Within the round-up: Felipe Massa might have been the 2008 champion with out the Crashgate scandal, says Nelson Piquet Jnr
Nelson Piquet Jnr says the crash he brought about throughout the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix needn’t have value Felipe Massa the world championship that yr.
Massa is in search of authorized motion over the race, which Fernando Alonso received after Piquet, his Renault crew mate, intentionally crashed with the intention to trigger a Security Automobile interval. Throughout that interval Massa pitted however suffered a botched pit cease which ended his probabilities of scoring any factors.
Lewis Hamilton, who ran second behind his championship rival Massa within the opening phases of the race, completed third. He out-scored Massa by six factors and went on to disclaim him the title by a single level.
Piquet insisted his crash wasn’t performed “to have an effect on an individual immediately – it was a crew order to assist somebody inside our crew.”
“It wasn’t to disturb Felipe,” he informed the Pelas Pistas podcast. “It was nothing like that. We don’t know what occurred, you already know? Felipe might very effectively have received that race if that hadn’t occurred at the pit cease.”
Kobayashi places #7 Toyota quickest in WEC observe
Kamui Kobayashi set the quickest time within the second observe session forward of this weekend’s Six Hours of Algarve at Autodromo do Algarve in Portugal, placing the quantity seven Toyota of Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez quickest, nearly a full second sooner than Toyota quantity eight crew mates Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa, who had been quickest within the opening session.
The 2 Ferrari 499Ps had been third and fourth, with quantity 50, pushed by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Niklas Nielsen forward of the quantity 51 of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi. The 2 Peugeots had been cut up by the quantity 5 Penske Porsche, with Cadillac, Glickenhaus and the quantity six Porsche finishing the highest ten. The Vanwall hypercar was thirteenth, behind the 2 quickest LMP2 automobiles of Vector Sport and Inter Europol.
Mini quickest as F3 check ends
Gabriele Mini set the quickest general time within the two day FIA System 3 check on the Circuit de Barcelona because the operating got here to an finish.
The Hitech driver’s finest time within the morning session of a 1’26.319 was half a tenth faster than Taylor Barnard, whereas championship chief Gabriel Bortoleto was quickest within the remaining session within the night, additionally forward of Barnard.
F3 will check once more subsequent week in Imola. The subsequent spherical of the F3 championship additionally takes place on the Imola circuit throughout the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend.
Motor racing hyperlinks of curiosity:
Russell: ”I am able to battle” – The Mercedes F1 driver is hungry for extra (Sq. Mile)
“For me, being teammates with Lewis is such a golden alternative. Particularly now that the automobile isn’t performing as we wish, having him as my teammate has saved me in some regard, as a result of if he had retired or left the game after I joined the crew, and we took this step backwards, individuals could be pointing the blame in the direction of me! However I really feel like now I’ve confirmed my price and I’ve confirmed what I’m able to, so there’s no strain in that regard.”
Schumacher’s $9.5 Million F1 Ferrari Is Tip of Worthwhile Automobile Market (Bloomberg)
“The light-weight land rocket, a Ferrari F1-2000, had introduced the racing crew its first world title in additional than twenty years, and it arrange Schumacher to win 4 further championships with Ferrari within the following consecutive years. Preliminary estimates valued the automobile at $7.5 million to $9.5 million, a spokesperson for Sotheby’s confirmed — an elite sum that received’t shock anybody who pays consideration to the obscure world of decommissioned race automobiles.”
Behind the scenes with Pierre Gasly: The Alpine racer on his begin to 2023 (F1)
“I need to say, I’ve loved the yr to date, even when it’s been removed from excellent. Proper now, being in that high 10 combine is the place we’re on outright efficiency. That stated, we positively have cause to be constructive after the tempo we confirmed in Australia… extra on that later.”
Craig Breen: 1990-2023 (FIA)
“otor sport has additionally misplaced a real character, a person who introduced a smile to the phases and repair parks of the world, whose enthusiasm touched so many individuals and whose willpower knew no bounds. Smiles had been by no means briefly provide, a cup of tea by no means far-off. Runner-up on Rally Sweden in February, Breen was getting ready for subsequent week’s Croatia Rally when he misplaced his life on the age of 33.”
System 1 automobiles return to Donington Park (Donington Park)
“One among Europe’s largest celebrations of retro motorsport, the Donington Historic Pageant, returns on 29/30 April with a particular assortment of historic F1 machines for the thirtieth anniversary of the 1993 European Grand Prix.”
It’s a seaside occasion on the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seashore (OC Register)
“Starting this yr, the Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seashore has been dubbed by organizers as ‘Southern California’s 200-mph seaside occasion.’ And it is going to be onerous to overlook the beachy vibes for those who attend the occasion this weekend. Those that go to the Grand Prix, which runs Friday to Sunday, April 14-16, will see the seaside theme represented within the concourse’s shade scheme – shiny orange, sky blue and sundown yellow.”
Taking Form | Aston Martin F1 Group New Manufacturing facility Replace 2023 (Aston martin through YouTube)
“With our crew as a result of transfer in subsequent month, take a tour inside our new manufacturing facility with Venture Supervisor Man Austin, as he showcases the near-complete Constructing One, and the progress on our Wind Tunnel – as a result of be completed in 2024.”
ACCESS ALL AREAS on the Australian Grand Prix (Pink Bull through YouTube)
“Have a look again at our action-packed weekend Down Underneath, by the eyes of Esports content material creator, Ponden.”
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— McLaren (@McLarenF1) April 14, 2023
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With F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali claiming that Pink Bull’s dominance isn’t turning off newer followers from the game, @tommy-c is cynical…
Actually? I’d have thought the other was true. Avid followers are used to groups dominating. New followers have been bought a Drive to Survive model which dramatises the game into the realms of fiction. I concern the followers who get on board through Netflix will quickly drop off once they realise the product they’ve been bought is sort of completely different. I’m on no account knocking F1. I find it irresistible and at all times will. But it surely’s not what’s portrayed in Drive to Survive. Tommy C
