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Liberty Media to get unconditional EU approval for Moto GP deal, sources say (Reuters)
‘Liberty Media, which owns Formula 1, is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its 3.5 billion euro ($3.8 billion) acquisition of Moto GP owner Dorna Sports, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.’
How might global tariffs affect IndyCar teams? (Racer)
‘They have a giant mark-up on our parts. So my conversation at Long Beach is, they’re (going to) have to give some of that up to not affect the teams, because it’ll crater teams.’
Ferrari, il pacchetto è importante: ecco quali novità vedremo sulle SF-25 in Bahrain (Autoracer – Italian)
Ferrari is rumoured to be bringing revisions to its floor to counteract the problems Lewis Hamilton described after the Japanese Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen left McLaren with nowhere to go (The Telegraph)
Gary Anderson: ‘There was also talk about McLaren swapping positions to give Piastri – who did appear faster at points – a better shot at overtaking Verstappen and McLaren winning the race. Yet had McLaren chosen to do that and their drivers complied, it would most likely have been the same situation in a different order as both cars ultimately had similar pace throughout the race. Given the unrest swapping drivers would have created it was simply not worth it.’
When driver meets mechanic: Jeff Gordon and Michael Beard in conversation (Aston Martin)
‘You’ve got the most modern facility in F1, you’ve got your own wind tunnel, and the scale at which you do things is amazing.’
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