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In the round-up: Daniel Ricciardo says he’s encouraged by the progress his new team McLaren have made since he first talked to them about joining in 2018.
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Why Ricciardo believes this is his best chance to shine (The Age)
“I didn’t ever want to get to F1 just to get to F1 – I wanted to be world champion, and I still do. McLaren, with the way they’re progressing, feels like the best chance for me to be able to do that, maybe the best chance I’ve had.”
F1, Giovinazzi sulla nuova Alfa C41: ‘Davvero bella, non vedo l’ora che inizi il Mondiale’ (Sky – Italian)
“I don’t mind this idea. F1 has always wanted to try new things and let’s see what happens. It would be. It’s nice to have two races in Monza, that’s for sure.”
Countdown to W12 with Hywel Thomas (Mercedes via YouTube)
Helio Castroneves to run Music City Grand Prix (Meyer Shank)
“It will be the first street course that I’ve competed on since 2017, but I really love street courses. They bring a certain type of excitement that not many other tracks can do.”
Catching up with… Mike Hull of Ganassi (IndyCar)
“(Palou is a) fantastic person, fantastic race car driver, enormous natural ability, very resolute. He goes about his business in a very quiet way, so when he puts that (good) lap time down, you’re like, ‘Wow, how did that happen?’ It isn’t a lot of flair and flash; he just gets down to business and gets after it. It’s very refreshing for us because he’s young, aggressive, and he wants to learn.”
Kubica to join WRT in ELMS programme (WRT)
“Team WRT today confirmed its strong commitment to its plans in LMP2 endurance racing by confirming it will be competing in the 2021 European Le Mans Series alongside running a full FIA WEC campaign, as recently announced.”
Tijmen van der Helm gets promoted to F3 with MP (MP)
“Van der Helm won the 2017 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the Junior category, finished second in the 2017 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and then raced to 10th in the 2018 CIK-FIA world championship before making his motorsport debut in 2019.”
Mazda confirm IMSA DPi pull-out after 2021 season (Daily Sportscar)
“The decision to cease the programme came after the brand evaluated their current programme and the forthcoming LMDh formula.”
Tik Tok and title challenges: the two sides of Shwarztman (Formula 2)
“My dad gave me everything he had. He sacrificed a lot of his time, his money, his attention, so many things to help me get where I am today – it is all him. I am happy that I managed to learn from him and that the time he put into my career wasn’t for nothing. I did my best to make him proud.”
Bologna dedica una rotonda ad Ayrton Senna (La Gazzetta dello Sport – Italian)
“The Rotonda Ayrton Senna (Ayrton Senna roundabout) will be born, named after the unforgettable Brazilian F1 driver, located between via Bovi Campeggi and the underpass Ernesto Maserati, also a pilot, under the railway area in the Porto-Zaragoza district.”
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