In the round-up: Drivers who make mistakes at turn one will pay a higher price this weekend.
In brief
Turn one barrier changed for Canadian GP
Formula 1 drivers will lose more time if they run wide at the first corner on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve this year following an alteration to the barrier. The concreate wall has been repositioned and extended, meaning drivers who take to the run-off area cannot rejoin at the exit of turn two as easily as they could before.
Other modifications to the home of the Canadian Grand Prix include an enlarged run-off area at turn three, the removal of some orange kerbs from turns three and seven, and a reduction in the width of the pit lane entrance to 4.5 metres.
Alfa Romeo warned Zhou about groundhogs
Alfa Romeo warned Zhou Guanyu to beware the local wildlife before he raced at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the first time last year.
“That was the first thing I think the team mentioned to me last year,” he said. “Like, it could be a very boring race but you’re inside the points and you hit one of these and you’re out, new front wing. So I’ll have to keep an eye on that.”
Fittipaldi to join tyre test
Pietro Fittipaldi will drive Haas’ VF-23 for the first time in the tyre test at Silverstone on July 12th. Regular drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen will share the car the day before.
“There aren’t many reserve drivers who have the experience Pietro has, so his feedback on the VF-23 will prove invaluable to us,” said team principal Guenther Steiner. “Pietro has always had an impressive work ethic and his passion to learn and support the team in its objectives has been key in his continuation with us.”
F1 23 arrives today
F1 23, the latest edition of the official Formula 1 game, goes on sale today. Here’s our in-depth review covering all the major changes including the return of the ‘Braking Point’ story mode, the new ‘F1 World’ feature and more:
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Links
Motor racing links of interest:
Rosenqvist on the rise with new engineer and old buddy Lawrence (Racer)
‘When Craig was going to Rossi’s car, I was very keen on having Chris as my engineer, because we, at that time, didn’t know who that guy was going to be. But obviously, he felt like he was ready. I felt like all those multiple days we’ve had in the simulator talking about things, he had a way of understanding what I like and what I say about the car. I don’t think I’ve had anyone yet in my career like that, who could understand me at that level and put it into numbers in a nerdy engineer way.’
How Renault’s Alpine got a value boost from Formula One (Automotive News Europe)
‘Asked about future sales targets, Rossi said that it would be a ‘disaster’ if the brand did not exceed 100,000 sales annually by 2030 with five models on sale by that date. The brand would continue to use racing to increase visibility, he added. ‘We are doubling down on motorsport,’ Rossi said. ‘We will race on Sunday and sell on Monday.”
I pine for six wheels and rear fans (The Times – subscription required)
‘How wonderful it would be to see something so radical on the grid again. Sadly, with the sport as it is today, that isn’t going to happen anytime soon.’
Making Indy 500 history about pressure, pride for Team Penske pit crew ace Caitlyn Brown (NBC)
‘He definitely locked them up pretty good coming in on our last stop. So there was a moment I was like, ‘Oh no, he’s coming in hot, and we don’t know where he’s going to stop for sure.”
Heavy traffic expected in Montreal for grand prix weekend (Montreal Gazette)
‘Up to 120,000 people a day are expected to descend on the race site, making it one of the busiest weekends of the year.’
‘Al-Rumayyan was due in Venice in mid-May, scheduled to attend the wedding of the daughter of Lawrence Stroll, the billionaire Formula 1 racing titan. The lagoon’s islands were not exactly rife with golf courses, but the sides agreed that Venice would be where al-Rumayyan and Monahan would meet for the first time.’
Sim to Circuit (Mercedes via YouTube)
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Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
A productive day behind the wheel! 👊
Yesterday AMF1 Team Reserve and Development Driver @felipedrugovich took to the track in Austria, clocking up the laps as he continues his Driver Development Programme.
Ready for more, Felipe? Day Two coming right up. pic.twitter.com/yo9tfyzgLP
— Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) June 15, 2023
Today, marking 30 years since the 1976 world champion James Hunt’s life was tragically cut short, a life-size bronze statue is unveiled at McLaren MTC Woking. An acutely focused 12 month project to recreate Hunt exactly as his passionate fans will remember him. pic.twitter.com/yvc79L5OJ4
— Paul Oz (@PaulOz) June 15, 2023
>> many young female racing fans too.
I have many great memories from racing in the championship, including my win at the British GP in 2021, which will stay with me forever.
Thank you to Catherine and everyone behind W Series for the memories ❤️#wseries #motorsport #inspire pic.twitter.com/aU8VyVNWte
— Alice Powell (@alicepowell) June 15, 2023
W Series enters administration.
Regardless as to whether you agreed with it or not, W Series was groundbreaking.
It may have come to an end, but it has done exactly what it was intended to do – inspire thousands of young girls across the globe.
Thank you to everyone @ W ❤️ pic.twitter.com/CCpu84AB8X
— Abbie Eaton (@AbbieEaton44) June 15, 2023
|@alex_albon admitted he resorted to a “dodgy live stream” to watch the #LeMans24…#F1 #WEC pic.twitter.com/lfw8Uh2ZG6
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) June 15, 2023
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Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Plushpile and Jennikate Wallace!
On this day in motorsport
- 45 years ago today Mario Andretti put his Lotus on pole position for the Swedish Grand Prix