In the round-up: Max Verstappen took took victory in the GTD class of the iRacing Daytona 24 Hours
In brief
Verstappen’s Redline take iRacing Daytona 24 class win
Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen took victory in the GTD category in the highest split of the iRacing Daytona 24 Hours with Team Redline team mates Ole Steinbraten and Gianni Vecchio.
The Red Bull driver drove the anchor leg of the endurance race, the first major event on the iRacing calendar for the season, with the number four car winning by over a lap in the GTD class from the number 199 ART entry and Team Redline team mates of number two in third.
Williams Esports number six took overall victory with IndyCar racer Agustin Canapino, Atte Kauppinen, Carl Jansson and Sirica winning by just six seconds after 920 laps.
Taponen takes FRMEC lead with win
Ferrari academy driver Tukka Taponen took his second win from the weekend in the third and final Formula Regional Middle East Championship at Yas Marina to take the lead in the series.
Taponen dominated the race from pole, beating race two winner Theophile Nael by just over a second following a late Safety Car, with Taylor Barnard was third.
Taponen leads the championship by 12 points after the first two race weekends, with three more remaining over the coming month.
Bilinksi makes it two from three in FROC
Roman Bilinski stormed out into a healthy early lead in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship after winning two of the three races at Taupo.
After victory in race one, Bilinksi took second place in the reverse grid second race on Sunday behind winner Gerrard Xie. He then capped off a strong start to the championship by winning race three ahead of Christian Mansell.
Bilinksi holds a lead of 25 points after the opening round of the series in New Zealand, with the second round taking place next weekend at Manfeild.
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Timo Glock on his last-minute F1 debut, Brazil 2008, and getting behind the mic (F1)
”I never thought this would happen to me. We tried to just do our race and make the maximum out of it and at the end we gained positions by staying out, but no one told me that I’m the guy who decided the championship.”
Lando Norris contract talks emerge as Lewis Hamilton plays key role in F1 rival’s future (Mirror)
Zak Brown: ”There is no number we would be interested in trading him for.”
Rossi working hard to escape points ‘Purgatory’ in 2024 (IndyCar)
”It’s not one thing. I’ve been stuck in like ninth-place purgatory for now four years. It’s really annoying.”
Roland Ratzenberger: The ‘forgotten’ F1 driver who died at same race as Ayrton Senna (Daily Express)
‘Every active F1 driver at the time was present at Senna’s funeral, and his death was considered a national tragedy. The Brazilian government even declared three days of national mourning. At Ratzenberger’s funeral, only five of his former rivals were in attendance.’
Oracle Red Bull Racing mechanic | Emmie Jones (Built for Athletes via YouTube)
‘Recently we visited Oracle Red Bull Racing HQ, where we caught up with Emmie to ask her about all things racing, fitness and dedication. As a mechanic, staying fit, active and healthy is extremely important to ensure the safety and ability to carry out the role, so we wanted to find out how she incorporates this into her busy schedule, especially when travelling with the team. ‘
360 camera in my Baron G58 (Romain Grosjean via YouTube)
IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean offers an 360-degree interactive video of him taking off and landing in his private plane.
F4 UAE round 6: Yas Marina (F4 UAE via YouTube)
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