Spherical-up: Newey in a ‘design trance’ since becoming a member of Aston Martin, and extra | RaceFans Spherical-up

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The three-way title combat we’ve had for a lot of 2025 might seem like a repeat of 2007, however don’t overlook how aggressive Felipe Massa was, says @Roadrunner:

Hamilton and Alonso did value one another fairly just a few factors factors, however let’s not overlook that Massa was racing for the title too that yr. He completed solely a dozen factors or so behind the McLaren drivers and even received on the Turkish GP in entrance of Raikkonen on the late phases of the season. So whereas it’s in all probability true that he wasn’t combating too onerous at Brazil, he wasn’t precisely serving to earlier on.@Roadrunner

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Unearth your greatness: constructing for 2026 with Adrian Newey (Aston Martin)

‘Among the motivation is that concern of failure. I’ve tried to be taught to make use of that constructively as a result of it is that distinction between an excessive amount of strain or strain mismanaged inflicting errors versus resulting in fairly a centered and tunnel vision-like state. My spouse, over the past three, 4 months since I’ve joined the crew, complains that I am in a ‘design trance’ and I perceive what she implies that I do not form of see left and proper and I am in all probability not terribly sociable what restricted processing energy I’ve is all focused on the duty in hand given these urgent deadlines. However that is not a state to remain in for too lengthy and that each one sounds fairly egotistical as properly it is actually finally all in regards to the crew and the way we work collectively.’

F1 Academy drives ahead with full F1 crew help in continued multi-year partnership (F1 Academy)

‘Cadillac Components 1 Staff, who will be a part of F1 in 2026, have additionally confirmed that they’ll be a part of the F1 Academy grid as a sponsor from 2027.’

Arrow McLaren indicators Ryan Hunter-Reay for fourth Indy 500 entry in quantity 31 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet (McLaren)

‘Ryan joins the crew with a wealth of expertise and a confirmed championship pedigree, having made 395 IndyCar collection begins over 21 seasons, incomes 18 victories and 47 podium finishes. His storied open-wheel profession is highlighted by success on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the place he’ll try and qualify for his 18th Indy 500 in Might. The veteran shall be one in every of 5 lively drivers competing who boast an IndyCar collection championship and an Indy 500 victory alongside Scott Dixon, Josef Newgarden, Alex Palou and Will Energy.’

‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco agency lobbied in opposition to guidelines in Africa which are regulation in UK (The Guardian)

‘(McLaren sponsor) British American Tobacco has been accused of ‘utter hypocrisy’ for lobbying in opposition to tobacco management measures in Africa which are already in place within the UK.’

We didn’t imply to create a burger highly effective sufficient to begin a fan concept (Grill’d – Instagram)

‘Certain, we are able to take a joke a couple of curse — however let’s be actual, we might by no means wager in opposition to a man like Oscar Piastri. He is our homegrown Aussie hero, and we’ll at all times be in his nook.’

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