In the round-up: Formula 2 champion and Aston Martin junior driver Felipe Drugovich says he’s seeking to race in any collection that’s on a degree greater than F2 in 2023.
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Drugovich goals to race ‘any level higher than Formula 2’ in 2023
Formula 2 champion and Aston Martin junior driver Felipe Drugovich says he’s seeking to race in any collection that’s on a degree greater than F2 in 2023.
FIA guidelines forbid Drugovich from competing in F2 for 2023 as champion. He was signed by Aston Martin to be the primary driver of their new driver improvement programme and can undertake a take a look at programme in 2023 and attend plenty of races with the staff.
While Drugovich has not confirmed any racing plans for subsequent season. However, he says he’s solely excited about racing in classes above F2, resembling racing Hypercars within the World Endurance Championship.
“I’m just hoping I can race something professionally,” Drugovich mentioned. “Also something that doesn’t really clash so much with Formula 1. So it has to be a programme that doesn’t take so many days from my year.
“Anything over Formula 2, I’ll be looking at. So it could be Hypercar or Super Formula or anything. I just don’t know yet what it is.”
Maloney named FIA Rookie of the Year
Zane Maloney has been named the FIA Rookie of the Year for 2022. Maloney, who positioned second on this yr’s FIA Formula 3 championship in his first yr within the class, obtained the annual award introduced to an impressive rookie in any FIA-sanctioned collection at yesterday’s FIA prizegiving gala.
The 19-year-old took three race wins, two poles and 4 podium finishes throughout the 2022 season. He was additionally given the chance to race the ultimate spherical of the Formula 2 season in Abu Dhabi with Trident.
Gran Turismo 7 wins Best Sports/Racing Game Award
Gran Turismo 7 was named the Best Sports/Racing Game of 2022 at The Game Awards through the annual occasion in Los Angeles attended by essentially the most outstanding figures within the video games business.
The PlayStation unique recreation beat out fellow racing recreation nominee F1 22, sports activities titles FIFA 23 and NBA 2k23 and cartoonish skateboarding recreation Olli Olli World to win the class, judged by a fellowship of worldwide video games journalists. No simracing staff or driver was nominated for any of the esports classes.
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Motor racing hyperlinks of curiosity:
Abu Dhabi GP: The story behind my weekend (Nicholas Latifi)
“At the end of the debrief, there was a surprise when most of the team came into the engineering office to present me with a signed rear-wing endplate from the Hungarian GP car that I drove to my first points in F1. It’s very cool!”
Honda – Civic Type-R GT (ex Max Verstappen) (Catawiki)
“This is a unique opportunity to get hold of the car of twice F1 world champion Max Verstappen, given to him by Honda. The driver who continues to break record after record, putting him among the greatest Formula One drivers of all time.”
2022 FIA General Assembly (FIA)
“Ben Sulayem also gave details of steps taken to tackle online abuse using an artificial intelligence system that has blocked 2,400 severely toxic messages from appearing on the FIA’s social media channels.”
FIA reveals winners of new FIA president’s awards (FIA)
“The 2022 FIA President’s Awards were given to the Royal Automobile Club of Jordan for its photovoltaic station, Mobilité Club France for its mobisenior.fr website, and Motorsport Australia for its Racing Together initiative. The FIA President also decided to give a Special Award to the Fédération Automobile d’Ukraine for its Intensive Emergency Training for Internally Displaced Female Drivers. They will all receive up to €10,000 of financial or in-kind contribution from the FIA to support the implementation of their projects.”
FIFA, Formula 4 and karting: Introducing Bari Boroumand (McLaren)
“Sitting third in the championship, 19-year-old Iranian racer Bari Boroumand has helped lead McLaren Shadow’s fight for the 2022 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship title, with a victory and five podiums in total. Ahead of the season finale on 14 – 16 December, we grabbed Bari on a day in the Shadow Studio and got to know him a little better over a lap of one of his favourite circuits, Zandvoort.”
“News Corp understands Supercars immediately got in touch with Ricciardo’s management after his move to Red Bull was confirmed to discuss possible appearances at various events next season. Ricciardo has publicly stated he wants to take a step back from Formula 1 next year and recently voiced his desire to ride a motorbike across the United States, as he tiptoes into a 12-month racing sabbatical.”
PRUETT: IndyCar’s ambitious play for new TV viewers (Racer)
“It’s fair to say the IndyCar Series has made incremental gains in attracting new and younger fans in recent years, but there’s no denying a significant challenge remains in establishing IndyCar as something other than grandma and grandpa’s favorite racing show.”
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Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and extra:
It’s formally official 🏆 Constructors’ Champions for the fifth time 👑 #F1 pic.twitter.com/xxxsP2ikm1
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) December 9, 2022
There’s the shot 📸 World Champions 2022 👑 #F1 pic.twitter.com/UyaC3XkRRm
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) December 9, 2022
🏆 The 2022 #FIAActionoftheYear is @LewisHamilton overtaking @Charles_Leclerc and @SChecoPerez on the @F1 British Grand Prix!#FIAPrizeGiving pic.twitter.com/vMXVw73n5g
— FIA (@fia) December 9, 2022
Brackley squad. ❤️ We are so pleased with each single particular person in our Team. You continued to push and by no means gave up. We merely couldn’t do it with out you. 👏 pic.twitter.com/t74nNXBBVM
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) December 9, 2022
How nice is the ability of desires? We will discover out collectively on Tuesday, 13 December.#Ferrari pic.twitter.com/7RzdxEgoct
— Ferrari (@Ferrari) December 9, 2022
His reactions to pole place in Brazil and Kev’s karting suggestions!
It’s all in our second a part of Ask Kevin 🇩🇰#HaasF1 pic.twitter.com/aUaogSIn2y
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) December 9, 2022
Still a thrill to go to McLaren’s Tech’ Centre for a shoot… right here’s Ricciardo’s Monza successful MCL35 pic.twitter.com/ZfS0Od8UmS
— James Mann (@JamesMann63) December 9, 2022
I suppose it is a take a look at piece to see if a printed resin half may very well be strengthened with carbon.
This was a standard Jordan trick used on suspension components and gearboxes.
The rear of the pedal face is backed with carbon, plus machined flat sections of carbon are added to the underside. pic.twitter.com/Sp4G1zqi8Q— Craig Scarborough (@ScarbsTech) December 9, 2022
I’m terribly unhappy to listen to in regards to the passing of Syd “Silverstone” Herbert. #SilverstoneSyd. Had the pleasure to see him not way back. Many is the time that he dug me out of a gravel lure within the early 90s with a smile & a sarcastic remark. He was no bullshit however an excellent man. #RIPSyd
— Johnny Mowlem (@johnnymowlem) December 9, 2022
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