Aditya Chaudhuri - News Site Editor Page 194
Red Bull Powertrains teams up with Convergent Science
Formula One team Red Bull Racing's power unit-manufacturing division Red Bull Powertrains (RBPT), which was created in 2021 to develop power units for Red Bull and AlphaTauri, has announced a...
ESL set for Brazil return with IEM Rio
Esports organiser ESL, which is a brand of ESL FACEIT Group, has announced that, after the IEM Rio Major in 2022, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) will be returning to Rio...
BCCI announces new partners for Women's Premier League 2023
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced three new partners for the upcoming inaugural season of the Women's Premier League (WPL). The three new brands are:...
Alfa Romeo and Corinthian Re team up
Swiss Formula One team Alfa Romeo have announced a new partnership with Corinthian Re, a speciality collateralised reinsurance company that is a subsidiary of The Corinthian Group. The partnership will...
Stoffel Vandoorne and Felipe Drugovich to stand in for McLaren
Aston Martin's Stoffel Vandoorne and Felipe Drugovich will stand-in as McLaren's Reserve Drivers as well should the situation arise, following an announcement by both the British Formula One teams. Aston Martin stated that they have come to an agreement with McLaren which will see Vandoorne and Drugovich step-in for the Woking-based team for the first 15 races of the 2023 Formula One season should the situation arise. Stoffel Vandoorne is a previous Formula One driver for McLaren and joined Aston Martin in November 2022 with reigning Formula One champion Felipe Drugovich also having joined the team as a Reserve Driver and also the team's development programme. Aside from Vandoorne and Drugovich, McLaren had earlier roped in Mercedes' Reserve Driver Mick Schumacher also in a similar role should the situation arise. INDY Car champion Alex Palou is McLaren’s Official Reserve Driver.
Mercedes reveal junior driver line-up for 2023
Mercedes have announced a seven-member driver line-up for their Junior Programme for 2023. Amongst the seven are Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Alex Powell, Yuanpu Cui, Luna Fluxá, Kenzo Craige, Paul Aron and Frederik Vesti. While Antonelli, Aron, Powell and Vesti will continue with the team, the team has signed Cui, Fluxá and Craige. Fluxá has competed in the WSK and IAME Euro Series and also won the IAME Euro Series in X30 Mini in 2021. Jamaican Powell, who joined the Mercedes Junior Programme in 2019 finished runners-up in the FIA Karting European Championship last season while Cui has raced in the Andrea Margutti Trophy, WSK Champions Cup and WSK Super Master Series. Craige took part in the Rotax Max Grand Finals and the British Karting Championship in 2021 and has already won the Ultimate Karting Championship Series, British Kartmasters (GP Plate), British Karting Championship (O Plate), and finished as the British Karting Championship Vice-Champion.
Formula One announces Qatar Airways deal
Formula One has announced a multi-year partnership with Qatar Airways, which will see the latter join as the Global Airline Partner of Formula One. The partnership was announced at the...
F1 Academy calendar and format revealed
The schedule of the inaugural season of the F1 Academy has been revealed. The season will have seven rounds with a total of 21 races, with the season getting underway...
Ferrari and VistaJet renew partnership
Italian Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari and global private jet company VistaJet have announced a renewal of their long-standing partnership. The renewal of the partnership will see VistaJet continue on...
Riot Games launches VALORANT Data Portal
Video game publisher and developer Riot Games and gaming data firm GRID Esports have teamed up to launch the VALORANT Data Portal (VDP), which will be the game's go-to-place for...