Welcome to Wednesday’s version of the RaceFans round-up.
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Perez reveals talks with ‘a few’ teams as he hints at possible F1 return (Formula 1)
‘Yuki has the expertise, has the velocity and, greater than that, you want the mentality to deal with it. I feel he has the correct mentality and the correct perspective to deal with it. I hope they are going to succeed.’
Tsunoda told to be ‘as close to Verstappen as possible’ (BBC)
‘In some races I might help with the technique however he additionally promised me in some conditions that if I will be in entrance of Max that he would not essentially ask me to swap positions and make Max win.’
Piastri: I’m no number two, I’m here to become world champion (The Times – subscription required)
‘For me, different groups have been by no means even actually a consideration. McLaren, firstly from a automotive perspective, but additionally only a group atmosphere perspective, is the place I need to be. Lots of people would need to be right here. I’m assured I can win with this group.’
2001 Ferrari F2001 ‘The Schumacher Crown Jewel’ (RM Sotheby’s)
‘Sotheby’s is promoting the Ferrari F2001 chassis by which Michael Schumacher clinched his fourth world championship on the Hungaroring in 2001.’
Button: Cadillac LMDh is ‘a little bit more my style’ (Sportscar 365)
‘For me, the largest factor was after I began driving in LMDh was the methods. It’s so sophisticated and getting used to that, the steering wheel itself, the quantity of switches that you’ve, the quantity of issues you possibly can change and it’s on the fly so it’s once you’re driving.’
A letter from Zak Brown (McLaren)
‘I don’t assume F1 has but hit its peak. Current knowledge reveals the Method 1 fanbase now extends to 826.5 million worldwide, including almost 90 million new followers final yr. International TV viewership is up, and within the US, particularly, F1 stays one of many fastest-growing markets, increasing by 10.5% to 52 million followers between 2023 and 2024.’
Malukas Working with engineers to set up for success at Foyt (IndyCar)
David Malukas: ‘We’re simply working off (…) Santino (Ferrucci’s) set-up and dealing from that baseline into one thing that we like. So, hopefully finally we are able to get to the purpose the place, ‘OK, let’s unload the info.’ I feel we’re getting already a lot nearer.’
Elements of the Suzuka circuit between turns one and eight have been resurfaced forward of Method 1’s return this weekend.
#F1 #JapaneseGP #RaceFans
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We want a Drive to Survive April Idiot the place they do a one-off episode by which the occasions depicted precisely replicate what really occurred.
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— Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine.bsky.social) 1 April 2025 at 09:18
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Social media and hyperlinks
Perez reveals talks with ‘a few’ teams as he hints at possible F1 return (Formula 1)
‘Yuki has the expertise, has the velocity and, greater than that, you want the mentality to deal with it. I feel he has the correct mentality and the correct perspective to deal with it. I hope they are going to succeed.’
Tsunoda told to be ‘as close to Verstappen as possible’ (BBC)
‘In some races I might help with the technique however he additionally promised me in some conditions that if I will be in entrance of Max that he would not essentially ask me to swap positions and make Max win.’
Piastri: I’m no number two, I’m here to become world champion (The Times – subscription required)
‘For me, different groups have been by no means even actually a consideration. McLaren, firstly from a automotive perspective, but additionally only a group atmosphere perspective, is the place I need to be. Lots of people would need to be right here. I’m assured I can win with this group.’
2001 Ferrari F2001 ‘The Schumacher Crown Jewel’ (RM Sotheby’s)
‘Sotheby’s is promoting the Ferrari F2001 chassis by which Michael Schumacher clinched his fourth world championship on the Hungaroring in 2001.’
Button: Cadillac LMDh is ‘a little bit more my style’ (Sportscar 365)
‘For me, the largest factor was after I began driving in LMDh was the methods. It’s so sophisticated and getting used to that, the steering wheel itself, the quantity of switches that you’ve, the quantity of issues you possibly can change and it’s on the fly so it’s once you’re driving.’
A letter from Zak Brown (McLaren)
‘I don’t assume F1 has but hit its peak. Current knowledge reveals the Method 1 fanbase now extends to 826.5 million worldwide, including almost 90 million new followers final yr. International TV viewership is up, and within the US, particularly, F1 stays one of many fastest-growing markets, increasing by 10.5% to 52 million followers between 2023 and 2024.’
Malukas Working with engineers to set up for success at Foyt (IndyCar)
David Malukas: ‘We’re simply working off (…) Santino (Ferrucci’s) set-up and dealing from that baseline into one thing that we like. So, hopefully finally we are able to get to the purpose the place, ‘OK, let’s unload the info.’ I feel we’re getting already a lot nearer.’
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