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SIMONA DE SILVESTRO - Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
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Po trijų metų pertraukos „pole“ iškovojo A. Rossi
Po trijų metų pertraukos „pole“ iškovojo A. Rossi
A. Rossi / Penske Entertainment: Joe Skibinski nuotrauka Paskutinį kartą buvęs greičiausias 2019 metais, Alexanderis Rossi iškovojo „pole“ poziciją „Road America“ trasoje surengtoje „IndyCar“ kvalifikacijoje. Sutartį su „McLaren“ jau pasirašęs amerikietis buvo greičiausias pirmoje treniruotėje, o antroje susidūrė su technikos gedimu. A. Rossi, kaip ir Coltonas Herta, paskutinėje kvalifikacijos…
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Idk how many notifications you get normaly, but maybe you've seen that I've scrolled down a few tags on your blog (lucas di grassi and daniel abt 🫣), which brings me to my question: are friendships in motorsports (especially in fe) actually legit? (I don't mean that they hate each other in reality, just that the fans view may be a bit off on the reality of it, idk how to say this really 😂) There's obviously the famous jeandre, or robin and antonio, daniel and mitch, robin and sam, lucas and daniel...
the good news is they are totally legit friendships. Audi wanted to bin Daniel for ages before they found an excuse to do it and Lucas threw a fit every time to keep him because he liked him so much (Daniel was also performing really well so I've never quite understood what Audi had against him) and they legitimately hang out both at tracks and away from them, even now. they're wildly chalk and cheese but somehow formed a really strong bond and honestly care about each other a lot - Lucas once said to me they were the perfect balance because he can be technical while Daniel is a people person and that sounds extremely right, as analysis.
Robin and Antonio are also legit friends and genuinely hang out/are borderline obsessed with each other. this essential early content when Robin and Simona de Silvestro were teammates exposes them fully. it's genuinely extremely hard to get them to stop talking to each other to conduct an interview, in media pen.
I'd say almost all the FE drivers are friends on some level - even some relatively unlikely ones like Lucas and Seb. there's a few that really can't stand each other (Nelson and Lucas, ***** and ******) but mostly they genuinely get on and do hang out with each other during race weekends. the friendships you see more of are the ones that go beyond the track.
but yeah, they're a friendly bunch. there's nothing faked about the actual friendships. the only genuine cover I've ever seen was ******* trying to pretend their drivers didn't absolutely loathe each other on a very petty level in seasons 7 & 8.
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Hello! I’m Zoom/Bars (18+, any pronouns) but you can call me any name you decide to come up with! I’m a brand new motorsports fan and made this blog where I can put memes, reblogs, (maybe fanfic?), and other things related to motorsports. Currently a fan of Formula E with occasional NASCAR/F1/WRC on the side.
Main blog: @samatedeansbroccoli
I am not consistent with who I root for. There is no team loyalty on this account.
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Bonus not on the tierlist:
P1 Faves: Simona de Silvestro, Kamui Kobayashi, Esteban Gutiérrez, Ryan Blaney
On the Podium: Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen, Elfyn Evans, Hannah McKillop
In the Points: Mark Webber, Jenson Button, Joey Logano, Ollie Bearman
Ships I like most: Chestappen, Simi, Strollonso, Charlos, SebMark
Random thoughts tag: zoom zoom mfs
Favorite arts: hot damn op
Looking forward to making a few new friends on the track!
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Part 6 of my 'motorsport number ones' post. This time it's the random bunch of drivers edition
Sebastien Loeb - (26th February 1974) - Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
Juan Pablo Montoya - (20th September 1975) - Rod Stewart - Sailing
Mark Webber - (27th August 1976) - Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Jenson Button - (19th January 1980) - The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
Felipe Massa - (25th April 1981) - Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up
Heikki Kovalainen - (19th October 1981) - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party
Pippa Mann - (11th August 1983) - KC & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
Robert Kubica - (7th December 1984) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
Nico Rosberg - (27th June 1985) - Sister Sledge - Frankie
Jerome D'Ambrosio - (27th December 1985) - Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
James Hinchcliffe - (5th December 1986) - Europe - The Final Countdown
Oliver Turvey - (1st April 1987) - Ferry Aid - Let It Be
Sebastian Vettel - (3rd July 1987) - Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
Alexander Sims - (15th March 1988) - Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
Molly Taylor - (6th May 1988) - S'Express - Theme From S'Express
James Calado - (13th June 1989) - Jason Donovan - Sealed With A Kiss
Daniel Ricciardo - (1st July 1989) - Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life
Simona De Silvestro - (1st September 1988) - Yazz & Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
Brendon Hartley - (10th November 1989) - Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World
Cristina Gutierrez - (24th July 1991) - Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Abbie Eaton - (2nd January 1992) - Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Reema Juffali - (18th January 1992) - Wet Wet Wet - Goodnight Girl
Timmy Hansen - (21st May 1992) - K.W.S - Please Don't Go
Daniel Abt - (3rd December 1992) & Alice Powell - (26th January 1993) - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Christine GZ - (22nd July 1993) - Take That - Pray
Alex Lynn - (17th September 1993) - Culture Beat - Mr Vain
Bubba Wallace - (8th October 1993) - Take That & Lulu - Relight My Fire
Naomi Schiff - (18th May 1994) - Manchester United Football Squad - Come On You Reds
Jessica Hawkins - (16th February 1995) & Beitske Visser - (10th March 1995) - Celine Dion - Think Twice
Nicholas Latifi - (29th June 1995) - Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody
Jack Aitken - (23rd September 1995) - Simply Red - Fairground
Oliver Askew - (12th December 1996) - Boyzone - A Different Beat
Louis Deletraz - (22nd April 1997) - Michael Jackson - Blood On The Dance Floor
Catie Munnings - (15th November 1997) - Aqua - Barbie Girl
Cem Bolukbasi - (9th February 1998) - Aqua - Dr Jones
Jamie Chadwick - (20th May 1998) - All Saints - Under The Bridge
Kevin Hansen - (28th May 1998) - The Tamperer & Maya - Feel It
Mick Schumacher - (22nd March 1999) - B*witched - Blame It On The Weatherman
Max Fewtrell - (29th July 1999) - Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca
Robert Shwartzman - (16th September 1999) - Vengaboys - We're Going To Ibiza!
Bent Viscaal - (18th September 1999) - Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Felipe Drugovich - (23rd May 2000) - Billie Piper - Day & Night
Marta Garcia - (9th August 2000) - Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
Liam Lawson - (11th February 2002) - Enrique Iglesias - Hero
Olli Caldwell - (11th June 2002) - Will Young - Light My Fire
Doriane Pin - (6th January 2004) - Michael Andrews & Gary Jules - Mad World
Bianca Bustamante - (19th January 2005) - Elvis Presley - One Night
All added to this playlist 😊
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Motorsports Is Looking for the Next Danica Patrick. And the One After That.
Despite a push for greater diversity, female drivers remain a rarity in top racing series like Formula 1, NASCAR and IndyCar.
Dec. 26, 2022
It has been 14 years since Danica Patrick became the first woman to win a top-class race in a major motorsports series. At the time, pundits predicted her victory in IndyCar would usher in a new era of female racers.
But today’s landscape shows a more complicated picture.
For every success, there have been even more setbacks. There currently are no women driving full time‌ in Formula 1, IndyCar or NASCAR — and, historically, very few have ever competed, even though these series are not exclusive to men. The Indianapolis 500 had featured at least one woman in its field for 20 straight races starting in 2000, but none participated in two of the past three seasons. And the W Series, a women’s racing league that runs as part of Formula 1 grand prix weekends, canceled its 2022 season prematurely because of funding problems.
“It was probably a bit naïve to think that one woman’s success could make an immediate impact,” said Beth Paretta, an automotive entrepreneur and longtime advocate for women in motorsports. “Sure, it was great to see a feel-good story like Danica’s, but something needed to be done back then to sustain that momentum — and we still don’t truly have that.”
Paretta, 48, has made it her mission to correct that. In 2021, her IndyCar team, Paretta Autosport, became the first mostly female team to compete in the Indy 500, featuring a female driver, the Swiss racer Simona de Silvestro, and an all-woman pit crew. The team has since competed in a handful of other IndyCar races, though it is not a full-time participant within the series.
Paretta said her goal runs deeper than just promoting talented female drivers. Racing is still a male-dominated sport, she said, from the administrative roles within teams to the race strategists. “You can often count the number of women in the paddock on one hand,” she added.
Her hope is to shine a spotlight on women working in all facets of racing to inspire the next generation.
“Typically, for women in racing, we’re not used to pointing out that we’re women,” Paretta said. “In fact, we kind of hope you don’t notice — we just want to do our jobs and get on with it. So accentuating women in motorsports is an uncomfortable adjustment for us, but we’ve come to realize that we have to do this if we want our kids, and our kids’ kids, to normalize this.”
Susie Wolff, a British former racecar driver who has worked in various roles within motorsports, agrees that increasing gender diversity in racing behind the scenes is essential to ultimately producing more female racers.
“It’s not just about putting a girl in the car,” Wolff said. “There are generally 20 or 30 drivers on track, but thousands involved in making a race happen. On-track drivers get the most publicity, but it has to be much more than that.”
Wolff knows firsthand what it is like to be one of the few women in a racing garage. In 2012, she signed as a testing and development driver for the Williams Formula 1 team, and two years later she became the first woman since 1992 to participate as a driver in a Formula 1 race weekend. In the summer of 2018, she became the team principal of Venturi Racing, a team in the electric racing series Formula E. She said she has been met with skepticism at every job she’s ever taken.
“I will never forget when I was announced as team principal,” she said. “I was with 16 journalists, and the first question was, ‘What qualifies you for this job?’ The second question was, ‘Did your husband get you this job?’ And the third question: ‘How can you manage the travel involved, since you just had a baby?’” Wolff is married to Toto Wolff, the longstanding team principal of the Mercedes Formula 1 team.
By the end of her tenure, spending one year as chief executive, she had silenced the critics by bringing Venturi from nearly last place in the constructors standings to a championship contender. She is hopeful that women who assume roles in racing in the future will not need to endure the same type of scrutiny she did.
“I was successful, and suddenly everything about my gender and being the only female didn’t matter,” said Wolff, who left Venturi after the 2022 season.
Another obstacle facing women who want to race, Wolff said, is the lack of defined pipelines for them. Breaking into higher levels of racing is difficult, often carrying a steep financial cost, and there are few dedicated programs designed to encourage and support young girls. That is partly what inspired Wolff in 2016 to establish Dare to be Different, a nonprofit organization that promotes motorsports to girls.
“It becomes something of a numbers game,” said Wolff, who estimated that the total number of young women participating in any form of racing remains exceedingly small. “If only 5 percent of all global racing license holders are women, you’re not likely to get one breaking into the highest levels. You need to get more young women entering the sport for the best to rise to the top.”
Those types of pipelines, though, can take time to produce results. NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program, for example, was created in 2004 with the aim of improving racial and gender diversity among drivers and pit crew members. The initiative provides structured training programs, complete with on-track experience, to its participants in the hopes of elevating them through NASCAR’s ranks. But it has only recently begun to see its efforts reflected on the sport’s highest level.
The program’s notable graduates include Kyle Larson, an Asian American driver who won the Cup Series championship in 2021; Bubba Wallace, who last year became the first Black driver to win a top-level race since 1963; and Daniel Suárez, who this year became the first Mexican-born driver to win a Cup Series race.
“I’d say it’s been a coming-out party, of sorts, for that program,” said Brandon Thompson, NASCAR’s vice president of diversity and inclusion. “But a lot of people tend to forget that those seeds were planted way back when we started this effort 20 years ago. It takes time to build that foundation.”
Although Drive for Diversity has yet to promote a female driver to the Cup Series, it has graduated a few women to pit crews. Last month, four women who aspire to drive in the series participated in its most recent racing combine, where participants — many of them teenagers — audition their skills in the hopes of being selected for a developmental racing series that could lead to further promotion through NASCAR’s pipeline.
“We’re certainly keeping an eye on the development of the young women we have in that program, and we feel great about the crop of talent we have in that pipeline,” Thompson said. “We’re just waiting for the day when we can change this conversation and be talking about their success.”
Other motorsports series have recently unveiled similar diversity pipelines. In 2020, IndyCar introduced “Race for Equality and Change,” which supports grass-roots youth motorsports programs. And last month, F1 launched a subsidized racing series specifically for young women that officials say will work in conjunction with the W Series to add more women to the F1 pipeline.
For drivers like Chloe Chambers, 18, who participated in the W Series this year, these are all positive steps toward getting women more vital experience.
“In racing, the biggest disadvantages come from funding rather than physical ability based on gender,” Chambers said. “Statistically, women have gotten less funding and less time behind the wheel of a racecar. So things like F1 Academy are all great steps to hopefully get women more experience.”
Chambers, who was born in China and raised in New York, said her goal was to reach Formula 3, a feeder series for Formula 1. Doing so has historically been difficult for women; for example, Jamie Chadwick, a 24-year-old British racer who won the W Series championship the past three seasons, has never landed a seat in F3.
In spite of the challenges, Chambers believes that she can break through once she gains enough experience.
“In the future, I’m hopeful there will be women on the Formula 1 pipeline,” she said. “That’s the goal of every driver, but for women, it’s that much harder.”
As for Paretta, she currently is looking to secure sponsors to run her team full time in IndyCar next season. And while the progress for women in racing has not come as quickly as she may have hoped after Patrick’s groundbreaking win, she is optimistic that the future can be bright.
“We’re closer than we’ve ever been,” she said. “We just need to keep talking about it.”
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CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE: Post-Iowa
Y'all know what time it is. Same as usual, post is under the cut. If any numbers look to be in the wrong places let me know, I'm having a hard time with focusing on my screen right now for some reason. Anyways here's wonderwall the post.
DRIVER'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Marcus Ericsson (403 points)
Will Power (395 points, -8)
Josef Newgarden (369 points, -34)
Scott Dixon (369 points, -34)
Pato O'Ward (367 points, -36)
Alex Palou (359 points, -44)
Scott McLaughlin (317 points, -86)
Colton Herta (278 points, -125)
Felix Rosenqvist (275 points, -128)
Alexander Rossi (265 points, -138)
Simon Pagenaud (257 points, -146)
Rinus VeeKay (254 points, -149)
Romain Grosjean (245 points, -158)
Graham Rahal (245 points, -158)
Conor Daly (223 points, -180)
Christian Lundgaard (208 points, -195)
David Malukas (204 points, -199)
Helio Castroneves (196 points, -207)
Takuma Sato (184 points, -219)
Jimmie Johnson (153 points, -250)
Callum Ilott (150 points, -253)
Jack Harvey (148 points, -255)
Devlin DeFrancesco (139 points, -264)
Kyle Kirkwood (126 points, -277)
Dalton Kellett (94 points, -390)
Tony Kanaan (78 points, -325)
Santino Ferrucci (71 points, -332)
Ed Carpenter (67 points, -336)
Tatiana Calderon (58 points, -345)
JR Hildebrand (53 points, -350)
Simona de Silvestro (21 points, -382)
Marco Andretti (17 points, -386)
Sage Karam (14 points, -389)
Stefan Wilson (10 points, -393)
ENTRANT POINTS STANDINGS
Ganassi Car 8 (403 points)
Penske Car 12 (395 points, -8)
Ganassi Car 9 (369 points, -34)
Penske Car 2 (369 points, -34)
McLaren Car 5 (367 points, -36)
Ganassi Car 10 (359 points, -44)
Penske Car 3 (317 points, -86)
Andretti Car 26 (278 points, -125)
McLaren Car 7 (275 points, -128)
Andretti Car 27 (265 points, -138)
Meyer-Shank Car 60 (257 points, -146)
Carpenter Car 21 (254 points, -149)
Andretti Car 28 (245 points, -158)
Rahal Car 15 (245 points, -158)
Carpenter Car 20 (223 points, -180)
Rahal Car 30 (208 points, -195)
Dale Coyne Car 18 (204 points, -199)
Meyer-Shank Car 06 (196 points, -207)
Dale Coyne Car 51 (184 points, -219)
Rahal Car 45 (170 points, -223)
Juncos Car 77 (163 points, -230)
Ganassi Car 48 (153 points, -250)
Andretti Car 29 (139 points, -264)
Foyt Car 14 (126 points, -277)
Foyt Car 11 (111 points, -302)
Foyt Car 4 (94 points, -309)
Ganassi Car 1 (78 points, -325)
Carpenter Car 33 (67 points, -336)
Dreyer-Reinbold Car 23 (40 points, -363)
Paretta Car 16 (21 points, -382)
Andretti Car 98 (17 points, -386)
Dreyer-Reinbold Car 24 (14 points, -389)
DragonSpeed Car 25 (10 points, -393)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS
Christian Lundgaard (208 points)
David Malukas (204 points, -4)
Callum Ilott (150 points, -58)
Devlin DeFrancesco (139 points, -69)
Kyle Kirkwood (126 points, -82)
Tatiana Calderon (58 points, -150)
NTT P1 AWARD
Will Power (115 points)
Scott McLaughlin (54 points, -61)
Colton Herta (51 points, -64)
Rinus VeeKay (39 points, -76)
Alexander Rossi (37 points, -78)
Josef Newgarden (34 points, -81)
Scott Dixon (33 points, -82)
Felix Rosenqvist (10 points, -105)
MANUFACTURER'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Chevrolet (1083 points)
Honda (1005 points, -78)
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robinfrinjs · 9 months
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SIMONA DE SILVESTRO - Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Photo by Joe Skibinski | 3 June 2022
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Pesaro, il CaterCapodanno accende l'anno della capitale italiana della cultura 2024
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Pesaro, il catercapodanno accende l'anno della capitale italiana della cultura 2024 Migliaia tra residenti e "cittadini temporanei" hanno salutato l'arrivo dell'"anno straordinario di Pesaro 2024", con il CaterCapodanno di Rai Radio 2 che dalle 21.30 di San Silvestro, alle 3 dell'1 gennaio ha aperto ufficialmente i dodici mesi della Capitale italiana della cultura. "Una serata straordinaria – ha detto il sindaco Matteo Ricci - che ci ha accompagnato nel nostro anno, quello della Capitale italiana della cultura. Pesaro ha salutato il 2023, e dato il benvenuto al 2024, come meglio sa fare: con una grande festa della città, all'insegna della musica, dell'arte, della condivisione e della partecipazione. Una bellissima cartolina di una piazza del Popolo gremita, viva, gioiosa. La dimostrazione che Pesaro ha voglia di essere capofila e protagonista della rete di città "medie" della cultura. È stato bellissimo iniziare questo anno speciale così. Grazie a tutti e buon 2024 Pesaro". "Il migliore avvio di Pesaro 2024-Capitale italiana della cultura - ha aggiunto il vicesindaco assessore alla Bellezza Daniele Vimini - con una dimensione veramente nazionale, una piazza gioiosa e festante, con temi profondi e il giusto svago. Grazie a Rai Radio2 e a Caterpillar per credere sempre in Pesaro, a tutti coloro che ci sono stati e a tutti coloro che ci saranno in questo anno straordinario che ci attende". La piazza ha riflettuto, sorriso e ballato, ballato, ballato insieme a Colapesce e Dimartino protagonisti del concerto che ha attraversato la mezzanotte tra una "Luna araba", un "Considera" per poi scatenarsi sulle note di una "Musica leggerissima". Ad anticiparli, il sound dissacrante di Valerio Lundini e de I Vazzanicchi, che hanno fatto scatenare la piazza con i loro pezzi, "Porto Badino", "Shou" e "Nunzia". Il CaterCapodanno è iniziato, alle 20, con il "cenone popolare", servizio promosso dal Comune in collaborazione con la onlus Gulliver e i gestori del Bocciodromo Concordia, per permettere ai 400 partecipanti di gustare un pasto di qualità, ad un prezzo calmierato e con tempi celeri per poi raggiungere velocemente piazza del Popolo. Qui, dalle 21.30 il CaterCapodanno di Rai Radio2, in collaborazione con Amat, ha acceso l'ultima notte del 2023, in diretta nazionale sulle frequenze radio e sul canale 202 del digitale terrestre per raccontare, guidati dai conduttori Massimo Cirri e Sara Zambotti, (presente anche Simona Sala, direttrice di Rai Radio2) le tematiche care a La natura della cultura di Pesaro 2024. Tra cui quella snocciolata durante l'intervento di Isabella Conti, sindaca di San Lazzaro di Savena (BO) che, combattendo l'evasione fiscale ha permesso che il suo Comune avesse disponibili gratuitamente degli asili nido. Si è parlato di ambiente e sostenibilità insieme a Ferdinando Cotugno, giornalista del Domani, che ha seguito la Cop28. Protagonista anche il tema della Pace, che ha portato Pesaro a Gerusalemme, per incontrare la scuola di musica Istituto Magnificat, le sue ragazze e i suoi ragazzi ebrei, cristiani e musulmani. Bambini e giovani che suonano insieme, grazie a padre Armando Pierucci, frate francescano musicista e compositore, cittadino onorario di Pesaro che ha messo in scena la sua penultima opera. La piazza si è spostata poi a Nova Gorica e Gorizia per collegarsi con don Luigi Ciotti di Libera contro le mafie e con il suo messaggio per la legalità durante la Marcia della Pace che muoverà proprio dalla Capitale europea della Cultura 2025. Si è parlato anche di speranza, con Alessandro Bergonzoni, operatore culturale che in poche parole ha condensato il suo messaggio di fiducia per un buon anno. Sul palco di Pesaro anche il coro civico, diretto dal maestro Michele Dell'Utri, per trasformare in musica le parole del presidente Mattarella. Si è parlato anche di contrasto alla violenza sulle donne insieme a Rosalba Taddeini psicologa dell'Osservatorio di Differenza Donna (che risponde al 1522). E si è ballato e cantato fino allo scoccare della mezzanotte per poi riprendere, accompagnati dal sound dei dj set di Elia Trebbi e Toni Grandolfo fino alle 3 del primo giorno dell'anno.... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article
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Simona De Silvestro a ‘woman of worth’ https://cars4starters.com.au/simona-de-silvestro-a-woman-of-worth/?feed_id=17616&_unique_id=63684fe624b08
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