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Lewis again on the rostrum, robust comeback from Charles (Ferrari)
Frederic Vasseur: ‚We have been anticipating a troublesome weekend in Montreal as a result of a number of of our rivals introduced upgrades whereas we didn’t, so this result’s positively encouraging.‘
Ferrari is utilizing IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans (Techcrunch)
‚A few of the adjustments to the Ferrari app have been easy, like providing it in Italian. Though Ferrari is an Italian firm and plenty of of its followers are Italian, their fan app was not out there in Italian till the IBM partnership.‘
BYD’s lengthy and winding street in the direction of the F1 grid (Monetary Occasions)
‚BYD does have a variety of hybrid autos, however the course of journey in F1 seems to be awkward for a carmaker with such clear battery-powered credentials. Formulation E, the all-electric racing sequence, would dearly like to have the Chinese language carmaker on the grid, nevertheless it lacks F1’s international pull. Maybe the advertising and marketing energy of F1 – and the prospect to affix an unique membership for the wealthy and highly effective – outweighs the imperfect match of BYD’s product and the way in which F1 automobiles are to be powered. However regardless of the potential route, it’s unlikely to be fast.‘
Legendary F1 driver Gilles Villeneuve named ‘historic determine’ of Quebec (CBC)
‚The Quebec authorities is celebrating the achievements of race automotive driver Gilles Villeneuve with a posthumous distinction. He’s now becoming a member of the likes of Maurice Richard and René Lévesque.‘
Ford ’not shedding sleep‘ over later Hypercar testing begin (Sportscar 365)
‚It’s attention-grabbing (that McLaren will start testing their WEC Hypercar three months earlier) however not very. I at all times suppose, from my design background, the longer you’ll be able to spend designing a automotive, doing the CFD and optimising it nearly, the higher product you need to have, in principle.‘
IndyCar championship chief Alex Palou’s automotive failed a entrance wing technical inspection after he completed seventh within the Indianapolis 500 yesterday.Palou’s end result stands however he and the crew have been docked 5 factors and Ganassi fined $10,000.#IndyCar #Indy500
— RaceFans (@racefans.internet) 2026-05-25T09:33:30.327Z
Watching the #CanadianGP and #Indy500 left me questioning whether or not the worth of decrease ambient temperatures in producing good racing is underestimated. #F1 #RaceFans
— Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine.bsky.social) 2026-05-25T08:50:41.482Z
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On this present day in motorsport
30 years in the past in the present day Jimmy Vasser received the US 500, a rival race to the Indianapolis 500 run by CART which its groups entered as a consequence of a political row. A formation lap crash involving Vasser and several other others marred the race. In the meantime Buddy Lazier received the Indy 500.
Vittorio Brambilla died on this present day in 2001
