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Alex Marquez, MotoGP

Moto2 champ Alex Marquez handed MotoGP debut with Honda in 2020

Honda Racing Corporation has announced the signing of 2019 Moto2 champion Alex Marquez as their second rider for the 2020 MotoGP season. With the announcement of Jorge Lorenzo retiring at the end of 2019 MotoGP...
Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovinazzi

Raikkonen rues not getting Sainz as Giovinazzi happy to resist Ricciardo

Alfa Romeo Racing had a reason to celebrate with double points in F1 Brazil GP as Kimi Raikkonen rues getting through Carlos Sainz while Antonio Giovinazzi was happy to resist Daniel Ricciardo. The happenings in...
Pierre Gasly, Lewis Hamilton

Gasly enjoyed drag fight with Hamilton in Brazil GP for first F1 podium

Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly was chuffed to finish ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in the drag fight to finish the F1 Brazil GP. As the F1 Brazil GP got underway at Interlagos, Gasly was looking...
Sebastian Vettel, Charles Leclerc

Vettel, Leclerc and Binotto react calmly on F1 Brazil GP collision

Sebastian Vettel, Charles Leclerc and Ferrari's Mattia Binotto react to the happenings in F1 Brazil GP as they hope for an amicable solution. It's bad enough to lose one of your cars in a grand...
Carlos Sainz, F1, Brazil GP

Sainz secures first-ever F1 podium in Brazil GP after Hamilton’s penalty

McLaren’s Carlos Sainz has scored his first F1 podium in Brazil GP after FIA stewards handed a time penalty to Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. It was a chaotic end to F1 Brazil GP at Inerlagos as...
Lewis Hamilton, Brazil GP

Hamilton loses Brazil GP podium for Albon clash but final results unclear

McLaren's Carlos Sainz may have scored his first F1 podium in Brazil GP after FIA stewards handed a time penalty to Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. It was a chaotic end to F1 Brazil GP at Inerlagos...
Max Verstappen, Brazil GP

Brazil GP: Verstappen wins from Gasly in a crazy finish at Interlagos

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen took victory in F1 Brazil GP ahead of Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.  It was a solid start from pole-sitter and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen in...
Christian Horner, Alexander Albon

Horner explains picking Albon, praises performances of Gasly and Sainz

Christian Horner explained the reason for picking Alexander Albon for Red Bull Racing for 2020 F1 season, while also praising Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz. One of the question marks during the 2019 F1 season...
Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Valencia GP

MotoGP: Marquez wins Valencia GP as Honda secures 2019 teams’ title

Honda's Marc Marquez ended the 2019 MotoGP season with a win in Valencia GP from Petronas SRT Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo and Pramac Ducati's Jack Miller. Pole-sitter and Petronas SRT Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo did not get...
Max Verstappen

Verstappen’s pole in F1 Brazil GP amuses Vettel, Hamilton

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen getting pole in F1 Brazil GP raised some amusing moments with Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton joining in. The F1 Brazil GP qualifying was a stellar one for Red Bull's...
Richard Verschoor, Macau GP

Macau GP: Verschoor passes Vips and two others to win 2019 Macau GP

MP Motorsport's Richard Verschoor passed three cars to win the 2019 Macau GP ahead of Hitech GP's Juri Vips and Carlin's Logan Sargeant. It was a solid start from Hitech GP and pole-sitter Juri Vips...
Silvia Bellot, FIA

FIA hires Silvia Bellot as permanent race director of F2/F3 from 2020

The FIA has named Silvia Bellot as the permanent race director for Formula 2 (F2) and Formula 3 (F3) championships from 2020 onward. The 34-year-old Bellot will have a permanent role as the FIA race...
Max Verstappen, Brazil GP

Brazil GP: Verstappen secures pole ahead of Vettel, Hamilton at Interlagos

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen took pole in F1 Brazil GP with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel second and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton third. Q1: The first part of F1 Brazil GP qualifying at Interlagos had Red Bull Racing's...
Lewis Hamilton, Brazil GP

Brazil GP: Hamilton leads FP3 from Verstappen by just 0.026s

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton bounced back to lead FP3 in F1 of Brazil GP from Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. It was a dry run in F1 Brazil GP at Interlagos in...
Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP

MotoGP: Quartararo beats Marquez to 2019’s last pole in Valencia GP

Petronas SRT Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo claimed MotoGP pole in Valencia GP with Honda's Marc Marquez second and Pramac Ducati's Jack Miller third. Q1: The first part of MotoGP qualifying in Valencia GP had Suzuki's Alex Rins...
F1

Brazil GP Friday F1 Talk: Ferrari pace, Toro Rosso issues, Kubica & more

The Friday in F1 Brazil GP started off on a wet note with rain showers in FP1 but it dried up by FP2 with Ferrari pace being talked about along with Toro Rosso failures. The...
Juri Vips, Macau GP

Macau GP: Vips wins Qualifying Race from Shwartzman after Lap 1 chaos

Red Bull junior and Hitech GP's Juri Vips won the Qualifying Race in Macau GP ahead of Prema's Robert Shwartzman and ART Grand Prix's Christian Lundgaard. It was a clean start from pole-sitter and Hitech...
Mika Hakkinen, F1, Podcast

Podcast: Hakkinen on Schumacher/Senna, F1 titles, McLaren & more

The 35th episode of F1 Beyond The Grid podcast of 2019 has Mika Hakkinen talk about his world championships, career, McLaren, Michael Schumacher/Ayrton Senna and more. As Hakkinen celebrates his 20th anniversary of winning his...
Sebastian Vettel, Brazil GP

Brazil GP: Vettel leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP2 as double failure for Toro Rosso

Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari 1-2 with Charles Leclerc in FP2 of F1 Brazil GP with Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen third in dry conditions. It was still cloudy at Interlagos in F1 Brazil GP...
Alexander Albon, Brazil GP

Brazil GP: Albon tops a damp FP1 session at Interlagos before crash

Red Bull Racing's Alexander Albon led a wet FP1 in F1 Brazil GP before his late crash as Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was second and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel third. It was a rainy start to the...
Dragon, Esteban Gutierrez

Dragon reveals 2019/20 Formula E livery, Gutierrez is Mercedes reserve

GEOX Dragon Racing released images of the 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship livery as Esteban Gutierrez is named Mercedes reserve. GEOX Dragon Racing became the last team to reveal its livery for the 2019/20 Formula...
Robert Kubica, F1

Kubica happy he could race in modern F1 car when many said otherwise

Williams' Robert Kubica is particularly pleased that he was able to make a return into F1 after his injuries and prove that he could drive the modern cars as well. Kubica is likely to finish...
Juri Vips, Macau GP

Macau GP: Vips beats Shwartzman to Qualifying Race pole

Red Bull Junior and Hitech GP's Juri Vips has secured Macau GP pole for Saturday's Qualifying Race ahead of Prema's Robert Shwartzman. The lead changed hands for multiple times during the long 2019 Macau GP...
Valtteri Bottas, F1

Bottas prefers track gains rather than mindgames in Hamilton F1 fight

Valtteri Bottas is not bothered to bring in mindgames in 2020 F1 season in his fight against Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Ever since Hamilton joined Mercedes in the current era, it is only Nico Rosberg...
Mick Schumacher, Ferrari

Schumacher Jr drives Michael’s to-be-auctioned Ferrari F2002 at Fiorano

Mick Schumacher got the chance to drive Michael's Ferrari F2002 F1 car at Fiorano, the car which is to be auctioned during Abu Dhabi GP weekend by RM Sotheby's. F1 had announced the auction ceremony...
Jorge Lorenzo, MotoGP

Lorenzo calls time on his MotoGP career in press meet at Valencia

Honda's Jorge Lorenzo has announced retirement from MotoGP ahead of the 2019 season-finale at Valencia in a special press meet. After a difficult couple of seasons which included a major back injury, Lorenzo has decided...
Christian Horner, F1, Red Bull

Horner feels F1 2020 could be ‘closest’ fight before 2021 changes

Red Bull Racing's Christian Horner feels that the 2020 F1 season could be closest in the hybrid era but ironically everything will change for 2021. For much of F1's turbo-hybrid era, it has been Mercedes...
Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso

Alonso likes Verstappen’s attack mode but feels it makes balancing difficult

Fernando Alonso likes Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen's attack mode racing in F1 but reckons his style makes a difficult balancing act. Within F1, few conversations provoke more debate than the question of 'who's the...
Pat Symonds, F1

Symonds explains initial steps on fuel and ICE towards F1 2030 goal

F1 announced a big step towards net zero carbon by 2030 and staging sustainable events by 2025 earlier this week and Pat Symonds now explains initial steps towards it. When F1 revealed its intention to...
Peugeot, WEC

Peugeot commits to Hypercar WEC programme from 2022/23 season

French manufacturer Peugeot has announced its intention to join the Hypercar programme of FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) from 2022/23 onward. After the confirmation from Toyota and Aston Martin with their GR Super Sport car...