Hamilton’s car “more inconsistent than ever”

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Mercedes “extra inconsistent than ever” – Hamilton

Hamilton says the irregular dealing with of his Mercedes W14 was as unhealthy because it has been throughout the remaining qualifying session of the season in Abu Dhabi. He’ll begin eleventh on the grid for the final race after being eradicated in Q2 when group mate George Russell improved on his remaining push lap.

“It’s extra inconsistent than ever earlier than,” Hamilton stated after the session. “It’s simply up and down.

“Per nook, from the second you hit the brakes to the second you flip, to the second you hit the apex. It’s massively out of stability and really arduous to foretell what’s going to occur.”

F4 Italy champ Sztuka joins Pink Bull

Kacper Sztuka, who stormed to this yr’s Italian Components 4 title with eight wins from the final 9 races, has been signed as the latest member of the Pink Bull Junior Crew.

The 17-year-old denied F1-affiliated drivers Ugo Ugochukwu and Arvid Lindblad to win the F4 title with a surprising run of type to finish the season. It is reported that Sztuka might race in subsequent yr’s Components 3 championship.

Porsche Components E enchantment dismissed

Porsche’s enchantment in opposition to Antonio Felix da Costa’s three-minute time penalty in Components E’s season-ending race in London 4 months in the past was rejected after being deemed inadmissible by the FIA’s Courtroom of Attraction.

Da Costa was hit with the hefty penalty as his right-front tyre was discovered to be underneath the minimal tyre stress because of particles from an accident. The courtroom decided the penalty imposed by the occasion stewards was “uncommon” however not arbitrary and dismissed the enchantment.

Porsche accepted the courtroom’s resolution however expressed they had been “upset” by the ruling.

Ronhaar beats Opmeer in Sim Racing opener

Alfa Romeo esports racer Thomas Ronhaar beat fierce rival Jarno Opmeer to win the opening spherical of the rebranded F1 Sim Racing World Championship sequence across the Bahrain International Circuit.

Amid controversy over the occasion held in Sweden, Ronhaar dominated from pole place to win race one within the official F1 esports championship held on the F1 23 platform.

A successful margin of greater than 5 seconds over Mercedes driver Opmeer on the first in-person race for the reason that Covid-19 was particularly satisfying for Ronhaar, who has been on the centre of hypothesis and allegations from some rivals within the impartial league racing scene.

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Formel 1 übt Aufstand: Ärger wegen AlphaTauri und Red Bull (Motorsport Magazin – German)

‘The assembly of the Components 1 Fee was primarily about 2026. Some groups wish to discover mechanisms for the brand new rule interval and the brand new Concorde Settlement that stop suspicion from arising within the first place. Amongst different issues, the opponents need every group to make use of a distinct wind tunnel. Pink Bull and AlphaTauri had been the fiercest opponents of any plans to interrupt up the alliances.’

After years in the pits, F1 goes up a gear in the US market (Financial Times)

‘Its viewers can also be extra various, with the game notably in style within the Hispanic group, which accounts for about 20 per cent of US followers. In the meantime, 77.2 per cent of F1 followers determine as socially accountable, in contrast with 44.9 per cent for non-fans and 58 per cent for most people. This implies F1 followers are youthful and extra more likely to reside in cities in contrast with different sports activities. That opens doorways with sure companions and advertisers, but additionally gives prime prospects for the remainder of F1’s in depth enterprise.’

Vesti jubilant and Pourchaire optimistic ahead of final day title decider (F2)

Vesti: ‘I really suppose we’ve got an important shot at this. It’s 16 factors, so it’s a good quantity, however there’s 26 up for grabs tomorrow, so something’s potential if we do it proper. I awakened this morning understanding I needed to win with the quickest lap to place myself in the very best place for tomorrow. That’s precisely what we did and now it’s full push tomorrow going for that title.’

Flags and firefighters: keeping everyone safe at an F1 grand prix – in pictures (Guardian)

‘Because the 2023 Components One season attracts to a detailed, documentary photographer Lexie Harrison-Cripps went behind the scenes ultimately month’s Mexican Grand Prix on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, to see the work that goes on to maintain everybody protected.’

Yifei Ye Set To Join Privateer Ferrari Hypercar Effort (Daily Sportscar)

‘Chinese language racer Yifei Ye impressed along with his tempo at Hertz Crew Jota in its Porsche 963 and now appears set to go face to face along with his earlier group within the WEC’s Groups Championship for privately entered Hypercars.’

Yas Marina Circuit retains environmental certification from FIA (Trade Arabia)

‘Constructing on earlier achievements, Ethara has unveiled a raft of recent inexperienced initiatives at Yas Marina Circuit for this yr’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, together with a 100% improve of all observe lights. With a change to LEDs and brand-new RGBW observe lights, the brand new system has diminished the variety of lighting by 17%, energy consumption by 40%, and carbon emissions by 30%.’

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