Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Comment of the day
Alesici is concerned about Formula E’s plans for its ‘Gen4’ cars:
I’m sad that Formula E are introducing significant downforce for next season. Their lack of any downforce is one of the things that has historically made them exciting. Frequently seeing power drifts above 100mph and cars following through corners nose to tail was very refreshing compared to other formulae.
I wish they would continue to seemingly hire stylists instead of aerodynamicists to design the bodywork. I didn’t care if they were good or bad stylists – just so long as the cars were unable to produce downforce.
At least next year’s FE cars will be monstrously powerful and four-wheel-drive, so should out-accelerate F1 cars at low and high (albeit not middling) speeds.
Alesici
Social media and links
‘We will bring everything Apple has to bear’ to bolster the viewing experience, new F1 telecast partner pledges (Racer)
Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue: ‘One of the first things you’re going to see is a quality of video you’ve never seen before. Because we take 4K, but we don’t compress it at the levels that people are used to. So the first time you tune in, you’re going to go, ‘Wow, I’ve never seen 4K like this.’
Norris: I played padel with Russell and he was giddy about taking my title
(The Telegraph)
‘I did speak to Alex (Albon) and George (Russell) the other day mainly because we played padel together. And yeah, I think, especially for them, because we came into F1 at the same time, it has created more hunger. Especially for George, because he’s the bookies’ favourite (for 2026)… he’s a bit giddy at the minute!’
Return to karting roots energises Armstrong for 2026 season (IndyCar)
‘European karting is brutal. They don’t care who you are. They’ll treat you like rubbish on track. It was great for learning racecraft and working with such a strong team.’
Larger bridges, more shade: How Albert Park is fixing the F1 fan experience (The Age)
‘(There is) a 47% increase in shade across the site, and 13,718 covered grandstand seats, a 151% increase from 2025’
Caso PU: le proposte dei costruttori ora al vaglio della FIA (AutoRacer – Italian)
https://x.com/ScarbsTech/status/2019538065107439871
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