F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said, “The decision that has been taken is the right one for everyone in the local communities and the F1 family as we need to ensure safety and not create extra burden for the authorities while they deal with this very awful situation.”į1 personnel were allowed into the circuit later in the week to pack up the paddock infrastructure, and the necessary equipment will head to Monaco for the next grand prix. Several people have died, and thousands were forced to evacuate. Why F1 isn’t racing this weekendįormula One announced Wednesday that the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix would not take place this weekend as heavy rain and flooding swept the Italian region. Racing told The Athletic that half an hour before qualifying, Verstappen is on Discord, asking the team if they tried a specific set-up. While Verstappen is focused and committed to winning in F1, the Dutchman is just as committed to the sim racing team. This sim racing team has been around for more than 20 years, and Verstappen is an ambassador for the championship-winning group - and competes alongside them from time to time. It’s led to both real-world and virtual racing projects, including becoming the title sponsor for Team Redline. In 2022, Red Bull and came together to form an initiative called Racing, which embodies the Dutchman’s love for motorsport outside of F1. When Team Redline organized “Real Racers Never Quit” during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in 2020, Verstappen competed in 12 of the races, winning six of them and walking away as the overall winner.īut a few years later, Verstappen’s relationship with Team Redline went a step further. He’s been a sim racer for over a decade, joining Team Redline in 2015 while competing for Toro Rosso (now known as AlphaTauri) in Formula One, according to. Verstappen may be leading the F1 driver standings, but he makes time for another passion of his: sim racing. Jak Crawford: F2 driver for Hitech Pulse-Eight and part of the Red Bull Junior Team.Isack Hadjar: F2 driver for Hitech Pulse-Eight and part of the Red Bull Junior Team.Ayumu Iwasa: F2 driver for Dams and part of the Red Bull Junior Team.Enzo Fittipaldi: F2 driver for Rodin Carlin and part of the Red Bull Junior Team.Arvid Lindblad: F4 driver and part of the Red Bull Junior Team.Luke Browning: F3 driver for Hitech Pulse-Eight and part of the Williams Driver Academy.Felipe Drugovich: Aston Martin F1 reserve driver. Shane van Gisbergen: Australian Supercars and will make NASCAR debut at Chicago with Trackhouse Racing.Oliver Rowland: Formula E driver for Mahindra.António Félix da Costa: Formula E driver for Porsche.Richard Verschoor: F2 driver for Van Amersfoort Racing.Jack Doohan: Alpine F1 reserve driver, F2 driver for Invicta Virtuosi Racing.Gabriel Bortoleto: F3 driver for Trident.Sebastian Job: Red Bull Racing eSports team.Verstappen came out of it as the champion. “Real Racers Never Quit by Team Redline” also took place in spring 2020 when 40 drivers, including Verstappen and Lando Norris, competed against one another in iRacing.During the stream, they plan to integrate and bring awareness to the same relief fundraising effort for the Emilia-Romagna region that AlphaTauri shared earlier this week.Fans can watch via Team Redline’s Twitch channel for free starting at 15:30 CEST/9:30 a.m.Twenty-four drivers with various motorsport backgrounds are confirmed for the event, which will take place on iRacing and feature four races in four different cars (Formula Three, Formula Two, MX-5 and Toyota GR86) and at the virtual Imola circuit - Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Max Verstappen is among several championship-winning drivers competing in Team Redline’s Real Racers Never Quit by Racing, a sim race event that’ll take place Sunday.
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