Within the round-up: FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is open to persevering with F1’s grid enlargement after the collection dropped its opposition to an eleventh group becoming a member of.
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F1 may have twelfth group – Ben Sulayem
Final month Components One Administration confirmed it had reached an settlement in precept for Cadillac to enter the collection as an eleventh group, having beforehand opposed enlargement of the grid.
The FIA guidelines permit greater than 11 groups to take part, nevertheless, and Ben Sulayem says he’s open to admitting one other. “It’s about doing the appropriate factor,” he advised Reuters. “So why do we’ve got an choice of 12 if we’re going to say no, no, no?”
“With me it is rather clear it’s a win for everybody with the eleventh group.”
F1 final had 12 groups in the course of the 2012 season, earlier than HRT folded.
F1 Academy provides race
F1 Academy has added an additional race to its last spherical at Yas Marina this weekend. The double-header will subsequently change into a triple-header.
Its three races will happen at 12:15pm and eight:15pm native time on Saturday and 11:15am on Sunday. The grids will likely be determined by a single qualifying session with the quickest time deciding beginning positions for race one, second quickest for race two and third for race three.
The collection is making the addition because of the cancellation of final weekend’s second race on the Losail Worldwide Circuit on account of barrier harm brought on by one other collection.
Williams place Giusti in F3
Williams junior driver Alessandro Giusti will transfer from the Components Regional European championship to Components 3 subsequent yr. He’ll drive for MP.
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FIA seeks rule adjustments after president allegations (BBC)
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Manufacturers flock to F1 as feminine engagement soars (Monetary Occasions)
‘The rise in feminine F1 followers creates new business alternatives for manufacturers that historically cater to girls. Rimmel, one of many UK’s greatest make-up manufacturers by gross sales, owned by magnificence firm Coty, has partnered with racing expertise F1 Arcade in July to advertise its newest mascara. Amaury De Vallois, basic supervisor of Coty UK&I, attributes the deal to F1’s altering fan demographics.’
Christian Mansell’s Lusail weekend in his phrases (Components 2)
‘I am actually proud that I can again myself and I again them. I received fortunate with a Security Automotive, there is not any denying, however I would not have been in that place if I did not field earlier, and that was a name from myself, so I made that decision first, they backed it up and adopted it by. It is undoubtedly a well-earned end result from each side.’
‘The FIA has collaborated with Zemo Partnership, an unbiased supplier of assurance providers, to develop the Sustainable Racing Gasoline Assurance Scheme (SRFAS). This scheme employs a sturdy third-party verification course of to ensure that each one Components 1 racing gasoline meets the FIA’s standards for blended gasoline composition and the sustainability of its superior sustainable elements (ASCs).’
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