In the round-up: Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows says the team’s greater aerodynamic testing restrictions allowance is an advantage
In brief
Higher aero testing time a “big positive” for Aston Martin – Fallows
Aston Martin have a Aerodynamic Testing Restriction coefficient of 100% for finishing seventh in last year’s constructors’ championship. That gives them 37% more wind tunnel and CFD testing time than champions Red Bull, 25% more than Ferrari and 20% more than Mercedes.
“I think it definitely helps, it’s definitely been a big positive for us,” Fallows said, “because we had to do a lot of catching up with our development having changed concept last year. And I think we saw during last year that we managed to make a lot of progress with that concept. And that’s in no small part down to the ATR limits that we have.
“How much of a penalty would it be if that gets reduced in the future? Now I think that we’ve got a good development direction to pursue in, it shouldn’t be that much of a penalty – so it’s an advantage for sure.”
Buhler converts pole to first F1 Academy win
Lena Buhler led from pole to win the third and final F1 Academy race at Circuit de Catalunya.
The ART driver beat the field down to turn one and never looked back, leading all 15 laps of the race to win by three seconds over Hamda Al Qubasi in second place. Championship leader Marta Garcia took her third podium of the weekend in third place to extend her points lead to 41 points over Al Qubasi.
Lawson leads Super Formula after second win
Red Bull junior and reserve driver Liam Lawson moved to the top of the Super Formula championship standings after taking his second win in four races at Autopolis.
Lawson, who is competing in his first season in the Japanese single-seater series, led home Ritomo Miyata who passed Sho Tsuboi in the final laps. It is Lawson’s second win in the opening four rounds of the season, giving a lead of four points over Miyata at the top of the championship
Tramnitz makes it two-for-two in FREC
Tim Tramnitz secured a clean sweep of the Formula Regional European Championship round at Circuit de Catalunya, taking victory in race two by again holding off Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Tramnitz won the race to turn one at the start for the second consecutive race, then again held off Antonelli throughout the race to eventually cross the line just under eight tenths of a second ahead of the Prema driver with Sami Meguetounif completing the podium.
The double victory shoots Tramnitz to the top of the drivers’ standings after two rounds, four points ahead of Antonelli.
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After the flood, storms lie ahead for Formula One in race to hit carbon zero (Guardian)
“Yet for many climate change experts the elephant very much remains in the room looming ominously over that 2030 goal. As things stand if F1 reaches its aim of reducing emissions by 50% the sport admits it will have no choice but to offset what would remain a very significant level of carbon.”
Vitantonio Liuzzi on beating Michael Schumacher, Red Bull politics, and his new role in F1 (F1)
“Actually, I stepped out of Toro Rosso because of (Gerhard) Berger. In 2007, for politics, he took me out of Red Bull. If not, I would have stayed there for a really long time. It was done in a bad way… It was really not a fair situation. It was a big shame.”
Race Against Dementia founder Sir Jackie Stewart on working alongside ‘problem-solving’ F1 (F1)
“We started off RAD by thinking about Formula 1. Problem-solving in Formula 1 is faster than any other activity that I know of, including aerospace. You know when something goes wrong in a Formula 1 team, at any Grand Prix, it may only be a week later, maximum two weeks later, it’s fixed. So, we’ve done a lot with Red Bull and McLaren showing the RAD Fellows how Formula 1 gets problem-solving done faster than anyone else.”
Gymnast to F1 world champion? – Victor Martins opens up on road to Formula 1 (Total Motorsport)
“I’m doing some simulator tests, I’m doing some some stuff with engineers, I can listen to the F1 drivers when I’m in Enstone. So they are there to support you on the sporting and personal side to grow as a person and racing driver. The biggest thing has been the support for me to drive and do what I love.”
Lewis Hamilton Reads Mean Tweets (Mercedes via YouTube)
Lewis Hamilton faces critiques from F1 fans online about his distinctive paddock fashion sense.
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