In the round-up: Pirelli curtailed its planned wet weather tyre test at Magny-Cours due to excessive rain.
In brief
Rain stops test at Magny-Cours
Pirelli’s two-day test at the former French Grand Prix venue began yesterday, but Mick Schumacher was only able to complete 29 laps as rain made conditions too treacherous even for the planned wet weather tyre test. The test is due to continue today with George Russell taking over behind the wheel.
End of Renault’s engine operation “sad” – Grosjean
Former Renault F1 driver Romain Grosjean described the team’s decision to stop producing its own Formula 1 power units as “just sad.” Grosjean made his F1 debut for the team in 2009, then returned to drive for them in 2012, by which time they had been rebranded as Lotus but continued to use Renault engines. He left the team at the end of 2015, by which time they had switched to using Mercedes power units, following which Renault returned to F1 as a full constructor.
McLaren’s Ugochukwu graduates to F3
McLaren development driver Ugo Ugochukwu will graduate to the FIA Formula 3 championship with Prema next year. The 17-year-old from New York, USA won the Euro 4 championship with the team last year but hasn’t taken a race victory so far this year across his appearances in GB3 and the Formula Regional Middle East and European series.
Among his F3 rivals next year will be Mari Boya, who will return to drive for Campos. “Next year will be a tough challenge for everyone, considering the introduction of the new F3 2025 car,” said team principal Adrian Campos. “Therefore, it will be crucial to have talented and experienced drivers who can help understand and develop the car to achieve results as quickly as possible.”
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- 70 years ago today Stirling Moss won the non-championship ‘Daily Telegraph’ Trophy race at Aintree in a Maserati 250F ahead of Mike Hawthorn in a Vanwall.
