F1 and COTA Sued After Fan’s Watch Stolen at United States GP

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Formula 1 is heading in the wrong direction by shortening races, says Zxc:

F1 races should be 350km long.

With how fast modern cars have become in the last 25 years, the races have become too short. A race shorter than 90 minutes should be an exception.
Zxc

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On this day in motorsport

• Born today in 1959: Andrea de Cesaris, known for a long Formula 1 career without a grand prix victory, a record later surpassed by Nico Hulkenberg in 2024.
• Forty-five years ago today Gilles Villeneuve won the Monaco Grand Prix for Ferrari after passing Alan Jones, as Nelson Piquet crashed out from the lead. Michele Alboreto also made his F1 debut on this date.