In the round-up: Renault’s CEO is pleased with the progress their team has shown in Formula 1 this year, despite being on course for a lower position in the constructors’ championship than they achieved in 2022.
In brief
Alpine still “moving up” despite “complicated” start to 2023 – CEO
Alpine is still making progress in its plan to move up the grid in Formula 1 despite slipping back at the start of 2023, says Renault CEO Luca de Meo.
The team finished fourth in the constructors’ championship last year but lies fifth in the standings after the first eight rounds this year. However De Meo remains satisfied with the progress they are making.
“The team is moving up. Two years ago we were a distant sixth, really. We fought against AlphaTauri, that was the fifth car but they only had one driver. Last year we finished fourth.
“This year it’s a little bit complicated at the beginning of the season but it’s getting back into order. I hope we can just continue.”
Although the team has fallen behind rivals Aston Martin, De Meo said they are still making gains on their rivals. “We have a roadmap,” he explained, “it’s progress that you build one step at a time because it takes time to find the people, find the resources to complement our team because our team is slightly smaller than top teams.”
Aston Martin to apply F1 tech to future EVs
Aston Martin says it will apply technical knowledge gained from its F1 team into its future electric vehicles.
Aston Martin Performance Technologies, which consults on behalf of the F1 team, will apply its knowledge gained from F1 operations to the brands future cars following a powertrain and battery agreement with Lucid Group. The company intends to adapt active aerodynamics and drag reductions systems in an effort to increase efficiency and prolong battery life and range.
Tsunoda to join Red Bull Nurburgring event
AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda will join Red Bull reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo and retired four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel as part of Red Bull’s ‘Formula Nurburgring’ event at the Nordschleife in September.
Tsunoda will drive a Honda NSX Evo GT3 car on a demonstration run around the 20 kilometre circuit.
“I’ve never driven at the Nurburgring before, so I’m really looking forward to the event in September,” said Tsunoda. “The Nordschleife is a legendary circuit, I just experienced it on the Gran Turismo videogame and already enjoyed it a lot.”
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For those asking about F1’s value, today its market cap (that is, value of all the shares held in F1 under Liberty) is USD$29.26 Billion – it’s value as a business is higher than that. Things have rather moved on since buying it from CVC. 🤷♂️
— Mark Gallagher (@_markgallagher) June 26, 2023
According to our information three F1 teams have been approached by potential buyers or investors last year with offers valuing those teams at $1 billion or more. All three rejected the sale of equity stakes.#AMuS #F1
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