‘The karting scene and the sports scene in Saudi is developing, and especially for women. Girls are more courageous to speak up and say I want to go karting, I want to go racing, which is great.’
‘Believed used during Schumacher’s early career racing karts and possibly for DTM in 1991, with sponsors stickers later applied to resemble Schumacher’s first Benetton season helmet, offered with the original karting visor, chips and marks from use.’
Hyundai Motorsport technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison: ‘The I4 engine is a very, very sophisticated, very efficient engine. It’s a proper race engine, so it’s a very good base for developing an engine for WEC. Rallying is a sort of endurance race, so for an engine to the 24 Hours of Le Mans it’s a good place to start from.’
‘The best we can figure at the moment is that with the new (larger diameter) steering wheel, and a slightly different seating position, that he hit the buckle in the (turn 11) hairpin, as simple as that. That’s what he’s believing.’
‘A replacement driver will only be considered if the primary (entered) driver also is participating in another marquee event with the driver’s principal racing series on Indianapolis 500 race day.’
‘During the Formula 1 British Grand Prix weekend the Silverstone heliport becomes the busiest airspace in Europe and, this July, will welcome more than 6,000 passengers on over 1,500 flights. The Silverstone heliport will feature a brand new bespoke terminal that provides over 8,500 square feet of covered space to further enhance the customer experience.’
Here is your Weather Forecast ahead of the 2025 #SaudiArabianGP, provided by Meteo France
Friday ⬇️ Plenty of sunshine. Temperatures still depends of the seabreeze. Light northwesterly wind with gusts up to 30-35 kph, decreasing for FP2.
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Vettel promotes grassroots karting for Saudi women (Reuters)
‘The karting scene and the sports scene in Saudi is developing, and especially for women. Girls are more courageous to speak up and say I want to go karting, I want to go racing, which is great.’
Schumacher’s 1991 used helmet, by Shoei estimate: US$30,000 – US$50,000 (Bonhams)
‘Believed used during Schumacher’s early career racing karts and possibly for DTM in 1991, with sponsors stickers later applied to resemble Schumacher’s first Benetton season helmet, offered with the original karting visor, chips and marks from use.’
Genesis confirms First GMR-001 engine fire-up (Sportscar 365)
Hyundai Motorsport technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison: ‘The I4 engine is a very, very sophisticated, very efficient engine. It’s a proper race engine, so it’s a very good base for developing an engine for WEC. Rallying is a sort of endurance race, so for an engine to the 24 Hours of Le Mans it’s a good place to start from.’
Newgarden seatbelt issue unrelated to Power’s at Nashville, Penske says (Racer)
‘The best we can figure at the moment is that with the new (larger diameter) steering wheel, and a slightly different seating position, that he hit the buckle in the (turn 11) hairpin, as simple as that. That’s what he’s believing.’
IndyCar Updates Replacement Driver Status for Indianapolis 500 (IndyCar)
‘A replacement driver will only be considered if the primary (entered) driver also is participating in another marquee event with the driver’s principal racing series on Indianapolis 500 race day.’
Silverstone announces exclusive private aviation partnership with Air Charter Service (Silverstone)
‘During the Formula 1 British Grand Prix weekend the Silverstone heliport becomes the busiest airspace in Europe and, this July, will welcome more than 6,000 passengers on over 1,500 flights. The Silverstone heliport will feature a brand new bespoke terminal that provides over 8,500 square feet of covered space to further enhance the customer experience.’
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