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Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking technical partnership with Roboze, the global leader in 3D printing of high-performance composite materials. This collaboration aims to revolutionize the production of end-use parts for our single-seaters, offering unique benefits such as weight reduction and creating parts with previously impossible geometries with other techniques.

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Visa Cash App RB, a renowned name in the Formula 1 World Championship, is proud to announce a strategic technical partnership with Roboze, the Italian company that is a global leader in high-performance 3D printing of composites. This collaboration signifies a new era in using advanced materials to produce critical components for racing vehicles, leveraging Roboze’s unmatched expertise in the field.

Visa Cash App RB has already been implementing and integrating Roboze technology in developing its single-seaters for several months and will continue to use it throughout the season. The goal is to produce parts that are impossible to make with other production methods due to incredibly complex geometries, made possible by the Italian company’s additive manufacturing technique for composites. This technique also aims to replace metal parts to reduce weight.

The primary objective of this partnership is to develop and implement ultralight yet incredibly durable components. These components, designed to maximize the performance of the single-seaters, will be made possible through the innovative use of advanced composite materials. Among the various products offered by Roboze, Carbon PEEK, a material based on a super polymer loaded with carbon fibres, has been selected for its superior thermal and mechanical resistance characteristics. This choice will enable the Visa Cash App RB F1 team to achieve significant weight reductions, improvements in aerodynamic efficiency, and an increase in the cars’ structural strength, thereby enhancing their performance on the track.

Max Verstappen converted pole position into victory in a 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix full of incidents and overtakes, leading home McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to make four wins from five races this season.

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Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team is thrilled to announce its partnership with HUGO Eyewear, designed and manufactured by Safilo Group S.p.A, starting this season.

Leveraging the global appeal of F1TM and delivering its signature authentic style, HUGO Eyewear will be the Official Eyewear Partner of the VCARB team. Its bold designs will be represented in official images starring our two drivers, Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda.

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Peter Bayer, CEO of Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team, commented:

Since the start of this year, our HUGO team kit has been getting envious glances wherever we go, and now we’re delighted that HUGO Eyewear has come on board to complete our look perfectly with a great range of sunglasses and frames. With their cutting-edge design and robust construction, they are made for risk-takers and a perfect fit for the team and Formula 1.

The HUGO Eyewear collection – tailored for rule-breakers, risk-takers, and fashion-forward individuals – showcases unparalleled sunglasses and optical frames with unconventional and trendy design elements. The collection features the Authentic Line, a range of gender-neutral eyewear adorned with various interpretations of the HUGO logo, making a bold statement in line with Gen-Z style, and the Contemporary Line, designed with sustainability in mind and crafted from bio-based and recycled materials.

Valtteri Bottas is the Formula 1 driver of the Stake F1 team. He is also a winemaker – he has his own brand of Ihana Australian wine and his own brand of Oath Gin, and he also owns 20% of Kahiwa coffee. He also does charity work, participates in cycling, trains a lot, and performs in Formula 1! We met with the driver in Shanghai as part of the Chinese Grand Prix and asked how he finds the balance between his professional commitments and personal pursuits, what his typical day looks like during the season, how many kilometres he has already cycled on the track and much more.

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Jastina Golopolosova: Hello Valtteri! It’s nice to meet you, and I’m glad to see you in China! The last race was here five years ago. Have these years flown by unnoticeably for you, or are they still felt?

Valtteri Bottas: Hello! It’s nice to meet you, too! Yeah, a lot has happened in the five years since I’ve been back. But I definitely became even more experienced and a better driver during those years. For this weekend, everything has stayed the same on track here, so it should be straightforward to get back into it.

Jastina: Okay. Let’s dive straight in. We all know the intense demands of Formula 1, but what does a typical day in Valtteri Bottas’s life look like during the racing season?

During the Chinese Grand Prix, we met with Ayao Komatsu, the new Haas team principal, who replaced Guenther Steiner for the 2024 F1 season. Komatsu has over 20 years of experience in Formula 1, having previously managed the engineering department as Chief Race Engineer and subsequently Director of Engineering.

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He has been working at Haas since 2016. We talked with him about the fundamental changes he has implemented within the team, how engineering knowledge and skills help him in his new position, the modern image of a Team Principal in Formula 1, and Haas’s plans for 2024.

Jastina Golopolosova: Hello Ayao! You have just returned from your home Japanese Grand Prix; tell us how you felt about your new status as a Team Principal. How did the Japanese audience receive you?

Ayao Komatsu: Hello! It was an incredibly warm welcome. On Thursdays in Japan, we always get a good turnout for the pit walk. But this year, the support was overwhelming. I was there for an hour and a half, but I still had to escape [laughs]. The passion and enthusiasm of the Japanese audience for Formula 1 is truly inspiring, and I’m grateful for their support. It’s a testament to the love for this sport.

McLaren Racing and Logitech G have announced the extension of their partnership. Logitech G, a leading innovator of gaming technologies, is the Official Gaming Wheels & Pedals Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team and McLaren Shadow Esports Team.

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The partnership extension, which began in 2017, will see the two brands continue to blur the lines between virtual and real-world racing and create a more accessible racing experience. Logitech supported McLaren Shadow during their Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championship victories in the 2022 F1 Esports Series.

As part of the extension, the Logitech McLaren G Challenge will return for another exciting sim racing season at the end of this year. The Logitech McLaren G Challenge will see individuals continue to compete for unique and money-can’t-buy prizes – including driver meet-and-greets and other exclusive experiences.

Matt Dennington, Co-Chief Commercial Officer, McLaren Racing, said:

Sim racing continues to go from strength to strength, so we’re thrilled to be extending our partnership with Logitech and continue to create a robust experience both for our McLaren Shadow Team and the more than 100,000 competitors who have taken part in the Logitech McLaren G Challenge to date.

Coachbuilt Whisky and Williams Racing announced a dynamic licensing partnership. Coachbuilt Whisky is a premium blended whisky co-founded by 2009 F1 World Champion and Williams Racing Brand Ambassador Jenson Button.

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This collaboration brings together two innovators in their respective domains, merging Williams Racing’s expertise in motorsport engineering with Coachbuilt’s passion for precision and craftsmanship.

The alliance will produce several limited-edition whiskies that pay homage to Williams Racing’s rich heritage and reflect the team’s current journey to return to the front of the grid. It will also celebrate Williams and Jenson’s long and prosperous relationship, which began in 2000 when the team gave him his breakthrough opportunity in Formula 1.

Beyond the special editions, the licensing partnership will see the core Coachbuilt edition poured at Williams events and in the paddock, in addition to merchandise lines and other activations.

The FIA and Formula 1 have announced the 2025 Formula 1 calendar, which will mark the 75th anniversary of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The calendar features 24 races and will commence in Australia on 16 March and conclude in Abu Dhabi on 7 December. Ramadan will be throughout March 2025, so the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will be held in April.

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The changes made to the calendar in 2024 to create a better geographical flow of races have been carried over to 2025. In April, Japan follows Australia and China, followed predominantly by the European races over the summer and the Americas during the autumn before Qatar and Abu Dhabi finish the season back-to-back.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the FIA, said:

The 2025 Formula 1 calendar, approved by the World Motor Sport Council, further illustrates our collective mission of meeting sustainability objectives through regionalising events. While our focus is on Formula 1’s overall stability, we also have a shared duty to the environment and to the health and well-being of travelling staff.

Formula One Management, under the direction of Stefano Domenicali, has produced a calendar that strikes a good balance between traditional circuits and modern venues. We thank the host ASNs, the local organisers, and the many thousands of FIA volunteers for their tireless efforts in making Formula 1 a genuinely global, mass-audience spectacle as we prepare to celebrate the sport’s 75th year.

After announcing its partnership with Alpine Motorsports, H. Moser & Cie. is strengthening its links to the Alpine family by announcing a collaboration with Pierre Gasly, the Formula 1 stable’s celebrated driver.

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It marks the first time since its creation 196 years ago that the Manufacture has chosen to join forces with an individual, thereby creating a three-way bond that will stand the test of time. This collaboration perfectly illustrates the symbiosis between the two brands, determined to move forward in parallel and build bridges to ensure they grow together, with Pierre Gasly officiating as the common denominator, devoting his passion and perfectionism to them both.

Alongside the values of precision, innovation, and fearlessness, H. Moser & Cie. and Pierre Gasly also share a commitment to hard work and a quest for excellence. As an F1 driver, Pierre understands the stakes and precisely what it truly means for every second to count. As in watchmaking, competition is fierce on the circuit, and life is full of highs and lows. This unfailing commitment, this perfectionism, this ability to go above and beyond, whatever the circumstances, is what H. Moser & Cie. shares with Pierre. And this is why it has decided to work alongside him so that he can enrich the brand’s future with his vision.

McLaren Racing and BAT announced a multi-year partnership extension. From this season, BAT will continue as the Official Principal Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team.

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BAT is a leading multi-national consumer goods business that has partnered with the McLaren F1 Team since 2019. The partnership is rooted in advanced technology, transformation, and innovation.

McLaren Racing and BAT brand Vuse recently unveiled the latest edition of the ‘Driven by Change’ campaign for the Japanese Grand Prix. This successful campaign, which featured a design by local artist MILTZ on the MCL38 cars in Suzuka, celebrates emerging creatives through the global motorsport platform. It’s a testament to our shared commitment to innovation and transformation.

The campaign, now in its fourth year, has championed rising artists, including Rabab Tantawy, Anna Tangles and Nujood Al-Otaibi, who each produced artwork that was carried on McLaren’s race cars at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. Driven by Change is underpinned by diversity, equity & inclusion, a key pillar of McLaren’s sustainability mission.

If you’ve ever visited a casino, the chances are that you’ve seen the many slot machines that they have on offer. But that’s not the only place that you can find Slots these days, with plenty of people choosing to play online.

Thanks to developing technology, slot machines were able to make the leap from the mechanical versions of decades ago to the sleek online offerings of today. There is an abundance of different games to try, whether you play Megaways Slots or Fire Blaze slots.

But what is it that makes online Slots different and sees them drawing in so many players?

Varied gameplay

While early slot machines were all quite similar in design and gameplay, the same is definitely not true for online Slots. Thanks to the freedom of the digital platform, developers can create games without the limitations of a physical machine or casino space.

This means that online Slots can vary up their gameplay and features like never before, offering players a far greater variety of options to choose from.

With new tracks and locations being added to the calendar over the past decade, Formula One’s prestige and popularity have never been in a better place. The Monaco Grand Prix has been one of the pinnacle events for the sport, but does the Circuit de Monaco still hold the same intrigue as it once did?

Monaco: A Gambler’s Paradise

When Formula One is in town, the streets of Monte Carlo are packed full of glitz and glamour. On their travels to Monaco, Formula One fans will be treated to numerous world-class restaurants, spectacular scenery, and exceptional casinos. At the famous Monte Carlo Casino, online roulette, poker, baccarat, and much more are on offer. Alongside the thrilling racing, there are many things to see and do in the stunning principality.

This spring season, Monaco is blue like the sea & sky, pink for glamour & parties, red for passion & speed.
At the program : Rose Ball, Monaco Grand Prix, 150th anniversary of the Caves de l’Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo & Monte-Carlo Festival des Etoilés… https://t.co/pSjj4wvEGR pic.twitter.com/9vc623Qodb

— Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer (@MonteCarloSBM) March 17, 2024

Monaco, also known for its history, shopping centres, and abundance of bars, is a playground for the rich and famous. Even when the racing is not on, the principality is hugely popular among tourists thanks to its luxurious surroundings and unique characteristics.

Formula 1’s return to China brings anticipation for a thrilling race. The last time F1 shined Shanghai’s tracks was in 2019, marking the 1000th stage in the championship’s history. However, subsequent Grand Prix events in Shanghai were cancelled due to the pandemic. In 2021, Formula 1 extended its agreement with Shanghai authorities to host the Chinese Grand Prix until 2025. Despite its recent absence from the World Championship calendar, the event will return this year! Are you longing to see the sights of Shanghai? Let’s delve into five reasons why attending the Chinese Grand Prix is an experience not to be missed.

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Formula 1 has been held at the Shanghai International Circuit since 2004. Hermann Tilke designed the track. The configuration of the route he built resembles the initial character “Shang” in the Chinese name of the city of Shanghai. The lap length is 5,451 kilometres, and the track has 16 turns, a total of 56 laps. The inaugural Grand Prix saw Rubens Barrichello of the Ferrari team clinching victory. Over its twenty-year history, the Chinese Grand Prix has witnessed countless thrilling triumphs and heart-wrenching defeats. This beloved track has garnered admiration from drivers worldwide and draws fans from every corner of the globe. Here are five compelling reasons why attending the Chinese Grand Prix this time around is a must:

1) “Debut” of Zhou Guanyu. Zhou Guanyu is the first Formula 1 driver in China’s history. Although he has competed in the championship for several seasons, he has never performed at a home Grand Prix. Zhou was born and raised in Shanghai and taken to the first ever Chinese Grand Prix in 2004. When he was only five years old, he was conquered by racing and became a fan of Fernando Alonso, who was then on the rise of his career. Zhou’s arrival in Shanghai is set to make huge waves with a movie-style documentary on his career, The First One, released on April 19, two days before the race.

Max Verstappen bounced back from his retirement in Australia with a commanding drive to victory during the 2024 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, taking the chequered flag ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

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Jumeirah Group and Williams Racing have extended their partnership. Jumeirah is a global luxury hospitality company and member of Dubai Holding. The move builds on the successful collaboration between the two brands established last year to reach new global audiences as part of Jumeirah’s continued growth trajectory and international expansion.

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With 26 properties in 11 countries, Jumeirah consistently innovates to create distinctive offerings for its guests, partners, and Jumeirah One members. Under the extended partnership, Jumeirah will continue to curate exclusive events and moments at Grand Prix locations worldwide throughout 2024, focusing on locations featuring Jumeirah properties. For the Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on 2nd March, Jumeirah Gulf of Bahrain Resort & Spa invited race fans to enjoy exceptional dining and explore its pristine beaches, a picturesque setting just 10 minutes from the Bahrain International Circuit – the perfect spot in which to wind down after an exhilarating race day. Jumeirah will continue to deliver exclusive events and bespoke race-day experiences, first at The Carlton Tower Jumeirah during the Silverstone Grand Prix, with more planned for Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi, where the 2024 Formula 1 season concludes.

Alexander Lee, Chief Commercial Officer at Jumeirah Group, commented:

The partnership between the Jumeirah Group and Williams Racing, one of the most iconic brands in Formula 1, presents us with an unparalleled opportunity to engage fans and curate unique experiences for our guests, partners, and Jumeirah One members. With its reputation for tenacity, performance, and heritage, Williams Racing’s ambitions align with Jumeirah’s goals of continued innovation and international growth. We are excited to continue to play our part in enhancing the race weekend experience in our hotels and resorts across the world.