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On this day in motorsport
- 40 years ago today, on the first day of practice for the German Grand Prix, world champion Keke Rosberg announced he would retire from Formula 1 at the end of the season
- 45 years ago today Pancho Carter pipped Tony Bettenhausen Jnr to victory in the CART IndyCar Michigan 500 by two-hundredths of a second, with Rick Mears two laps down in third
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Norris hits out at Formula 1 for putting money ahead of drivers (The Guardian)
‘Formula 1’s gone too heavily led by the fact it’s a business nowadays and not how can you make the sport the best possible… Everyone wants to make money, so in order for Audi and other teams to come in we had to change these things. It’s a shame, it should never have been like that. But that’s how businesses work.’
Intriguing opening day in Budapest (Mercedes)
George Russell: ‘It was a strange day out there and I think that was true for everybody up and down the field. The Hungaroring is an amazing track to drive but the resurfacing of the track made things quite challenging today. It was quite bumpy in places, and we were struggling with the ride. It also had an impact on tyre degradation which was higher than expected.’
Busy and productive day at the Hungaroring (Ferrari)
Charles Leclerc: ‘It’s going to be tight in qualifying. I don’t expect us to see the same gap that we saw to our competitors today, so we will have to do a perfect job. ‘
Malaysia govt studying possible F1 return to Sepang as Bahrain replacement, says youth and sports minister (Malaysia Mail)
‘A decision is expected before the sport’s summer break concludes.’
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