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Honda appears towards its F1 future as Purple Bull partnership nears finish (The Japan Occasions)
Honda Racing President Koji Watanabe: ‘The variety of seats can be diminished. Nevertheless, as for us, we are going to proceed to voice our opinions as Honda in deciding the drivers for 2026 and past. Clearly the crew has the ultimate say in deciding which drivers be a part of the crew… however the scenario would be the similar (as with Purple Bull) the place we could have our say.’
Stewart: ‘My spouse lives in a brand new world’ (BBC)
‘Sir Jackie mentioned he hoped a remedy might be present in his lifetime. ‘I need this to occur simply as a lot as I needed to be world champion,’ he mentioned. ‘It is terribly necessary.”
Liberty Media ‘prone to take F1 to market’ subsequent yr (Black Guide Motorsport)
‘Components 1’s income progress doesn’t seem like displaying any indicators of slowing, so rumours of a Liberty sale appear untimely.’
NASCAR crew proprietor and former IndyCar racer Hattori dies aged 61 (Racer)
‘By means of the latter a part of the Nineties, Hattori competed in open-wheel races, together with profitable two races within the Indy Lights Collection. He moved into CART in 1999 to run a partial season with Bettenhausen Racing, which was adopted by 4 stop-start years within the IRL with Treadway Racing, Vertex-Cunningham Racing, Bradley Motorsports and AJ Foyt Enterprises.’
All 34 world champions’ Components 1 automobiles are set to star at 2025 Silverstone Competition (Magneto Journal)
‘This assortment has by no means been finished earlier than, and it’s a large job – my record of Components 1 automobiles to trace down is simply monstrous. I’ve been sourcing automobiles from world wide, and I’d say that round half of them are confirmed, with the opposite half invited and near becoming a member of us – so we’re on the right track to realize the aim of 34 automobiles.’
Our return to Miami sees us tackle a very new circuit! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/YZgF9tJCeE
— Components E (@FIAFormulaE) April 7, 2025
Very excited to have @MannKindCorp again in @IndyCar with @juncoshollinger in Lengthy Seashore ! Nonetheless very Uninterested in Pricks! This automobile appears superior! #T1D pic.twitter.com/evoguRrvuk
— Conor Daly (@ConorDaly22) April 7, 2025
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