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Formula One seeks to drive engagement through betting (Reuters)
‘This season is a great season to really focus on our betting because we’re going to see so much jeopardy on the track and who knows what’s going to happen with the regulation changes next year.’
Why Verstappen may walk away from Red Bull amid ‘chaos’, sackings and infighting (Daily Mail)
‘It is understood that Lawson’s poor performance in the opening race in Melbourne was too much for Marko, the no-nonsense developer of the team’s junior programme. Horner made an argument to give Lawson another chance, which he got in China, but he again underperformed, finishing 12th.’
‘He’s not become the worst driver in two races’ – Ex-Red Bull junior Alguersuari sympathises with Lawson after Racing Bulls demotion (Formula 1)
‘There’s a lot of rumours saying the car is built for Max, but the car is built to be the quickest car possible. You have a driving style, and Max is aggressive and likes a pointy car, because a pointy car is always the fastest car. Definitely, you don’t want an understeering car, because that’s a slower car.’
IndyCar turns to Belli to enhance the look of its next chassis (Racer)
‘According to those who’ve seen Belli’s influence on the upcoming design, the most recent version of the next-generation car is said to look nothing like the original rendering, with comments offered that suggest Belli has taken its appearance to a much more appealing place.’
The movie star sold among Ecclestone’s $1bn collection (V8 Sleuth)
‘While all the close-up footage of Sarti’s Ferrari involved mocked-up Formula Juniors, all the genuine race footage from Monaco and Spa featured Surtees in chassis 010. Team mate Bandini took over the car after Surtees’ departure, and it was used for the last time by Ferrari at the non-points Race of Champions in early 1967 by new recruit Chris Amon. It’s the only 1966-model Ferrari F1 car to have survived the era intact. One of its sister chassis, 011, was used by Pininfarina as the basis for its Sigma F1 concept car, while the other was destroyed in a racing crash.’
SF Full Access – 2025 Australian and Chinese GP (Ferrari via YouTube)
100 days ago today Red Bull announced Liam Lawson would be Max Verstappen’s new team mate for the 2025 season.
They dropped him two days ago: www.racefans.net/2024/12/19/o…
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Social media and links
Formula One seeks to drive engagement through betting (Reuters)
‘This season is a great season to really focus on our betting because we’re going to see so much jeopardy on the track and who knows what’s going to happen with the regulation changes next year.’
Why Verstappen may walk away from Red Bull amid ‘chaos’, sackings and infighting (Daily Mail)
‘It is understood that Lawson’s poor performance in the opening race in Melbourne was too much for Marko, the no-nonsense developer of the team’s junior programme. Horner made an argument to give Lawson another chance, which he got in China, but he again underperformed, finishing 12th.’
‘He’s not become the worst driver in two races’ – Ex-Red Bull junior Alguersuari sympathises with Lawson after Racing Bulls demotion (Formula 1)
‘There’s a lot of rumours saying the car is built for Max, but the car is built to be the quickest car possible. You have a driving style, and Max is aggressive and likes a pointy car, because a pointy car is always the fastest car. Definitely, you don’t want an understeering car, because that’s a slower car.’
IndyCar turns to Belli to enhance the look of its next chassis (Racer)
‘According to those who’ve seen Belli’s influence on the upcoming design, the most recent version of the next-generation car is said to look nothing like the original rendering, with comments offered that suggest Belli has taken its appearance to a much more appealing place.’
The movie star sold among Ecclestone’s $1bn collection (V8 Sleuth)
‘While all the close-up footage of Sarti’s Ferrari involved mocked-up Formula Juniors, all the genuine race footage from Monaco and Spa featured Surtees in chassis 010. Team mate Bandini took over the car after Surtees’ departure, and it was used for the last time by Ferrari at the non-points Race of Champions in early 1967 by new recruit Chris Amon. It’s the only 1966-model Ferrari F1 car to have survived the era intact. One of its sister chassis, 011, was used by Pininfarina as the basis for its Sigma F1 concept car, while the other was destroyed in a racing crash.’
SF Full Access – 2025 Australian and Chinese GP (Ferrari via YouTube)
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