After saying he could smell smoke in the cockpit, Norris slowed and retired from second place on lap 65 of 72 with visible evidence coming out of the back of his stricken car. Norris was chasing Piastri late in the race when the British driver reported a funny smell in his cockpit. I don't know if I'm on fire or not, Norris said. Smoke poured from the back of the car, and he had to stop.
Steve Riley, head of IT operations and service management at Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, gave ZDNET a tour of his racing team's state-of-the-art technology campus in Brackley, UK, and reflected on the impact digital and data have on the sport. "Technology is more crucial in Formula One than ever," he said. "Any sort of manufacturing function in an F1 team many years ago wouldn't necessarily be quite as reliant on IT services as they are today."
Domenicali expressed a desire for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone to remain on the Formula One calendar indefinitely, citing its historic significance and thriving attendance.