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Jean Alesi, F1

Podcast: Alesi on Ferrari, Prost/Berger/Schumacher, sole F1 win & more

The 10th episode of F1 Beyond The Grid podcast of 2019 as Jean Alesi speak on his Ferrari career, friendship with three drivers, his sole grand prix win and more. Alesi starts of the F1...
Callum Ilott, F1, Alfa Romeo Racing

Ilott ‘gutted’ to miss quick runs after unusual crash on maiden F1 drive

Ferrari Academy Driver Callum Ilott had a solid run on his first day in a F1 car in Barcelona until he crashed the Alfa Romeo Racing car to miss nearly half of the day. Sauber...
F1 Monaco GP tyres

Teams go heavy on soft compound selection for F1 Monaco GP

Pirelli Motorsport has revealed the compounds of the various drivers and teams for F1 Monaco GP on May 23-26 as they go heavy on the soft compound. As revealed earlier, Pirelli is bringing the C3...
Valtteri Bottas, F1, Mercedes, Barcelona

F1 2019 Barcelona in-season test: Bottas heads Leclerc on Day 1

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas set the pace on first day of F1 Barcelona in-season test with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat in the Top 3. Bottas led the way in the morning session...
Rich Energy Haas loses case against Whyte

Haas sponsor Rich Energy loses case against Whyte for logo infringement

Haas F1 Team's title sponsor Rich Energy has lost its case against Whyte Bikes over logo infringement, it has been revealed. British bicycle company Whyte Bikes sued Haas F1 Team's title sponsor and new British...
Jan Lammers on F1 Dutch GP changes

Lammers reveals of multiple changes planned for 2020 F1 Dutch GP

Ex-F1 racer Jan Lammers has revealed details of the changes at Circuit Zandvoort for the 2020 Dutch GP and also discussed topics of traffic among other things. The official announcement of the grand prix at...
Dutch GP, F1

Dutch GP return confirmed at Zandvoort after 35 years from F1 2020

The Dutch GP will return to the F1 calendar from 2020 season at Circuit Zandvoort after 35 long years of absence. With the rise of Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen in F1 - the only...
Harry Shaw with Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 car

Photos: Harry Shaw with Hamilton’s Spanish GP trophy & Mercedes F1 car

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes together have surprised Harry Shaw in a kind gesture with the Spanish GP trophy and one of his F1 cars. Hamilton and Mercedes received a beautiful message from Surrey-based fan, Shaw,...

Leclerc had no issues with team calls as he defends Spanish GP strategy

Charles Leclerc says he had no issues with Ferrari's calls in Spanish GP and also defended the decision to switch to hard compounds. With Ferrari struggling already to cope up with Mercedes challenge so far...
Jacques Villeneuve, Euro NASCAR

Villeneuve scores maiden Euro NASCAR podium after hefty fight in Italy

F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve scored his his first Euro NASCAR podium after a solid fight in Round 2 at Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato in Italy. Coming off from his weekend in Sweden, competing in the Porsche Carrera...
Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton against Valtteri Bottas, F1 Spanish GP

Hamilton says F2/F3 starts showed both sides of Barcelona grid was equal

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton watched the Formula 2 and Formula 3 race starts to understand that there was no advantage or disadvantage being on either side of the grid in F1 Spanish GP. With Hamilton in...
Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean fight

Haas got Grosjean and Magnussen to ‘clear the air’ after Spanish GP

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner reveals of talks between Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen after their clash in F1 Spanish GP. The optimism from Haas after Friday and Saturday proved to be right on Sunday...
F1 Barcelona Test

F1 2019 Barcelona in-season test: Full driver line-up and other details

With five F1 races done for the 2019 season, teams and drivers have a chance to do some testing work this week at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. As reported by FormulaRapida.net back in November, Bahrain hosted...

Racing Point feels Norris was ‘over-optimistic’ with Stroll move in Barcelona

Racing Point's Otmar Szafnauer is of the view that McLaren's Lando Norris tried too much with his move on Lance Stroll, which the stewards regards as a racing incident in F1 Spanish GP. Norris already...
Ott Tanak, Rally Chile WRC

WRC: Tanak wins Rally Chile as Ogier fends off Loeb’s charge for second

Toyota's Ott Tanak eased in to win FIA World Rally Championship's (WRC) Rally Chile as Citroen's Sebastien Ogier took the points lead. Tanak with co-driver Martin Jarveoja started handsomely on Friday to lead WRC Rally...
Lewis Hamilton, Spanish GP, F1

Spanish GP: Hamilton leads Bottas in Mercedes’ fifth 1-2 of 2019

Lewis Hamilton was dominant in F1 Spanish GP as he lead another Mercedes 1-2 finish ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen. It was a solid start from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton as...
Michael Schumacher documenatry

‘Schumacher’ documentary in post-production as it eyes for a 2019 release

A documentary of Michael Schumacher titled 'Schumacher' is already in post-production period as they aim for a 2019 release. The family of Schumacher is supporting a documentary on the German F1 driver titled 'Schumacher' which...
Nyck de Vries, F2

F2: De Vries wins Barcelona sprint race as Ghiotto climbs up to second

ART Grand Prix's Nyck de Vries took his first win of 2019 FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship season after a solid drive from UNI-Virtuosi Racing's Luca Ghiotto. It was a solid start by Renault junior...
Jehan Daruvala, F3, Prema

F3: Daruvala survives multiple re-starts to win Barcelona sprint race

Prema's Jehan Daruvala controlled the FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship's sprint race in Barcleona to score his first win of the 2019 season. It was a clean start at the front in the sprint F3...
Haas, Red Bull on F1 Spanish GP quali

Haas upbeat to be close to Red Bull but cautious for Spanish GP still

The Haas drivers did pretty well in F1 Spanish GP qualifying to be close to Red Bull Racing but it remains cautious with their tyre troubles in play. After the issues in Baku and other...
Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel talks F1 Spanish GP

Mercedes v Ferrari: Bottas on a high in Spain as Vettel talks of approach

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas thwarted his opposition in F1 Spanish GP qualifying to score his third consecutive pole as Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel talked about Ferrari's new approach. After Lewis Hamilton's time in FP3 to start the...
Nicholas Latifi, F2

F2: Latifi eases to third win of 2019 at Barcelona from Aitken

DAMS' Nicholas Latifi looks solid at the moment as he took the win in 2018 FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship's feature race in Barcelona from Campos Racing's Jack Aitken. It was a frantic start to...
Jean-Eric Vergne, Formula E

Formula E: Vergne becomes first repeat winner of 2018/19 in Monaco

DS Techeetah's Jean-Eric Vergne became a repeat winner in 2018/19 FIA Formula E Championship with victory in Monaco EPrix from Nissan e.Dams' Oliver Rowland. It was a clean start from pole-sitter and DS Techeetah's Jean-Eric...
Valtteri Bottas, Spanish GP

Spanish GP: Bottas beats Hamilton to pole in another Mercedes 1-2

Mercedes seems unbeatable as Valtteri Bottas scored pole in F1 Spanish GP from Lewis Hamilton with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in third. Q1: The first part of qualifying in F1 Spanish GP at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona,...
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, F1 Spanish GP

Spanish GP: Hamilton ends on top in interrupted FP3 session at Barcelona

Lewis Hamilton keeps Mercedes on top in the third practice session of F1 Spanish GP with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in second and and Valtteri Bottas third. The FP3 session of F1 Spanish GP at Circuit...
Jean-Eric Vergne, DS Techeetah, Monaco EPrix

Formula E: Vergne claims Monaco EPrix pole after penalty to Rowland

Nissan e.Dams' Oliver Rowland took FIA Formula E Championship pole in Monaco EPrix but a penalty means DS Techeetah's Jean-Eric Vergne is the pole-sitter Group 1: BMW Andretti's Antonio Felix da Costa led the way in...
Robert Shwartzman, F3

F3: Shwartzman inherits Barcelona Race 1 win after Lundgaard’s penalty

Ferrari junior and Prema's Robert Shwartzman took victory in FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship's feature race from ART Grand Prix's Christian Lundgaard after the Dane was penalised despite finishing first on the road. Even before...
Mercedes, F1, Spanish GP

Spanish GP Friday F1 Talk: Mercedes upgrades, Haas, Williams & more

It was a straightforward Friday in F1 Spanish GP weekend as Mercedes set the pace against Ferrari, while the midfield had some dramas. While Ferrari had a brand new power unit fitted to its cars,...
Robert Shwartzman, F3

F3: Shwartzman claims new era’s first pole for Barcelona feature race

Ferrari junior and Prema's Robert Shwartzman took pole in FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship's feature race as teammate Marcus Armstrong and Jehan Daruvala made it 1-3-4 for the Italian team. The new era of F3...
Luca Ghiotto, F2

F2: Ghiotto beats Latifi to secure Barcelona feature race pole

In a last-gasp effort, UNI-Virtuosi Racing secured a 1-3 with Luca Ghiotto taking FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship pole for feature race with Guanyu Zhou in third in Barcelona. Campos' Aitken had provisional pole with...