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F1 to end season in Europe if no Middle East races, decision in September (Reuters)
‘(Domenicali) confirmed Italy’s Imola circuit, his birthplace and home to Ferrari as well as Mercedes’ Formula 1 leader Kimi Antonelli, was on the list of possible replacements. Informed sources have touted Imola, dropped from the calendar this year, as a leading candidate despite the weather at that time of year.’
McLaren take to Portimao for two days of testing in the MCL60 (McLaren)
‘Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Leonardo Fornaroli shared driving duties at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve with the Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) team.’
Paddy McNally, playboy who made a fortune in Formula 1 and was closely linked with Sarah Ferguson (The Telegraph)
‘His work with Philip Morris gave him a thorough grounding in how the F1 circus operated, and he became closely involved with the sport’s canny supremo Bernie Ecclestone. In 1983 Ecclestone allowed McNally to establish the Allsport company to exploit the potential for more lucrative advertising and corporate-hospitality income at grands prix – which would also provide a healthy profit for Ecclestone and his Formula 1 Constructors’ Association.’
Formula 1 can afford Las Vegas. So why are we paying? (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘Supporters of the Las Vegas Grand Prix routinely point to hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity generated by Formula One. If those claims are accurate, they raise an obvious question: Why are Clark County taxpayers being asked to contribute another $100 million to one of the world’s most profitable sporting events?’
Fox interest helping to put IndyCar international races back in play (Racer)
‘Of the interesting venues under consideration, a road race at Circuit Barcelona-Catalonia – the home venue for reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou – has been mentioned.’
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On this day in motorsport
Michael Schumacher romped to victory today in 2006 after a controversial rules change
20 years ago today Ferrari took a one-two in Germany after Renault’s mass damper was banned
20 years ago today Sebastien Bourdais won the Champ Car IndyCar round at San Jose
15 years ago today Sebastian Vettel took pole in Hungary after trading top times with Lewis Hamilton
15 years ago today Romain Grosjean scored the final victory of his GP2 title-winning season at the Hungaroring
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Social media and links
F1 to end season in Europe if no Middle East races, decision in September (Reuters)
‘(Domenicali) confirmed Italy’s Imola circuit, his birthplace and home to Ferrari as well as Mercedes’ Formula 1 leader Kimi Antonelli, was on the list of possible replacements. Informed sources have touted Imola, dropped from the calendar this year, as a leading candidate despite the weather at that time of year.’
McLaren take to Portimao for two days of testing in the MCL60 (McLaren)
‘Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Leonardo Fornaroli shared driving duties at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve with the Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) team.’
Paddy McNally, playboy who made a fortune in Formula 1 and was closely linked with Sarah Ferguson (The Telegraph)
‘His work with Philip Morris gave him a thorough grounding in how the F1 circus operated, and he became closely involved with the sport’s canny supremo Bernie Ecclestone. In 1983 Ecclestone allowed McNally to establish the Allsport company to exploit the potential for more lucrative advertising and corporate-hospitality income at grands prix – which would also provide a healthy profit for Ecclestone and his Formula 1 Constructors’ Association.’
Formula 1 can afford Las Vegas. So why are we paying? (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘Supporters of the Las Vegas Grand Prix routinely point to hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity generated by Formula One. If those claims are accurate, they raise an obvious question: Why are Clark County taxpayers being asked to contribute another $100 million to one of the world’s most profitable sporting events?’
Fox interest helping to put IndyCar international races back in play (Racer)
‘Of the interesting venues under consideration, a road race at Circuit Barcelona-Catalonia – the home venue for reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou – has been mentioned.’
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