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Just a few days after Scuderia Ferrari’s one-two finish in the opening round of the season in Bahrain, the Formula 1 World Championship is back in action with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix taking place less than three months on from the first ever running of this event. Last December, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished seventh and eighth on the Jeddah Corniche semi-street circuit. Still in the Middle East therefore, but Formula 1 has moved from the Arabian Gulf to the shores of the Red Sea.
From 14 to 16 May, at the Paul-Ricard circuit in Le Castellet, the young talents of the Italian F4 Powered by Abarth Championship will return to the track. Up to thirty-seven cars will open the eighth season of the ACI Sport preparatory series, the 'oldest' of the series created by the International Automobile Federation in 2014. Once again, the 1400cc T-Jet 414TF engine and 160 CV will accompany the young drivers, many of them get into a car for the first time. The technical package, consisting of a Tatuus chassis, an Abarth engine and Pirelli tires, has been very successful over the years, ensuring safety, performance and reliability. For all these reasons, the Italian championship continues to be a benchmark in the world of motorsports. Once again in 2021, it will feature a record starting grid championing the universal spirit of the championship. Eighteen countries will be represented in the first race of the season, with drivers from four different continents. Twelve teams will compete for the title in the seven scheduled rounds, at the Le Castellet, Misano Adriatico, Vallelunga, Imola, Red Bull Ring, Mugello and Monza circuits, with the season finale scheduled for October 29-31, 2021.
Alpine F1 Team today outlined its strategic vision for its F1 engagement, starting with the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship campaign The A521 features Alpine’s illustrious and historic racing colours of blue, white and red, which also represents the colours of the French and British flags Esteban Ocon was presented in team colours for the first time Alongside Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi and Executive Director Marcin Budkowski was newly recruited Racing Director Davide Brivio Guanyu Zhou retains his role as the team’s Test Driver in 2021 Alpine F1 Team highlighted its valued support from premium partners: bp Castrol, MAPFRE, DuPont, Microsoft, EURODATACAR, Bell&Ross, le coq sportif, and RCI Banque as well as its portfolio of beneficial technical partners and suppliers
At 9.30 on the dot this morning, Charles Leclerc drove out of the pits at Fiorano for an installation lap in the 2018 SF71H, thus getting Scuderia Ferrari’s 2021 season properly underway.The Monegasque was back at the wheel 44 days on from the final Grand Prix of 2020, held on 13 December in Abu Dhabi. Today, he was able to get down to work again with the team, reacquainting himself with procedures and driving a Formula 1 car for over 100 laps. On Charles’ programme were practice starts and work aimed at the new championship and pre-season testing which takes place in mid-March.
Reema Juffali will drive the VIP car in next weekend’s Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY races at Ad Diriyah, becoming the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete in an international racing series in the Kingdom.The 27-year-old made her competitive racing debut in April, competing in the F4 British Championship for the full season with Double R Racing.
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