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Haas to shut operations of racing staff
Gene Haas is to shut the NASCAR Cup Collection staff he co-owns with three-time Cup and one-time IndyCar champion Tony Stewart.
Stewart-Haas Racing has been going since 2009, with Stewart profitable the 2011 title in a tie-breaker towards Carl Edwards with Kevin Harvick additionally choosing up the 2014 crown.
Nonetheless, Harvick retired on the finish of 2023 with the staff struggling for years to match the performances of the larger squads like Hendrick Motorsports, Staff Penske and Joe Gibbs Racing.
The staff will fold after the Phoenix finale in November, with its 4 proprietor charters all being huge prizes for the groups who snap them up.
The choice doesn’t have an effect on the F1 staff.
READ MORE: Haas closes curtain on main racing operation
Lewis Hamilton might need left McLaren on the finish of the 2012 season, however the seven-time champion nonetheless retains on how the staff is doing.
McLaren has leapfrogged Mercedes within the pecking order, with Hamilton speaking warmly of how Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are performing within the MCL38.
READ MORE: Hamilton proclaims former staff resurgence ‘warms my coronary heart’
Enstone icon returns
The flamboyant, if not controversial Flavio Briatore has been earmarked for a return to Alpine, on the behest of Renault boss Luca de Meo.
Italian media have reported that Briatore, who was given a life-time ban from F1 over his involvement within the crash-gate scandal and who had it overturned, has accepted the place.
RacingNews365 reached out to Alpine for remark, which is accessible within the full story under.
READ MORE: ‘Flamboyant determine set for extra hands-on Alpine F1 position’
Verstappen’s Las Vegas adjustments
Earlier than the primary Las Vegas Grand Prix final yr, Max Verstappen was not afraid of constructing his feeling felt, believing F1 was there for “99% leisure” causes.
His stance softened up over the weekend slightly as he wore an Elvis Presley impressed race go well with after which did his greatest impression of the King of Rock on the cool-down lap.
Nonetheless, Las Vegas GP chiefs will be sure that the ‘present’ is rather less ‘OTT’ this time round.
READ MORE: F1 to make essential Las Vegas adjustments to stop Verstappen criticism
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