IN THE HEADLINES

KHAN UP FOR LONDON GP

Brexit-opposing London mayor Sadiq Khan has said that a grand prix in the UK capital is realistic. “The Mayor believes that it should be possible to organise a race in London in the future and has asked his team to explore options with F1,” said a spokesperson. F1 sporting director Ross Brawn reckons a race on the city’s outskirts is a better proposition. “Because F1 is a week-long activity minimum, the disruption it would cause in the centre of London would be unacceptable,” he said. “But there are things on the periphery that are being explored – not slap-bang in the centre of London but Greater London. We’d like to see London complement Silverstone, not replace it.”

CHANDHOK BACK TO SKY

EX-F1 racer Karun Chandhok is returning to Sky Sports’ F1 team for 2019 after several years as Channel 4’s analyst. He joins Martin Brundle, Damon Hill, Paul di Resta, Anthony Davidson, Johnny Herbert and Nico Rosberg as ex-racers on the squad at Sky, which next year is the UK’S exclusive live broadcaster.

MORE CARS FOR MASTERS

The Dtm-supporting Formula European Masters continuation series for the old Formula 3 cars says it has attracted 16 entries so far. As well as expected participation from Motopark, Van Amersfoort Racing and Fortec Motorsport, FEM has received entries from Mucke Motorsport, Double R Racing and Jo Zeller Racing, all of which had dropped off the European F3 grid in recent years.

EHRLACHER AT CYAN

World Touring Car Cup race winner Yann Ehrlacher has become the fourth and final member of the Cyan Racing line-up for 2019. Ehrlacher joins his uncle Yvan Muller on the roster to drive the new Lynk & Co 03, as well as Muller’s fellow World Touring Car champions Thed Bjork and Andy Priaulx.

The 22-year-old was due to get his first run in the car this week at Barcelona. It is yet to be decided how the Cyan quartet will be split, with WTCR rules dictating two-car teams from a maximum of four drivers per marque.

HITECH TO RUN W SERIES

Leading F3 team Hitech GP is to operate the cars in the women-only W Series, which will run for Regional F3 cars on the DTM support package this season. The Silverstone-based squad will provide around 50 staff to run the machines. Hitech dominated the inaugural Asian F3 series, which uses the same Tatuus chassis/alfa Romeo engine combination that W Series is based upon. It will also compete in the FIA F3 Championship.