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Piastri not content with being close to team mate Norris

McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri says he is eager to try and beat his more experienced team mate Lando Norris instead of simply matching him.

Piastri qualified directly behind Norris in both Silverstone and the Hungaroring and out-qualified Norris in grand prix qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps. However, Piastri says he’s not content with simply performing on a similar level to Norris.

“I don’t want to just be close to Lando, of course,” Piastri said. “I want to try and beat him.

“It’s not an easy task. I think we all know how good Lando is, but I don’t want to just settle there. It’s been nice to be so close, but until you’re beating your team-mate, you’re always going to feel like there’s more to come.”

Lundqvist to make IndyCar oval debut

Rookie IndyCar driver and last season’s Indy Lights champion Linus Lundqvist will step into Simon Pagenaud’s Meyer Shank Racing car for this weekend’s oval race at Gateway.

Pagenaud has missed the last six IndyCar races after a violent accident in practice at Mid-Ohio. Lundqvist has stepped in for Pagenaud at Nashville at the most recent race at the Indianapolis road course. His race at Gateway will be his first on an oval.

“I know that it is going to be tough and tricky, but I know the team is going to give me a good car to have a solid result like we had at Indy,” Lundqvist said.

“I’m also very much looking forward to working with Helio [Castroneves] as a teammate. Working with him on an oval is something that every driver would want to do and I’m just going to learn from it as much as I can this weekend.”

F1 esports champion Blakeley wins first car race

Reigning F1 esports world champion Lucas Blakeley won his first race in cars at Brands Hatch in British Formula Ford 1600 at Brands Hatch.

Blakeley, who won the 2022 F1 esports pro championship with McLaren last year, has been competing in the Formula Ford series for the last two seasons. He took victory in the third race at Brands Hatch Indy at the weekend, winning from fourth on the grid.

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Max Verstappen’s work out, fitness diary and diet (GQ)

”Everyone is just fit in their own sport. For example, if I go and play a football match for 90 minutes, I’m completely destroyed because it’s a different sport in terms of what you need and my muscles are not used to that. If a football player drove in one F1 race, they’d also be completely destroyed. It’s just how you train your body for what you need.”

Video: The AMR Technology Campus build from above (Aston Martin)

‘Working closely with our partners, we have been able to take this construction to new levels, to consider all elements of day-to-day and working life in the build and to unlock the full potential of our new home.
With time, the team will be able to expand further into the new areas of the Technology Campus, most notably the wind tunnel which is due to open in 2024. Check out the latest updates from the project, shot from above with spectacular drone images.’

Would You Rather with Frederik Vesti (F2)

”I would choose the Indy 500 just because it’s an individual victory and I think with what I’m doing currently in Formula 2, I’m used to that individual fight for the victory. I quite like to have all the pressure and to deal with that. I’d just need the whole milk for the win.”

Roberto Faria on his helmet design (F3)

”So we asked if they could be a little more creative with it. The green is also good because it matches the Brazilian flag at the front, this was also a good thing. We like the carbon here on the ‘F’. To be honest, when I asked for the helmet I didn’t realise the letter ‘R’, I only saw the ‘F’. But when they pointed it out I was like ‘oh that looks really nice, that’s cool.”

Compact calendar announced for second season of Formula Regional Middle East Championship (FRMEC)

‘The Formula Middle East Championship certified by FIA returns for a second season in 2024, with entries for the compact, UAE-based, six-week season already fully subscribed. The season gets underway on January 10, 2024, with a two-day test at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit, and concludes at the Dubai Autodrome on February 16-18’

Pushing the boundaries of electric motorsport | Formula E’s evolution (Formula E via YouTube)

Formula E tracks how its car technology has evolved over its nine seasons to date.

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