1 year

Sebastian Vettel has decided to mark his retirement by running around the track at 9pm on Saturday, and inviting anyone who wants to join him. It'll probably look a bit like this...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

The problems with the track at Turns 7 and 17 were a result of a known issue with the surfacing process at those points. I just had a look at the overnight fix at 17...:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

Sadly my mother, Joy Cooper, passed away last night. She was 87, and had been battling dementia for the past few years. I wrote a few thoughts down here:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

3 years

Fascinating to hear that one team analysed all the lines drivers took at the tricky banked Turn 3 in practice and concluded that the driver who got it figured it out first was @alo_oficial ....

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

' @HulkHulkenberg is back in the UK preparing to have a run in the @AstonMartinF1 simulator at Silverstone so that he can learn the Jeddah track, just in case he's needed next weekend...

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

1/2 Remember this news from @AlpineF1Team on March 12th?: “In the spirit of offering maximum racing opportunities to our stable of young talent, we have agreed that McLaren may call upon Alpine F1 reserve driver Oscar Piastri in the event one of their drivers is unable to race."

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

10 months

Brad Pitt and Damson Idris join @Max33Verstappen for the national anthem:

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

1 year

Drivers' briefing ran for an hour in Miami tonight and much of it went on a discussion on DRS. Two zones were shortened here, and after lack of passing in Baku drivers are not happy. FIA reluctant to change back without further number crunching.

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Adam Cooper

@adamcooperF1

2 years

I've followed @Max33Verstappen 's team radio every race for the past couple of years, never heard him as angry as he is today.

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