There’s always talk of which Formula 1 junior driver will be next in line for a promotion at their respective team, whether that be to a test, reverse or race driver role. And there is also plenty of attention drawn whenever juniors are dropped or part ways from their backers too. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Junior drivers don’t have to be realistic contenders for future F1 seats, they’re another tool in the marketing arsenal more than anything else (see Ferrari’s F1 struggles while their juniors swept everything before them). It’s only once you get to the highest level of junior single-seater racing when the expectation emerges to reward strong performances on track with F1 opportunities. Alpine have struggled in that regard with reigning Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri. His private F1 test programme initially happened only because a fellow junior driver’s finances enabled it, then his free practice debut was held back for so long that he’s now on his … [Read more...] about Academy outsiders – the best young drivers who lack F1 team backing · RaceFans
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Billy Joe Shaver to Be Saluted by Willie Nelson and Country/Americana All-Stars in Tribute Album Worthy of an Outlaw
Click here to read the full article. Billy Joe Shaver , one of the figureheads of the “outlaw country” movement that came out of Texas and flourished in the 1970s, is the subject of a forthcoming tribute album that sees some of the top names in country and Americana saluting the late legend, including Willie Nelson , Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Nathaniel Rateliff, Rodney Crowell and Margo Price. The project, “Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver,” comes out on New West Nov. 11. The title track, a Nelson recording of “Live Forever” with Lucinda Williams on harmony vocals, premieres on Variety today. More from Variety Luck Ranch, Willie Nelson's Place, to Host 10-Day Lucktoberfest, With Everything from an Orville Peck Costume Ball to 'Black Opry' Night (EXCLUSIVE) Mickey Rooney Jr., Original Mousketeer, Musician and Eldest Son of Mickey Rooney, Dies at 77 Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson and Other Country/Americana Artists Get Inaugural Palomino … [Read more...] about Billy Joe Shaver to Be Saluted by Willie Nelson and Country/Americana All-Stars in Tribute Album Worthy of an Outlaw