”The first podium in Canada was amazing – but honestly, I was slightly disappointed. We had the car to win, and my teammate George Russell did. If only I hadn’t made a small mistake in qualifying…”
‘The Mercedes and Aston Martin Formula 1 teams have taken each other on in men’s and women’s charity football matches. The games were held at the National League ground St James Park in Brackley, Northamptonshire, on Thursday. Mercedes F1 team won the men’s match 3-2, while Aston Martin’s women’s team won their game 6-2.’
Steve Phelps: ”Yeah, for us, I actually don’t view them as competitors. Our competitors, I view as more holistically. And I think it’s really not just motorsports, actually not even just sports, it’s entertainment. And we are competing for that dollar. We are competing for your time and other people’s time because if they’re not watching NASCAR, are they watching Netflix? Are they watching movies? Are they watching CNBC? What are they doing when they’re not doing that? So it’s super competitive.”
Roger England, CTO of Valvoline: ”When they make one 3.5 second pass with an NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, it actually extrudes the bearings. It pushes so hard on the bottom of the main bearings and on top of the rod bushing that they are extruded, and they’re all worn out in 3.5 seconds. For it to make 12,000hp out of a V8 engine is insane. Formula 1 has a completely different thing you’re trying to do. NHRA is basically a disposable engine. They go out there for 3.5 seconds, and the engine has to be completely rebuilt.”
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Kimi Antonelli: ”La Formula 1? Un mare di squali” (Corriere della Sera)
”The first podium in Canada was amazing – but honestly, I was slightly disappointed. We had the car to win, and my teammate George Russell did. If only I hadn’t made a small mistake in qualifying…”
Formula 1 teams compete in charity football match (BBC)
‘The Mercedes and Aston Martin Formula 1 teams have taken each other on in men’s and women’s charity football matches. The games were held at the National League ground St James Park in Brackley, Northamptonshire, on Thursday. Mercedes F1 team won the men’s match 3-2, while Aston Martin’s women’s team won their game 6-2.’
NASCAR president reveals surprising threat amid F1 and IndyCar pressure (Newsweek)
Steve Phelps: ”Yeah, for us, I actually don’t view them as competitors. Our competitors, I view as more holistically. And I think it’s really not just motorsports, actually not even just sports, it’s entertainment. And we are competing for that dollar. We are competing for your time and other people’s time because if they’re not watching NASCAR, are they watching Netflix? Are they watching movies? Are they watching CNBC? What are they doing when they’re not doing that? So it’s super competitive.”
Which major racing series is hardest on oil? (Hint, it’s not even close) (Autoweek)
Roger England, CTO of Valvoline: ”When they make one 3.5 second pass with an NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, it actually extrudes the bearings. It pushes so hard on the bottom of the main bearings and on top of the rod bushing that they are extruded, and they’re all worn out in 3.5 seconds. For it to make 12,000hp out of a V8 engine is insane. Formula 1 has a completely different thing you’re trying to do. NHRA is basically a disposable engine. They go out there for 3.5 seconds, and the engine has to be completely rebuilt.”
Indy Toronto qualifying (IndyCar via YouTube)
Fuji race one (Super Formula via YouTube)
Paul Ricard race one (Euroformula Open via YouTube)
Paul Ricard race one (Formula Regional Europe via YouTube)
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