In the round-up: Kevin Magnussen was bemused to be shown the black-and-orange flag for the second time in five races at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Magnussen frustrated by another enforced pit stop
Magnussen has “no idea” why the stewards felt the need to show him the black and orange flag during the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The flag is waved to summon drivers into the pits if their car is deemed to be in a dangerous condition, often due to loose bodywork. The Haas driver was shown it for the second time this year in Hungary, having also been summoned to pit during the Canadian Grand Prix due to front wing damage. Magnussen incurred similar damage in Hungary during contact with Daniel Ricciardo on the opening lap.
“At this point I hadn’t seen it,” Magnussen said. “I didn’t feel anything. I felt I hit one of the McLarens, but not that hard and I’m surprised again. So I hope there was a hell of a lot of damage [to justify the flag].”
Magnussen added that he had not seen the flag before in his Formula 1 career, which stretches back to 2014. “For me, it’s a little bit strange, but what can I do?” he added.
Formula 1’s revised 2022 technical regulations has reduced the number of aerodynamic parts, making the front wing endplate an extension of the main plane. This was done partly in order to alleviate the problem of drivers collecting damage which could compromise their races.
Krack expects “105%” from Vettel until season end
Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack does not think Sebastian Vettel’s decision to retire at the end of the 2022 season will diminish his on-track focus until then.
Krack agreed Vettel appeared in a more relaxed mood after announcing his retirement in Hungary. “But it does not mean that he’s less ambitious,” he said. “Not to the slightest extent.
“For us and this weekend, we had this [announcement] on Thursday, but from Friday it was really business as usual.”
“I really think that he will be 100% or maybe even 105% until the last lap,” he added.
McLaren chooses plumber for Aston Martin F1 base
McLaren Construction, a building company with no connection to the similarly-named F1 team, has awarded E7 Building Services the contract to fit the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems in Aston Martin’s new F1 headquarters at Silverstone.
E7 will also install the systems that enable site-wide control of mechanical and electrical systems once the base is operational and energy management infrastructure.
Construction on the Silverstone site began last September, with several facilities being built around the team’s current factory. E7 anticipates its work will be complete by May 2023, although the main building initially had a competition date target of late 2022, and Aston Martin are aiming to have their first wind tunnel, that is also under construction, be operational by next summer.
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Work starts on downtown Detroit Grand Prix (Racer)
‘The City of Detroit has started the process of repaving some of the roadways that will be used when IndyCar returns in 2023 for the Detroit Grand Prix.’
Felix Rosenqvist clarifies contract situation with McLaren (Miami Herald)
‘McLaren holds an option on Rosenqvist in IndyCar that the team is likely holding until it has a resolution on Palou. In the meantime, Rosenqvist has not signed a contract to race in Formula E for McLaren, but the team head Zak Brown told The AP he’d release Rosenqvist if he finds another ride.’
Théo Pourchaire: This is my last season in F2 (FranceRacing)
”It’s my last FIA F2 season, that’s for sure. I won’t do another season. Financially, it won’t be possible. It’s not a good solution. Two seasons in a championship is enough for a driver.”
Life as a small F4 team: Formula Scout’s Danish adventure (Formula Scout)
‘The Danish F4 championship is a bit of an oddity on the modern European single-seater map, but its affordability means teams can still be run out of small trailers. So Formula Scout joined one for a weekend…’
1990 Brabham BT59 for sale (Girardo)
‘This BT59 is chassis number five, which was earmarked for David Brabham to drive during the 1990 season. It was drafted into competitive action towards the end of the season, contesting the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril, the Spanish GP at Jerez, the Japanese GP at Suzuka and the Australian GP at Adelaide, David Brabham’s home race.’
Chadwick backer Rodin Cars announces 1200hp sub-700kg track hypercar for 2023 (Rodin Cars)
‘Built for those looking for the fastest experience available on track, without the limitations of road or racing regulations. 1176 horsepower from an all-new 4.0-liter V10 twin-turbo hybrid engine, built and designed from the ground up to Rodin Cars specifications’
New Nürburgring record set (Porsche)
‘Never before has a series-production electric car posted a faster lap on the Nürburgring Nordschleife: Porsche development driver Lars Kern took just seven minutes and 33 seconds for a lap in the Taycan Turbo S.’
McLaren Applied’s technical director on being a Formula Student judge (McLaren Applied)
‘A lot of the time it’s not about clever design, it’s about pragmatic design. Designing something you know you can build, that you’ll have ready in time and that’ll be in a state that you can actually race it. So many teams turn up with all the hopes and dreams and then there’s a pile of bits in the corner of the pit that they’ve abandoned on Friday when they’ve realized there’s no way they’re ever going to finish it.’
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