Backmarker #51: Love Wins The German GP

This week on Backmarker Podcast, we bitch about Lewis Hamilton while attempting a race review of the German GP, the silly season is in full swing as we discuss news, and we run through predictions for the Hungarian GP.

NOTE: Between recording and posting this episode Ferrari former CEO Sergio Marchionne passed away. Backmarker Podcast wishes to pass on it's condolences.

News:

• The new Formula E champion is Jean Eric Vergne. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/jean-eric-vergne-new-formula-e-champion
• Lawrence Stroll has potentially bought the Force India team. http://www.autobild.de/artikel/formel-1-force-india-verkauft-11332825.html
• The Will Buxton rumour mill. https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/90o8my/will_buxtons_latest_rumourmillrenault_have_signed/
• Miami GP put on hold until at least 2020. https://wtf1.com/post/the-miami-grand-prix-isnt-happening-next-year-after-all/
• Michelin is considering returning to F1 in 2020 with the switch to 18 inch rims. https://www.racefans.net/2018/07/23/michelin-considering-formula-1-return-2020/
• Hamilton has signed a new three-year contract with Mercedes. Bottas has followed suit with a one-year deal. https://wtf1.com/post/bottas-gets-a-multi-year-deal-as-mercedes-completes-its-2019-line-up/
• Techeetah will replace Virgin as the works DS team in Formula E. https://www.autosport.com/fe/news/137581/techeetah-replaces-virgin-as-works-ds-fe-team
• The next F1 game will have a revamped dynamic career mode. https://wtf1.com/post/f1-2018s-career-mode-will-have-rule-changes-which-affect-the-order-of-the-grid/
• Laguna Seca will replace Sonoma from the 2019 Indycar season. https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/laguna-seca-replaces-sonoma-on-2019-indycar-schedule-1061010/