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DS Techeetah, Formula E

DS Techeetah unveils tweaked livery for 2019/20 Formula E season

Reigning champions DS Techeetah unveiled its 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship car with slightly tweaked livery with the same colour combination. The 'cheetah'-dubbed DS Techeetah Formula E car for the 2019/20 season was revealed to...
Fernando Alonso, Toyota

Alonso ‘taking positives’ from challenging Rally of Morocco debut

Fernando Alonso with navigator Marc Coma managed to finish the Rally of Morocco aboard a Toyota Hilux but it wasn't an easy outing for the Spaniard. After months of practice and also competing unofficially in...
MotoGP, Brazil

MotoGP confirms return to Brazil in Rio de Janeiro from 2022 onward

Dorna Sports announced MotoGP return to Brazil in Rio de Janeiro from 2022 onward in a new five-year deal. After a teaser early in the week, Dorna Sports revealed the news, confirming the return of...
IndyCar, Aeroscreen

Pagenaud, Hunter-Reay also impressed by aeroscreen after wet test

IndyCar racers Simon Pagenaud and Ryan Hunter-Reay also reflected positively for aeroscreen after their wet running at Barber Motorsports Park. Following the first official test of the aeroscreen at Indianapolis, one key question that remained...
F1, Japanese GP

F1 priority as support F4 races cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis

F1 Japanese GP is the priority for Suzuka circuit as the organisers have cancelled the FIA Japanese F4 races due to the threat of Typhoon Hagibis. The penultimate round of the 2019 Japanese F4 season...
Japanese GP, F1

FIA shares about changes at Suzuka for F1 Japanese GP

The FIA has released details of the small changes made at Suzuka circuit for this weekend's F1 Japanese GP along with the names of the stewards. As F1 heads to Suzuka for this weekend's Japanese...
Jenson Button, F1 podcast

Podcast: Button on teams he raced for, F1 rivals, title win & more

The 30th episode of F1 Beyond The Grid podcast has Jenson Button speak on the teams he raced for, his rivals/teammates, 2009 title win and more. Button started the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast talking...
Alexander Sims, BMW Andretti

Sims retained by BMW Andretti for 2019/20 Formula E season

BMW Andretti has retained the services of Alexander Sims to partner Maximilian Gunther for the 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship season. After announcing Gunther early on as a replacement to the DS Techeetah-bound Antonio Felix...
Nissan, Jean-Paul Driot

Jean-Paul Driot sons take over Nissan Formula E team principal role

Nissan e.Dams announced late Jean-Paul Driot sons, Gregory and Olivier, to take over their father as the new team principal in FIA Formula E Championship for 2019/20 season. The untimely death of DAMS co-founder and...
Dani Sordo, Hyundai

Sordo re-signs with Hyundai for 2020 WRC season on limited schedule

Dani Sordo will remain with Hyundai Motorsport in the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) with co-driver Carlos del Barrio. The one-year extension for Sordo with Hyundai means it will be his seventh year with...
Juan Manuel Correa

Correa shares first video message, pays his condolences to Hubert

Juan Manuel Correa has released a video message for the first time since the incident from the hospital as he pays his condolences to Anthoine Hubert. After the positive news about Correa making huge progress...
Pirelli, F1

Vettel, Albon & Ocon complete extra Pirelli 2020 F1 tyre test

Sebastian Vettel, Alexander Albon and Esteban Ocon completed the extra Pirelli Motorsport F1 tyre test for the 2020 season at Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona. Following the completion of the original schedule in September, Pirelli along with...
FIA, FIM

FIA and FIM join hands for track safety, starts with standard paint

The FIA and FIM have joined hands to collaborate on circuit safety for competitors going forward as its starts with standard paints. The two governing bodies of F1 and MotoGP respectively have announced a collaborative...
F1, Open source

F1 teams prefer open source idea than straight standardised parts

F1 teams prefer the idea of open source over the normal standardisation as they feel that the former will be more cost-effective and allow them to do things their way.  Since the dawn of four-wheeled...
Hafizh Syahrin, Moto2, MotoGP

Syahrin returns to Moto2 in 2020 with Angel Nieto after MotoGP stint

Hafizh Syahrin will return to Moto2 class in 2020 with Angel Nieto after two years in the MotoGP category with Tech 3 outfit. After losing his Tech 3 KTM MotoGP ride to Brad Binder, Syahrin...
Marc Marquez, MotoGP

Marquez reflects on ‘best MotoGP season’ after 2019 triumph

Honda's Marc Marquez feels his 2019 MotoGP season is the best he has had in his career so far considering the challenge he has had against multiple manufacturers. Even though the likes of Ducati, Yamaha...
Otmar Szafnauer, F1

Szafnauer reveals an idea which didn’t get through but F1 is monitoring it

Racing Point's team principal Otmar Szafnauer spoke about an idea which he proposed in one the meetings which didn't get through but F1 is monitoring it still. Among all the ideas of qualifying races, reverse...
Alexander Peroni, Macau GP

Peroni forced out from Macau GP in order to recover for 2020 return

Alexander Peroni is forced to miss the Macau GP after his crash in FIA Formula 3 Championship at Monza as he pushes to recover for a return in 2020. Peroni had a heavy impact after...
Naoki Yamamoto, Toro Rosso

Yamamoto thrilled with FP1 chance in Japanese GP, will replace Gasly

Reigning Super Formula and Super GT champion Naoki Yamamoto will make his FP1 debut in F1 Japanese GP for Toro Rosso Honda in place of Pierre Gasly. With limited on-track testing at hand, Honda has...
Pierre Gasly, Red Bull, Toro Rosso

Gasly says Toro Rosso feels more natural to drive than Red Bull did

Pierre Gasly says that the feeling he gets with Toro Rosso is not the same he did with Red Bull Racing F1 car which is one of the reasons for a better run in...
Ott Tanak, WRC

WRC: Tanak extends points lead with Rally Wales GB win from title rivals

Toyota's Ott Tanak with Martin Jarveoja took FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) win in Rally Wales GB to extend his points lead over his rivals. The WRC points leader Tanak in his Toyota Yaris led...
Toyota, WEC

WEC: #8 Toyota eases to win 6 hours of Fuji over #7

It was a straightforward win for #8 Toyota in FIA World Endurance Championship's (WEC) in 6 hours of Fuji in the LMP1 class from sister #7. After the #8 Toyota crew of Brendon Hartley, Sebastien...
Marc Marquez, MotoGP

MotoGP: Marquez crowned 2019 champion with Thai GP victory

Honda's Marc Marquez not only won the Thai GP but also secured the 2019 MotoGP title after beating Petronas Yamaha SRT's Fabio Quaratararo on the last lap. Pole-sitter and Petronas Yamaha SRT's Fabio Quartararo had...
Nico Hulkenberg

Hulkenberg no to IndyCar as he regrets leaving Force India after 2012

Nico Hulkenberg is unlikely to go the IndyCar route as ovals isn't something he likes to do as he revealed his regret of leaving Force India at the end of 2012 F1 season. The future...
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrarit

Hamilton not sure on Mercedes upgrades for 2019, Ferrari not bringing any

Lewis Hamilton is not certain on the upgrade Mercedes are to bring for the rest of the 2019 F1 season with Ferrari ruling out anything significant. With three back to back victories since the summer...
Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP

MotoGP: Quartararo claims Thai GP pole after crash for Marquez

Petronas Yamaha SRT's Fabio Quartararo took MotoGP pole in Thai GP from Yamaha's Maverick Vinales and Honda's Marc Marquez. Q1: The first part of MotoGP qualifying in Thai GP at Chang International Circuit had KTM's Pol...
6 Hours of Fuji, WEC

WEC: #8 Toyota secures 6 Hours of Fuji pole from #7

The Toyota brigade continued its charge with #8 taking pole for FIA World Endurance Championship's (WEC) 6 Hours of Fuji ahead of sister car, #7. The #8 trio of Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki...
Formula E

Marrakesh, Sanya features in confirmed 2019/20 Formula E calendar

Marrakesh and Sanya races features in the confirmed 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship calendar released after World Motor Sport Council meet. With the FIA WMSC meet done, the 2018/19 Formula E calendar was confirmed with...
F1

F1 will e-vote on 2020 & 2021 changes as 22-race calendar is confirmed

F1 will have an e-vote on the 2020 changes as well as for 2021 as the 22-race calendar for next year is confirmed by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. Following the publishing of the...
Pascal Wehrlein, Mahindra

Mahindra retains Wehrlein/D’Ambrosio, reveals 2019/20 Formula E car

Mahindra Racing will have the same line-up of Pascal Wehrlein and Jerome D'Ambrosio as the team reveals its 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship car. Having signed up with a new pairing of Wehrlein and D'Ambrosio...