In the round-up: The Thai prime minister who was pushing for a Formula 1 race in the country’s capital has been ousted.
In brief
Setback for Thailand GP
The prospects of Thailand holding its first grand prix have suffered a setback due to the ousting of prime minister Srettha Thavisin. He met Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in May to discuss the possibility of holding a street race in the capital Bangkok.
Thailand’s constitutional court ruled Thavisin broke ethical rules with one of his cabinet appointments. Thavisin and his Pheu Thai coalition took power less than a year ago, despite the progressive Move Forward Party winning the most seats. The same court ordered the dissolution of Move Forward last week and banned its leaders from politics for 10 years.
Daly replaces Canapino
Juncos Hollinger has named Conor Daly as its replacement for Agustin Canapino from this weekend’s IndyCar round at Gateway. Canapino quit the series halfway through his second season.
Daly’s sole start so far this season came at the Indianapolis 500 where he rose from 29th on the grid to finish 10th. He said he is eager to reunite with team co-owner Ricardo Juncos, who he drove for earlier in his career.
“Ricardo took a chance on me when I was young and it made a huge difference in my career,” said Daly. “There are a lot of people on this team that I’ve worked with before and that gives me a lot of confidence.”
Daly said his goal is to ensure the number 78 car Canapino began the season in finishes within the top 22 highest scoring entries, which will entitle the team to a payment under IndyCar’s ‘Leaders’ Circle’ rules.
Legge returns for Gateway
Katherine Legge will return to IndyCar this weekend to make her fourth start of the season in Coyne’s number 51 car. She is one of six different drivers to have piloted the machine this year.
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