In the round-up: Carlos Sainz Jnr expects that Ferrari’s performance will continue to fluctuate between races
In brief
Sainz expects Ferrari’s form will continue to vary race-to-race
After Ferrari’s form has fluctuated depending on the circuit, from being strong in Baku to off the pace of their rivals in Barcelona, Sainz does not expect that Ferrari’s form will stabilise any time soon.
“I think our pace in Austria will depend a lot also in the characteristics of the circuit,” Sainz said. “I think our pace varies a lot, depending on that.
“We’ve seen places like Monaco or Canada, we are stronger than places with higher speed corners like Barcelona where we struggled a bit more. So I think we will see variations in our competitiveness.”
Palou to continue to push for wins despite lead
IndyCar Series leader Alex Palou says he has no intentions of taking a conservative approach to the coming races despite building up a 71 point lead in the drivers’ standings.The Chip Ganassi driver has won three races this season, all of which in the last four rounds. Despite a healthy championship advantage, Palou says he will not change his mentality going forward.
“I would understand racing for points on the last two races, but it’s too early,” he said. “We did eight races. There’s still eight or nine left.
“We’re going to focus on scoring wins because that’s the way we can score more points. Honestly, there’s some races coming up now that are still really good for us and we know we’re going to have a car and my confidence to fight for wins.”
Hamda Al Qubaisi converts pole to close gap to Garcia
Hamda Al Qubaisi converted her pole position into victory in the opening F1 Academy race of the weekend in Zandvoort as championship leader Marta Garcia retired.
The MP Motorsport driver led the entire race to lead home Lena Buhler in second with Nerea Marti taking third. Garcia pulled out of the race with a problem on her Prema, retiring from third position. The result sees Garcia’s lead over Hamda Al Qubaisi in the championship fall from 41 to 13 points.
Fellow MP driver Amna Al Qubaisi will start on pole for race two this morning before race one winner Hamda Al Qubaisi will resume pole a second time for race three.
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Lando Norris swaps F1 for Baseball (Sky F1)
'Lando Norris swapped the racetrack for the ball-park as he faced pitches at the London Stadium ahead of the MLB showdown between the St Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.'
Lewis Hamilton's new £50m-a-year deal would make him F1's BEST paid star (Daily Mail)
'Hamilton, if he pens his huge new deal to remain with Mercedes, would rank fifth, pushing his bitter Red Bull rival Verstappen, who earns £40m-a-year on his five-year deal, down to 10th place.'
Why F1’s first record breaker is still revered by racing fans decades after he left the stage (F1)
'Saturday June 24 2023 marks the 112th anniversary of the birth of multiple world champion Juan Manuel Fangio. Long before single-name recognition became the hallmark of famous singers or footballers, he was known simply by his surname, usually with an exclamation mark attached. In the 1950s, when the F1 World Championship was in its childhood, he was the hero so many times that he was lionised in every country that the sport visited.'
Nerea Martí: I will fight for the win (F1 Academy)
'Nerea Martí is feeling confident for the Zandvoort Races after a solid qualifying performance saw her finish in P3 in Qualifying 1 and P6 in Qualifying 2. The Campos Racing driver currently sits in P6 in the standings and is chasing her first victory in the series. After qualifying however, the Spaniard is feeling confident she can compete at the front:'
Is Formula E delivering? | ‘Track to road’, net zero carbon, fun racing (The Hindu)
'The challenge for the series in the future will be to stay ahead of the curve in a space where technological advancement is exponential. It must remain the hotbed for new technologies that can eventually translate onto the road while being sustainable. The spectacle of racing must be exciting as well; the fans should receive value for their money.'
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Comment of the day
With Williams team principal James Vowles admitting that a lot of the team’s infrastructure requires modernising, @skipgamer feels it’s clear change was necessary for the team…
Oh no, I had no idea they were so far behind, that’s really enlightening. No wonder Claire was so impressed by George’s power point presentation…
And I’m sorry but if people have been there for 20 years and doing things the same way for all that time and are reluctant to change, then they need to go. The results speak for themselves. No wonder Capito cut and run so quickly.
Tristan
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Kim Philby and Brandonrc!
playstation361
25th June 2023, 1:33
YOU *. I hope you quit your commercial media businesses in India and move to something else in India. *. *.
Qeki (@qeki)
25th June 2023, 7:14
In the future could there be a possibility F1 wages going over the top like football. It needs a superstar to get the ball rolling but if Verstappen continues his form it could be a possibility F1 going even more elite with the salary. Imagine a rookie getting 10mil for his first season and then current champion earning 100mil+ per year
MichaelN
25th June 2023, 10:58
They already are. Let’s not lose sight of the fact that the real median household income in the United States is about $70k. That’s for a household, not a single bachelor like most F1 drivers are. Even one million – just a single one – is more than fourteen times as much.
It’s true that athletes are in some sense small businesses that usually hire a manager, a coach, PR representatives, and a bunch of other (labour) expenses. But when you start talking millions, never mind tens of them – it’s hard to see it as anything other than greed.
Now on the plus side, a bunch of these guys, especially someone like Sergio Pérez, puts a significant amount of money into their personal foundations, so it’s not all bad. The clique of tax dodgers scurrying off to Monaco though, well… never mind them.
isthatglock21
25th June 2023, 18:15
Respectfully F1 driver salaries at the top haven’t even moved much over the past decade. Lewis/Vettell/Alonso & even kimi have always earnt the same ballpark £25-£50m figure, Lewis/Seb had same for longest, Lewis was always higher due to endorsements & bigger control of his own image rights. Also compare it to the 2000s & tobacco money & the top drivers of the time like Schumi earnt way more. Even in the 90s rookies made more whereas now many still make anything from £250-£1m max even with few years in the sport. Can’t even be compared to football which sky rockets every 5 years to new levels. End of day most teams now make profits, I’d rather see drivers get paid well than enforce a cap to enrich shareholders further.
playstation361
25th June 2023, 8:00
Next get ready to win a lottery ticket eyeing MotoGP Bharat.
S
25th June 2023, 9:36
But it isn’t about the money…. So they always say.
MichaelN
25th June 2023, 11:09
So long as the teams are willing to pay… few are going to say no. F1 could cap salaries and invest in junior formulas where money – not talent – is the biggest filter. Everyone wants a more diverse driver pool… right?
Failing that, maybe F1’s next star will be, just guessing, the son of a wealthy man, and who knows, that man might even be a former F1 driver. What are the odds.
MacLeod (@macleod)
26th June 2023, 8:11
They always ways to escape salaries caps by sponsoring the drivers from outside sources. So i think in lewis case is more about getting more free time and less media stuff…
Antz (@antznz)
25th June 2023, 23:49
The cost cap really does lend itself to insane driver salaries… add that drivers do seem to make more of a difference this year than any year I can remember. I think we’ll only see these salaries increase for the top tier drivers.
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
25th June 2023, 10:30
Such a shame we don’t get to see the F1 Academy races. It went from a fully broadcasted championship with W Series to laconic PR messages and a 15-minutes mash-up for a 3 races weekend.
MichaelN
25th June 2023, 11:13
COTD is spot on, it’s the downside of the often erroneously praised “stability”.
If it hadn’t been for the brief resurgence on the back of the 2014 Mercedes engine and a solid driver pairing with Massa/Bottas, Williams’ last twenty years (!) would be without any meaningful sporting achievements.
bonbonjai
26th June 2023, 8:53
I’m kind of in two minds about voles’s comment here. One the one hand he is coming from a team that dominated the sport for most of the last decade, where that success, led to to increased investments in infactracture and methodologies and which in turn led greater returns. On the other Williams with all due respect were/are simply not in that league. You could spent $ 2 or $3 hundred million on that team at this point and they would still not be there to compete within the next few years. I wish him well, and I think he will bring some ordered thinking to the cars designs and maximise what they have there. The owners don’t seem to me to the Lawrence strolls of this world, with deep pockets, willing to throw coins at the team, but are looking to keep the thing afloat, until someone makes them an offer they can’t refuse.