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How significant a role did Overtake Mode in the battles for position in the Canadian Grand Prix?

The rubberbanding was enormous. First Verstappen can’t lose Hamilton until the not-seen mistake from Lewis. With the tires reversed and sudden VSC’s. the favors were returned with the Ferrari faster. Once he evaded Verstappen (won’t call it an overtake), Verstappen then got the rubberband power so he could stay close to Hamilton. Both Verstappen and Hamilton overtook each other when the other ones battery was suddenly depleted.

The same happened with the Mercedes pair. Too much errors at big braking zones for multiple races now. Is it the aero re-attaching? The engine harvesting less than expected so less engine braking? It is very hard to see what is going on.
Senor Sjon

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Norris pays a visit to Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Racer)

‘I don’t want to say no. I certainly want to try things outside of Formula 1. I’m a racing fan. I love Formula 1 more than anything, but at the same time, I love everything. I love bikes, I love rally, I love IndyCar, I love just all racing in general. So, whether it is the Indy 500 or just IndyCar in general, I know that Indy 500 is the one, and obviously it’s part of the Triple Crown for McLaren as well, so I won Monaco, which is, you know, part one done.’

‘500’ purse soars to new record, increases by more than 50 percent (IndyCar)

‘The Indianapolis 500 purse record was broken for the fifth consecutive year for the 110th Indianapolis 500, with first-time winner Felix Rosenqvist of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian earning a record-high $4.34 million from a total purse of $30,906,400.’

Hamilton (Instagram)

‘I could not be more proud of my brother Nicolas Hamilton. Seeing the passion and emotion on his face as he stood on his first podium was such a beautiful moment. For us both to be on podiums on the same day was a major. I called him the second the race ended. Motorsport is not built to be inclusive. There is little to no access for people with disabilities, and no support systems to level the playing field. This is something so many take for granted. Despite that, despite the barriers and the people who told him it wasn’t possible, he never stopped. He fought. He adapted. He proved them wrong. While he will always be my kid brother, I am profoundly proud of the leader, the athlete, and the man he has become. He inspires me just as much as he inspires everyone watching his journey. No matter how hard it has been he has never given up. What he’s achieved is massive and I’m so happy for him. Love you bro, keep going.’

Hamilton finished 17th, 16th and 16th across the BTCC’s three races in Snetterton last weekend, scoring one point. He won the Jack Sears Trophy, which is awarded to the top-scoring driver of the weekend who did not have a podium finish at the start of the season and had not previously won the trophy. In the third round of the season, Hamilton is the third different winner of the trophy, leaving only one other driver capable of winning it over the rest of the season.

Brawn teams up with Pramac MotoGP team as strategic advisor (Reuters)

‘Motorsport has always been about people, teamwork and continuous improvement, and I look forward to supporting (principal) Paolo (Campinoti) and the team and contributing where my experience may be useful,’ he said.’

Helmet worn by Canadian F1 great Gilles Villeneuve sells for record US$1.25m (CBC)

‘Darren Jack, president and CEO of Hall of Fame Collection based in Burlington, Ont., said his company brokered the sale for the world-record price, exceeding the previous mark of £720,000 (then $966,449 US) set by Ayrton Senna’s helmet from the 1992 Belgian Grand Prix, sold last year.’

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On this day in motorsport

• 20 years ago today Michael Schumacher was stripped of pole in Monaco and sent to the back of the grid after the stewards ruled he deliberately stopped his Ferrari at Rascasse to impede his rivals
• Born today in 2003: Future Williams Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto
• 20 years ago today Lewis Hamilton dominated the GP2 round in Monaco and took the lead of the championship
• Born today in 1942: Piers Courage, who finished second twice for Brabham in 1969 but lost his life in a crash at Zandvoort the following year driving a De Tomaso entered by Frank Williams
• Born today in 1961: Pierre-Henri Raphanel, who only qualified for one of his 17 F1 appearances, in a Coloni at Monaco in 1989