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F1, Portuguese GP, Valtteri Bottas

Portuguese GP: Bottas beats Hamilton by 0.007s to pole in Mercedes 1-2

Mercedes had a 1-2 finish in F1 Portuguese GP with Valtteri Bottas taking pole from Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Q1: The first part of F1 qualifying in Portuguese GP had McLaren duo using...
MotoGP, Spanish GP, Fabio Quartararo

MotoGP: Quartararo takes Spanish GP pole, Morbidelli ends P2 from Q1

Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo took MotoGP pole in Spanish GP from Petronas SRT's Franco Morbidelli and Ducati's Jack Miller. Q1: The first part of MotoGP qualifying in Spanish GP had Honda's Marc Marquez lead the way initially...
F1, Portuguese GP

Portuguese GP: Verstappen leads Hamilton in FP3 as grip issues remain

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen led the way in F1 Portuguese GP FP3 from Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in slippery conditions. It was cloudy and windy FP3 session in F1 Portuguese...
Christian Horner, Toto Wolff, F1

Wolff, Horner discuss Red Bull’s powertrain step; Volkswagen involvement

Mercedes' Toto Wolff and Red Bull's Christian Horner talk about the latter's F1 powertrain step and speculate on Volkswagen entry. As Red Bull moves ahead with the big challenge of having its own power unit...
F1, Portuguese GP

F1 Portuguese GP, Friday: Grip issues, Alpine’s pace, Ilott debut & more

The Friday in F1 Portuguese GP was much more sedate in terms of incidents but grip issues was a problem across all the teams, among other things. Although the Algarve circuit provided a bit more...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Portuguese GP

Portuguese GP: Hamilton fastest in delayed FP2 session from Verstappen

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton led the way in FP2 of F1 Portuguese GP from Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. The start of F1 Portuguese GP FP2 session was delayed due to drain cover coming...
F1, Portuguese GP, Valtteri Bottas

Portuguese GP: Bottas leads FP1 by 0.025s over Verstappen

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas led the way in F1 Portuguese GP FP1 from Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. It was a sunny weather in F1 Portuguese GP FP1 as Bottas led the way...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Mercedes

Hamilton wanted to help Pirelli with 18-inch test, plans to continue in 2022

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton hints at another F1 season in 2022, explaining he hopes to get acclimated to Pirelli's new tyres for next year. Hamilton raised eyebrows in 2020, signing a contract only good through the...
George Russell, Valtteri Bottas, F1

Russell and Bottas move on from Imola incident, no talks held though

George Russell and Valtteri Bottas have moved on from the Imola incident, but they haven't had any chats since the stewards meet. Two weeks on from the incident in Imola, Williams' Russell and Mercedes' Bottas...
Aprilia, MotoGP

Aprilia completes the manufacturers’ list of MotoGP contract extension

Aprilia has also signed a contract extension with Dorna Sports to remain in MotoGP until 2026 season, completing the manufacturers' list. After KTM, Honda, Yamaha, Ducati and Suzuki, the last remaining manufacturer to confirm its...
Zak Brown, McLaren, F1

Brown proposes changes to F1 calendar, testing, governance & more

McLaren Racing chief Zak Brown has opened up to several changes in F1, which ranges from calendar to testing to governance and more. In a long column on the McLaren website, Brown had opened up...
FIA, F1, Portuguese GP

FIA shares F1 Portuguese GP track limits, DRS, PU elements & more

The FIA has shared details of F1 Portuguese GP track limits along with DRS zones, power unit elements, stewards and more. As is always the case before every race weekend, the track limits reveal from...
Gresini

Gresini’s wife Nadia and sons take charge of the racing team

Fausto's wife Nadia Padovani and their two sons have taken over the running of the Gresini racing outfit with immediate effect. After the untimely death of Fausto, due to COVID-19, his wife Nadia and sons...
BAFTA, Sky Sports, F1, Silverstone, Sprint Qualifying

BAFTA nominates SS for Bahrain coverage; Silverstone starts tickets sale

BAFTA has nominated Sky Sports team for the coverage of the 2020 Bahrain GP, as Silverstone has started tickets sale of 2021 F1 race. The crash of Haas' Romain Grosjean was shocking and scaring for...
Turkey, Canada, F1

Turkey to replace cancelled Canada on 2021 F1 calendar

F1 has confirmed the cancellation of Canada for second year in a row, as Turkey will replace the event on the 2021 calendar. The news about the cancellation of the 2021 Canadian GP had been...
VR46, MotoGP

VR46 team secures Saudi backing to field MotoGP team

The VR46 Academy team has secured backing from Saudi Arabia to field its own MotoGP outfit from 2022 season onward. The VR46 Academy team is already represented by Luca Marini this year in MotoGP, who...
Carlos Sainz, McLaren, Ferrari, Mattia Binotto

Sainz says Ferrari can be ahead of McLaren on favourable tracks

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz says his team's fight with McLaren in 2021 can be "very tight," and insists they are capable of competing. McLaren marched to third place in the constructors' championship in 2020, though not...
Christian Horner, Red Bull, F1

Horner: Powertrain project similar challenge as having successful F1 team

Christian Horner reckons the powertrain project that Red Bull is to start gives him a similar vibes and challenge just as having a successful F1 team. When Red Bull entered F1, there was a notion...
WRC, M-Sport, FIA

Photo: M-Sport starts hybrid testing; FIA updates on new WRC regs

M-Sport has released photos of the hybrid cars being tested in different conditions as the FIA updates on the new WRC regulation. M-Sport has become the first WRC outfit to showcase the new hybrid cars....
Callum Ilott, Alfa Romeo, F1

Ilott joins Alfa Romeo as its reserve driver, gets FP1 chance in Portugal

Alfa Romeo Racing has named Callum Ilott as its second reserve driver for the 2021 F1 season, as he gets a FP1 run this weekend in Portugal. Having missed out on a F1 drive in...
F1, Ross Brawn

Brawn says Sprint Qualifying unlikely for whole year if successful

F1 Managing director Ross Brawn insists Grand Prix's remain vital to race weekends after the introduction of sprint races, and says they will be a "great" addition. F1's 'sprint qualifying' system, due to be introduced...
Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, Colton Herta, Andretti Autosport, IndyCar 2021

Newgarden: Andretti’s “top gun” Herta biggest threat from team in title fight

Team Penske's Josef Newgarden says Andretti's "top gun" Colton Herta is the biggest title rival from Andretti that he and his team face in IndyCar 2021. Herta won Sunday's IndyCar GP of St. Petersburg in...
F1

F1 Commission approves Sprint Qualifying, details shared

The F1 Commission has approved the Sprint Qualifying system to be trialed in 2021 after a meeting, as details of it has been shared too. After an online meeting involving all the 10 F1 teams,...
George Russell, Valtteri Bottas, F1, Mercedes

Russell doesn’t see his relation with Mercedes, Bottas getting affected

George Russell doesn't see any change in his relation with Mercedes and Valtteri Bottas after the happenings in F1 Imola GP. Last year's Sakhir GP was not the last fight between Mercedes' Bottas and Williams'...
Otmar Szafnauer, Aston Martin, FIA

Aston Martin engaging in talks with FIA, but agrees process was fair

Aston Martin's Otmar Szafnauer seeks a more level playing field for low-rake runners after 2021's rule changes, others respond. With rule changes simplifying floor designs and eliminating the opportunity to seal off a car's underside...
Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Alpine

Alonso still learning and adjusting, hopes to be much better in Portugal

Alpine’s Fernando Alonso says inexperience in his A521 and rustiness in his return are not excuses for poor form. Alonso, who finished tenth at Imola in the Grand Prix to collect his first points since...
Colton Herta, Andretti Autosport, IndyCar 2021, IndyCar

IndyCar: Herta wins GP of St Pete with Newgarden, Pagenaud in tow

Andretti's Colton Herta emerges victorious in the IndyCar GP of St Petersburg, leading Penske drivers Newgarden and Pagenaud. The race got off to an uneventful start, with polesitter Herta maintaining his advantage and cultivating a...
F2, Felipe Drugovich

F2: Drugovich ends Barcelona test on top amid several stoppages

UNI-Virtuosi Racing's Felipe Drugovich was fastest to end the Formula 2 (F2) test in Barcelona from Prema's Oscar Piastri. Such was the day that all of the time set in the cloudy morning session stood...
Formula E, Jake Dennis

Formula E: Dennis scores lights-to-flag first win in Race 2 at Valencia

BMW Andretti's Jake Dennis won Race 2 of Valencia Formula E weekend from Porsche's Andre Lotterer and Mahindra's Alex Lynn. It was a clear weather for Race 2 of Valencia Formula E weekend as pole-sitter...
WRC, Sebastien Ogier, Croatia Rally

WRC: Ogier wins Croatia Rally by 0.6s over Evans in Toyota 1-2

It was Toyota 1-2 with Sebastien Ogier winning WRC Croatia Rally from Elfyn Evans, as Hyundai's Thierry Neuville was third. It was a close fight among three drivers in WRC Croatia Rally, with Toyota's Elfyn...