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‘We’re in for an actual battle’ – Toto’s Chinese language GP preview (Mercedes)
‘As all the time with a giant change, there are issues to tweak and enhance, and a few negativity to beat, however that’s a traditional a part of the method and it’s vital we hearken to the followers and perceive what’s vital to them.’
Technical Transient: Shanghai (Williams)
Chief trackside engineer Paul Williams: ‘We count on vitality administration to be simpler than in Melbourne, with excessive part-throttle cornering time decreasing the requirement for tremendous clipping. How groups handle deployment, out-lap preparation and site visitors will once more be central to maximising single-lap efficiency.’
Palou’s assertion cleared McLaren’s identify after mudslinging – Brown (Racer)
‘It is unlucky. I would not need to undergo that once more. I am positive he would not need to undergo that once more, however I am type of blissful our identify has been cleared as a result of there was a number of mudslinging there early on. And now I feel it is fairly evident, we did all the pieces that we mentioned we might after which some, so I am happy with that.’
Method 2 contemplating choices if Center Jap races are cancelled (Reuters)
‘Method 1 appears more likely to depart it as late as attainable to make a call on Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, though the present expectation is for each races to be cancelled with out alternative.’
Why F1 the Film ought to win the most effective image Oscar (The Guardian)
‘F1 is at the moment a large outsider, at 200-1 together with The Secret Agent, which has no likelihood both however for very totally different causes. It’s not onerous to see why: it is a swaggeringly mainstream movie, the place tech and branding dwarf the human enter, with the movie itself performing as a front-end battering ram for a sports activities organisation determined to interrupt into the promised land of the US auto racing circuit. (I imply it’s proper there within the title.)’
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is thrilled to announce our partnership with Kingspan on the No. 23 DRR Chevrolet, piloted by Conor Daly for the one hundred and tenth operating of the Indianapolis 500! We’re so excited to have Conor on the helm for us once more.#drivenbydrr #teamchevy #indy500… pic.twitter.com/XSaDqw1eU3
— Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (@DreyerReinbold) March 11, 2026
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On today in motorsport
Fernando Alonso received the primary race of Method 1’s V8 period at this time in 2006
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