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In the round-up: Christian Horner says to expect ‘anything’ at the Nurburgring this weekend, as F1 heads there the latest in the year since 1984.
What they say
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said the Nurburgring can throw up unpredictable weather at any time of year – but that this weekend’s Grand Prix looks fairly certain to be cold:
It’s going to be a challenge. I’ve been there in May and you know, opened my curtains and seen snow and had a race cancelled there in in the past. So anything can happen.
It could be a beautiful autumnal weekend and the sun could shine every day. But we go there prepared for everything and take your winter jacket because I think you’re going to need it.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Jackie Stewart says that @LewisHamilton is not in the top 3 best drivers of all time – I have to disagree.
Things are much more competitive & equal now than they ever were. I think Lewis is definitely in the top 3 of all time! #F1
— Jody Scheckter (@JScheckter) October 7, 2020
Sad not to be heading to Germany this weekend but as I’m not yet at 100% I’m very grateful to have been given some more time at home to get back to full fitness.
Can’t wait to see how a wet and cold weekend at the Nurburgring plays out. See you all (hopefully) in Portugal.
— Will Buxton (@wbuxtonofficial) October 7, 2020
Not a sign I had thought I’d being seeing anytime soon – then came #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/hcBjF2jaoe
— Fritz-Dieter Rencken (@RacingLines) October 7, 2020
#F1 returns to the @Nuerburgring this weekend where Michael @Schumacher made his final appearance in a Formula 1 car in 2013 – on the mighty Nordschleife.#KeepFightingMichael pic.twitter.com/2KeS3Gw7CY
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) October 7, 2020
Why ‘The Honey Badger’?
Which football team does Max support?
Is Lando related to Chuck Norris?!?
What road car does K-Mag drive?
All those questions you’ve searched for – here are the answers! 🤔 🙌#F1 pic.twitter.com/9KMSul8ieP
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 7, 2020
We’ve missed you too! 👋😀#EifelGP 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/9xbNslVaac
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) October 7, 2020
After a few months of preparations, we are more than happy to inform you that our exciting talent detection programme – FIA #GirlsonTrack – #RisingStars will have its’ on track activities form Sunday, 11th of October onward.🌟🚗💨@pirellisport @WinfieldRS @PaulRicardTrack @fia pic.twitter.com/wj9YSaKbGV
— fiawim (@fiawim) October 7, 2020
This is what we have to remember and share from last weekends FIA World KZ Championship. A true champion, celebrating with his rivals. Pure motorsport and fairplay. GRANDE @jeremyiglesias 👏!
🎥 @TKARTweb pic.twitter.com/n0K1pwSoUR— Lucas Ordonez (@Lucas_Ordonez) October 7, 2020
Links
More motor racing links of interest:
Setup: Nurburgring (Honda Racing F1)
“Last Friday, Honda announced that we would be ending our Formula 1 programme at the end of the 2021 season. Everyone involved in Honda’s F1 project is very sad that our time in the sport is coming to an end. We have enjoyed excellent partnerships with Aston Martin Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri and I am proud of what we have achieved with both teams so far in terms of wins and podium finishes. For the moment, our work continues exactly as before and we will be doing our utmost to secure more wins and good results with both teams. We have also assured the FIA and Formula 1 of our intention to fully meet our responsibilities, not just towards our two teams but also to the sport in general, all the way through to the end of the 2021 season.”
Bathurst International postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions (Touring Car Times)
“This event was not based around a singular product but a wide and varied motorsport entertainment package which involved over 2000 people attending before the inclusion of fans, families, friends, sponsors, service providers, event staff and broadcast personnel. To deliver an event of this magnitude required it to be delivered in the right way and in the current environment that is just not possible.”
Romain Grosjean and R8G esports to compete in World eX (World eX)
“‘I like the concept and the forward-thinking approach of World eX co-founder Mike Rockenfeller and his team,’ says Romain Grosjean. ‘As a father of a family, I know that we need to act to preserve our planet. World eX will be more than just sim racing. It will be entertaining and make esports and motorsport fans think about what they can do personally to fight climate change. I’m really looking forward to this new adventure. Together, I believe we can build something very exciting.'”
Novalak ends Barcelona post-season testing on top ahead of Doohan in Trident 1-2 (Formula 3)
“Arthur Leclerc made his maiden appearance in the top five in the final session, finishing just behind the continually impressive Fraga. French racer Martins has been the standout rookie of the test and capped off his debut with another top ten finish, taking the sixth fastest time of the afternoon.”
25 cars for Bahrain season finale (Daily Sportscar)
“The provisional entry for next month’s 8 Hours of Bahrain entry, the final round of the 2019/ 2020 FIA World Endurance Championship sees 25 cars listed. As expected the LMP1 entry shows just the two Toyota TS050s listed in what is set to be the final race for LMP1 as the top category in the World Championship.”
Mäkinen rules out Toyota team orders (WRC)
“Separated by 18 points, team drivers Elfyn Evans and Sébastien Ogier are first and second in the standings ahead of this week’s Rally Italia Sardegna (8 – 11 October), with team-mate Kalle Rovanperä 27 points down in joint third with Hyundai Motorsport’s Ott Tänak. The difficulty for Mäkinen is that Toyota’s advantage against defending world champion manufacturer Hyundai is just nine points, and a repeat of the 2018 makes’ race win he achieved is priority number one for the Japanese automotive company.”
Bad boy billionaires (Netflix via YouTube)
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