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Formula E 2023 ʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ¹⁵ London E-Prix 🇬🇧
Jake Dennis secures the title at his home race! 🏆
Mid-Week Motorsport Headlines - 21st July 2021
F1
Don’t want to dwell on this much, as it is all that has been in the F1 news this past few days, but I do want to highlight the despicable racial abuse of Hamilton again! No matter how angry you are about what he did on Sunday, there is no reason to bring race into this, he made a mistake plain and simple, and does not deserve to be treated this way!
Also, Helmut Marko saying that they will bring lawyers into this, to try and increase the penalty that was imposed on Lewis, is a joke! These things happen in racing, we don’t like to see big crashes, and are glad that Max is fine, but racing is dangerous, and you can’t get away from that! More than anything, it suggests that Red Bull are still not ready to shoulder the responsibility of a championship, if they go off the boil in this way!
In more enjoyable F1 news, Alpine CEO, Laurent Rossi, says that Alonso is on course to stay with the team for 2022. This makes total sense, given the way he has performed on his return to the sport, and with his experience, he could help the team to grow in the future! With Alpine juniors like Piastri waiting in the wings, the decision to resign Ocon, may not have been wise, as his performances this year have never been astounding really, which you would expect with all the hype around him!
IndyCar
It has been a busy week in IndyCar, firstly as Grosjean, after loads of speculation, has finally confirmed he will race at Gateway this year, which will be his first oval appearance ever! This is the best oval to start on, at least of the options he had this year, as it is slower than Texas and Indy, and could allow him to build towards a full time ride next year! It will be interesting to see how he copes with the new style of racing, although I am sure he will adapt quickly!
The other bits of big news, are not directly to do with racing, but will help to boost the series going forward! It began with Motorsport Games, announcing that it will be making an official IndyCar game, coming out in 2023! This is something many people have wanted for a long time, and could really help to expand the series’ audience to a new segment of fans! The team making it, have been involved with games like rFactor, so they know how to make good racing games!
The other coup for IndyCar, which is arguably much bigger, is the new TV deal for the series! There were hints that it could go to CBS, however, they were dispelled by its management. This basically left NBC as the only option, but it isn’t as though IndyCar got a rough deal as a result, in fact, it could be the best one for many decades! Having 13 races on the main NBC channel is unheard of for Motorsport, and may really help to grow the sports fanbase! You can argue it will be balanced out by having two races exclusively on Peacock, which is likely being used to encourage fans to buy that package, but otherwise it is a great deal! The TV ratings for the races this year, are undoubtedly a huge factor in securing this contract, as IndyCar is starting to boom again!
Formula E
The layout for the London ePrix circuit this weekend has been revealed! It does look very technical, with many slow hairpin corners, as well as some long straights. Having the pits and start line inside a building may give a completely different aesthetic to the racing!
In some other small bits of news, Alice Powell, has been signed as sim driver for Envision Virgin, to help the team to develop their car into the future! A budget cap has been proposed for the 2023/24 season, to try and avoid the costs from spiralling in this series as well. It may come into force for the 2nd year of Gen3, to give the team a year to get comfortable with the new car, and is in response to some big teams spending as much as £40 million on a mostly spec car! Finally for Formula E, Andretti have stated they want to stay in the sport once BMW have left the team!
MotoGP
The Thai round of the championship has been cancelled for the 2nd year in a row, due to the current situation in that part of the world. This is a shame, as we have only raced once at the track, which gave us a thrilling race in 2019!
Pedrosa will return to MotoGP for the first time since leaving Honda in 2018, as he takes up a wildcard seat for KTM in Austria! As their official test rider, he should still be fit enough to do a very good job, and this experience could help to inform his development of the bike!
KTM have said that if Petrucci wished to go to do some rallying for 2022, they would help to support his efforts. This is a rather large hint that they do not wish to resign him for next year in MotoGP!
-M
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Formula E 2023 ʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ¹⁵ London E-Prix 🇬🇧
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Formula E 2023 ʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ¹⁵ London E-Prix 🇬🇧
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