In the round-up: Mick Schumacher deserves a place on the Formula 1 grid, says former FIA president and Ferrari team principal Jean Todt.
In brief
Schumacher deserves F1 seat – Todt
Former Ferrari team principal and FIA president Jean Todt believes Mercedes reserve driver Mick Schumacher should be racing in F1. Schumacher lost his seat with Haas at the end of 2022 after two seasons with the team and now races in the World Endurance Championship for Alpine.
“Of course he had a few accidents, some of which were his own fault,” Todt told Motorsport Total.
However, he added: “Mick is better than half of the Formula 1 drivers. Mick has what it takes [for Formula 1] without question. Otherwise he would not have won Formula 3 and Formula 2.”
Sargeant excited to race lighter Williams
After several races running with a slightly different specification of car to team mate Alexander Albon, Williams driver Logan Sargeant says he is looking forward to racing with a lighter car in Spain.
“We have weight coming off the car this weekend, so that’s obviously an automatic uplift,” Sargeant told the official F1 channel. “Which is nice and the first one of the season. So I’m looking forward to that and trying to make the most of that.
“My only worry is that this isn’t our best track. Certainly not in the past, but new year, new car. So, hopefully we can find a better window with it and push ourselves further up the grid.”
Beganovic feels ready for F2
Ferrari junior and F3 driver Dino Beganovic says he feels ready to potentially move into Formula 2 with Prema if a seat becomes available.
With speculation that current Prema F2 racer Andrea Kimi Antonelli may be called up into F1, Beganovic says he feels he would be ready to make the step up if Prema need a driver to fill Antonelli’s seat.
“I have not thought about it, to be honest,” he said in response to a question from RaceFans. “I’m only focusing on my season and what I have to do, so I have not thought about it at all. If it happens, it happens. But I would feel ready for it. But, again, I have not thought about it, before you brought it up.”
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Links
Motor racing links of interest:
Bearman ‘really excited’ ahead of first of two FP1 sessions for Haas (F1)
”My personal goal is to keep improving myself, keep working on what I’ve identified as weak points when I drive in F1 and hopefully bring some data for the team. These are really useful sessions for me to prepare for the future.”
How McLaren’s Ugochukwu aims to get back to ‘fighting at the front’ (Formula Scout)
”I am looking forward to F3, I do enjoy driving the F3 car, it suits my driving style quite well. It’s more high speed. You can kind of push more because of the downforce. So I’m looking forward to that next step.”
Lost racing films rescued by TV legend (Motor Sport)
‘One of the most famous voices in motor sport is launching a unique motor sport archive dedicated to bringing forgotten racing footage to a new audience. The venture, called Racing Past Media (RPM), aimed in particular, at pre-1981 Formula 1 content will help bring new detail and perspective to the formative years of the sport, as the Formula 1 World Championship prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary. It is being masterminded by Steve Rider who has presented the BTCC since 1988, and for years was the face of BBC Sport as well as anchor for the ITV F1 coverage.’
Kanaan pushes in all chips on suggestion to hire Siegel (IndyCar)
”When that happened, I came straight to Gavin (Ward, Arrow McLaren’s team principal), and I said: ‘Hey, you’ve got to trust me on this. I’ll put my job on the line, but I know what I’m doing. I mean, I believe it, I truly believe it. I don’t need to sit here and try to sell it. I wouldn’t put my reputation (on the line) just because.”
RLL steering Vips toward IndyCar return (Racer)
”The reason we’ve done what we’ve done is I want to see him in our team on a full-time basis. So that’s our goal for next year, for sure. We’re not there yet, but we want to keep him in our team. And I think that’s of interest to him, too.”
Celebrating 120 Years of FIA (FIA via YouTube)
‘In this special video, we showcase the monumental evolutions in motor sport & mobility that have defined the past 120 years. From the pioneering days of early racing to the cutting-edge technology of today, witness the innovations, iconic moments, and legendary figures that have shaped the sport we love.’
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Porsche raise €911,000 for charity during 24H Le Mans ❤️
For the second year in a row, the Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar team have run their “Racing For Charity” scheme – where the German manufacturer donate €750 for every lap completed during the race.
Amazing work 👏 pic.twitter.com/Xs5j5cXQrJ
— Only Endurance (@onlyendurance) June 20, 2024
This is a photo of a very happy me in Le Mans 😊 Swapping helmets with someone I have huge respect for and who inspired me a lot when I started my career. Simply the best @ValeYellow46!
Big thanks to my love @AndreaKaiser for organizing this for my 40th birthday! pic.twitter.com/j1DI1fNLW6
— Sébastien Ogier (@SebOgier) June 20, 2024
Gene Haas is staying in NASCAR after all. Haas will retain one of the Stewart-Haas Racing charters as well as continue to run the two-car Xfinity Series program. Joe Custer will run the operation. The drivers are to be announced.
The name: Haas Factory Team.
— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) June 20, 2024
Introducing Jacob Nortoft, the new Head of Karting
Denmark’s Jacob Nortoft took up his position as Head of Karting this week. […]
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