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Verstappen: ‘When things need to be said, they are said – it’s how I grew up’ (The Guardian)
‘My dream was to get to F1 and be successful. I’ve achieved that and people that can’t appreciate that, they’re jealous.’
Towriss: F1 talks ‘got very political’, in part leading to Michael Andretti stepping down (Indy Star)
‘Towriss was bluntly asked, ‘Was Michael one of those issues they felt strongly about?’ Answered Towriss: ‘You just have to go back to (ex-Liberty Media president and CEO) Greg (Maffei’s) quote. He said what he said.”
Everything you need to know about the 2025 Australian GP (The Age)
‘Last year’s Australian race generated record-high revenue of AUS $215 million – but cost AUS $223.6 million to run. Victorian taxpayers paid AUS $106 million to contribute to these operational costs, including the price of an extended free tram zone for the event.’
Trailblazer Laura Mueller makes history as F1’s first female race engineer (The Financial Times)
‘The 33-year-old joined Haas as a performance engineer three years ago, after several years working in motorsport events such as the World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series.’
Gabriele Mini handed grid penalties following Melbourne qualifying session (Formula 2)
‘It moves Victor Martins of ART up to pole position. MP Motorsport driver Richard Verschoor is set to join the Frenchman on the front row, following the application of Crawford’s separate penalty, announced earlier in the weekend.’
Camara heads up Trident front row lock-out ahead of Stromsted (Formula 3)
‘It was a perfect Friday in Melbourne for Rafael Camara as he topped both practice and qualifying, earning the first pole position of 2025.’
Away from the track, Aston Martin has announced it has started using the new wind tunnel it built at its Silverstone base – just two weeks after star technical hiring Adrian Newey joined the team.
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Social media and links
Verstappen: ‘When things need to be said, they are said – it’s how I grew up’ (The Guardian)
‘My dream was to get to F1 and be successful. I’ve achieved that and people that can’t appreciate that, they’re jealous.’
Towriss: F1 talks ‘got very political’, in part leading to Michael Andretti stepping down (Indy Star)
‘Towriss was bluntly asked, ‘Was Michael one of those issues they felt strongly about?’ Answered Towriss: ‘You just have to go back to (ex-Liberty Media president and CEO) Greg (Maffei’s) quote. He said what he said.”
Everything you need to know about the 2025 Australian GP (The Age)
‘Last year’s Australian race generated record-high revenue of AUS $215 million – but cost AUS $223.6 million to run. Victorian taxpayers paid AUS $106 million to contribute to these operational costs, including the price of an extended free tram zone for the event.’
Trailblazer Laura Mueller makes history as F1’s first female race engineer (The Financial Times)
‘The 33-year-old joined Haas as a performance engineer three years ago, after several years working in motorsport events such as the World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series.’
Gabriele Mini handed grid penalties following Melbourne qualifying session (Formula 2)
‘It moves Victor Martins of ART up to pole position. MP Motorsport driver Richard Verschoor is set to join the Frenchman on the front row, following the application of Crawford’s separate penalty, announced earlier in the weekend.’
Camara heads up Trident front row lock-out ahead of Stromsted (Formula 3)
‘It was a perfect Friday in Melbourne for Rafael Camara as he topped both practice and qualifying, earning the first pole position of 2025.’
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