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Maverick Vinales, MotoGP, Yamaha

Vinales side of garage sees team member test COVID-19 positive

MotoGP title contender Maverick Vinales is in a scare after a Yamaha data engineer at his side of garage has tested COVID-19 positive. Bad news continues to haunt Yamaha, whether it is for on-track issues...
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, F1

Leclerc feels recent progress a good sign for Ferrari’s future going in 2021

Charles Leclerc reckons that the recent progress made by Ferrari is a good sign for the future, especially going into the 2021 F1 season. After a start to the season that only underlined Ferrari's struggles,...
F2, F3

F2, F3 will remain F1 support but not run together, more cost-cutting steps

The Formula 2 (F2) and Formula 3 (F3) championships will remain the support event to F1 from 2021 onward but will not run together as more cost-cutting measures announced. Before the current announcements, certain reports...
MotoGP, MotoGP 2021

MotoGP reveals 19-race 2021 calendar; Indonesia/Portugal/Russia reserve

MotoGP has released a 19-round provisional calendar for 2021 season despite COVID-19 threat as Indonesia, Portugal and Russia are in reserve. A 19-race provisional calendar has been released by MotoGP for the 2021 season with...
Eric Boullier, F1, Beyond The Grid

Podcast: Boullier speaks on McLaren, Alonso/Honda, Kubica & more

Eric Boullier features on F1 Beyond The Grid podcast where he talks about French GP, drivers he handled, working with McLaren & Renault and more. The most recent episode of the F1: Beyond the Grid...
Liberty Media, F1

Liberty Media shares Q3 results of F1 2020 as numbers drop despite races

Liberty Media shared details of the Q3 of F1 2020 as numbers drop with regards to 2019 despite more races as COVID-19 continues to hurt business. After the first quarter saw no racing, the second...

FIA Karting World Championship (OK/OK-Junior) at Portimao

Initially scheduled to take place in Brazil, the FIA Karting World Championship - OK & Junior has been rescheduled very early in the season in Portugal to cope with the difficulties generated by the...
F1, F1 ESports

F1 ESports: Red Bull wins two, Alfa Romeo one in Rd 2 of 2020...

The 2020 F1 ESports series resumed after a break as Red Bull Racing and Alfa Romeo shared the wins in Netherlands, Canada and Austria. The 2020 F1 ESports series resumed after few weeks break with...
Valentino Rossi, Iker Lecuona

Rossi cleared to travel Valencia, needs second -ve result; Lecuona misses

Valentino Rossi is cleared to travel to Valencia but needs second negative result but Iker Lecuona is sidelined due to COVID-19 quarantine. Yamaha's Rossi has been cleared to travel to Valencia for the European MotoGP...
Yamaha, Petronas SRT

Yamaha, Petronas SRT see team/manufacturer points cut for tech breach

The FIM has handed points cut for both the teams - Yamaha & Petronas SRT - and manufacturer - Yamaha - for MotoGP technical breach. In a bombshell news that cropped up at Valencia, it...
Saudi Arabia, F1

Saudi Arabia announces street F1 night race in Jeddah for 2021 season

Saudi Arabia has announced its first-ever F1 race in the Middle Eastern country for 2021 season on the streets of Jeddah. The intention was always there for Saudi Arabia to host a F1 race in...
Pirelli, Max Verstappen, Christian Horner

Pirelli begins Verstappen puncture probe; Horner talks Bottas fight, Mode 8

Pirelli Motorsport has begun its investigation into the puncture of Max Verstappen in F1 Emilia Romagna GP as initial pointer is towards debris. It was a dramatic failure for Red Bull's Verstappen in F1 Emilia...
F1, F1 Nation, Podcast

F1 Nation features Shovlin on Imola, Egginton on AlphaTauri & mor

F1 Nation has Andrew Shovlin talk of Mercedes at Imola, Joddy Egginton going into AlphaTauri's performances in 2020 and 2021 plus more. Following the weekend at Imola, the latest F1 Nation began with discussion between...
Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, Renault

Photo/Video: Tsunoda has first F1 test; Renault juniors too, Alonso starts

Yuki Tsunoda has completed his first F1 test with AlphaTauri, as did the three Renault juniors, while Fernando Alonso starts his two-day run. Honda and Red Bull junior, Tsunoda, took another step towards his ultimate...
Lance Stroll, Racing Point

Stroll says Ocon clash ruined his race; mechanic back home with bruises

Lance Stroll says clash with Esteban Ocon in F1 Emilia Romagna GP ruined his race as the mechanic he hit is back home with bruises. Ever since the third place finish at Monza, Racing Point's...
Garrett Gerloff, Valentino Rossi

Rossi still COVID-19 +ve, Yamaha names Gerloff as standby for Valencia

Yamaha has roped in Garrett Gerloff as a standby rider for European MotoGP weekend at Valencia as Valentino Rossi is still COVID-19 positive. Having tested positive for COVID-19 after the French MotoGP round, which forced...
Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovinazzi

Raikkonen unsure if pitting under SC would have made a big difference

Kimi Raikkonen thought Alfa Romeo could have been slightly more patient in F1 Emilia Romagna GP but is unsure if it would had a different result. Raikkonen was forced to pit on Lap 48 in...
Antonio Felix Da Costa, Jimmie Johnson, IndyCar

Johnson must work on high-speed corners; Da Costa has first IndyCar test

CGR's Jimmie Johnson says he needs to work on his commitment when driving in IndyCar after a test at Barber as Antonio Felix da Costa has his first run with RLLR. Though he took the...
FIA, F1

FIA looking into potential safety car unlapping lapse in Imola F1 race

The FIA is looking into the potential safety car unlapping lapse during the F1 Emilia Romagna GP which put marshals in danger. Hours after the end of the F1 Emilia Romagna GP at Imola, a...
Carlos Sainz, Alexander Albon

Sainz relieved to miss Albon by whisker; Norris had to switch off teammate’s car

Carlos Sainz was relieved to miss Alexander Albon by a whisker in F1 Emilia Romagna GP as a video shows Lando Norris had to switch off his teammate's car. Sainz started F1 Emilia Romagna GP...
Daniil Kvyat, Pierre Gasly

Kvyat wished he understood the car more at start of 2020 for better results

Daniil Kvyat laments not understanding the car better at start of 2020 F1 season which would have allowed for better results as water pressure loss resulted in DNF for Pierre Gasly. Kvyat was a shock...
Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Perez

Ricciardo left surprised as Perez takes painful podium miss on the chin

Daniel Ricciardo was smiling under the hood as he was confused why Sergio Perez Perez pitted in F1 Emilia Romagna GP as the Mexican was left helpless. It was undoubtedly one of many surprises in...
Scott Dixon, CGR, IndyCar 2020

Dixon elaborates on the role of adaptability in 2020 IndyCar effort

Scott Dixon told FormulaRapida.net about the role the adaptability of both himself and CGR played in the 2020 IndyCar championship. In 2008, when street and road courses rose to a higher degree of prevalence on...
Daniel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton glad Ricciardo’s mum takes him as a sport after Imola shoey

Lewis Hamilton says he's glad that Daniel Ricciardo's mum takes him as a sport after he did the shoey after winning F1 Emilia Romagna GP. While it was expected of Renault's Ricciardo to perform the...
Kevin Magnussen, Haas, F1

Magnussen says headache from up-shift was due to a gearbox issue

Kevin Magnussen reveals that a gearbox issue from qualifying hurt him in F1 Emilia Romagna GP as up-shift caused massive headache. It only took seven corners for it to become evident that Magnussen would be...
George Russell

Russell gets supportive messages, rues aggressive attitude for Imola crash

George Russell received supportive messages from many drivers after his F1 Emilia Romagna GP crash as he rues extra aggression. While it was not a certainty that Williams' Russell would have scored in F1 Emilia...
Sebastian Vettel, Romain Grosjean

Vettel, Grosjean call out dangerous Imola unlapping after spotting marshals

F1 drivers like Sebastian Vettel, Romain Grosjean and more unalpping themselves were caught off-guard with marshals on track while them going at full speed in Emilia Romagna GP. It is standard procedure; the practice of...
Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel, F1

Bottas to ask why no warning for piece, Vettel felt no effect of missing...

Valtteri Bottas couldn't avoid debris from Sebastian Vettel in F1 Emilia Romagna GP as the Finn wants to understand why there wasn't a yellow flag to collect such piece. Though Vettel and Bottas had wholly...
Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff, Valtteri Bottas

Hamilton plays around about his future; Wolff has own successor on mind

Lewis Hamilton dropped a bit of a bomb regarding his F1 future after the Emilia Romagna GP as Toto Wolff says he has his own successor in his mind. Reflecting on the constructors' title and...
Emilia Romagna GP, Lewis Hamilton

Emilia Romagna GP: Hamilton wins after late drama, Mercedes takes title

Mercedes secured the 2020 constructors' title after win for Lewis Hamilton in F1 Emilia Romagna GP from Valtteri Bottas and Renault's Daniel Ricciardo.  The F1 Emilia Romagna GP at Imola started off well for pole-sitter...