Round-up: Williams sure Spanish GP upgrade worked, Toyota lead Le Mans test and more

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Vowles Verdict: Spain (Williams)

‘We had the front wing regulation change this weekend and to put it in context we took this opportunity to do a small aerodynamic front wing update and the car we are running here in Barcelona is a faster car than we had in Imola or Miami or races prior to that thanks to that update, which puts into context just how insignificant the aeroelastic element was in terms of the test, certainly on our car. And I think globally the performance order didn’t really change much.’

WEC: Toyota tops Le Mans test day (FIA)

‘Toyota Gazoo Racing emerged from today’s traditional 24 Hours of Le Mans Test Day with initial bragging rights, as Brendon Hartley put the number eight GR010 Hybrid at the head of the pecking-order’

‘It’s going to be the most authentic F1 movie ever’ – Q&A with ‘F1’ movie star Javier Bardem (F1)

‘I’m not a huge racing fan myself, because I barely know how to drive a car, so it’s not in my nature.’

UK special investigations team doubles tax haul in crackdown on the rich (Financial Times)

‘Nearly half of the money, £652mn, collected by the WMBC in 2023-24 was brought in from a settlement with Bernie Ecclestone, the British business magnate and former motor racing executive, Shah said. However, even without the Ecclestone settlement, the amount collected was £848mn in the 2023-24 tax year, still higher than the £713mn raised in the previous year.’

Grand prix move to downtown Detroit was a mistake. Belle Isle was better – Letters (Detroit Free Press)

‘Racing downtown, just for the sake of saying that that they are racing in downtown Detroit and speeding down the riverfront, is not worth making the city such a laughing stock for the poor quality of the race course.’

Hockenheim race two (Euroformula Open via YouTube)

Hockenheim race three (Euroformula Open via YouTube)

Zandvoort race two (Formula Regional Europe via YouTube)

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