Category: Autosport

Valtteri Bottas, the reserve driver for Mercedes in Formula 1, is a top contender to join the Cadillac team in the upcoming season as they enter the championship. Key personnel from Cadillac will be present at the British Grand Prix, including team principal Graeme Lowdon and the head of TWG Group, Dan Towriss, who is driving the project forward. Discussions will take place at Silverstone to finalize the team’s driver lineup, with the aim of signing the first driver in a few weeks and potentially securing the second driver by…

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American retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge aimed to revolutionize the shopping experience at his Oxford Street emporium in 1909, which included displaying the aeroplane of aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot that crossed the English Channel. The flagship Selfridges store is set to host a retail pop-up from 23 June to 6 July, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the drivers’ world championship in a mid-20th-century British home setting. The ‘F1 75 Years in Motion’ pop-up will offer vintage merchandise for sale, though the selection does not include the tweeds and leather boots…

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TOCA, the organiser of the British Touring Car Championship, will be closing a rules loophole before the next round at Croft during the summer break. The Hyundai team Excelr8 Motorsport faced scrutineering issues at Oulton Park due to questions about the mounting of the flat floor on their cars. Despite the ambiguity in the regulations, Excelr8’s cars were allowed to race unchanged on Sunday, with Tom Ingram achieving his second victory of the season. TOCA supremo Alan Gow clarified the situation, stating that the cars were never illegal but adjustments…

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Giacomo Petrobelli and Jonny Adam’s remarkable performance at British GT’s Spa round last weekend was indeed exceptional, positioning them as strong contenders in the intense title battle where the top three crews are separated by only three points. Adam’s victory also set a new record as the most successful racer in British GT3 history. The triumph of the Vantage duo was a result of their consistent strength throughout the season, particularly suited to the flowing Spa track and the Aston Martin. Petrobelli’s impressive qualifying performance and dominant lead during the…

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If Ash Sutton wins his fifth British Touring Car Championship title this October, it may be attributed to a strategic move he made in June when he outperformed Tom Ingram due to the latter’s pace being significantly slower. This unexpected turn of events highlights the unpredictability and excitement of the racing world. Ingram’s dominant performance in the NGTC era with his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N Fastback was unmatched at Oulton Park, whereas Sutton relied on clever tactics and flexibility with tire choices to secure victories. Ingram’s formidable skills were…

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Pirelli’s ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second at racing speeds, but it’s rare to see an F1 wet tyre in action during a race. The amount of water being displaced by these tyres can lead to red flags in certain conditions, as seen in races like Belgium in 2021 and Sao Paulo last year. Pirelli’s focus for next-generation tyres is to improve the wet tyre’s performance to be closer to the intermediate tyre, making it more usable in race conditions. To achieve this, Pirelli…

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