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Binotto says Audi will have confidence and credibility for F1 debut (Reuters)
‘I’m not expecting to have the best engine next year at all, but still it doesn’t matter because we know that we have set our objectives for 2030.’
Dunlop Bridge at Le Mans set to be rebranded to Goodyear (Sportscar 365)
‘The Dunlop bridge at Circuit de la Sarthe, which has existed since the first running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1923, is set to be rebranded to Goodyear, as a direct consequence of the British tyre brand’s acquisition by the Sumitomo Group.’
Plane owned by NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashes while landing at Statesville airport (Charlotte Observer)
‘Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said shortly before 1:30pm that there were multiple fatalities, but he could not yet confirm the number. He said the sheriff’s office, NC State Highway Patrol and Federal Aviation Administration were processing the crash scene and notifying next of kin.’
Inside F1’s travelling circus: the grind of a 24-race season (Financial Times)
‘Team personnel, some of whom have not visited Vegas before, have been reminded by the sporting director at an earlier briefing that they are visiting the Strip all weekend to race cars that top 200mph. The goal is to improve the odds for the racers on the track, not to enjoy the local casinos.’
BBC Sports Personality of the Year: why each shortlisted contender should win (The Guardian)
‘Yes, he’s been behind the wheel of a winning car – McLaren won the constructors’ title with six races to spare. But there were wobbles – bungled qualifying in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, the angry tussle with Verstappen in Miami, the team’s disqualification in Las Vegas. Such bumps in the road would have derailed lesser drivers.’
FIA deepens engagement in the United States with participation in women with drive summit (FIA)
‘Participation at the fifth Women with Drive summit comes as the FIA strengthens its academic and educational footprint in the United States. In partnership with the Indiana-based University of Notre Dame, the FIA is undertaking pioneering research into the impact of online abuse on college athletes and the role of artificial intelligence in detecting and addressing online abuse in sport – a first-of-its-kind collaboration in global motorsport governance in the region.’
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On this day in motorsport
Born on this day in 1923: Onofre Marimon, who took two podium finishes in the fifties but was killed in a crash at the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 1954
20 years ago today Fernando Alonso, who had just won the world championship for Renault, made the shock announcement he would join McLaren at the end of 2006
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