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Rafael Villagomez completes Van Amersfoort Racing’s 2025 FIA Components 2 line-up (Van Amersfoort)
‘Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) is happy to announce that Rafael Villagomez will proceed with the crew for the 2025 FIA Components 2 season, marking his second marketing campaign within the Championship. The Mexican driver will race alongside John Bennett, finalizing VAR’s line-up for the season.’
Inside Verstappen’s long-term objective to make F1 drivers out of sim racers (The New York Occasions)
‘Everybody at all times thinks that it’s only a recreation and it’s enjoyable, simple going. However I’d say the competitors is simply as arduous, and even more durable, to nail — to win — than in actual life.’
Martins continues with ART Grand Prix for the 2025 F2 season (ART)
‘He has confirmed he has the velocity and expertise to compete on the entrance in Components 2. This season must be the one the place every little thing comes collectively, and we are going to do every little thing we will to assist him obtain his objectives.’
Nicola Marinangeli is the second FIA Components 3 driver for AIX Racing (AIX)
‘Will probably be an attention-grabbing problem for me, contemplating the 2 years racing in GT3.’
Self-starting IndyCar hybrids coming to pit lane (Racer)
‘Self-starting on pit lane was banned because the collection wished to present groups an opportunity to develop accustomed with utilizing and interacting with the hybrid machines throughout the second half of the season earlier than entertaining the potential of permitting drivers to make use of the motor generator items (MGU) to fireside their inside combustion engines and depart the pits.’
First look: The 2025 Ferrari 499P Hypercar (Ferrari through YouTube)
Purple Bull pair Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson with their 2025 helmets and race fits.
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Isack Hadjar’s helmet design for his first season in Components 1.
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Each Nico and Max have come to apologize. Though it hurts loads and these misplaced factors can be useful sooner or later, I actually respect an sincere apology from a competitor. We’re all people pushing the bounds and errors occur. Lengthy season forward.
— Antonio Felix da Costa (@afelixdacosta) February 16, 2025
Vital info for entry to pre-season testing happening on Feb twenty seventh and twenty eighth.
Tickets nonetheless accessible on https://t.co/T9mOq5Taj0 or name 17450000#F1 #F1Testing #F175 pic.twitter.com/6aALXyHfZx
— Bahrain Int. Circuit (@BAH_Int_Circuit) February 17, 2025
If they appear this good in 1:18, think about how good they may look on observe in 1:1. 🤩@JavaHouse // @Splenda // #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/SJ9hm5iFMQ
— Ed Carpenter Racing (@ECRIndy) February 16, 2025
New yr. New look. 💙 We current to you @frosenqvist’s No. 60 SiriusXM Honda. pic.twitter.com/xTBTZDrkB6
— Meyer Shank Racing (@MeyerShankRac) February 17, 2025
Blue x2 💙 Presenting the all new No. 66 SiriusXM / Root Insurance coverage Honda pushed by @MarcusArmstrng pic.twitter.com/48kBYXkNAF
— Meyer Shank Racing (@MeyerShankRac) February 17, 2025
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Pleased birthday!
Pleased birthday to _Ben_ and Mike!
On today in motorsport
- Born on today in 1958: Future Components 1 driver Giovanni Lavaggi
- Born on today in 1898: Enzo Ferrari
- 40 years in the past right now Renault revealed its new RE60 in Paris. The automotive proved disastrously uncompetitive and the crew left Components 1 on the finish of the yr.
