In the round-up: The CEO of Alfa Romeo says the brand saw little benefit in joining with another tea,
In brief
Alfa Romeo partnering with another team “made little sense”
Alfa Romeo decided against continuing its involvement in Formula 1 because it wanted to invest the money elsewhere.
The Italian manufacturer branded Sauber’s F1 team from 2019 until the end of this season. Sauber announced in 2022 it will become Audi’s factory team from 2026.
Alfa Romeo is believed to have explored transferring its branding to another F1 team, such as Haas, but CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato said it would have been too costly.
“Did we want to repeat an experience under the same conditions, by being a sponsor of a team for about twice the price? No, because I didn’t bring anything new and I had money to put into the development of my products,” he told Ouest-France. “Becoming a sponsor of a team opposite and starting with the same story made little sense.”
Williams and Sauber season launch events clash
Williams and Sauber announced yesterday their launch events for the 2024 F1 season will take place on February 5th.
Neither indicated they will present their new cars on that day. Sauber, which competed this year as Alfa Romeo, issued a “save the date” announcement with no accompanying details. Williams said they will hold a “season launch” in New York on the same day.
Shields steps up to F3 with Hitech
Hitech have confirmed that Euroformula Open race winner Cian Shields will step up to the Formula 3 championship next year with them.
Shields finished runner-up in the Euroformula Open series this year to Noel Leon with four wins and ten podiums over the season. The 18-year-old raced with Hitech in the GB3 championship last year, taking a single win, and tested with them at the post-season test at Jerez.
He will complete Hitech’s line up alongside Williams junior driver Luke Browning and Martinius Stenshorne.
Brewer joins Indy Nxt grid
Juncos Hollinger have signed USF Pro 2000 racer Lindsay Brewer to their Indy NXT squad for the 2024 season.
The 26-year-old has raced in the USF Pro 2000 series for the last two years, finishing 18th in her first full season in the championship in 2023.
“Driving at the top level of open-wheel racing in the U.S. has been a dream of mine ever since I was a young girl,” Brewer said.
“To be able to take this step up and drive Indy Nxt is not only exciting for me, but it also is a dream come true. To be representing America and women…
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