Alpine enjoy ‘important’ track time in Pirelli test
Alpine had the chance to gather 124 more laps of data early in this new era of Formula 1 through a tyre test at Imola.
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Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel win at swim trials, make world championships team
Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel, who now share a training base, qualified for June’s world championships by winning events on the first day of the five-day U.S. swimming trials in Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday night.
Horner: “My foot was tapping more than Leclerc’s helmet!”
Christian Horner joked his foot was tapping more than Charles Leclerc’s helmet as the Red Bull boss struggled to keep his nerve in the closing stages of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Luz verde para más sprint
La Fórmula 1 quiere más carreras al sprint y están dispuestos a doblar la apuesta. Tras la segunda Comisión de la F1 esta temporada, la organización ha dado ya luz verde para llegar hasta las seis carreras al sprint el próximo 2023. Es decir, el doble de las que se disputan este 2022 (Ímola, Austria y Brasil), misma cifra que en 2021 y con un formato que tanto ha gustado a pilotos y aficionados. Una apuesta de Liberty Media para subir las audiencias del fin de semana que, sin duda, ha funcionado. Las tres citas al sprint se colaron entre lo más visto del pasado curso y, en vista de lo sucedido en Ímola el pasado fin de semana, parece que se sigue el mismo camino. O pinta incluso mejor que en 2021.
Lewis Hamilton ‘has to admit’ George Russell is ‘better driver' after Formula 1 struggles, says Schumacher
Lewis Hamilton “has to admit” that Mercedes team-mate George Russell is the better driver currently, according to Ralf Schumacher, as the seven-time world champion struggles for pace. Hamilton has collected just 28 points from the opening four races as Ferrari and Red Bull have dominated the early running. Charles Leclerc leads the way on 86 points ahead of defending champion Max Verstappen on 59.
Emerson Fittipaldi says Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz 'tried too hard' at Imola GP
Former Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi has offered his thoughts on Ferrari’s weekend at Imola and has suggested that Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were just trying too hard to deliver success in front of the Tifosi.
FIA stalls on sprints after F1 teams back expansion for 2023
Formula One teams agreed to double the number of sprint events to six in 2023 at a meeting on Tuesday but formal approval was stalled by the governing FIA who called for a further evaluation.
Man City let Real Madrid off the hook in 7-goal Champions League classic
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he had to reiterate to his players they had beaten Real Madrid 4-3 in a Champions League classic on Tuesday despite the disappointment of not killing off their semi-final tie at the Etihad.