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Lonato in the spotlight again in 2020

Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 will bring the Lonato venue back to the forefront of international competition for the second time in a row. After the withdrawal of Le Mans, the South Garda...

Freak weather at the DKM in Wackersdorf

The German Kart Championship travelled to the Prokart Raceland in Wackersdorf for its third event of the season. For the first time this year, the weather was a deciding factor. Rain caused shifts among...
F1, Penalty Points, Lewis Hamilton

F1 drivers agree penalty points on license should be for dangerous clashes

F1 drivers are of the view that the penalty points on their superlicense should be for more dangerous incidents than the one Lewis Hamilton got in Russian GP. Considering that Mercedes' Hamilton was only two...
Sebastien Bourdais, AJ Foyt

Bourdais opens up on joining midfield teams, Foyt banks on his experience

Sebastien Bourdais knows he is back at a relatively slower IndyCar team but it isn't pushing him down as Larry Foyt looks to use his experience to push. Bourdais has an appreciation for the smaller...
Pierre Gasly, Daniil Kvyat

Gasly admits VSC error, both AlphaTauri rue losing to Leclerc in Sochi race

AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly admits VSC error in F1 Russian GP as both he and Daniil Kvyat rue losing out to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. The decision to pit Gasly was a split-second one from AlphaTauri; a...
Mick Schumacher, Robert Shwartzman, Callum Ilott, F1, F2

Schumacher, Ilott & Shwartzman to get FP1 outing with Alfa Romeo, Haas

Ferrari Academy Drivers Mick Schumacher, Callum Ilott and Robert Shwartzman will all get F1 FP2 outing with Alfa Romeo Racing and Haas in 2020. After Shwartzman revealed procuring his F1 superlicense earlier in the day,...
Romain Grosjean, Sebastian Vettel

Grosjean says Vettel apologised for T2 clash, both review tough Sochi race

Romain Grosjean revealed that Sebastian Vettel came over to apologise when the two touched each other at Turn 2 in F1 Russian GP. When two F1 drivers - Haas' Grosjean and Ferrari's Vettel, neither often...
Valtteri Bottas

Bottas says radio call wasn’t premeditated but a message to critics

Valtteri Bottas had a bee attack to survive in F1 Russian GP at the start as he explains the stringent radio message to his critics. The performance of Bottas in F1 Russian GP was not...
Ross Brawn, Lewis Hamilton, F1

Brawn advises Hamilton on his ‘against me’ comment, defends asphalt run-off

Ross Brawn has an advise Lewis Hamilton's comments regarding 'universe against me' as he defends the use of asphalt run-off plus more. It is not unusual for Mercedes' Hamilton to be slightly philosophical when he...
Lewis Hamilton, Mika Salo

Salo refutes Hamilton’s penalty information leak allegations to Finnish TV

FIA Steward Mika Salo has refuted the allegations about him leaking the penalty information of Lewis Hamilton to Finnish TV. Moments after the F1 Russian GP at Sochi, while Hamilton and Mercedes showed their displeasure...
Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon

Ricciardo explains T2 slip as Ocon says hard tyres undone his Russian GP

Daniel Ricciardo explained his slip at Turn 2 which fired him up in F1 Russian GP as Esteban Ocon feels hard tyres ruined his charge. It was a great start from the Renault drivers in...
Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris

Sainz accepts blame, wants T2 changes; Norris talks steering wheel issue

Carlos Sainz accepted blame for F1 Russian GP crash but feels Turn 2 needs changing as Lando Norris reveals of steering wheel issue. It didn't take terribly long for the McLaren of Sainz to slide...
Lance Stroll, Racing Point, F1

Stroll left disappointed with no penalty for Leclerc in Russian GP clash

Racing Point's Lance Stroll was left frustrated after his F1 Russian GP ended in few corners after a hit from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. To the dismay of Stroll, and his team Racing Point, the Canadian's...
Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff

Hamilton clarifies stopping him/team comment as FIA fines Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff were not pleased with him being penalised for a pre-race mistake to in-race as FIA fines Mercedes heavy. There was controversy already even before the start of F1 Russian GP...
MotoGP, Fabio Quartararo

MotoGP: Quartararo wins Catalan GP as Suzuki gets double podium

Petronas SRT's Fabio Quartararo was victorious in MotoGP Catalan GP as Suzuki pair Joan Mir and Alex Rins completed the podium. As riders sat 3-abreast on the grid, Petronas SRT's Franco Morbidelli's was positioned on...
Russian GP, F1, Valtteri Bottas

Russian GP: Bottas wins from Verstappen as Hamilton gets double penalty

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas finally got a win in F1 Russian GP after double penalty to Lewis Hamilton to be third behind Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen. Pole-sitter Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton held onto the lead in...
Fernando Alonso, Renault

Alonso F1 test plan being formulated, Abiteboul speaks on his factory visit

Cyril Abiteboul says that Renault is doing all they can to help Fernando Alonso have some testing done in a F1 car before his return in 2021. When Alonso last raced at Renault in 2009,...
F2, Guanyu Zhou

F2: Zhou wins Sochi sprint race under red flag due to Aitken/Ghiotto shunt

UNI-Virtuosi Racing's Guanyu Zhou won sprint FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship race after red flag due to heavy shunt ended the proceedings early.  Reverse grid pole-sitter UNI-Virtuosi Racing's Guanyu Zhou made a good start in...
F1, Russian GP

F1: Hamilton mess, Verstappen push, Vettel crash, Sainz’s help & more

The Saturday in F1 Russian GP had some drama especially in Q2 with the red flag but one half of Mercedes reigned supreme against one half of Red Bull Racing. On a weekend during which...
Stefano Domenicali, F1

F1 paddock credits hiring of Domenicali, Wolff/Horner speak on their talks

Newly-appointed F1 CEO to-be Stefano Domenicali already has the support of drivers, team principals, and figures of the championship. Domenicali was not a figure of notoriety in the F1 paddock ten days ago. However, with...
Russian GP, F1, Lewis Hamilton

Russian GP: Hamilton on pole, Verstappen manages to beat Bottas for P2

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton took pole in F1 Russian GP as Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen managed to get in between him and Valtteri Bottas. Q1: There was extra work to do for Lewis Hamilton in first...
MotoGP, Franco Morbideli

MotoGP: Morbideli beats Quartararo to Catalan GP pole in Yamaha 1-2-3

Petronas SRT's Fanco Morbideli took MotoGP pole in Catalan GP from Fabio Quartararo as Yamaha's Valentino Rossi ended up third. Q1: The first part in MotoGP Catalan GP qualifying at Barcelona had Prama Ducati's Jack Miller...
Valentino Rossi, MotoGP, Petronas SRT

Rossi confirms Petronas SRT move for 2021 MotoGP season

Valentino Rossi has confirmed his 20th MotoGP season with Petronas SRT Yamaha in 2021 alongside Franco Morbideli. After losing his Yamaha MotoGP seat to Fabio Quartararo, Rossi had been speculated long to join Petronas SRT...
Russian GP, F1, Lewis Hamilton

Russian GP: Hamilton tops FP3, multiple drivers did not have a clean run

Mercedes remained on top with Lewis Hamilton ahead of Valtteri Bottas in F1 Russian GP FP3 session, while McLaren's Carlos Sainz slotted in third. It was a much cleaner FP3 session in F1 Russian GP...
F2, Mick Schumacher

F2: Schumacher wins Sochi feature race as Tsunoda beats Ilott for P2

Prema's Mick Schumacher extended his FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship lead after feature race win from Carlin's Yuki Tsunoda. Pole-sitter Carlin's Yuki Tsunoda held his F2 lead in feature race at Sochi as teammate Jehan...
F1, Russian GP

Russian GP Friday F1 Talk: Ricciardo/Red Bull pace, Ferrari mixed & more

The Friday in F1 Russian GP saw multiple disruptions and close performances behind the usual pace-setter Mercedes. Always one to flex his muscles at the Sochi Autodrom, Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was proudly displaying an advantage...
Christian Horner, Antonio Felix da Costa

Horner says da Costa in F1 would have been interesting, Newey to remain

Christian Horner reckons having Antonio Felix da Costa in F1 would have been interesting as he clears that Adrian Newey will stay with Red Bull Racing. Over the years, Red Bull has had numerous drivers,...
James Hinchcliffe, Andretti Autosport, IndyCar 2020

Hinchcliffe to take over #26 Andretti through end of 2020 IndyCar season

James Hinchliffe has been announced as the driver who will fill the vacant #26 Andretti Autosport IndyCar for the remaining three races in 2020. Hinchcliffe was known to be a clear frontrunner for the seat,...
Russian GP, Valtteri Bottas

Russian GP: Bottas remained on top in FP2 from Hamilton, Ricciardo

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas continued to lead the way in F1 Russian GP FP2 as Lewis Hamilton was second with Renault's Daniel Ricciardo in third. Bottas continued to lead the way in F1 Russian GP FP2...
Stefano Domenicali, Chase Carey

Domenicali takes over F1 CEO role as Carey becomes non-exe chairman

Liberty Media has announced Stefano Domenicali to become new F1 CEO as Chase Carey moves to a non-executive chairman role. As reported by multiple sites at the start of the weekend, Lamborghini head Domenicali will...

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