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Formula 1 Commission Meeting 02.06.26 – media statement (FIA)
‘Minor changes were agreed to aerodynamic and bodywork components. A proposal to increase the number of pre-season test days in 2027 from three days to four days was approved. Changes to Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) in relation to venues for testing was agreed. This involves limitations on conducting testing at circuits due to hold a race in the subsequent year’s championship.’
‘Then opening an insight into her job as Schumacher’s carer he said: ‘The eyes of the world have been on the house ever since the accident Michael Schumacher suffered. They still are and this was no ordinary job for her, she had an excellent reputation as a nurse and despite where she was working, she never spoke about her patient to anyone, not even her family, despite all the media attention. During her time there she was dealing on a daily basis with the result of a tragic accident but besides her professional work her other aim was to protect the family. She never said anything about what happened inside the residence, and she simply wanted to protect the Schumacher family, but she suffered a sexual aggression which was truly unjust.”
Williams appoints James Smith as chief information officer (Williams)
‘James holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of St Andrews and spent 10 years at Google and DeepMind, where he led product and platform teams at genuine scale – including building Android’s data platform, adopted by over 3,000 engineers and informing performance decisions across three billion devices. He went on to co-found Human Native AI, a (venture capital)-backed start-up focused on data and AI, which was acquired by Cloudflare earlier this year.’
Indianapolis 500 veteran Rick Treadway dies at 56 (IndyCar)
‘He made his IndyCar series debut in 2001 at Kentucky Speedway and his final start in 2002 at the season finale at Texas Motor Speedway. His best finish was fifth at the 2001 season finale at Texas.’
2026 Monaco Grand Prix preview (Audi)
Allan McNish: ‘This race also marks the start of the European season, with our new team hospitality making its debut in the paddock this weekend. A lot of work has gone into that, and we are all looking forward to experiencing it.’
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Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to Tom Parfitt!
37 years ago today Ayrton Senna broke Jim Clark’s record of 33 pole positions. He did it in his 84th F1 weekend, at the Phoenix street circuit
25 years ago today Kenny Brack extended his lead in the CART IndyCar series by scoring his second win in a row, at Milwaukee
70 years ago today Peter Collins won the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps for Ferrari ahead of team mate Paul Frere