Mark Webber’s top 10 greatest drives

Mark Webber was one of Formula 1’s frontrunners during Red Bull’s purple patch, having impressed at Minardi, Jaguar and Williams.
The Australian, who started 215 world championship grands prix, scored nine victories, 13 poles and 19 fastest laps before retiring from F1 at the end of 2013. He then went on to score success with Porsche, winning the World Endurance Championship in 2015 and …Keep reading
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INTERNATIONAL COURT OF APPEAL – Hearing November 8, 2022

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF APPEAL – Hearing November 8, 2022

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Hearing

Case ICA-2022-05: Appeal lodged by Mr Vladislav Mikhaylov against Decision No. 182 dated 3 September 2022 of the Stewards of the Le Mans event counting towards the 2022 FIA Karting Academy Trophy

On 3 September 2022, the Stewards received a report (document No. 96) from the Judge of Facts, stating that at the Qualifying Heat B-C the mechanic of the driver Mr Timofey Mikhaylov, was found to be working on his kart on the pre-grid which represents a breach of Article 2.19.F i of the FIA 2022 CIK-FIA General Presciptions. The Stewards therefore decided to disqualify Mr Timofey Mikhaylov from the above-mentioned qualifying session of the event held in Le Mans.

On 6 September 2022, Mr Vladislav Mikhaylov decided to appeal this decision.

When

9.30 hrs

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Where

Salle du Comité

Decision

The decision will be published as soon as possible after the hearing.

Accreditation

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The accreditation request must be signed by the Chief Editor or the Head of a Department (specify which) of the relevant publication, or medium.

The accreditation request must include the following:

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F1 reports increase in quarterly revenue in COVID-19 recovery

However, the change was not as dramatic as in previous quarters because income in the latter part of 2021 was not impacted as dramatically by the pandemic, as last year race attendances began to return to normal levels and the lucrative Paddock Club got back up to speed.
Overall F1 revenue rose from $668m in 2021 to $715m in 2022 for July-September, although operating income was only up from …Keep reading
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Sainz: Easy to give up on “nightmare” 2022 F1 season

The Spaniard struggled to come to terms with the Ferrari F1-75 in the first part of the year and had to adjust his driving style to suit it.
However, while his personal form has improved relative to team-mate Charles Leclerc, the car has latterly not been as consistently competitive as it was earlier in the year, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen clinching the record for the most wins in a season …Keep reading
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WEC: Bahrain Rookie Test line-up announced

WEC: Bahrain Rookie Test line-up announced

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As previously announced, WEC nominated its official rookies, who will all get at least 30 laps behind the wheel of the championship-winning car for their allocated category.

Lilou Wadoux (FRA) will be seen out in action in whichever Hypercar wins the 2022 title; Lorenzo Colombo (ITA) will jump into the GTE Pro class, Doriane Pin (FRA) will get a taste of LMP2 and Finn Gehrsitz (DEU) is set for a go in LMGTE Am. 

In addition to the previously nominated drivers, the Rookie Teste entry has now been vastly expanded.

In the Hypercar class, Peugeot will have several new faces in its 9X8, including familiar faces from the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, 2021-22 title-winner Stoffel Vandoorne and Germany’s race winner Maximilian Günther, as well as two-time WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup titlist Yann Ehrlacher and 19-year-old Dane Malthe Jakobsen.

In the LMP2 class, notable names include FIA WEC returnee Nelson Piquet Jr, who will drive for United Autosports USA in the #22 car, with Daniel Schneider (BRA) and Andy Meyrick (GBR) completing the line-up of the car. 

Prema Orlen Team is set to have US racer Juan Manuel Correa and Dutchman Tijmen van der Helm in action, whilst Algarve Pro Racing will feature the biggest line-up with Filip Ugran, Mahaver Raghunathan, Kyffin Simpson and Fred Poordad all in action.

Drivers remain yet to be announced for the JOTA, WRT and Richard Mille Racing.  

For the final official WEC track time for LMGTE Pro, Ben Keating will get behind the wheel of the #64 Corvette in which he will contest the LMGTE Am class next year. 

Over in LMGTE Am, it’s a full driver room for the #98 Northwest AMR Aston Martin with the following quarter sharing the car Jonathan Hoggard, Patrick Gallagher, Indy Dontje and Lorcan Hanafin.

2022 FIA WEC Rookie Test provisional entry list

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Red Bull finalises Mateschitz succession plan

Just a fortnight after Mateschitz passed away, Red Bull has settled on how the company will be controlled going forward.
It has been decided that strategic-operational responsibility at Red Bull will no longer be executed by a single CEO, as it did under Mateschitz, and will instead be divided among three people.
In a letter that Mateschitz’s son Mark sent to Red Bull staff, he explained …Keep reading
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