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Huge F1 pit lane upgrade will give Albert Park more courts, better facilities for local sports (The Age)
‘The Paddock Club, a VIP area for high-end sponsors, celebrities and other special guests, will have an expanded capacity of 5,000. The current capacity of the Paddock Club is 2,000 people, with the average ticket selling for more than $6,000.’
Las Vegas Grand Prix partners with casino that once sued race officials (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
‘Ellis Island hosted a spectator zone for the inaugural 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix, but then sued the race, arguing that the event impeded access to its property, since the circuit mainly runs on public roads, including Koval. Traffic in front of the property was impacted leading up to the race for set up, during the race when the street is closed with F1 cars are on the track and while tear down occurs, the suit claimed.’
Makowiecki: No regrets as Alpine misses first win at Spa (Sportscar 365)
‘Probably without the puncture, we would have finished P2, but a win would have been tight.’
VeeKay and Coyne outshining expectations with top-10 run (IndyCar)
‘Based on the respective budgets for both teams, VeeKay and Coyne should be sitting 20th in the standings, but they’re 10th, hot on the heels of Herta and ahead of a range of teams and drivers who probably can’t believe they’re being consistently beaten by the scrappy number 18 Honda crew.’
Indianapolis race two (Indy Nxt via YouTube)
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