In the round-up: Yuki Tsunoda says he is “hopeful” that he will remain with AlphaTauri in Formula 1 next season.
In brief
Tsunoda “hopeful” of AlphaTauri extension
AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda says he is “hopeful” that he will remain with the Red Bull junior team in Formula 1 next season.
The second-year driver currently sits 15th in the drivers’ championship on 11 points, five behind team mate Pierre Gasly, who has recently confirmed he will remain with the team in 2023.
Asked about the extended contracts for Sergio Perez and Gasly, Tsunoda says he hopes Red Bull will also keep him at AlphaTauri for a third season.
“Hopefully I can extend with AlphaTauri next year as well,” said Tsunoda.
“I’m really happy with the team here. Both drivers deserve their contracts. For now I just focus on myself, working with the team, extracting the performance as much as possible and we’ll see how the contract will go.”
Chadwick continues W Series domination with Silverstone pole
Jamie Chadwick has taken a third consecutive pole position in the 2022 W Series championship.
Chadwick had been fastest in free practice, nine hours earlier, with Pulling and Powell completing a British top three.
Emma Kimilainen was initially fastest, with her and Puma team mate Tereza Babickova setting the best times in the first ten minutes of the session.
Kimilainen continued to improve, however, Chadwick set a 1’56.758 to beat her by two tenths in the final three minutes.
Abbi Pulling set the best middle sector by two tenths, on her final lap but was not able to find the time in the final sector to challenge Chadwick. Alice Powell was on a quick lap at the end, but her time was deleted for track limits violations at Stowe. However, following an investigation by the stewards, her lap time was reinstated, meaning Powell will line up third on the grid.
Kimilainen’s final lap did not beat Chadwick’s time, leaving the two-time champion to take home pole.
Everyone in IndyCar happy to see Wickens win again, says Herta
IndyCar driver Colton Herta says everyone involved in IndyCar was happy for Robert Wickens as he won his first race since returning to motorsport in Watkins Glen last weekend.
Former GP2 and IndyCar racer Wickens took TCR class honours at the Watkins Glen round of the Michelin Pilot Challenge last weekend with team mate Mark Wilkins. It was Wickens’ first race victory since a serious IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018 left him with a spinal injury. Wickens now uses…
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