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Package launched. What’s subsequent… (Mercedes)
‘I’ve at all times been very exhausting on myself’ – Inside Norris’ battle to ship his finest on and off the monitor (F1)
‘I’d by no means are available in and go, ‘The automobile sucked at this time, and I drove excellent’. You’ll by no means get that from me. I believe numerous that’s rising up, considering, and being very reserved and introverted.’
Di Grassi: ‘Zero plans to cease’ (Formulation E Pocket book)
‘I stated this in a podcast, and I received numerous shit for it. What I stated was ‘would a Lewis Hamilton now beat a Lewis Hamilton from 5 years in the past’? In all probability not, proper? However he’s nonetheless nice, due to his expertise and due to his expertise, manner higher than just about nearly the entire grid.’
OEMs help additional Hypercar rules extension (Sportscar 365)
‘The transfer is known to supply an extended runway for incoming producers Genesis, Ford and McLaren, which have introduced applications for 2026 and 2027, respectively, in addition to the potential of further OEMs which might be rumoured to be evaluating applications.’
Conman who travelled the world posing as F1 driver dies (The Telegraph)
‘Kern rose to consideration in 1996 after being featured on US documentary collection Unsolved Mysteries the place he was described as a ‘sweetheart swindler’ for conning Elizabeth Ballard, now 69, after posing as a British racing driver. Ms Ballard met Kern in Miami in 1994 whereas he was posing as Jonathan Palmer, a former Williams F1 driver, on a enterprise journey.’
The Seat – official trailer (YouTube)
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Completely happy birthday!
Completely happy birthday to Alvino!
On at the present time in motorsport
Born on at the present time in 1958: Future McLaren crew principal and later Aston Martin CEO Martin Whitmarsh
30 years in the past at this time Michael Schumacher took pole place for the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola
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