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Valtteri Bottas, Spanish GP F1

Spanish GP: Bottas keeps Mercedes on top in FP2 as he leads Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas continued his top form in the second practice session of F1 Spanish GP in a Mercedes 1-2 with Lewis Hamilton in second and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third. It was a fairly sedate FP2...
Pirelli F1 2021 tyre test

Pirelli reveals the three F1 teams to supply mule cars for 2021 test

Pirelli Motorsport has revealed the names of the three F1 teams that will supply mule cars for the development of the 2021 18-inch tyres. With F1 moving towards 18-inch tyres from 2021 onward, Pirelli requested...
Valtteri Bottas, Spanish GP F1

Spanish GP: Bottas edges out Ferrari drivers to set pace in FP1

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas edged out the Ferrari duo Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc to top the first practice session of F1 Spanish GP. At a well known Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Bottas set pace...
F1, Canadian GP

F1 shares images of work at Canadian GP from their April visit

A team of F1 personnel visited the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, the host of Canadian GP, for set-up work and shared images of the under-construction circuit. The team of F1 included members of signage,...

DKM in Wackersdorf for Germany kick-off

Just a week after the Kart Grand Prix of Germany, the next season highlight waits in Wackersdorf. This time, the drivers of the German Kart Championship are going to start In Upper Palatine. With...
F1 drivers react

F1 drivers have mixed reactions to Spanish, Dutch and Brazil GP news

The 2020 F1 calendar is in news already with raft of changes expected as some of the drivers react to the latest piece on Spanish GP, Dutch GP and Brazil GP. In the lead up...
Liberty Media posts Q1 F1 earnings

Liberty Media posts increased revenue in Q1 for F1 2019 season

The revenues of Liberty Media increased for the first quarter of 2019 F1 season as per the latest postings made by the American company. Following the last posting made in February which comprised not only...
Andreas Seidl, McLaren F1

Seidl feels fundamentals now in place for McLaren to ‘move forward’ in F1

Andreas Seidl reckons that McLaren has the fundamentals now in place to move forward in F1 as re-building of the Woking-based outfit continues. The ex-Porsche LMP1 head Seidl officially started his work as McLaren's team...
Patricio O'Ward, Red Bull, IndyCar

IndyCar’s Patricio O’Ward signs up as new Red Bull Junior Team member

Carlin's IndyCar racer Patricio O'Ward has officially joined the Red Bull Junior Team as the energy drinks company expands its junior line-up. It is not common for Red Bull to sign up a IndyCar racer...
Pirelli 18-inch from 2020 in F2

Pirelli to give taste of 18-inch in F2 from 2020 ahead of F1 2021...

The FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship will switch to 18-inch Pirelli tyres as the Italian manufacturer aims to give a taste of whats to come in F1 from 2021. The 2019 F2 season will be...
Reproduction of Rio de Janeiro F1 track (non-official)

Brazil F1 race could be shifted to Rio de Janeiro from 2021 – report

A report suggests that Interlagos will lose its place on the F1 calendar with the race heading to Rio de Janeiro from 2021 onward. The report from one of Brazil's biggest portal, Globo Esporte, suggests...
James Allison, Mercedes F1

Podcast: Allison on F1 career, Ferrari/Mercedes, Todt, Hamilton & more

The ninth episode of F1 Beyond The Grid podcast for 2019 features Mercedes' technical chief James Allison who discusses his career, life with Ferrari/Mercedes, work under Jean Todt, Lewis Hamilton and more. With the Beyond...
Renault F1 Team

Renault creates three new positions to accelerate work towards F1 2021

Renault has created three new positions within its engine and chassis department to accelerate the growth towards the 2021 F1 season. Renault set out a particular roadmap in 2016 to achieve its target of a...
Antonio Fuoco, Ferrari F1 Test

Fuoco gets a F1 test run as Ferrari reveals Barcelona driver line-up

Simulator driver Antonio Fuoco given a test run with Scuderia Ferrari in the post-Spanish GP in-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. This will be the third time for Fuoco in a Ferrari car -...
Andrea Dovizioso, MotoGP, DTM

MotoGP rider Dovizioso gets DTM outing with Audi at Misano

Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso will make his DTM debut as a guest driver for Audi during the Misano weekend, it has been announced. Dovizioso will replace Pietro Fittipaldi - who will be busy with...
Silverstone, MotoGP, F1

Silverstone extends MotoGP contract as it confirms another re-surface

Silverstone will continue hosting the British MotoGP race until the 2021 season with another full re-surface of the circuit confirmed. Following last year's MotoGP event which was eventually cancelled due to poor weather conditions, the...
Spanish GP, F1, Barcelona

Williams have all items ready for Barcelona F1 test for ‘long-term learning’

ROKit Williams Racing have all the test items in place for the Barcelona in-season F1 test as they opt to use it for 'long-term learning'. Ahead of the Azerbaijan GP, Claire Williams talked about Williams...
Ferrari, Spanish GP

Ferrari readies second power unit spec two races ahead for Spanish GP

Scuderia Ferrari has brought forward its second power unit by two F1 races for the Spanish GP instead of Canadian GP. Its been a tough start to its 2019 F1 campaign, where Ferrari have looked...
Mercedes, Red Bull on Ferrari team order

Mercedes, Red Bull say each to own in Ferrari team order situation

The 2019 Formula 1 season is more exciting than ever. As this competition is growing up at the United States, most of the people there wants to bet in this sport but most of...
Haas F1 Team, Spanish GP

Haas will bring ‘significant upgrade’ for Spanish GP

The Rich Energy Haas F1 Team will bring 'significant upgrade' for this weekend's Spanish GP at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Guenther Steiner confirms. With Spanish GP marking as the first European event in the...
Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, MotoGP

Vinales pleased with victory-like Spanish GP podium to end Jerez drought

Maverick Vinales was relieved to score a podium in Spanish GP at Jerez which felt like a win to the Yamaha rider as he ended a Top 3 drought at the circuit. It hasn't been...
Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP

Quartararo redeems confidence as he ends Jerez MotoGP test on top

Petronas Yamaha SRT's Fabio Quartararo ended the Jerez MotoGP test on top from LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow and Petronas Yamaha's Franco Morbidelli After the heartbreak in the Spanish GP where Quartararo retired from second in...
Williams on Patrick Head influence

Williams sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as Head guides F1 team...

Claire Williams says the team is finally seeing 'some light at the end of the tunnel' as co-founder Patrick Head plays a crucial guiding role behind the scenes. Williams has had a tough start to...
Jacques Villeneuve, Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia

Villeneuve claims Top 5 result in Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia Race 2

The 1997 F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve made his Porsche Carrera Cup debut in Scandinavia last weekend where he secured a Top 5 result. Between his Euro NASCAR racing and F1 pundit commitments, Villeneuve was invited...
David Coulthard talks W Series as F1 support

Coulthard says Australia wanted W Series race, F1 support option open

David Coulthard has revealed that the Australian GP organisers wanted to hold a W Series race in 2019 as the series owners keep the F1 support option open. The all-female W Series had its first...

Exciting Finals in Wackersdorf

In mild, rain-free weather, Sunday offered a high-quality sporting event in Wackersdorf where the three winners of this superb FIA Karting Competition were unquestionably the best. Congratulations to Robert De Haan in Academy, Emil...
Marshal stealing the piece from Alex Rins MotoGP bike

Jerez marshal returns stolen piece from Rins bike after getting caught

The Jerez marshal who was caught on tape stealing a piece from Alex Rins' Suzuki MotoGP bike after the Spanish GP has been forced to return it. After a solid recovery from Rins to finish...
Lewis Hamilton on Mercedes overpowering Ferrari

Hamilton feels Ferrari is not firing on all cylinders to Mercedes challenge

Lewis Hamilton feels that Ferrari hasn't fired on all cylinders so far to the Mercedes challenge in the 2019 F1 season. From the four F1 races so far in the 2019 season, it was only...
Marc Marquez, Honda, MotoGP

MotoGP: Marquez dominant in Spanish GP win, heartbreak for Quartararo

Honda's Marc Marquez was untouchable once in the lead as he took victory in MotoGP Spanish GP at Jerez from Suzuki's Alex Rins and Yamaha's Maverick Vinales. It was a super start from Honda's Marc...
F1 Gender Pay Gap issue

Teams discuss how they are tackling gender pay gap issue in F1

The debate around W Series is ongoing for male and female racers segregation but internally, the issue of gender pay gap is also continuing on as F1 teams discuss how they are tackling the...