Backmarker #10: Aero-Hungary

Episode 10 of Backmarker podcast, and boy is it full of news... We talk briefly about the upcoming Hungarian GP, and then get straight into the news of the Halo coming to F1, and a whole lot of silly season news and gossip.

News:

Halo set for 2018 introduction (https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/strategy-group-halo-shield-decision-932802/)

Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen to be retained by Haas according to Gene Haas (https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/haas-retains-grosjean-magnussen-933321/)

Button was looking at the 2017 Williams seat vacated by Valtteri Bottas (https://wtf1.com/post/jenson-button-almost-made-a-return-to-williams-for-2017/)

Liberty Media looking to strengthen ties between F1 and F2 (http://www.motorsport-total.com/formelsport/news/2017/07/staerkere-verbindung-zur-formel-1-formel-2-wird-aufgewertet-17072102.html)

Post-Hungarian Test Driver announcements
(https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/889396416472387584)

Matsushita also testing for Sauber (http://www.planetf1.com/news/sauber-test-for-honda-junior-matsushita/)

Cosworth looking to return to F1 under the new ~2020 engine regs (http://f1news.autoroad.cz/novinky/87447-exkluzivne-muze-mit-cosworth-opravdu-na-boj-s-mercedesem-proc-nemel-dobrou-povest#English)

F1 2017 has announced which classic cars will be part of the new game (https://wtf1.com/post/heres-the-complete-list-of-classic-f1-cars-that-will-appear-in-f1-2017/)

Mercedes is joining Formula E as a works team and leaving DTM (https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/dtm/news-239989-mercedes-steigt-ende-2018-aus-der-dtm-aus/)

V8 Supercars will have a V6 powered car as a wildcard entry as of next year (http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/07/26/holden-v6-turbo-development-schedule/)