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Off the grid: Take an exclusive look into Pierre Gasly’s off-track life in our new F1 TV series (F1)
‘I’m not going to lie, it was sad. 2019, my second year in Formula 1 – there was no support from anywhere, in a very big team which is very much supporting Max (Verstappen) – for good reasons, because he’s put on the results. But I (was) starting with a fresh engineer coming from Formula E who didn’t have experience in F1. So it was a strange dynamic.’
Fornaroli wins Hubert Award as top rookie in 2025 (Formula 2)
‘I could not have asked for more and it’s important to receive this trophy, which represents Anthoine Hubert, who was an amazing driver and an inspiration for me.’
Franchitti to join Team Parker for 24H Dubai (Sportscar 365)
‘His appearance in the Parker-run Mercedes-AMG will be something of a reunion for Franchitti, as he drove for the Stuttgart manufacturer in DTM early in his career prior to making his move to the US.’
Gerald Donaldson obituary (The Guardian)
‘When Ayrton Senna decided to tell a journalist what he felt while driving a racing car, and what it meant, it was Gerald Donaldson who provided his audience of one. Senna chose wisely.’
”As proud and pleased and grateful as I was when this film was finished and really felt like we nailed it, the film went to Monaco to play for the drivers, and I think a few of us were very nervous,’ explained Al Nelson, one of the film’s supervising sound editors. ‘And I remember reaching out to Joe after the screening and saying, ‘What are the notes?’ He said they loved it. And that felt so good, to play it for Formula One drivers and for them to say, ‘That’s our movie.”
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Happy birthday to Dan M, HUHHII and Tony Hamilton!