Hollywood, long-running favorites and more: That's what the paddock is talking about

Hollywood: Lewis Hamilton doesn't want to be in front of the camera himself for his film project with Oscar winner Brad Pitt. “I don’t plan on appearing in it,” the 37-year-old said. The Mercedes driver is one of the producers for the film directed by Joseph Kosinski, whose film “Top Gun: Maverick” is currently a box office hit. Superstar Pitt is supposed to play a Formula 1 driver. “It’s a really cool project, I’m super excited,” Hamilton said. The Brit emphasized that his goal was to ensure diversity in front of and behind the scenes. The film should also radiate “real racing spirit”. Long-running favorites: Michael Schumacher sets another record in Baku. From now on, Fernando Alonso is the driver with the longest period of time between his debut and his last Formula 1 race. The Spaniard contested his first Grand Prix in March 2001 in Australia, which was 7770 days ago on Sunday. The Alpine driver thus exceeds Schumacher's previous record by seven days. Signing: Sergio Pérez is on a roll. After his Monaco victory, Red Bull also announced the extension of the contract with the Mexican until the end of 2024. “I'm glad we've sorted that out. It takes so much focus and energy to be at 100 percent on a race weekend,” said the 32-year-old, referring to the discussions about his future that ended early. According to Pérez, the question of whether he will have to continue to subordinate himself to the interests of world champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull has been clearly answered: “It is not in my contract that I can only finish second.” Form depth: Despite growing criticism over his disappointing results, Daniel Ricciardo is confident about his future at McLaren. “My contract with the team is clear until the end of next year. I’m totally committed, that’s what I said,” assured the Australian. The 32-year-old recently missed the points three times and has collected 37 fewer points than teammate Lando Norris. Ricciardo assured that he was by no means satisfied with that. “I won’t settle for 13th place. Of course I want better results,” said Ricciardo.

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Hollywood, long-running favorites and more: That's what the paddock is talking about

Lewis Hamilton is now also a film producer. These plans were a topic of discussion in the paddock ahead of the eighth round of the Formula 1 season in Baku on Sunday.

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