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Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing, IndyCar 2020

IndyCar: Newgarden wins St. Pete but Dixon prevails in title fight

Team Penske's Josef Newgarden won the IndyCar Firestone GP at St. Petersburg, but in the end CGR's Scott Dixon came out atop the championship standings. Marking the beginning of the end for a delightfully unique...
Lando Norris, Lance Stroll, F1, Portuguese GP

Norris says Stroll ‘doesn’t seem to learn’ post Portuguese GP clash

Lando Norris accused Lance Stroll of never learning from mistakes after their clash at the F1 Portuguese GP Sunday was reminiscent of one Stroll was involved in on Friday. The incident on Friday saw Racing...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Portuguese GP

Portuguese GP: Hamilton secures record-breaking commanding F1 victory

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton took a commanding and record-breaking F1 win in Portuguese GP from Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen. It was a twitchy start to F1 Portuguese GP at Algarve as Mercedes'...
MotoGP, Alcaniz GP, Franco Morbideli

MotoGP: Morbideli wins Alcaniz GP from Suzuki pair, Nakagami crashes

Petronas SRT's Franco Morbideli eased in to win MotoGP Alcaniz GP from Suzuki's Alex Rins and Joan Mir after crash for Takaaki Nakagami. Pole-sitter LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami started MotoGP Alcaniz GP well from Petronas...
Christian Horner, Red Bull, Honda, Renault

Horner reckons Renault may not wish to supply PU, Honda IP priority

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Renault may not be in a position to be able to conveniently supply his team engines in 2022. The French F1 manufacturer used to supply engines for Red Bull...
F1, Portuguese GP

F1: Strategy game, Leclerc/Perez high, Renault/McLaren down & more

The Saturday in F1 Portuguese GP had a solid show where Lewis Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas as Charles Leclerc sprung a surprise with Renault/McLaren downbeat. It was as typical of a result as such an...
Vitaly Petrov, Alexander Petrov, F1, FIA

Petrov’s dad Alexander dies in Russia, FIA notes Algarve steward change

Former F1 racer and FIA Steward Vitaly Petrov's father, Alexander, has died after an alleged attempted assassination as per reports. Multiple reports from Russian news agencies are stating that businessman and municipal deputy of Vyborg,...
Kevin Magnussen, Sergio Perez, Colton Herta

Brown rules out Magnussen, Perez; Steiner praises Herta but no F1

Zak Brown ruled out Kevin Magnussen and also Sergio Perez from his IndyCar line-up as Guenther Steiner praises Colton Herta but says he's not in frame for Haas F1 seat. With each driver announcement of...
Portuguese GP, F1, Lewis Hamilton

Portuguese GP: Hamilton beats Bottas to take pole in a strategic display

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton snatched F1 Portuguese GP pole from Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen. Q1: The F1 Portuguese GP qualifying at Algarve was delayed by half an hour as the organisers fixed the...
MotoGP, Takaaki Nakagami

MotoGP: Nakagami beats Morbideli by 0.063s to Alcaniz GP pole, Mir P12

LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami scored his MotoGP pole in Alcaniz GP from Petronas SRT's Franco Morbideli and Suzuki's Alex Rins. Q1: The first part in MotoGP Alcaniz GP at Aragon circuit saw Pramac Ducati's Jack Miller...
Valtteri Bottas, Portuguese GP, F1

Portuguese GP: Bottas tops FP3; Red Bull for outsiders if Albon dropped

Mercedes remained on top in F1 Portuguese GP FP3 as Valtteri Bottas was quickest from Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen. It was not a clean run again in F1 Portuguese GP FP3...
Williams, George Russell, Toto Wolff

Williams doesn’t wish to fuel on Russell/Latifi rumour; Wolff weighs in

Simon Roberts doesn't want to fuel rumours about George Russell and Nicholas Latifi as he says nothing to confirm them with Williams, while Toto Wolff raises his hands up. As new ownership takes the reigns...
Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske, IndyCar 2021

McLaughlin to join Penske full-time for 2021 IndyCar season

With Team Penske's announcement that they will be terminating their Supercars program in 2021, so too came the confirmation that Scott McLaughlin will be making the move to IndyCar for 2021. This weekend, McLaughlin prepares...
F1, Portuguese GP

Portuguese GP Friday F1 Talk: Algarve circuit, Ferrari pace, McLaren & more

The Friday in F1 Portuguese GP had lots of positive words for the Algarve circuit as red flag hampered the performances of everyone. Driving F1 cars at Algarve for the first time in his career...
Lance Stroll, Max Verstappen

Stroll clears air with Verstappen after his radio outburst in Algarve FP2 clash

Lance Stroll says he has spoken with Max Verstappen and cleared the air after the latter's outburst on radio when they clashed in F1 Portuguese GP FP2. It wasn't the cleanest F1 Portuguese GP FP2...
Valtteri Bottas, Portuguese GP, F1

Portuguese GP: Bottas tops FP2 after double red flag and 2021 tyre testing

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas remained on top in F1 Portuguese GP FP2 from Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen and McLaren's Lando Norris. The F1 Portuguese GP FP2 started with 30 minutes 2021 tyre testing at Algarve...
Valtteri Bottas, Portuguese GP

Portuguese GP: Bottas leads FP1 as drivers learning Algarve circuit

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas headed Lewis Hamilton in F1 Portuguese GP FP1 session with Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen in third. It was a slippery start in F1 Portuguese GP at Algarve in FP1 session as...
Romain Grojean, Kevin Magnussen, Haas

Grosjean, Magnussen open on decision/future; Steiner talks Haas line-up

Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen are fine with the call from Haas regarding losing their F1 seats for financial reasons as they now ponder on their future. Haas' abandonment of their 2020 F1 driver line-up...
George Russell, Antonio Giovinazzi, Sergio Perez

Russell, Latifi confident, Perez quiet; Giovinazzi leaves it on Alfa/Ferrari

George Russell seems confident to stick with Williams amid Sergio Perez rumours, who doesn't say much, as Antonio Giovinazzi leaves it on Alfa Romeo and Ferrari regarding his F1 future. The Haas F1 line-up was...
F1

Petrov named steward; F1 Nation talks Franchitti/Pirro; Sato on Talking Bull

Vitaly Petrov is one of the stewards for F1 Portuguese GP which has one DRS zone as F1 Nation features Dario Franchitti and Emanuele Pirro, while Talking Bull has Max Verstappen and Takuma Sato. Petrov...
Takaaki Nakagami, MotoGP, LCR Honda

Nakagami retained by LCR Honda for 2021 MotoGP season and beyond

Takaaki Nakagami has been retained by LCR Honda for the 2021 MotoGP season and beyond as he stays in the stable for at least two more seasons. Having joined LCR Honda in 2018, Nakagami will...
Nico Rosberg, Renault, Extreme E, F1

Renault gives F1 test to academy drivers; Rosberg joins Extreme E grid

Renault has decided to give a F1 test run to its three juniors in Bahrain as Nico Rosberg is latest to join the Extreme E grid. As a prize for their supreme performances in F2...
Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team, F1 2020

Magnussen joins Grosjean to leave Haas after 2020 F1 season

Like Romain Grosjean, as expected Kevin Magnussen has announced his departure from Haas beyond the 2020 F1 season. Magnussen first joined the team in 2017, having spent the year prior with Renault, and the two...
Romain Grosjean, F1, Haas

Grosjean confirms Haas exit after 2020 F1 season

Romain Grosjean has confirmed his exit from Haas F1 Team after the 2020 season ahead of the start of the Portuguese GP weekend. After weeks of speculations, it is now confirmed that Grosjean will not...
Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, IndyCar

Newgarden: <1% chance of IndyCar title win at St. Pete is 'all we need'

Penske driver Josef Newgarden says his chance of winning the IndyCar title - of under one percent - is enough to motivate him in his title pursuit, continuing at St. Pete. The Tennessee native's chances...
Ferrari, F1

Ferrari to spend tokens to improve rear end, further upgrade in Portugal

Ferrari will bring further upgrades mostly to the rear-end of their car in F1 Portuguese GP as they look to use two tokens to improve it for 2021 season. Interestingly, Ferrari has identified that the...
Toto Wolff, F1, Beyond The Grid Podcast

Podcast: Wolff on Lauda, Rosberg/Hamilton/Bottas, future & more

Toto Wolff featured on F1 Beyond The Grid podcast as he spoke on loss of Niki Lauda, the negativity amid heated rivalry, current time, future and more. Wolff featured on the F1 Beyond The Grid...
Formula E

Formula E defers Mexico/Sanya rounds, Santiago/Saudi to open 2020/21

The FIA Formula E Championship has released a revised calendar for the 2020/21 season with the postponement of Mexico and Sanya rounds, while it starts with double in Santiago and Saudi Arabia. With COVID-19 pandemic...
Lance Stroll, Honda

Stroll tested COVID-19 positive after Eifel GP; Repsol-Honda renew deal

Lance Stroll has revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 after the F1 Eifel GP as Repsol and Honda have renewed their MotoGP deal. After Stroll complained of stomach bug and was eventually forced out...
Helmut Marko, Sebastian Vettel

Marko opens up on rookie errors from Vettel, not same driver as Red Bull

Helmut Marko opens up about Sebastian Vettel and his troubled time in current period in F1 as he hopes he is taken equally at Aston Martin alongside Lance Stroll. At the end of 2013, Vettel...