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Pierre Gasly suffered a near-miss when debris struck his helmet visor near his eye on the first lap of the Russian Grand Prix. The Toro Rosso driver described how a piece of Daniel Ricciardo’s car struck him at the start. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free “At turn one Daniel lost a piece of carbon which went straight into my visor,” he said. “This was really scary because I thought it was going right through and it was straight in my eye. “It touched the visor and then came in the cockpit, so in turn four I had to take the carbon piece and throw it from the cockpit and then after that the brake just got really bad.” “At the time I had like five tenths of a second just to see it flying and hitting the visor. It was a piece, maybe a winglet it came from contact with Daniel and someone and it came pointing towards me and straight in my right eye. “When I saw it coming I thought ‘fuck, it’s going through the visor’ and fortunately the visor is really … [Read more...] about Gasly feared debris would hit his eye in “really scary” incident

This week 40 years ago, an Italian fashion label signed a deal which began one of the most successful, influential and colourful sponsorship programmes in Formula 1 history. Benetton’s entry into F1 with Tyrrell was successful from the outset, but the brand aspired to do more than just put its stickers on an F1 car. Within three years it had a team of its own and was winning races as a constructor, and in time it enjoyed championship-winning success with one of F1’s all-time great drivers. The idea a brand that was ‘just a T-shirt manufacturer’ could succeed in F1 was greeted with scepticism with some on their arrival. But Benetton soon disproved the doubters and inspired other brands to do the same – notably the soft drink producer which goes into the 2023 season as defending champions. 1983: Tyrrell Plucky underdogs Tyrrell had Denim logos on their cars when Michele Alboreto won the 1982 season finale at Las Vegas. But Luciano Benetton refused to share space on their car with … [Read more...] about Benetton, 40 years on: How a fashion label conquered Formula 1

Fernando Alonso expressed frustration that one of his radio messages during the Japanese Grand Prix was broadcast on Formula 1’s television feed “out of context.” Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free It’s not the first time a mid-race radio comment by Alonso at Suzuka has been the subject of scrutiny. But the circumstances last weekend were rather different to those of eight years ago. The radio message in question occured on lap 20 of 53 last weekend. Alonso was in his second stint, having swapped his starting set of soft tyres for hards nine laps earlier, and he had just been passed by a string of rivals, including the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jnr. Having risen as high as sixth after the start he was now running seventh and appeared to be struggling. “You’ve thrown me to the lions, to stop that early, mate,” Alonso grumbled. “It’s unbelievable.” On the face of it, Alonso appeared to be venting in frustration about being passed. On … [Read more...] about Transcript: What Alonso really meant by being “thrown to the lions” at Suzuka

Porsche owners, enthusiasts, drivers, and anoraks of all stripes are gathered on the Monterey Peninsula this week for Rennsport Reunion 7. The focus of the event is obviously the racing heritage of perhaps the most storied racing brand of them all. Still, Porsche isn’t missing an opportunity to do some good old-fashioned marketing to this passionate assemblage, as well. Case in point is the Porsche Sonderwunsch experience that’s been set up trackside here at Laguna Seca, beckoning Rennsport patrons to step out of the racing noise and bustle and into a world of dream fulfillment. Sonderwunsch, German for "special request," is not a new program for the automaker – it has been around since 1978. If you can recall cars like last year's 911 Sally Special or Classic Club Coupe, you’re familiar with the work. Nearly any Porsche (and especially 911 models) are massively customizable right from the factory, and options for further individualization are nearly limitless. But … [Read more...] about With An Eight-Year Waitlist And $100K Fee, Porsche Is Making One-Off Dream Cars

Spanish F1 journalist Antonio Lobato has issued an apology for a “clumsy” joke about the condition of Michael Schumacher that was broadcast by DAZN. Schumacher sustained serious injuries in a skiing accident back in December 2013, when he hit his head on a rock while out on the slopes with family, including his son Mick, and friends. The seven-time World Champion was placed into a medically induced coma for six months before returning to his home in Switzerland to continue his recovery. The family has opted to keep Schumacher’s condition private, as that’s how he chose to live even while dominating the world of Formula 1. The German is widely regarded by many as the best driver to have ever raced in Formula 1. Antonio Lobato makes crude joke about Michael Schumacher Sadly, his name was mentioned this past weekend in DAZN’s F1 coverage when Lobato made a clumsy joke about the 54-year-old’s health, a clip of that having gone viral on social media. PlanetF1.com has opted not to … [Read more...] about DAZN pundit under fire for ‘clumsy’ Michael Schumacher joke

In the round-up: Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery says F1 should learn from how NASCAR promotes its drivers. Links Your daily digest of F1 news, views, features and more. Paul Hembery: F1 drivers need to be kings as fans want heroes (The Guardian) "In NASCAR the driver is the king. Even the guy at the bottom is a superstar with a multi-million dollar contract. I would love to see our drivers held in that esteem." Christian Horner's plan for a wind tunnel ban is foolish - Ferrari (ESPN) "That would be an extremely foolish direction for the sport to take." Renault took a 'massive step' - Key (Autosport) "I have to say Renault has made a massive step compared to Melbourne." Bottas over worst of it with back injury – Williams (Crash) "He has done 56 laps in intense heat in Malaysia, some reasonably high braking events around this circuit, running at a multiple stop race - so pushing for the whole race - and he hasn't encountered any problems. … [Read more...] about F1 can learn lessons from NASCAR – Hembery

Daniel Ricciardo is still a “while away” from returning to racing as he continues to recover from a broken hand, says AlphaTauri. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free This weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix will be the fourth consecutive race that Ricciardo will miss after he broke a metacarpal in his left hand in a crash during practice at Zandvoort in late August. Red Bull junior driver Liam Lawson has stood in for Ricciardo at all four rounds and claimed the team’s best result of the season last weekend in Singapore. Lawson is driving for the team again at Suzuka this weekend. The next round at Qatar’s Losail International Circuit in two weeks time was previously mooted as a potential date for Ricciardo’s return for stop Asked how Ricciardo’s recovery was ongoing, AlphaTauri’s head of trackside engineering, Jonathan Eddolls, admitted that the 34-year-old driver still requires time. “We all saw him in Singapore,” Eddolls said. “He’s still going through … [Read more...] about Ricciardo return ‘still a while away’ says AlphaTauri

The 2021 world champion enjoyed one of his better weekends of an otherwise tough campaign at the Buddh International Circuit. Quartararo was sixth in the sprint on Saturday and scored his second grand prix podium of the year on Sunday after trailing a dehydrated Martin home. The Yamaha rider was able to close right in on Martin in the latter stages after the Pramac rider was forced to zip up his leathers, before Quartararo overtook him on the final lap when Martin ran off track at Turn 4. Quartararo’s stint in second, however, lasted all but one corner as Martin carved around the outside of him into Turn 6 and held firm through the last few corners. The Frenchman waved his hand in frustration when he crossed the line behind Martin, but explained that this was not directed at the Pramac rider. “To be honest, when he overtook me from Turn 5 to Turn 6, clearly the grip I had on the left was really bad and I could not do anything,” Quartararo said. Fabio … [Read more...] about Quartararo explains Martin India MotoGP overtake ‘frustration’

With Max Verstappen’s record-breaking run labelled a “Wikipedia” stat by Toto Wolff, Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1 fans should consider themselves “lucky” to be watching history in the making. This year’s championship has been dominated by Red Bull, who up until Singapore, had won every single grand prix with Verstappen taking 12 of those 14 wins, including a run of 10 in a row. The latter was a record as the Dutchman beat Vettel’s previous streak of nine, but it was downplayed by Wolff who called it nothing more than a “Wikipedia” stat that no one would read. Sebastian Vettel: You can’t give Max Verstappen enough credit The 25-year-old’s run has since come to an end after a miserable weekend in Singapore ended with a P5 finish. Verstappen hit back at those saying his defeat was good for the sport, the driver telling The Race: “For me, it was just we got beaten, in a very clear way. I don’t think about what is good for Formula 1 . “I don’t think it’s necessarily bad … [Read more...] about Sebastian Vettel defends Max Verstappen against claims his defeat was ‘good’ for F1