RaceFans Round-up: More ‘experiments’ in sprint rounds

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Audi outbid Pink Bull for Sainz – Marko

Pink Bull motorsport guide Marko stated the staff has been “speaking to” its former junior driver Sainz, who’s “having his strongest season in System 1.” Nonetheless he believes they can’t match a rival provide put ahead by Audi, who will arrive in F1 with Sauber in 2026.

“He has a really profitable provide from Audi that we will’t match or beat,” Marko told Kliene Zeitung. “However we nonetheless know him from the Toro Rosso days, even again then he drove with Max. But it surely actually damage him again then after we at Pink Bull relied on Verstappen and never on him.”

Extra ‘experiments’ in dash rounds

Alpine driver Esteban Ocon expects the brand new guidelines for dash rounds will result in groups being extra adventurous with their automobile set-up.

Parc ferme restrictions will elevate between the beginning of the dash race and grand prix qualifying on Saturdays this season, permitting groups to make changes to set-up. Ocon expects groups will take extra dangers consequently.

“Fortunately, if issues go unsuitable in that first stage of the weekend, you may at all times change the set-up again, which is a brand new factor,” Ocon stated. “So in all probability a bit extra experimental issues you may strive for that first stage of the weekend, however in any other case, it’s not an enormous distinction.”

Boya quickest as F3 take a look at ends

Mari Boya was quickest on the third and last day of in-season F3 testing in Barcelona.

Boya set the quickest time of the day within the morning session with a 1’27.034, virtually 4 tenths slower than his personal finest time from Wednesday’s session. His Campos staff mate Oliver Goethe was second quickest with Luke Browning third for Hitech, whereas Leonardo Fornaroli was quickest within the afternoon session.

The F3 season resumes subsequent month at Imola as a part of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend.

Garcia, Pin be part of FREC with Iron Dames

F1 Academy champion Marta Garcia and World Endurance Championship driver and F1 Academy race winner Doriane Pin will enter on this yr’s System Regional European Championship with the Iron Dames staff.

Each Garcia and Pin will make their debuts within the sequence with the staff which Pin at the moment races with within the WEC GT class. Pin had gained each races of the opening spherical of the F1 Academy in Jeddah, however misplaced victory in race two resulting from a penalty for taking the chequered flag twice.

The season will run over 20 races and ten rounds, beginning subsequent month at Hockenheim.

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After they put on it or elevate it, the trophy will gentle as much as symbolise the velocity F1 vehicles race across the monitor.

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— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) April 18, 2024

The yr of the dragon 🐲🔥

Chinese language GP 2024 @StiloOfficial helmet design by @tiffanycromwell 🇨🇳#VB77 #F1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/i1o2sd2Chd

— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) April 18, 2024

Fernando Alonso goes to remain in F1 till at the least 2026 😱

Once I retired from System 1 I knew I wanted a break from the unbelievable stress which got here with racing, testing and touring on a regular basis. Now we now have 24 races, and I often raced with solely 16 races annually..

— Mika Häkkinen (@F1MikaHakkinen) April 18, 2024

When folks discover out that my staff and different automobile skins in F1 24 at the moment are within the non-editable database file. Oh boy. High quality of profession movies from YouTubers in F1 24 will lower considerably with out the opportunity of altering a livery in my staff or profession. 😬

— GameGecki (@GameGecki) April 18, 2024

Are @F1 now intentionally tweeting out incorrect knowledge to get extra interactions?

Anyway, @Prost_official in 1993 (7), @ayrtonsenna in 1988 and @nigelmansell in 1992 (each 6), Senna once more in 1989 and @F1MikaHakkinen in 1999 (each 5) all did this.https://t.co/vViab8s2qQ#F1

— Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) April 18, 2024

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