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In the round-up: Formula E will not be on free-to-air TV in the UK for the first time next year.
In brief
Formula E falls under paywall for first time
British Formula E fans will not be able to watch live coverage of the all-electric series on free-to-air options for the first time in 2024 after the championship announced a new broadcast deal with pay TV channel TNT Sports.
The world championship series will air exclusively on the TNT Sports channel in the UK and Republic of Ireland while also providing digital streaming coverage on TNT Sports through Discovery+ for paid subscribers.
Coverage will be hosted by former Premier League footballer and BBC One Show presenter Jermaine Jenas with commentators Tom Brooks, Karun Chandhok, Dario Franchitti and reporter Nicki Shields.
F1 teams with FIA, Extreme E on hydrogen
A re-branded Extreme E racing series will transition to hydrogen power for 2025 in collaboration with F1 and the FIA, it has been announced.
The electric rally raid series will convert to hydrogen power from 2025, becoming an official FIA championship re-branded as ‘Extreme H’. The series will join with F1 and the FIA to create a ‘Hydrogen Technical Working Group’ of F1 chief technical officer Pat Symonds, Extreme E technical director Mark Grain and FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis to explore the development of hydrogen as a fuel source within motorsport and its applications.
“Our sport has a tradition of bringing new technologies to the forefront of public perception in incredibly short timescales,” said F1’s chief technical officer Pat Symonds.
“With climate change mitigation at the forefront of everyone’s mind we are committed to promoting sustainability and therefore need to explore all areas of de-carbonisation of the mobility sector. This must include sustainable liquid hydrocarbon fuels, electrification and hydrogen.”
Fittipaldi moves to VAR for 2024
Enzo Fittipaldi will race with the Van Amersfoort team in next year’s Formula 2 championship, the team has confirmed.
The 22-year-old – grandson of multiple F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi and brother of IndyCar racer Pietro – will move from the Charouz team, who he has raced with the last two years in the second-tier championship.
Former Red Bull junior driver Fittipaldi improved one place in the series to seventh in the drivers’ standings. He secured five podium finishes over the season, including his first win in the Spa-Francorchamps sprint race.
Williams junior Browning gets second F3 season
Williams junior driver Luke Browning will compete in a second season in Formula 3 next year, remaining at the Hitech team.
Browning, who won the F3 World Cup at the Macau Grand Prix last month, ranked 15th in his first season in the category, securing a single podium finish in the sprint race at the Circuit de Catalunya.
“This championship will never be easy with the standard of drivers but also with just the nature of the championship,” Browning said. “However, having visited all of the tracks we’re going to next year once before, I believe puts us in a great position to score points in every race weekend going forward.”
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Button ‘much closer’ to full-time WEC Hypercar drive (Sportscar365)
“In the next few weeks it shall either be a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’. I just have to make sure it’s the right thing first for me to do.”
Red Bull boss Horner denies submitting complaint to FIA (Sky)
“We have a big rivalry (with Mercedes) on track but we haven’t raised any official complaint either about Susie or Toto (Wolff) or Mercedes to the FIA.”
Döllner gibt grünes Licht: Audi-Vorstand hält an Formel 1 fest (AMuS – German)
‘With the green light from the top, the speculation about possible exit scenarios should now hopefully come to an end. An exit wouldn’t have made much sense at this point. The damage to the company’s image would have been very high. In addition, at least the start-up investments would have been wasted.’
Lewis celebrates STEM academy success at Mulberry Schools Trust (Mercedes)
‘Lewis visited the school to see first-hand how the Mulberry Schools Trust and Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix’s Accelerate 25 partnership is helping to empower students from under-represented backgrounds towards careers in (science, technology, engineering and maths). It gave Lewis the opportunity to get involved with several hands-on STEM activities, including a STEM fair, learning about coding in a Robotics lesson, and enjoying an immersive arts experience which showcased the students’ technical skills in digital and production arts.’
FIA launches new karting platform ‘Arrive & Drive’ to encourage affordable motor sport participation (FIA)
‘Arrive & Drive will tap into the popularity of the leisure karting market, facilitating competitions at local tracks using rental equipment. National Sporting Associations (ASNs) who take part in the programme will collaborate with tracks or rental providers to organise these competitions, ensure competitor safety, and promote pathways to other national or international championships.’
New Formula E host Jermaine Jenas explains why he’s perfect fit despite being ”no expert” (Mirror)
‘Essentially, it came from what I’ve done, I think. Today, with my career, the crossovers I’ve had from working in football to working on The One Show. Naturally, the powers-that-be looked at me as a nice mix in terms of my mindset and background in terms of football and from the entertainment world, and my ability to carry a show that’s as amazing as this one. I’m thankful for the opportunity – it’s such a different space for me to operate in, but one that I’m really looking forward to getting my teeth into.’
FIA UAOA survey unveils alarming insights (FIA)
‘Whilst ‘online abuse’ covers a plethora of mechanisms such as cyber-bullying, doxing and trolling, the survey highlighted that the most common form of online abuse suffered by competitors and others engaged in sport is ‘flaming’ – the sending of threatening, abusive or rude messages to an identified target. In fact, 90% of respondents ‘strongly’ or ‘rather’ agreed that online abuse directed at competitors had the potential to result in them withdrawing from participating altogether if not addressed. This is not an uncommon practice given several high-profile case studies in online media.’
Rodin Cars Fzero prototype lights up the track for its first circuit outing (Rodin Cars via YouTube)
‘The stunningly tranquil South Island of New Zealand recently reverberated to the evocative motorsport engine note of the Rodin Cars Fzero hypercar. The concept of the Fzero was first revealed to the world last year, and now the New Zealand-designed-and-manufactured hypercar has entered the test and development phase.’
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