Let’s take a look at the main news from today, Sunday, August 31, a day when Oscar Piastri won the Dutch GP, significantly extending his lead over teammate Lando Norris in the Drivers’ Championship.

Rain on Hamilton’s parade: another bad news hits the Brit after DNF in Zandvoort

After a heavy retirement in the Dutch GP, the seven-time world champion will also start the next weekend in Monza from a disadvantaged position.

The Ferrari driverwill indeed serve a five-place grid penalty at the Italian round—his first in red—for failing to slow down under double yellow flags just before the start of the Dutch GP.

This was the explanation of the decision: ''Due to the nature of the track, the Race Director had informed all participants that the last corner before the pit lane would have double yellow flags waved. This was to ensure the safety of those on the grid and in the pit lane,'' the FIA document reads.  

''The regulations require that any driver passing through a double waved yellow flag marshalling sector 'reduce speed significantly. We looked through the available telemetry within the FIA system.''

''We also requested the team to provide us with their telemetry data. All of this took some time and this decision was delayed as a result. In addition, Article 44.1 requires all drivers covering more than one reconnaissance lap to drive down the pit entry road at 'greatly reduced speed'.''

''The data showed that the driver had entered the double yellow sector approximately 20kph less than his speed at the same point in practice sessions, had reduced throttle application in the order of 10% to 20% and had lifted and braked 70 metres earlier when entering the pit lane.''

''We did not consider that a 20kph reduction in speed at a double waved yellow sector constituted reducing speed 'significantly'. We also did not consider the speed at which the driver entered the pit entry road as being at a 'greatly' reduced speed.''

Toto Wolff reveals special message from 'a**hole' and 'enemy' Christian Horner

Christian Horner and Toto Wolff were for many years two of the protagonists in the movie that can sometimes Formula 1 be. Without Horner, Wolff loses his enemy and adversary. Although the Austrian gets along much better with successor Laurent Mekies, he misses his former rival.

Even before the spectacular 2021 season, Wolff and Horner frequently clashed, with both being good in front of a camera and don't shy from a remarkable quote about the other. For years, the two created fireworks. Then one would be angry and then the other. Now that rivalry has disappeared.

Instead of Horner, Wolff now has to deal with Laurent Mekies. A man who is much calmer than his predecessor and someone whom competitors now say they can have 'normal' talks with again. However, Wolff tells among others GPblog that he misses Horner too.  

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