RaceFans Round-up: “Another leap” in lap times in 2024

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F1 vehicles will get a lot faster in 2024 – Stella

Whereas Pink Bull dominated the 2023 season, McLaren made essentially the most fast progress with their automotive after the championship started. Stella expects to see extra of that throughout this area this 12 months.

“We’re not but on the stage the place the event curve is flattening,” he instructed Auto Motor und Sport. “I believe we’ll see one other leap in time subsequent 12 months.

“Possibly there received’t be as a lot within the second half of the season. Trying again, these guidelines gave us many alternative geometries and growth instructions. Earlier than 2022, most individuals instructed us that the vehicles would all look the identical. This forecast was incorrect. I nonetheless see alternatives to seek out lap time.”

Ferrari affirm unchanged Hypercar line-up

Ferrari’s two works 499P Hypercars will proceed with the identical driver line-ups as final 12 months within the World Endurance Championship. Le Mans 24 Hours winners Antonio Giovinazzi, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi will share the quantity 51 automotive, whereas Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen stay in quantity 50.

The complete line-up for a 3rd Ferrari, to be run by AF Corse and that includes Robert Kubica, is but to be introduced.

F1 juniors in motion this weekend

Junior drivers from a number of Formulation 1 groups will seem within the Formulation Regional Center East collection which begins this weekend at Yas Marina. Ferrari’s Tuukka Taponen and Rafael Camara, Ugo Ugochukwu and Pink Bull’s Arvid Lindblad are among the many entry.

The 15-race collection will happen on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix venue and the Dubai Autodrome, sharing a billing with the Formulation 4 UAE collection.

Pink Bull collaborate on bike know-how

Pink Bull Superior Applied sciences has assisted the event of a know-how produced by British agency Skarper which claims to be the primary machine capable of rework a standard pedal bike into an electrical one. The drive system attaches to a motorbike’s disc brake to transmit energy.

“This partnership with Skarper demonstrates how F1 experience will help to enhance on a regular basis know-how for the advantage of the general public,” stated Pink Bull staff principal Christian Horner. “The machine is an extremely intelligent piece of engineering and now we have been capable of make it smaller and extra highly effective because of our personal gifted engineers.”

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Fittipaldi on being impressed by his brother, how he overcame his damage and his view on the 2023 marketing campaign (Formulation 2)

Enzo Fittipaldi: ‘The physician instructed me ‘You will not be capable of stroll for six months,’ and I stated, ‘Nicely that may’t be as a result of I’ve to be racing in two and a half months, so I’ll need to discover a manner.’’

L’inverno sereno di casa Ferrari: un buon segno che esige risposte (La Gazzetta dello Sport – Italian)

‘The seven tenths gained on common on the simulator lap – as is assumed – are nothing sensational and mustn’t delude oneself. From what we hear round, others have additionally improved by a minimum of half a second in comparison with final season’s automotive. And they don’t seem to be glad with it.’

An sad new 12 months on the Nuerburgring (Day by day Sportscar)

‘With an enormous quantity of mistrust although between all involved, 2024 appears to be like like a rocky street, there’s little signal of peacemaking, certainly there appears loads of encouragement from all concerned to ‘choose a aspect’ whether or not a staff, a driver, or certainly amongst the massive group of volunteers that kind the ‘orange armies’ crucial for racing to occur in any respect. A tragic state of affairs at a spot held in awe by fans the world over.’

The way forward for sustainability: The FIA makes its mark at COP28 (FIA)

‘Lucas di Grassi highlighted the significance of transferring sustainability learnings from the observe to the street. He stated: ‘In my profession, I’ve witnessed a fast transformation in powertrain applied sciences. Motor sport has at all times been a catalyst for technological growth, pushing the boundaries of what’s attainable and finally transferring these developments to client automobiles.”

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix pit constructing will get everlasting title (Las Vegas Evaluation-Journal)

“Grand Prix Plaza is the title of the realm across the 300,000-square-foot constructing positioned on the northeast nook of Harmon Avenue and Koval Lane, the Las Vegas Grand Prix confirmed. The constructing opened its doorways in November for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix.”

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