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F1 releases 2020 race schedule with changes in time for six rounds

F1 has released a largely unchanged race schedule for the 2020 season with change only to be seen in six of 22 rounds. The timings of all the sessions – FP1, FP2, FP3, Qualifying and...
Yuki Tsunoda, F2

Red Bull/Honda junior Tsunoda graduates to F2 with Carlin in 2020

Red Bull Junior Team and Honda's Yuki Tsunoda has secured a FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship seat with Carlin for the 2020 season. Tsunoda has been named as the first Carlin driver of the 2020...
McLaren, Unilever

Unilever moves from Williams to McLaren from F1 2020 in new deal

Unilever has formed a partnership with McLaren from 2020 F1 season onward after ending its five-year long association with Williams Racing. FormulaRapida.net noted that Unilever/Rexona had left Williams when the F1 team announced an extension...

Toyota launches 2020 WRC campaign with car/drivers presentation

Toyota Gazoo Racing has kick-started its 2020 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) campaign with the car and drivers reveal at Tokyo Auto Salon. A day after M-Sport Ltd revealed its 2020 WRC Ford Fiesta, Toyota...
Honda, Super Formula

Calderon, Vips join Super Formula as Honda reveals 2020 line-up

Tatiana Calderon and Juri Vips have been confirmed to compete in Super Formula in 2020 as Honda revealed its line-up for the new season. Calderon is a surprise name to join Super Formula as she...
Romain Grosjean

Grosjean reveals that his start set-up came from simulator data

Haas F1 Team's Romain Grosjean says his start set-up came from the simulator data which is not the normal way of setting-up the car. In modern F1, limited testing hours mean that simulator work is...
M-Sport, WRC

M-Sport reveals livery of its Ford Fiesta for 2020 WRC season

M-Sport Ltd has revealed a changed livery of its Ford Fiesta for the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), on Thursday. M-Sport became the first WRC team to reveal its livery for the 2020 season...
Zak Brown, McLaren

Brown: Alonso leaving not needed but McLaren benefited from new pairing

Zak Brown states that Fernando Alonso leaving F1 was not 'necessarily needed' but then McLaren 'certainly benefited' from new pairing. Ever since Alonso left McLaren at the end of the 2018 F1 season, the British...

UAE F4: Pizzi wins inaugural race at Dubai from Fluxa and Marinangeli

After a great season in karting and with a brief baggage in single-seaters, Lorenzo Fluxá has completed a great debut at the F4 UAE, which is disputing his first races at the Dubai racetrack. With...
Racing Point, F1

Racing Point discuss difference between Mallya and Stroll as owners

Racing Point F1 Team discusses the difference in working style of their former owner Dr. Vijay Mallya and current co-owner Lawrence Stroll. In the midst of legal allegations regarding his airline's unpaid debts, Mallya stepped...
HWA Racelab, F3

HWA retains Hughes, signs Fittipaldi & Doohan for 2020 F3 season

HWA Racelab has retained Jake Hughes, while has signed Enzo Fittipaldi and Jack Doohan for the 2020 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship. After ART Grand Prix, HWA Racelab becomes the second F3 team to announce...
Williams, Lavazza

Latifi’s backer Lavazza named new partner of Williams for F1 2020

ROKiT Williams Racing has added another new partner as Nicholas Latifi's backer Lavazza has joined the team for the 2020 F1 season. After Sofina Foods - another of Latifi's sponsor - increased its involvement with...
F2, F3

F2 and F3 test dates and venues for 2020 is revealed

The dates and venues for FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship and FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship for the 2020 season has been revealed. F2 is heading towards a big change in 2020 with the 18-inch...
Michael Masi, F1

Masi credits F1 community for a smooth stint after Whiting’s demise

Michael Masi has credited the whole F1 community for a smooth stint as the FIA Race Director in 2019 after the unfortunate demise of Charlie Whiting. Following the tragic passing of the FIA F1 Race...
Williams, Sofina Foods

Williams strengthens deal with Sofina but has likely lost Rexona backing

ROKiT Williams Racing has strengthened its commercial deal with Sofina Foods ahead of 2020 F1 season but has likely lost the backing from Rexona. Sofina joined Williams F1 Team in 2019 when Nicholas Latifi was...
Alex Lynn

Lynn returns to Jaguar Formula E team, ART completes 2020 F3 line-up

Alex Lynn will return to FIA Formula E Championship as Jaguar Racing reserve, while ART Grand Prix has completed its 2020 FIA Formula 3 (F3) Championship line-up. With the second Formula E round in the...
Max Verstappen, Red Bull

Verstappen signs new contract with Red Bull for until 2023 F1 season

Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull Racing Honda to remain with the team until the 2023 F1 season. After the announcement from Ferrari with regards to Charles Leclerc staying on until...
Jamie Chadwick, Williams

Chadwick continues with Williams as development driver in F1 2020

Jamie Chadwick will continue with ROKiT Williams Racing as its development driver for the 2020 F1 season. The 2018/19 MRF Challenge and 2019 W Series winner joined Williams last year as a development driver with...
Charles Leclerc

Leclerc gets custom-made Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 by Bad Winners

Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc got a custom-made Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 for himself by French company Bad Winners. Leclerc has joined the list of F1 drivers to have a custom-made two-wheel bike at his home,...
F2, #19

F2 won’t use #19 in honour of Hubert as 2020 number list is revealed

The FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship is not going to use #19 in the honour of Anthoine Hubert as it reveals the race numbers for 2020 season. Following the tragic demise of Hubert at Spa-Francorchamps,...
Penske, IndyCar

Penske Corporation completes official takeover of IndyCar and IMS

Penske Corporation has officially completed the takeover of IndyCar and also Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, as it has been announced. It was first revealed in November 2019 that Penske Corporation are to become the...
Damiel Ricciardo, Lewis Hamilton

Ricciardo, Hamilton rally support for donations towards Australian bushfire

F1 drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton have joined in to gather support for donations for the people affected by the Australian bushfire. Ricciardo, who hails from Perth himself, called in for support for the...
Narain Karthikeyan, Super GT

Karthikeyan ends Super GT association but will continue in other series

Ex-F1 racer Narain Karthikeyan has decided to move on from Super GT after one year in the series in 2019 as he wishes to continue racing in other series. Having won the Sunday race of...

DKM: Entries now open online with more than five races

The kick-off to the German Kart Championship 2020 season is going to happen on January 6th at 12 o’clock with the start of the online registration. Interested drivers can register for the four grade...
Daniel Ricciardo, Renault

Ricciardo has team building plans for Renault ahead of 2020 F1 season

Daniel Ricciardo has plans for team building at Renault ahead of the 2020 F1 season, when it kick-starts with the Barcelona pre-season test. Moving to Renault from Red Bull Racing in 2019, Ricciardo settled in...
Mark Blundell

Ex-F1 racer Blundell calls time on his racing career after BTCC season

Former F1 racer Mark Blundell has called time on his racing career after making his competitive return in 2019 in British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). Blundell surprised everyone at the start of 2019 when he...
Mick Schumacher, F2

Schumacher feels limited practice time makes it difficult for rookies in F2

Mick Schumacher reckons that the limited time in practice sessions and lack of testing makes it difficult for rookies in FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship. Having won the European F3 title in 2018, Schumacher made...
George Russell, F1

Russell says F1 hasn’t changed his lifestyle by much as people assume

ROKiT Williams Racing's George Russell says that even though he has become a F1 racer, his lifestyle hasn't changed by much as people assume it to be. Given the lavish lifestyle of a F1 driver,...
James Key, Carlos Sainz

Key highlights positive changes in Sainz from Toro Rosso to McLaren

James Key highlights the positive changes in Carlos Sainz, having worked with him at Toro Rosso and now at McLaren during the 2019 F1 season. M​cLaren's technical head Key is in a unique position in...
DS Techeetah

DS Techeetah dismisses employee over racist post on social media

DS Techeetah has released a statement regarding suspension of its FIA Formula E Championship employee over racist post on social media. The statement from DS Techeetah came as a surprise on Saturday evening as the...