In the round-up: Kimi Raikkonen acquainted himself with a NASCAR Next Gen car at the Virginia International Raceway yesterday ahead of making his Cup series debut at Watkins Glen next weekend.
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Raikkonen tests NASCAR Cup Car ahead of debut
Kimi Raikkonen acquainted himself with a NASCAR Next Gen car at the Virginia International Raceway yesterday ahead of making his Cup series debut at Watkins Glen next weekend.
The 2007 Formula 1 world champion will race with Trackhouse Racing in the Cup Series race at Watkins Glen next weekend, his first entry in NASCAR’s premier division. Raikkonen has competed in NASCAR’s truck and grand national series during his two year hiatus away from Formula 1 across 2010 and 2011.
Raikkonen will also be racing against former F1 driver Danill Kvyat and Le Mans 24 Hour winner Mike Rockenfeller, who will also be making their NASCAR debuts in the race.
Porsche to run special Seoul Formula E livery
The Porsche Formula E Team will run a special livery for the season finale rounds at Seoul in South Korea this weekend.
Both Pascal Wehrlein and Andre Lotterer will run in a black livery with blue highlights during the double-header season finale in Seoul, to celebrate the first EPrix held in South Korea and help promote the launch of a new Tag Heuer watch.
Porsche currently sits in sixth position in the Formula E teams’ championship on 128 points, with Wehrlein in tenth and Lotterer 11th in the drivers’ standings. Stoffel Vandoorne heads into the final two races of the championship holding a 36 point lead over Mitch Evans.
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Future Focused | Aston Martin F1 Team New Factory Update (Aston Martin via YouTube)
“Join Guy Austin, Project Manager, for the latest update on our all-new HQ. From manufacturing to engineering and even a sneak peek at the wind tunnel site, discover the layout of our new campus.”
F1’s new ‘flexi floor’ rules could mean trouble for Red Bull and Ferrari, and wins for Mercedes (i News)
“The Belgian Grand Prix marks the introduction of F1’s latest acronym, AOM, or Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric. This is a measure brought in on safety grounds to curb the impact of porpoising following the return this season to ground-effect aerodynamics. The metric sets a minimum ride height, which together with tighter controls introduced to curb flexing floors is expected to eat into the advantage of the season’s dominant teams.”
Imola podium still ‘blows my mind’ says Norris as he reflects on impressive first half of 2022 (Formula 1)
“For myself and my driving and so on, I’m happy. Some good highlights, I don’t know how I got a podium in Imola, it just blows my mind. With the car that we have that’s quite some achievement so still makes me smile now, but then there are still a lot of positives.”
Invitation to Tender: Research and Program Design Consultant – Inclusion (Motorsport UK)
“As an inaugural recipient of a charitable grant from Ignite Partnership, a joint charitable initiative between Sir Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, Motorsport UK is looking to take learnings and knowledge from the running of Girls on Track UK to expand its impact and to develop a program to increase motorsport participation and involvement of Black, Asian, individuals from other minority ethnic groups and economically disadvantaged backgrounds under the age of 24.”
Mick Schumacher’s future uncertain as Haas star faces ‘fatal’ blow to F1 career (Mirror)
“He hasn’t spoken to us and we haven’t spoken to him – we want to see what’s happening. This Aston Martin thing happened very quickly and so nobody had time to really think about it, but there were rumors he could replace Vettel , but that went away pretty quick. We didn’t look at what other people were doing.”
Doohan ready for Formula 1 opportunity (Speed Cafe)
“Luckily, I’ve had the opportunity to be able to have a little bit of experience. It definitely helped {having some time in an F1 car} rather than none, however, there’d still be a lot of learning, a lot of in-depth study to be able to make sure I was up to par with what would be needed to do that.”
David Coulthard gives RB Leipzig’s Emil Forsberg an F1 Taxi ride (Red Bull via YouTube)
“It’s RB Leipzig’s first home game in the Bundesliga this weekend! Are you ready to take a tandem trip around Leipzig with David Coulthard and Emil Forsberg?”
Scott Dixon’s Reaction To Congratulations Video From Those Closest To Him (IndyCar via YouTube)
“Scott stats down to watch a video from his friends, family and teammates congratulating him on his historic racing career.”
F1 Manager 2022: 2030 Season, Plus Practice and Qualifying (F1 Manager via YouTube)
“Using a save that’s been played into the 2030 season, we look at how F1 Manager 2022 dynamically evolves to stay challenging and fun season after season, including regulation changes, driver line-up changes, grid order shake-ups, and more.”
Assetto Corsa Competizione – FIA Motorsport Games Trailer (Assetto Corsa via YouTube)
“The second FIA Motorsport Games hotlap event on Assetto Corsa Competizione is ongoing at circuit Paul Ricard. Are you signed up?”
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