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McLaren Racing secures $12m-plus award in Alex Palou trial (McLaren)

‘Along with the damages award, McLaren Racing shall be looking for curiosity and reimbursement of its authorized bills at an extra listening to. Because the judgment information, Alex Palou had the backing of Chip Ganassi Racing in making an attempt to disclaim McLaren Racing’s claims.’

McLaren wins $12m damages from driver Palou over contract breach (Monetary Instances)

Palou: ‘It’s disappointing that a lot time and price was spent preventing these claims, a few of which the court docket discovered had no worth, just because I selected to not drive for McLaren’

The day Hill beat Schumacher at his personal recreation (Goodwood)

Pat Symonds: ‘He was very smart, all the time knew what was happening. However Michael was main the primary a part of the race, then Damon led the second half and Michael needed to handle that hole due to the aggregated instances rule. When Damon went forward, I used to be actually making an attempt to get Michael to know that he wasn’t main, that he’d misplaced the lead. It was a wrestle, it actually was. Usually you’d simply say to Michael go slightly bit sooner. This time he simply didn’t get it. Actually out of character.’

Hans Herrmann obituary (The Guardian)

‘He was additionally well-known for his spectacular crashes, together with one through the 1959 German Grand Prix on the superfast AVUS circuit in Berlin, when the brakes failed on his BRM as he neared the tip of a three-mile straight at 180mph. The automobile somersaulted a number of instances, destroying itself. Within the period earlier than using security belts, Herrmann was thrown out of the cockpit. ‘I knew I used to be a useless man,’ he mentioned. Spectators had been amazed when he obtained up and walked away with solely cuts and bruises.’

Audi F1 Staff launches driver growth programme with Allan McNish as director (Audi)

‘The great programme will scout and assist promising younger drivers from karting and junior components sequence, offering a transparent path to the top of motorsport.’

Racing Bulls has introduced Dan Fallows as its new chief technical officer, bringing him again into the Pink Bull fold.Aston Martin employed Fallows from Pink Bull in 2021. He spent three years on the workforce earlier than stepping down.#F1

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