Welcome to Wednesday’s version of the RaceFans round-up.
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EU regulators pause probe into Liberty Media, Dorna deal, await info (Reuters)
‘The fee, which had beforehand set a June 30 deadline for its resolution, mentioned it briefly halted its investigation final Friday. The ‘clock’ in merger investigations could be suspended if the events fail to offer, in a well timed vogue, an essential piece of knowledge that the fee has requested from them inside a prescribed deadline,
Australian F1 followers allowed again on observe after 2023 security breach in Melbourne (ABC)
‘To have the ability to go on to the precise circuit, the observe, after which really go up shut and private to the drivers and the successful workforce the place they assemble there at the place to begin, successfully, and look above on the podium with the presentation of the trophy and the champagne flying, you get to expertise all that up shut and private as a die arduous fan.’
Mini ends day two of Barcelona pre-season testing on prime for Prema Racing (Formulation 2)
‘Three pink flags in shut succession introduced the drivers again into the pit lane and restricted working within the closing phases.’
Hill on the seismic shock of dropping his world champion dad (Every day Mail)
‘I began my F1 profession in my thirties. It’s bonkers. It gained’t occur once more. Nobody goes to signal a man for F1 of their thirties now.’
F1 Academy pronounces the return of reverse grids from 2025 (F1 Academy)
‘The grid for race one will likely be set by reversing the highest eight drivers from the qualifying classification. All different drivers will begin the place they qualify. Factors will likely be awarded to the highest eight drivers and moreover, one level will likely be allotted to the driving force who achieves the quickest lap time throughout the prime eight labeled drivers.’
Cadillac’s nascent #F1 workforce will likely be a part of TWG Motorsports, a newly-launched offshoot of TWG World, alongside Andretti World (which competes in #IndyCar, Formulation E and Indy Nxt), Spire (NASCAR Cup and NASCAR Vans), Wayne Taylor Racing (IMSA) and Walkinshaw Andretti (Australian Supercars).
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— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet.bsky.social) 25 February 2025 at 14:30
Darkish mode for testing 🖤 pic.twitter.com/uEIVli7jm7
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) February 24, 2025
CAMO FOR 2025 🤘
10/10 @PierreGASLY 😉 pic.twitter.com/QpfcQXzauY
— BWT Alpine Formulation One Group (@AlpineF1Team) February 25, 2025
In the meantime, in Monaco… 🚧🔧🏁#MonacoCircuit #UnderConstruction pic.twitter.com/07lMygDsft
— Vehicle Membership de Monaco (@ACM_Media) February 25, 2025
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Born on today in 1955: Future Formulation 1 driver Rupert Keegan, who began 25 grands prix, the final at Las Vegas in 1982
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