Autobayng News Team
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Comment of the day
A lot of readers felt Lando Norris appears too low in our mid-season Driver Rankings. Racingdave gives his view:
As the majority of people commenting I disagree with ninth.
If he hadn’t rear-ended Piastri in Canada he would be one point ahead – just a thought.
Despite his mistakes he is still only nine points behind – showing his pace is something to be reckoned with.
Spa equally Oscar could not defend from Max into Les Combes and trailed him in the race – not once looking like he could win it. Norris lost the lead in the same manner made two errors and team a long pitstop but it looked like he could have had the win. Didn’t make the same mistakes in Hungary to take a well executed opposite strategy.
First, no. Ninth, definitely not – third or fourth maybe…
Racingdave
Social media and links
McNish talks Le Mans wins, big crashes and Audi coming to Formula 1 (Lucas Stewart)
Allan McNish: ‘It’s a huge ask because – just look at the competition. At Silverstone in Q1, and this blew my mind, you had Max Verstappen that was quickest, Gabriel Bortoleto, 17th, half a second between the two. If you think back to when I first drove a Formula 1 car in 1989, then we were talking about a second between the first and the second row of the grid and to the back of the grid you were talking 10 seconds. So it’s so competitive now I don’t think anybody can be assured of performance if they’re McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari or whoever it doesn’t matter because it is just so difficult.’
IndyCar expands post-race technical inspections (Racer)
‘Working in concert with its chassis supplier, Dallara, the cars of championship winner Alex Palou from Chip Ganassi Racing, Pato O’Ward from Arrow McLaren, Kyle Kirkwood from Andretti Global, and Portland race winner Will Power from Team Penske were impounded after the event and taken to Dallara’s U.S. base in Speedway, Indiana, where the Dallara DW12s were subjected to 3D scanning to search for external irregularities.’
F1 Business Summit to be Held During Las Vegas Grand Prix Weekend on Thursday, November 20 at Wynn Las Vegas (F1)
‘The F1 Business Summit will be held during race week on Thursday, November 20 at Wynn Las Vegas and will bring together global partners and industry leaders to explore the intersection of sports, entertainment, and culture. Multiple engaging panel discussions will examine how sports have transcended their traditional boundaries and are driving some of the most relevant pop culture moments around the world to engage fans far beyond games and events.’
I fan giovani, le donne, il boom social. Formula 1, e l’eta dell’oro. E Brad Pitt… (La Gazzetta dello Sport – Italian)
‘No other sport in the world has seen such a massive increase in the number of young people and women in its fan base: 42% are under 35, 41% are female, and, as anyone who goes to a GP can discover first-hand (perhaps after attending one of the many concerts held in conjunction with the races), women aged 16 to 24 represent the fastest-growing age group. According to a survey of 100,000 fans, three out of four new fans joining are women.’
FIA welcomes Esports to 2025 FIA Karting World Championship to promote grassroots motor sport (FIA)
‘The event will be held at the Asum Ring, Kristianstad and will utilise 12 racing sims to stage a dynamic racing competition during the championship weekend. An FIA-recognised event, the competition is registered on the International Sporting Calendar and will be officiated by a group of international stewards, appointed by the ASN.’
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