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Mid-Week Motorsport Headlines - 6th October 2021

Red Bull will run a special white livery this weekend, in tribute to Honda, who are leaving the sport this year. It is believed that the initial plan was to run it at Suzuka, however the race there was subsequently cancelled. It is inspired by the livery of the first Honda car to win an F1 race, back in 1965, at the Mexican Grand Prix.

After Leclerc had an engine penalty in Russia, Sainz is set to take an engine penalty this weekend. Which means both cars will have their 2022 spec engines in, which could give them some brilliant data for next year! It is a really smart move by them, as the performance of the new engine can aid them this year, and they will only probably finish 4th at worst in the constructors. Plus, they can learn so much now, that the real 2022 engine could be even better than originally planned!

Formula E

Once again, there has been a large growth in the viewing audience, for the last season of Formula E. This includes a 156% growth in the UK, likely aided by the return of the London ePrix. The cumulative audience for the season was 316 million, an increase on 32%, which when compared to any series other than F1, is pretty good going. The audience in Germany grew by a staggering 338%, and 286% in Brazil. It is likely this will start to stagnate soon; however, you do have to be impressed with how they have done so far.

IndyCar

We had a feeling it was coming, but RLL has finally announced that Sato will be leaving the team, after 5 years with them. With 4 wins in that time, he hasn’t exactly done badly, although he has been rather inconsistent, as we have always seen from Takuma. I do think it was time for him to move on, and who knows where he will be next year. I can’t see him getting a full time ride, but he would be a great choice for the Indy 500 next year!

MotoGP

Both Quartararo and Bagnaia have said they will not focus too much on the title at Misano, this will probably be easier for Bagnaia, as he has nothing to lose really. That being said, give how well Fabio has coped so far this year, I can’t really see him making any major mistakes at Misano, although I have probably now cursed him!

Mir does not respect the penalty that was given to him for the move on Miller. I can see that he wasn’t being ultra-aggressive, however he did force Jack rather wide, and probably couldn’t have made the corner if he hadn’t been there. That is probably why the stewards decided to give him a penalty.

Other News

Alpine has announced it will be joining the LMDh category of endurance racing from 2024. This is not surprising, given they borrowed an old LMP1 car for this year, which did look as though they were testing the waters to see if they could handle the logistics of an endurance operation! This adds further excitement for the future of WEC and IMSA, although I am sure the FIA will not be pleased that another manufacturer is using the LMDh formula, and not their one!

-M

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