Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
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Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss ‘It was frustrating to get into F1’ (Speed City)
‘Formula 1, it shouldn’t be easy. This is the pinnacle of motorsports. And believe me, they didn’t make it easy. I think for us there were times, yeah it was frustrating. It was like a moving goalpost. You would do the work, you got to a place, and then it was like here’s another thing you need to do. But we did it in spades, we got in. And I will say, now that we’re in, we’ve been very welcomed by Formula 1, the support from the FIA, the welcome from the other teams has been fabulous.’
Grand Prix Plaza opens to F1 fans in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘The venue is being viewed as a space to keep the grand prix top of mind outside of each November’s race weekend. ‘This space is really programmed for year-round (operations), to expose more people to Formula 1,’ Brown said.’
Ferrari, Toyota Get double hit in Spa BoP (Sportscar 365)
‘Ferrari, which has won the opening two rounds of the season at Qatar and Imola, has been handed a 12kg weight increase, with the 499P now weighing in at 1,057kg, while also seeing a drop in base power of 19kW (25.5hp) to 489kW (656hp).’
IndyCar announces race tyre rule update (IndyCar)
‘For the race, teams will be required to use: Two sets of alternate compound tyres (one more than previously required). Two sets of primary compound tyres (one more than previously required).’
Norris and Piastri’s Miami GP battles with Verstappen reviewed by Brundle (Sky)
‘Lando went underneath him and hit the throttle, the road was clear ahead, and he had the pack on his tail, it was the only thing he could and should have done. But Max had another twitch in turn two and suddenly Lando, now on the outside, quickly ran out of space and was obliged to take to the run-off zone, costing him four positions.’
I lived my F1 dream but the sport wasn’t awash with cash like it is now, says Di Resta (Daily Mail)
‘I was there when it was absolutely critical that people supported it. There were times at some grands prix when some teams couldn’t pay for hotels and whatever.’
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Social media and links
Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss ‘It was frustrating to get into F1’ (Speed City)
‘Formula 1, it shouldn’t be easy. This is the pinnacle of motorsports. And believe me, they didn’t make it easy. I think for us there were times, yeah it was frustrating. It was like a moving goalpost. You would do the work, you got to a place, and then it was like here’s another thing you need to do. But we did it in spades, we got in. And I will say, now that we’re in, we’ve been very welcomed by Formula 1, the support from the FIA, the welcome from the other teams has been fabulous.’
Grand Prix Plaza opens to F1 fans in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘The venue is being viewed as a space to keep the grand prix top of mind outside of each November’s race weekend. ‘This space is really programmed for year-round (operations), to expose more people to Formula 1,’ Brown said.’
Ferrari, Toyota Get double hit in Spa BoP (Sportscar 365)
‘Ferrari, which has won the opening two rounds of the season at Qatar and Imola, has been handed a 12kg weight increase, with the 499P now weighing in at 1,057kg, while also seeing a drop in base power of 19kW (25.5hp) to 489kW (656hp).’
IndyCar announces race tyre rule update (IndyCar)
‘For the race, teams will be required to use: Two sets of alternate compound tyres (one more than previously required). Two sets of primary compound tyres (one more than previously required).’
Norris and Piastri’s Miami GP battles with Verstappen reviewed by Brundle (Sky)
‘Lando went underneath him and hit the throttle, the road was clear ahead, and he had the pack on his tail, it was the only thing he could and should have done. But Max had another twitch in turn two and suddenly Lando, now on the outside, quickly ran out of space and was obliged to take to the run-off zone, costing him four positions.’
I lived my F1 dream but the sport wasn’t awash with cash like it is now, says Di Resta (Daily Mail)
‘I was there when it was absolutely critical that people supported it. There were times at some grands prix when some teams couldn’t pay for hotels and whatever.’
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