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Paulo Goncalves, Dakar

Rider Paulo Goncalves dies after fall in Stage 7 of Dakar 2020

The 2020 Dakar Rally has been hit hard with the unfortunate news of the death of Hero MotoSports Rally Team's Paulo Goncalves in Stage 7. Portuguese Goncalves is a veteran of Dakar, with the 2020...
Robert Kubica, F1

Kubica returns to Hinwil for seat fit as he readies for track run in...

Robert Kubica made his return to Hinwil as the new Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN reserve driver for his seat fit as he readies for track run in F1 2020. Eleven years after parting with Sauber,...
F1, 188BET

F1 signs 188BET as its new official sponsor in Asia

F1 has announced a new deal with 188BET, which will be its official sponsor in Asia for five seasons, until 2024. Having joined hands with Interregional Sports Group and Sportrader back in 2018 season, F1...
Caterham, F1

Photo: Explorer shares current state of abandoned Caterham F1 factory

An explorer of abandoned site has shared images of the current state of the Caterham F1 Team's factory at Leafield in the United Kingdom. Under the name of 'Khurbanx', an explorer of abandoned sites in...
24H Dubai

Video: Pit crew member pushed into car leaving its garage in 24H Dubai

The weather was not the only issue in 24H Dubai race as a video surfaced online where a rival pit crew member is seen pushing the other into a car albeit accidentally. The 24H Dubai...
F1, German GP

F1 compiles Top 10 races of the decade, 2019 German GP voted as best

F1 asked the fans to vote their 10 best races of the decade, 2010-2019, where this year's German GP topped over the 2011 Canadian GP. F1 compiled the Top 10 races of the decade, 2010-2019,...

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...