Alfa Romeo expect to be stronger in Miami than Imola

In brief

Alfa Romeo “will be strong” around Miami circuit, predicts Pujolar

The team currently sit fifth in the constructors’ championship, having acquired 25 points over the first four rounds. Pujolar believes that the Miami circuit will suit the car better than Imola, where Valtteri Bottas scored their best result of the season so far with fifth.

“We expect to be stronger than in Imola,” Pujolar said. “I think the type of layout could maybe suit us a bit better.

“Now we’ve got an idea – we’ve got a layout in the simulator and everything – but how actually it will look, we’ll have to find out when we are there. So we’ll see. It’s kind of a layout that I think we will be strong, but we’ll have to see in terms of the tarmac and everything what actually what it will be. But everyone has a lot of expectation and for us now with the package and everything, fighting with Alpine and McLaren is very encouraging for us.”

IndyCar lacking “buzz” around racing – Rossi

Alexander Rossi says IndyCar would benefit from creating more “buzz” around itself.

Speaking ahead of yesterday’s Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber, Rossi praised the quality of racing in IndyCar but said the series needs to create greater excitement around itself away from the track.

“I think we all have to remember we are an entertainment property, ultimately,” said Rossi. “That is what we are. That’s why we always talk about the show. That’s why we’re always interested in improving that with car updates. It’s talks and conversations we always have. I think IndyCar is aware of that.

“I think the on-track product is not necessarily the issue, right? It’s creating that buzz around it that we lack, that we struggle in. I think that takes someone much smarter than me… to figure out.

Evans “lucky” to take second after energy issues in Monaco

Mitch Evans says he and his Jaguar team were “lucky” to finish second in the Monaco EPrix after he had to carry out more energy saving than he anticipated in the race.

Evans had started from pole position and lead the early laps until he had to back off to conserve energy. The Jaguar driver admits he “got a bit of a shock” after the team had figured out his energy level.

“We had a clear strategy and obviously got the lead at the start,” Evans explained. “For the first few laps, I was under-consuming. Everything for our plan was looking strong until we got the energies and got a bit of a shock when I when I heard I was down on energy.

“It was quite stressful and I think we recovered really well. I think to get second today we were very lucky. We’ll analyse things – obviously something’s gone wrong somewhere because the car felt fine, but just the efficiency and the energy wasn’t quite there.”

Social media

Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:

Hometown! https://t.co/7O1lr13m9d

— Pietro Fittipaldi (@PiFitti) May 1, 2022

Looks like inclement weather is causing issues with the @IndyCar feed tonight from Alabama. @SkySportsF1 have switched over to commentary from London for the second time.

— Motorsport Broadcasting (@f1broadcasting) May 1, 2022

Awesome effort all weekend. You put everyone on notice this weekend.

— James Hinchcliffe (@Hinchtown) May 1, 2022

I spoke to one of the team members and they said GR did not go speak to RG … quote, “Would not have been a good situation” https://t.co/wZdjjowGE1

— Leigh Diffey (@leighdiffey) May 1, 2022

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Links

Motor racing links of interest:

Ayrton Senna's 10 defining moments (McLaren)

"We take a look back at the 10 moments that defined Ayrton’s magical time at McLaren – moments that tell the story of a man whose brilliance was spellbinding, and whose immense compassion and kindness belied his ruthlessness in the heat of battle."

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc have ‘genuine respect’ in F1 title fight, says Christian Horner (Metro)

"I think they’ve grown up racing each other in karting and so on, and they know each other very well. They come from the same generation, and there is a genuine respect between the two of them."

Iconic V16 Formula 1 car to be raced again at Goodwood (BBC)

"The first new P15 V16 Mk1 car to be finished, which will be kept in the Owen family, was unveiled at Goodwood Revival in 2021, and did a few laps of the track for fans to enjoy. It is hoped one of the V16s will race at the motorsports event in September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Graham Hill's 1962 F1 World title win."

How winning the world championship made Verstappen a more potent driver than ever (Formula 1)

"The Verstappen we are seeing now is better than he’s ever been before. Every time he gets behind the wheel, he looks more dangerous and potent than the race before."

Euroformula Open round 3: Estoril (Euroformula Open via YouTube)

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Comment of the day

This weekend’s Caption Competition winner is @fullcoursecaution!:

“Mate, I wouldn’t want to find his biting point…”
Pat Ruadh

Some truly crocking caption attempts this weekend. We were swamped with snappy suggestions and it was great to see everyone sink their teeth into it. Thanks to all who came up with a caption idea this week and a special mention to RocketTankski, Diez Cilindros, Gilles Amon and Richard Hill who all came up with particularly good captions.

Happy birthday!

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On this day in motorsport

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