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RaceFans Round-up: 6th January 2025

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Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.

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This weekend’s Caption Competition winner is Ady – thanks to everyone who participated!:

Max Verstappen, Liam Lawson, 2023

“Sorry mate, from now on, everyone is going to think you are a bit slow”
Ady (@Sixwheeler)

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Meyer Shank considering fly-in crews for IndyCar pit stops (Racer)

'Meyer Shank Racing co-owner Michael Shank is wondering whether it’s time for his IndyCar series team to take a page from NASCAR programs and begin flying in specialist pit crews to go over the wall and handle the servicing of their cars in competition.'

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9 comments on “RaceFans Round-up: 6th January 2025”

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    Jere (@jerejj)
    6th January 2025, 6:40

    Snow on the ground isn’t necessarily a common sight in most of England & certainly not an every-winter thing.

    I’m still somewhat confused with the word ‘introduction’ in yesterday’s & today’s super license points system contexts as FIA merely announced what will happen with the system officially coming into effect 12 months later because if it immediately came into effect, Max’s debut would’ve been belatedly postponed as he didn’t turn 18 by the season-opener anyway, i.e., the system would’ve immediately applied to him as well despite having been announced as a full-time driver in the previous-year August, iirc.

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      MacLeod (@macleod)
      6th January 2025, 8:26

      Because Max got his superlicense before they could change the rules 300km test en volia an license was done before they announced him als full driver..

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        Jere (@jerejj)
        6th January 2025, 10:31

        My bad. Simply forgot about that timing.

    2. Simon
      7th January 2025, 2:11

      “Snow on the ground isn’t necessarily a common sight in most of England & certainly not an every-winter thing”

      Perhaps you’d like to speak to my friends in North England before making such an unfounded and uninformed comment?

      1. SteveP
        7th January 2025, 7:23

        Perhaps you’d like to speak to my friends in North England

        I’d always thought of Sheffield as North Midlands rather than North of England. Usually plenty of snow each winter.

  2. Leo B
    6th January 2025, 15:24

    Keith Collantine seems to be manning the fort all by himself at present, and doing a sterling job.

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    Maciek (@maciek)
    6th January 2025, 20:22

    @keithcollantine out of curiosity, is this going to be pretty much the size and shape of the daily roundups going forward?

    1. MichaelN
      6th January 2025, 21:33

      There’s probably not a whole lot going on. Things in the motorsport world will pick up as the Daytona 24h gets closer towards the end of January, or when Hamilton does his Ferrari test program under the new TPC rules.

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    Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
    6th January 2025, 23:17

    Is no news good news?

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