Jeppe H. Olesen
@jeppe_olesen
I yap a lot about motorsports. Previously: Formula 1 | Now: European Le Mans Series
Oscar Piastri set the the all-time fastest lap around Spa in sprint qualifying. He set a 1:40.510. The old record being Lewis Hamilton's 2020 qualifying lap, clocked in at 1:41.252 #F1 #Formula1 #BelgianGP
Updates submitted for the Belgian GP: McLaren - Rear wing: New Low Downforce Rear Wing Ferrari - Rear suspension: Updated Rear Suspension geometry and rear corner winglet elements - Rear corner: Updated Rear Suspension geometry and rear corner winglet elements Rear wing: Rear…
In the wake of Horner being removed as CEO and Team Principal, a lot of talk has centered around the ownership structure of Red Bull GmbH, so let's dive in to how it's actually structured. When Red Bull was created, the two founders, Dietrich Mateshitz and Chaleo Yoovidhya…
There are a number of tweets making the rounds right now, claiming that Verstappen has activated an exit clause and is joining Mercedes, citing @telegraaf as a source. These are fake. De Telegraaf hasn't reported this story, and Verstappen has not activated an exit clause.
CONFIRMED: Red Bull has sacked Christian Horner, replacing him with Laurent Mekies as CEO #F1
A little reminder about how the FIA Elections work, and why tiny motorsports nations hold much more power than the large, successful ones.
On the back of all the Mohammed Ben Sulayem discussions going on, I've been getting a lot of questions about why it's likely that he will win reelection when the FIA Presidential elections happen in December 2025. Besides MBS running unopposed so far, let's talk a bit about how…
I expect Mohammed Ben Sulayem to roll out the crowd-pleaser statements as we get closer and closer to the FIA Presidential Election in December. V8s, abandoning sprints, a 12th team, fan-first focus, sustainability, etc. But at the end of the day, nothing happens without the F1…
The Championship math returns for the second half of the season! Piastri is in the lead with 234 points. This is how many points the rest of the grid need to gain on him per weekend after Silverstone to take the title: Norris: 0.7 points per weekend Verstappen: 5.8 points per…
Piastri gets a 10 second penalty for the safety car infringement. #F1 #Formula1 #BritishGP
Three races, three poles, three wins. Not too shabby 😅 Brb - I have another P1 press release to write 😎
🏁🟣 LMP3 Winners Unstoppable... Untouchable! The @CLXMotorsport #17 crew have won every race and topped every qualifying session this year. Three out of Three for the LMP3 team #ELMS #4HImola
It looks like the FIA is expecting this to be class 3 rain, meaning a moderate shower.
Looks like the rain cell will pass over the circuit in about 10 minutes time. #F1 #Formula1 #BritishGP