In the round-up: Alfa Romeo expect to be “fighting at the top of the midfield” in the coming races.
In brief
Alfa Romeo looking for double points finish again at Silverstone
Alfa Romeo head of trackside engineering Xevi Pujolar believes both drivers can fight for points at the British Grand Prix after both finished in the top 10 at Montreal.
“I think we can expect to be fighting at the top of the midfield,” said Pujolar. “We need to see, I don’t know if some teams will bring some packages in Silverstone, but so far I would say that we’ve been pretty consistent all the tracks and different types of tracks and different types of aero efficiency as well.
“So for the next couple of races, we expect to be fighting at the top of the midfield; Alpine, McLaren and see if we can get some more points.”
Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu both scored points at the last race, which was the first time the team had done so since the opening round.
“Double points, that’s our targets,” Pujolar confirmed. “We are in a position that we want to be in Q3 with both cars and that’s the way then we can fight solid races, against Alpine first.”
Thermal management “critical” for Formula E teams at Marrakech Eprix
Venturi’s Lucas di Grassi, one of only two FE drivers to have competed in every round since the series’ inception, says staying on top of the punishing temperatures will be essential in Morocco, where air temperatures are expected to be in excess of 32C.
“Since the beginning of the season we have shown that we have strong race pace but Marrakech will be very hot so the correct thermal management of the car, tyres and batteries will be critical to unlocking success during the race this weekend.”
Teams and drivers struggled with overwhelming temperatures and humidity during Formula E’s previous round in Jakarta, Indonesia. The conditions can affect cars’ energy recovery as motors and batteries rapidly switch between charging and discharging.
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Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Not every day you get to see @SilverstoneUK from this angle 😲 #BritishGP 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/bBm8b7sEB8
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) June 28, 2022
Any form of racist language is unacceptable. Even if Lewis had not already done more than enough to earn our respect, he should never be a victim of this kind of abuse, especially from a fellow racer. Those associated with F1 should set a better example. https://t.co/ZbJXBs18Bp
— Heinz-Harald Frentzen (@h_h_frentzen) June 28, 2022
Emphasis on “there has been plenty of time to learn.” https://t.co/UeL1AuyeuE
— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) June 28, 2022
#F122game is now available for Champions Edition players on Steam. We’re very sorry for the delay in the game unlocking for those who purchased early.
Players affected will be contacted shortly.
— EA SPORTS F1 (@Formula1game) June 28, 2022
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— Allan McNish (@allanmcnish) June 28, 2022
Links
Motor racing links of interest:
Our Eclectic Future presented at British Motorsport Day in the Palace of Westminster (Motorsport UK)
Alongside learning about the vehicles, parliamentarians had an opportunity to meet Steve Sapsford, Managing Director at Southern California Edison (SCE), an automotive industry expert on future propulsions systems and the role sustainable fuels can play in powering the large number of existing international combustion engine vehicles that are already on the road. He was joined by Paddy Lowe who, following technical roles within Williams, McLaren and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, founded and is now CEO of Zero Petroleum.
GB4 Car for Sale (Race Car Direct)
Alex Walker GB4 car for sale. Race winning car, spare wet rims, long ratios, front wing element and anti roll bars. Spare tub if needed.
‘Title fight will get even closer’ Hauger on the F3 season so far (Formula 3)
Hauger: ‘I’m watching the races, Prema and the guys I raced last year like Arthur (Leclerc). There’s a lot of fighting and lots happening. I think Arthur has definitely been a strong one.’
Chadwick looks to make it super six at Silverstone (W Series)
Abbi trails Jamie by 37 points and will look to reduce the arrears by taking her maiden W Series victory at Silverstone, the circuit where she finished eighth on her W Series debut last July. Abbi’s mentor Alice dominated her home race 12 months ago, taking pole position and recording the fastest lap on her way to an emotional victory watched by her family in the grandstands.
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