F1 'remains an interesting series' for Porsche

Within the round-up: Porsche says it’s nonetheless considering Components 1 after its efforts to enter the sequence in 2026 fell by way of.

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Porsche nonetheless considering F1

Porsche unsuccessfully pursued a tie-up with Pink Bull for the 2026 season and subsequently introduced it won’t enter F1 when new engine rules arrive in two years’ time. Nevertheless the corporate’s director of motorsport gross sales Michael Dreiser says the model, which additionally competes in WEC and Components E, stays considering F1.

“Motorsport will at all times be on the core of our model identification,” he instructed Blackbook Motorsport. “Components 1 stays an fascinating racing sequence for us.

“For the following few years, we’re concentrating on the present manufacturing facility programmes with the Porsche 963 in WEC and the IMSA sequence, in addition to in Components E with the Porsche 99X Electrical. There, we need to battle for total victories. That’s our custom and our most important focus, and we don’t touch upon hypothesis past that.”

BMW confirms crew for 2 WEC groups

BMW has finalised its driver line-up for the 2 WRT-run M Hybrid V8s which is able to contest the World Endurance Championship this 12 months.

Automobile quantity 15 will likely be pushed by Dries Vanthoor, Raffaele Marciello and Marco Wittmann. Their crew mates within the quantity 16 automotive are Sheldon van der Linde, Robin Frijns and Rene Rast.

Williams and Haas reveal new junior drivers

Two Components 1 groups have introduced new junior drivers for the approaching season. Haas has signed Chloe Chambers, who will fulfil their obligation to again one driver in F1 Academy. She completed ninth in Components Regional Oceania final 12 months, profitable one race.

Williams has signed Alessandro Giusti, who gained the French Components 4 championship in 2022 earlier than shifting into Components Regional Europe. Giusti will return to FREC this 12 months with ART.

The second new signing to Williams’ younger driver programme is 13-year-old Japanese kart racer Sara Matsui. She’s going to proceed in karts this 12 months, competing within the OKJ class and the 2024 Champions of the Future Academy supported by F1 Academy.

Two extra F3 drivers confirmed

Components 3 groups MP and Jenzer confirmed two extra drivers who will contest the 2024 season yesterday. Tim Tramnitz will graduate from FREC to race for MP. Max Esterson, who began 4 races for Carlin final 12 months, has signed up for a full season with Jenzer.

GT Supervisor ’24 coming to PC

The crew behind the favored GT Supervisor cell sport is producing an expanded model for PC, which is able to arrive on Steam later this 12 months. GT Supervisor ’24 will embrace vehicles licensed from WEC, IMSA and the GT World Problem Europe sequence.

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Whisper to provide Channel 4’s Components 1 protection till 2026 (Whisper Movies)

‘Whisper will proceed to ship two spotlight reveals throughout every race weekend, with 5 reside reveals throughout the British Grand Prix weekend in July. All reveals will proceed to be produced remotely from the UK.’

Madrid to be added to F1 calendar (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

‘The official announcement will likely be made subsequent week within the Spanish capital, in accordance with the sources acquainted with the deal, which is able to carry the sequence again to the Madrid area greater than 40 years after it final hosted an F1 race.’

Diuguid: No Added Strain to Carry out by Buyer 963s (Sportscar365)

‘Reliability issues, if one thing breaks on one automotive, instantly all the different vehicles have to know. However at one level it’s coming to efficiency. Then there’s not such a direct hyperlink between all these groups.’

‘Einen Euro fuer F1-Deal bezahlt’ (Auto Motor und Sport – German)

‘If I bear in mind appropriately, there was a clause in Kamui Kobayashi’s contract that he might solely get replaced by a pay driver. Possibly I paid a euro for the deal after which I used to be within the cockpit.’

Will.i.am On Mercedes Sound Drive, Hamilton and insane automotive assortment (Sports activities Illustrated)

‘By way of Nicole (Scherzinger), I grew to become pals with Lewis. And after I met him, I am like, ‘Wait, there’s black F1 racers?’ They usually’re like, ‘Yo, this man is a tremendous driver. He will win it. He will change the sport.”

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