Reutemann discharged from hospital after 17-day stay

Earlier this month Reutemann was admitted to the intensive care unit of a local hospital in his hometown of Santa Fe after suffering a digestive haemorrhage.
Four days later doctors decided to transfer him via helicopter to a different facility in Rosario, 170 kilometres down the road, due to new episodes of internal bleeding.
Following several procedures, including an enteroscopy …Keep reading

Norris: McLaren expected Ferrari’s fast Monaco F1 pace

Despite sitting out most of Thursday morning’s first free practice session with gearbox issues, Charles Leclerc topped the second session at the Monaco Grand Prix, holding off Carlos Sainz for a Ferrari 1-2.
Observers expected Ferrari to be strong in Monaco as its SF21 proved to be very competitive through Barcelona’s slow final sector at the Spanish Grand Prix earlier this month, which often …Keep reading
A new step forward for the #PurposeDriven movement launched by the FIA

A new step forward for the #PurposeDriven movement launched by the FIA

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The FIA Member Clubs and our championship’s promoters support and enrich these actions through their own initiatives, and have already participated in this movement: Formula 1 with #WeRaceAsOne, Formula E with #PositivelyCharged, and WTCR with #RaceToCare.

Today, a new step forward is taken with the support of all Formula 1 drivers, through a new video “F1 drivers commit to #PurposeDriven”.

Additionally, new dedicated pages are online on the FIA website: purposedriven.fia.com.

A brochure featuring the actions undertaken is available here.

Furthermore, on 5 July in Monaco, the opening session of the FIA joint Conference Sport and Mobility will be open to society and dedicated to #PurposeDriven and its numerous achievements, with the participation of our Member Clubs.

Jean Todt, FIA President, said: “I thank all Formula 1 drivers for their strong support to the #PurposeDriven movement launched by the FIA through this new video. With our 245 FIA Member Clubs in 146 countries, our championships promoters and broader FIA family, we can accelerate and enrich the contribution that Mobility and Motor Sport make to society. Together we are stronger to promote health & safety, environment, diversity & inclusion, and community development.”

Stefano Domenicali, Formula 1  CEO, said: “It is fantastic to see the support from all the drivers and the people involved in this incredible sport. The PurposeDriven campaign alongside our WeRaceAsOne platform shows our commitment to making real change and improving Formula 1 for the benefit of society.”

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Red Bull adds serrations to F1 diffuser for Monaco GP

For Monaco, that has led to the introduction of an interesting serrated diffuser concept that was tried for the first time in Thursday practice.
The design, which only appeared on Max Verstappen’s car during FP1, features a revised outer section, whereby a serrated edge has been applied to the two innermost Gurney-like extensions that run around the periphery of the diffuser.
Meanwhile …Keep reading

Szafnauer: Aston Martin must be realistic now P3 ‘a step too far’

After finishing fourth in last year’s constructors’ championship under its previous Racing Point guise, Aston Martin set its sights on leading the midfield teams this year with third in the standings.
But the downforce cuts on the 2021 cars appeared to hit Aston Martin the hardest, causing the team’s form to slump compared to midfield rivals McLaren, Ferrari, Alpine and AlphaTauri.
The …Keep reading
WRC – Sordo heads Hyundai trio on Rally Portugal

WRC – Sordo heads Hyundai trio on Rally Portugal

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Dani Sordo headed a Hyundai Motorsport clean sweep of the podium places at Vodafone Rally de Portugal after a dominant Friday morning for the Korean manufacturer.

Sordo and new co-driver Borja Rozada took advantage of the best grip offered by a low start position on drying gravel roads to win two of the opening three special stages. Only a first stage stall denied the Spaniards a hat-trick.

They pulled into the mid-leg tyre change zone with a 6.7sec lead over the similar i20 World Rally Car of Ott Tänak after winning the Góis and the classic Arganil speed tests. Thierry Neuville was a further 3.3sec behind in third.

Tyre management was crucial. All frontline drivers opted for four soft compound Pirelli tyres and a harder spare. While some opted to use the harder rubber later in the loop, Sordo stayed on the soft tyres throughout.

Takamoto Katsuta was 1.4sec behind Evans in another Yaris with Adrien Fourmaux completing the top six in a Ford Fiesta on his first gravel outing in the car. The Frenchman quickly learned that following the cleaner line of the drivers ahead was key to good times.

Kalle Rovanperä was a frustrated seventh. The young Finn was troubled by understeer in his Yaris and having tested on wetter roads, he felt the car’s set-up was to blame.

Sébastien Ogier struggled with the least grip on the sandy roads from first in the start order. The FIA World Rally Championship leader was more than half a minute adrift in eighth.

Gus Greensmith was fourth in the opening Lousã but a rear right puncture in Arganil cost 45sec and he plunged to ninth. FIA WRC2 leader Esapekka Lappi completed the leaderboard in his Movisport-run Volkswagen Polo GTI, in front of teammate Nicolay Gryazin, and M-Sport Ford’s Teemu Suninen in a Ford Fiesta Mk II.

Pierre-Louis Loubet was the rally’s first major casualty after crashing his i20 in Góis.

 

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What are flexi-wings and why do F1 teams want them?

Video footage of Red Bull’s rear wing tilting back at high speeds on the Barcelona straight at the previous grand prix courted the ire of Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton quick to draw attention to the “bendy” wing on the RB16B.
And thus, the can of worms was opened; Ferrari and Alfa Romeo also admitted to introducing aeroelasticity into their rear wings, and it seems distinctly possible …Keep reading