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Rafael Villagomez completes Van Amersfoort Racing’s 2025 FIA Formula 2 line-up (Van Amersfoort)
‘Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) is pleased to announce that Rafael Villagomez will continue with the team for the 2025 FIA Formula 2 season, marking his second campaign in the Championship. The Mexican driver will race alongside John Bennett, finalizing VAR’s line-up for the season.’
Inside Verstappen’s long-term goal to make F1 drivers out of sim racers (The New York Times)
‘Everyone always thinks that it’s just a game and it’s fun, easy going. But I would say the competition is just as hard, or even harder, to nail — to win — than in real life.’
Martins continues with ART Grand Prix for the 2025 F2 season (ART)
‘He has proven he has the speed and talent to compete at the front in Formula 2. This season needs to be the one where everything comes together, and we will do everything we can to help him achieve his goals.’
Nicola Marinangeli is the second FIA Formula 3 driver for AIX Racing (AIX)
‘It will be an interesting challenge for me, considering the two years racing in GT3.’
Self-starting IndyCar hybrids coming to pit lane (Racer)
‘Self-starting on pit lane was banned as the series wanted to give teams a chance to grow accustomed with using and interacting with the hybrid machines during the second half of the season before entertaining the possibility of allowing drivers to use the motor generator units (MGU) to fire their internal combustion engines and depart the pits.’
First look: The 2025 Ferrari 499P Hypercar (Ferrari via YouTube)
Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson with their 2025 helmets and race suits.
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Isack Hadjar’s helmet design for his first season in Formula 1.
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Both Nico and Max have come to apologize. Although it hurts a lot and these lost points will be valuable in the future, I truly respect an honest apology from a competitor. We’re all humans pushing the limits and mistakes happen. Long season ahead.
— Antonio Felix da Costa (@afelixdacosta) February 16, 2025
Important information for access to pre-season testing taking place on Feb 27th and 28th.
Tickets still available on https://t.co/T9mOq5Taj0 or call 17450000#F1 #F1Testing #F175 pic.twitter.com/6aALXyHfZx
— Bahrain Int. Circuit (@BAH_Int_Circuit) February 17, 2025
If they look this good in 1:18, imagine how good they will look on track in 1:1. 🤩@JavaHouse // @Splenda // #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/SJ9hm5iFMQ
— Ed Carpenter Racing (@ECRIndy) February 16, 2025
New year. New look. 💙 We present to you @frosenqvist’s No. 60 SiriusXM Honda. pic.twitter.com/xTBTZDrkB6
— Meyer Shank Racing (@MeyerShankRac) February 17, 2025
Blue x2 💙 Presenting the all new No. 66 SiriusXM / Root Insurance Honda driven by @MarcusArmstrng pic.twitter.com/48kBYXkNAF
— Meyer Shank Racing (@MeyerShankRac) February 17, 2025
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On this day in motorsport
Enzo Ferrari was born today in 1898
Born on this day in 1958: Future Formula 1 driver Giovanni Lavaggi
Born on this day in 1898: Enzo Ferrari
40 years ago today Renault revealed its new RE60 in Paris. The car proved disastrously uncompetitive and the team left Formula 1 at the end of the year.
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