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Formula E, Valencia

Formula E: De Vries wins Race 1 at Valencia amid energy chaos

Mercedes' Nyck de Vries won Race 1 of Valencia Formula E weekend after energy chaos, with Stoffel Vandoorne in P3 behind Dragon's Nico Mueller. There was disppointment at Mercedes camp even before the start of...
Nicholas Latifi, F1, Williams

Latifi thought SC start was doable in Imola, didn’t know of Mazepin collision

Williams' Latifi says it would have "benefit" the race for the Imola GP to start under SC conditions, after his strong weekend. With a damp track but rain no longer spitting, Latifi maintained that it...
Japanese GP, F1

F1 announces contract extension for Japanese GP at Suzuka

F1 announces a contract extension for Japanese GP to remain at Suzuka for three more seasons, as they look forward for a return in 2021. The COVID-19 restrictions forced the Japanese GP to be cancelled...
Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas, Toto Wolff, F1

Mercedes prepping parts quickly for Portugal, Wolff on balance hurt

Mercedes is preparing the lost parts as quickly as possible for Valtteri Bottas, as Toto Wolff says F1 Imola GP crash hurts balance certainly. The reaction from Wolff post the happenings in F1 Imola GP,...
Christian Lundgaard, F2

F2: Lundgaard fastest on Day 1 of in-season test at Barcelona

ART's Christian Lundgaard was the fastest on Day 1 of the in-season F2 test held at Barcelona from UNI-Virtuosi Racing's Felipe Drugovich. Lundgaard, in fact, was fastest during the morning and the afternoon session. He...
Red Bull, Ben Hodgkinson, F1

Red Bull hires B Hodgkinson as Technical Director for Powertrain division

Red Bull Racing has made is first official hiring for its new Powertrains division, with Ben Hodgkinson, joining in to work on F1 engines for 2022 and beyond. Hodgkinson comes in with a wealth of...
Jan Magnussen, Kevin Magnussen, WEC, Le Mans

Kevin and Jan Magnussen team-up for 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours

High Class Racing has announced its line-up for the FIA WEC Le Mans 24 Hours as Kevin and Jan Magnussen are to team-up to compete. Having had the idea to race together at some point...
Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda

Gasly admits tyre choice let them down; Tsunoda frustrated with mistakes

Pierre Gasly admits their tyre choice in F1 Imola GP eventually let them down, as Yuki Tsunoda was left frustrated after the weekend. AlphaTauri's Gasly and Alpine's Esteban Ocon were the only ones inside the...
F1, Miami GP

F1 shares first onboard look of new Miami GP circuit at Hard Rock Stadium

F1 has shared first onboard video of the new and upcoming Miami GP circuit at the Hard Rock Stadium, to be held in 2022. After the announcement last weekend of Miami GP taking place in...
MotoGP, Media, Stefan Bradl

MotoGP switches to paper free media center; Bradl gets Jerez wildcard run

MotoGP has decided to go paper free in the media center in a bid to be more environment-friendly, as Stefan Bradl gets a Jerez wildcard run with Honda. When selected media were welcomed to the...
Daniel Ricciardo, Andreas Seidl

Ricciardo kept his pride aside in Imola; Seidl adds on fair call for McLaren

Daniel Ricciardo had to swallow his pride to allow Lando Norris pass in F1 Imola GP, as Andreas Seidl adds it was a fair call for McLaren. Ricciardo managed to beat Norris in qualifying after...
FIA, Formula E

Formula E reveals remaining 2020/21 races, NIO signs up for Gen3 regs

The remaining races of the 2020/21 Formula E season is revealed, as NIO 333 is the latest to sign up for the Gen3 regulation. With Formula E heading to Valencia for this weekend's double-header round,...
Jost Capito, Williams, F1

Podcast: Capito speaks on Williams takeover, Button hiring, future & more

F1: Beyond the Grid welcomed Williams CEO Jost Capito in their latest episode, where they talked about the team, takeover, Jenson Button hiring and more. Like most, the new F1 Beyond The Grid podcast episode...
Mercedes, F1, Pirelli, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas

Photo: Hamilton, Bottas complete 18-inch tyre test; Sainz drives SF71H

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were latest to drive the 18-inch tyres at Imola as Pirelli continues it test run, while Ferrari is doing so with Carlos Sainz. Mercedes were the latest to complete the...
FIA, Electric GT, GT

Photo: FIA reveals studio shots and details of new electric GT car

A new Electric GT class has been revealed by the FIA, with studio photos and details of the machine, released. The new electric GT cars are being prepped up to the levels of the GT3...
Tito Rabat, Pramac, MotoGP

Rabat to ride for Pramac at Jerez as Martin undergoes operation

Tito Rabat will replace Jorge Martin at Jerez MotoGP weekend for Pramac Ducati, as the latter undergoes an operation. It is clear that Martin will be out for long as Pramac has confirmed Rabat to...
Sergio Perez, Christian Horner

Perez agrees he messed up in Imola, Horner backs him to come good

Sergio Perez admitted that he messed up in F1 Imola GP and was sorry to his team, as Christian Horner backs him to come good. After the qualifying debacle in Bahrain, Red Bull's Perez fought...
Mick Schumacher, Nikita Mazepin

Schumacher reflects on spin in Imola, Mazepin adds on finishing the race

Haas' Mick Schumacher frustrated with race, immediately expressing anger as Mazepin experienced a full F1 weekend for the first time ever. Schumacher's crashed in the race following a spin on the front straight which wiped...
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc

Leclerc on why he didn’t pass Verstappen, Norris says chance was there

McLaren's Lando Norris and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc explain their decision not to overtake a spinning Red Bull of Max Verstappen at the restart. The opportunity arose for Leclerc and Norris, then running second and third,...
Marc Marquez, Honda, MotoGP

Marquez emotional after MotoGP return ride, rivals not surprised by pace

Marc Marquez speaks on the emotional moment after Portuguese GP, as rivals add that they fully expected such performance. After a year away from any kind of racing or even traveling, Marquez made a solid...
McLaren, Global Net Lease

McLaren HQ acquired in 20-year sale-leaseback by Global Net Lease

The McLaren Group Headquarters in Woking has been acquired by Global Net Lease in a 20-year sale-leaseback format. Ever since COVID-19 struck, McLaren has been looking to generate extra funds to sustain itself, amid the...
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen

Verstappen didn’t realise contact with Hamilton during Imola GP start

Red Bull's Max Verstappen was unaware his car made contact with the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton at the race start, with the two discussing their starts. Verstappen confessed to misjudging his braking in the first...
Suzuki, MotoGP

Suzuki also commits to long-term MotoGP future after new deal

Suzuki is the latest manufacturer to commit to a long-term future in MotoGP after signing a new deal with Dorna Sports. After KTM, Honda, Yamaha and Ducati, Suzuki becomes the fifth manufacturer to commit to...
Luca Corberi, FIA

Luca Corberi handed 15-years ban on FIA/ASN related events

The disgraced karter Luca Corberi has been handed a 15-years ban - for direct/indirect participation - from any FIA/ASN related events. During the World Final of FIA Karting Championship at Lonato kart track, Corberi -...
George Russell, Williams, F1

Russell puts back Imola GP heat, apologises to Bottas & Williams

George Russell has come out with a statement to put back the F1 Imola GP heat by apologising to Valtteri Bottas and Williams. Emotions were high after the F1 Imola GP, where Williams' Russell came...

Norris hails ‘near-perfect’ Imola weekend, Seidl says podium was on merit

Lando Norris was happy with the 'near-perfect' weekend in F1 Imola GP as Andreas Seidl praises his work and notes the podium was on merit. Norris looked pretty solid all-weekend long in F1 Imola GP....
Sebastian Vettel, Michael Masi

Vettel reckons FIA’s penalty delay was ‘not professional’; Masi responds

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel criticizes the FIA for their slow response time in penalizing errors; race director Michael Masi responds. Vettel was penalised for a breach of the FIA sporting regulations prior to the start...
George Russell, Toto Wolff, F1, Valtteri Bottas

Bottas, Russell and Wolff reflect on the heavy F1 Imola GP crash

Emotions were high after the clash between Valtteri Bottas and George Russell in F1 Imola GP, as they reflected on it along with Toto Wolff. After a bad qualifying, Mercedes' Bottas found himself in 10th...

IndyCar: Palou gets 1st win in strategically complex GP of Alabama

CGR's Alex Palou won the season-opening Grand Prix of Alabama in IndyCar, beating Penske's Will Power and CGR's Scott Dixon. At the start, it was polesitter O'Ward who took the lead, before a spinning Penske...
F1, Imola GP

Imola GP: Verstappen wins handsomely after heavy crash for Bottas/Russell

Red Bull's Max Verstappen had a handsome win in F1 Imola GP from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and McLaren's Lando Norris. Even before the F1 Imola GP started, there was drama for Alpine's Fernando Alonso, who...