In the round-up: Sergio Perez admits he must produce a strong performance this weekend after extending his run of poor results in Canada.
In brief
Perez has “reset” since double retirement
Perez has taken just four points from the last three races, and crashed out of the last two. “Coming into Spain I know I need a successful weekend, after a disaster in Canada,” he admitted.
He returned to the team’s base ahead of this weekend’s race at the Circuit de Catalunya in a bid to tackle the problems which have prevented him from reaching Q3 in the last three rounds.
“Sometimes you are forced to reset a little and we have done that since the last race,” he said. “I have been in Milton Keynes working with the team to try and identify where and what we can do better to ensure I am getting the most out of this car.
“I am confident in the car and the performance we can execute from it, but I need to show that on track better in Barcelona.”
More solar power for Catalunya
Solar power will produce half the daily energy requirements at the Circuit de Catalunya following the installation of 1,080 more panels on the roof of the pit building, according to the venue. This will almost double the existing count of 1,239 panels and add a further 0.46 GWh of energy per year. The track claims to have the largest public self-consumption photovoltaic installation in Catalunya.
F1 exhibition heading to London
The official Formula 1 exhibition will move to the Excel centre in London from August 23rd. Exhibits include the destroyed VF-20 chassis from Romain Grosjean’s huge shunt in the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix and many other features highlighting the technology and history of the sport.
Injured Bilinski to miss more FREC rounds
Trident driver Roman Bilinksi will miss multiple further rounds the Formula Regional European Championship after missing the previous event at Zandvoort. Bilinksi was injured in a road car crash a few days before the race.
“I’m extremely disappointed to be missing some rounds this year due to an injury,” he said. “I’ll be doing my best to recover as best and as fast as possible to hopefully be back in the car soon.”
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Motor racing links of interest:
Barrichello samples Lynk & Co (Touring Car Times)
‘The Brazilian – who won 11 times during his F1 career – hit the track during a test session at Velocitta alongside son Eduardo, who has most recently been competing alongside his father in the Stock Car Pro Series.’
‘Is Toyota okay?’ Shareholders criticise automaker amid ongoing scandal (Automotive News Europe)
‘Shareholders at the June 18 gathering here hit out at Toyota for its ongoing safety testing and certification scandal, grilled the board about its oversight and even accused chairman Akio Toyoda of spending too much time on motorsports as his personal ‘hobby.”
IndyCar drivers encouraged after Nashville Speedway test (Racer)
Pato O’Ward: ‘Milwaukee could be a good race if Firestone brings a different tyre. If they decide to bring what we tested, I don’t know if it will. At Nashville, they’re gonna have to bring a different tire than what we tested.’
Lequien: Expansion to ninth race unlikely before 2027 (Sports 365)
‘While Imola has pledged to undertake works to expand the number of cars it can accommodate as part of its new contract, question remarks remain over the status of COTA in this regard. However, Lequien suggested that the need to expand the grid to make space for Aston Martin’s two-car Hypercar effort trumped any short-term capacity concerns.’
Block on finding her feet in F1 Academy (F1 Academy)
‘I got points, but we should have gotten points in Jeddah. It’s a bit frustrating because I think I should be way further up than I am.’
Maini describes F1 test with Alpine as ‘a dream come true’ (Formula 2)
‘F1 is very complex compared to a Formula 2 car, so there are lot more procedures to learn, a lot more things to keep in mind. So, I did seven days with Alpine on the sim, working with my engineer in the test as well so that I can get familiar with the whole team.’
Claire Simpson – Aerodynamics group leader (Mercedes via YouTube)
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