In briefAston Martin will stay away from up grade “confusion”

Aston Martin strike problems when they introduced an up grade offer to the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas final yr. As it was a dash race weekend they only experienced just one exercise session to validate the variations, but both of those motorists missing time owing to technological troubles, top to both of those staying removed in Q1.

Complex director Dan Fallows stated they will stay away from generating the exact blunder once again this yr. “We want to give ourselves the most effective prospect of bringing updates to the auto that execute suitable absent,” he advised their web-site. “That consists of not just performing your research right before an update will make it to the observe, but also generating confident you have received correct comparisons on the observe.

“When we up to date both of those vehicles for the Canadian Grand Prix final yr, we ended up relying on our deltas at preceding races. Whilst if you go to a circuit with just one auto in just one spec and the other in a distinct spec, it presents you a prospect to do a great again-to-again comparison.

“We ended up quite intense with our update programme final yr. For instance, we introduced new flooring to the dash weekend in Austin, but this yr we are likely to be a little bit much more careful about sending sizeable updates to dash weekends the place we can most likely lead to ourselves confusion.”

Extra yellow, significantly less crimson for 3rd FerrariAF Corse Ferrari 499P, 2024

A placing yellow livery has been exposed for the 3rd Ferrari 499P which will race in the Globe Stamina Championship this yr. Robert Kubica, Robert Shwartzman and Ye Yifei will travel the AF Corse-operate auto.

Extra crimson, significantly less yellow for Palou’s new sponsorAlex Palou, Ganassi, 2024

Reigning IndyCar winner Alex Palou has the backing of DHL, beforehand Romain Grosjean’s sponsor at Andretti, for the 2024 period. The very long-functioning IndyCar livery has been reworked for this yr.

Robb suggests amen to livery offerSting Ray Robb, Foyt, 2024

Foyt driver Sting Ray Robb has verified an abnormal new sponsor for the approaching period – a spiritual application devoted to advertising prayer.

Nobels normally takes F1 Academy seat

Artwork have verified their 3rd F1 Academy driver for the approaching period. Aurelia Nobels will travel a auto sponsored by Puma.

Back links

Motor racing back links of fascination:

Audi-Manager will Technik-Vorstand rausschmeissen (Bild – German)

‘Bild statements Audi CEO Gernot Dollner is organizing to relocate the manufacturer’s main technological officer Oliver Hoffmann to its Method one task. Hoffmann was an architect of Audi’s tie-up with Sauber for the 2026 period, which was introduced two a long time back.’

Saudi contractor wins $480m Qiddiya Pace Park race observe deal (MEP Center East)

‘Qiddiya Expense Corporation (QIC) in Saudi Arabia has awarded a significant deal to United Servicing and Contracting Corporation (Unimac) for the growth of the racetrack and its related infrastructure at Qiddiya’s Pace Park.’

• Saudi Arabia organizing Spa-beating longest F1 observe for its initial race

Planning a pit crew for an F1 period (Mercedes)

‘We have 3 crews – Race A single, Two and A few – and not absolutely everyone does each and every race, so possessing workforce associates in a position to move in and fulfil many roles is so crucial and presents absolutely everyone a whole lot of self-confidence.’

BIC provides five hundred further Victory Grandstand seats (Information of Bahrain)

‘Grandstand tickets have by now fully offered out for BIC’s Key, Beyon, switch just one, and College stands. By way of a reconfiguration of seating, BIC is now in a position to present an more five hundred seats in the Victory Grandstand to be in a position to fulfill the need and accommodate much more race-goers.’

Il punto di Gian Carlo Minardi (Minardi – Italian)

‘I’m stunned by this total (Horner) circumstance… It looks to me to be a true fury that undoubtedly normally takes absent the team’s serenity.’

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Social media

Noteworthy posts from X (previously Twitter), TikTok and much more:

The new period of Method one: Generate to Endure comes on Friday.

Here is the hottest trailer from Netflix.#F1 pic.twitter.com/jr4ieNGhCy

— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) February twenty, 2024

Having to the observe with our 2024 auto!

View @OscarPiastri go to operate driving the wheel of our MCL38! 🧡 pic.twitter.com/MahFCjWJSa

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) February 19, 2024

A524’s initial outing 🥰 pic.twitter.com/TFrEXvx8iV

— BWT Alpine F1 Workforce (@AlpineF1Team) February twenty, 2024

2024 lid speak with @danielricciardo 🤝 pic.twitter.com/ROzygQWzRC

— Visa Income Application RB F1 Workforce (@visacashapprb) February twenty, 2024

💜❤️ IndyCar St.Pete helmet! pic.twitter.com/979Py7Omno

— Pietro Fittipaldi (@PiFitti) February twenty, 2024

Monaco turning into a racetrack again…#F1 #FormulaE pic.twitter.com/42hkMu9YbT

— Marc Priestley (@f1elvis) February twenty, 2024

• Locate much more formal F1 accounts to comply with in the F1 Twitter Listing

Remark of the working day

Does Lance Stroll have it in him to get on conditions with Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin – or is he just not rapid adequate?

Lance is a proficient driver but he is not proficient adequate for that seat or for F1 at this position supplied the motorists that are waiting around to split into F1. And much more expertise is not a little something that he can “find” at this phase of his vocation. Leroy (@G-funk)