Welcome to Tuesday’s version of the RaceFans round-up.
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Jack Doohan (Instagram)
Jack Doohan: ‘As you may clearly see, the story circulating above is totally false. It was fabricated by (…) followers making an attempt to painting me and my household in a detrimental gentle. They edited the unique content material to make it seem as if my father posted it, which is completely unfaithful. Please cease harassing my household. I did not assume I must get so far.’
Mohammed Ben Sulayem (Instagram)
‘Nobody ought to ever be subjected to abuse – driver, fan, volunteer or official. Our sport should be a part of collectively in rejection of this behaviour. I thank Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto for talking out this weekend in opposition to this difficulty, and share my help and that of the United In opposition to On-line Abuse marketing campaign.’
TEAM STATEMENT pic.twitter.com/MSt0Bq4jR6
— BWT Alpine Method One Workforce (@AlpineF1Team) Could 19, 2025
Replace on Workforce Penske technical violations (IndyCar)
‘Upon additional overview final evening and early this morning, IndyCar can be transferring automobiles quantity two and 12 to the thirty second and thirty third beginning positions for this 12 months’s Indianapolis 500 offered by Gainbridge. They are going to begin so as primarily based upon their qualifying occasions from Saturday.’
IndyCar president Boles explains Penske qualifying illegalities (Racer)
‘Requested if the unlawful attenuators have been affixed to the Penske automobiles previous to Sunday, Boles stated, ‘All I can let you know is, it was discovered at this time.”
Not so Penske Good: Indy 500 rocked by one other dishonest scandal by marquee staff (Related Press)
‘In racing you may typically have mechanics who make miscalculations and you may typically have manufacturing points that may all result in sincere errors. I don’t consider that’s what occurred right here or final 12 months, which raises questions over the integrity of the decision-making inside that staff.’
I can’t say if the illegally blended attenuator was on the 2024 #Indy500 race-winning automotive when it crossed the end line, however it’s on the profitable automotive presently on show within the IMS Museum. pic.twitter.com/he5PQqr1Wx
— Marshall Pruett (@marshallpruett) Could 19, 2025
Crimson Bull didn’t earn Imola win, McLaren threw it away (The Telegraph)
‘I used to be stunned to see that pole-sitter Oscar Piastri was so timid on the first nook. He has usually been a sturdy and good operator in conditions like this, in opposition to each Norris and Verstappen.’
WEC: Hydrogen on the coronary heart of fan actions at Spa-Francorchamps (FIA)
‘Hydrogen-powered racing automobiles such because the Alpine Alpenglow Hy6 and the Toyota Gazoo Racing Yaris H2 Idea have been additionally on show, with the previous of the 2 taking to the observe for demonstration runs.’
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Completely satisfied birthday!
Completely satisfied birthday to Ned Flanders, Rui Pinto, TheD4N1EL, Dirk and Andy!
On at the present time in motorsport
Michael Schumacher had a controversial weekend at Silverstone with Mercedes in 1991
50 at this time: Ralph Firman, who contested a single season of Method 1 for Jordan in 2003. He additionally received Japan’s Method Nippon, British F3 and the Macau Grand Prix.
25 years in the past at this time David Coulthard put his McLaren on pole place for the European Grand Prix on the Nurburgring
35 years in the past at this time Martin Brundle and Alain Ferte received the Silverstone spherical of the World Sportscar Championship for Jaguar. Michael Schumacher was disqualified for driving with out his seat belts hooked up throughout qualifying, a cost he disputed, whereas his automotive was additionally disqualified for him receiving outdoors help
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