F1 has “two championships” – Steiner

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F1 has “two championships” – Steiner

Steiner said Formula 1 effectively has “two championships” this season due to the separation between the ten teams.

“I honestly thought this year it would be closer together, but the opposite happened,” Steiner told Australia’s ABC. “We have got five teams on the top and then five teams on the bottom. It’s almost like two championships.

“But I think Ferrari this year, if they have got good progress in development, they could challenge Red Bull hopefully, in the second half of the season.”

Gasly becomes part-owner of FC Versailles

Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has joined the ownership group of French football club FC Versailles.

“I am delighted to get involved with FC Versailles because I have always wanted to get involved in professional football,” said Gasly, who has become a minority owner of the club. “This is the start of a very beautiful story. Go Versailles.”

Gasly joins a group of fellow drivers who are part-owners of sports teams. Lewis Hamiltonis a part-owner of the Denver Broncos NFL team and Valtteri Bottas shares ownership of Finnish ice hockey club Lahti Pelicans.

Drugovich returns to racing in ELMS

Aston Martin junior driver Felipe Drugovich will compete in this year’s European Le Mans Series with Vector Sport.

The 2022 Formula 2 champion will compete in the LMP2 class of the ELMS alongside team mates Stephane Richelmi and Ryan Cullen. Drugovich has not raced since taking the F2 title, though he took part in testing and two Friday practice sessions for Aston Martin last year.

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