Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
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EU regulators pause probe into Liberty Media, Dorna deal, await information (Reuters)
‘The commission, which had previously set a June 30 deadline for its decision, said it temporarily halted its investigation last Friday. The ‘clock’ in merger investigations can be suspended if the parties fail to provide, in a timely fashion, an important piece of information that the commission has requested from them within a prescribed deadline,
Australian F1 fans allowed back on track after 2023 safety breach in Melbourne (ABC)
‘To be able to go on to the actual circuit, the track, and then actually go up close and personal to the drivers and the winning team where they assemble there at the starting point, effectively, and look above at the podium with the presentation of the trophy and the champagne flying, you get to experience all that up close and personal as a die hard fan.’
Mini ends day two of Barcelona pre-season testing on top for Prema Racing (Formula 2)
‘Three red flags in close succession brought the drivers back into the pit lane and limited running in the closing stages.’
Hill on the seismic shock of losing his world champion dad (Daily Mail)
‘I started my F1 career in my thirties. It’s bonkers. It won’t happen again. No one is going to sign a guy for F1 in their thirties now.’
F1 Academy announces the return of reverse grids from 2025 (F1 Academy)
‘The grid for race one will be set by reversing the top eight drivers from the qualifying classification. All other drivers will start where they qualify. Points will be awarded to the top eight drivers and additionally, one point will be allocated to the driver who achieves the fastest lap time within the top eight classified drivers.’
Cadillac’s nascent #F1 team will be part of TWG Motorsports, a newly-launched offshoot of TWG Global, alongside Andretti Global (which competes in #IndyCar, Formula E and Indy Nxt), Spire (NASCAR Cup and NASCAR Trucks), Wayne Taylor Racing (IMSA) and Walkinshaw Andretti (Australian Supercars).
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Social media and links
EU regulators pause probe into Liberty Media, Dorna deal, await information (Reuters)
‘The commission, which had previously set a June 30 deadline for its decision, said it temporarily halted its investigation last Friday. The ‘clock’ in merger investigations can be suspended if the parties fail to provide, in a timely fashion, an important piece of information that the commission has requested from them within a prescribed deadline,
Australian F1 fans allowed back on track after 2023 safety breach in Melbourne (ABC)
‘To be able to go on to the actual circuit, the track, and then actually go up close and personal to the drivers and the winning team where they assemble there at the starting point, effectively, and look above at the podium with the presentation of the trophy and the champagne flying, you get to experience all that up close and personal as a die hard fan.’
Mini ends day two of Barcelona pre-season testing on top for Prema Racing (Formula 2)
‘Three red flags in close succession brought the drivers back into the pit lane and limited running in the closing stages.’
Hill on the seismic shock of losing his world champion dad (Daily Mail)
‘I started my F1 career in my thirties. It’s bonkers. It won’t happen again. No one is going to sign a guy for F1 in their thirties now.’
F1 Academy announces the return of reverse grids from 2025 (F1 Academy)
‘The grid for race one will be set by reversing the top eight drivers from the qualifying classification. All other drivers will start where they qualify. Points will be awarded to the top eight drivers and additionally, one point will be allocated to the driver who achieves the fastest lap time within the top eight classified drivers.’
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