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Williams, ROKiT, F1

Williams extends title partner deal with ROKiT to five F1 seasons

Williams Racing announced an extension of their title sponsorship deal with ROKiT to five F1 seasons from the three. After losing Martini at the end of the 2018 F1 season, Williams signed a title sponsorship...
Red Bull, Aston Martin, James Bond 007, F1

Photos: Red Bull adds James Bond’s ‘007’ on RB15 for F1 British GP

Red Bull Racing will celebrate F1's 1007th race by adding logos of James Bond's famous sign '007' on their cars via their Aston Martin partnership. Through their association with Aston Martin - a brand having...
Daniel Abt, Audi, Formula E

Audi retains Abt alongside di Grassi for 2019/20 Formula E season

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler announced the retention of Daniel Abt for the 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship season alongside Lucas di Grassi. As the team prepares for the 2018/19 season finale with a double-header in New...
Rich Energy, Haas, F1

Rich Energy ends Haas F1 sponsorship citing ‘poor performance’

British energy drinks company Rich Energy has abruptly ended its contract with Haas F1 Team, citing 'poor performance' as the reason. In a major turn of events, Rich Energy announced the termination of its contract...
Dorian Boccolacci, F2

Boccolacci returns to F2 with Trident for Silverstone weekend

Dorian Boccolacci will make his FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship return with Trident for this weekend's race at Silverstone. Boccolacci started the 2019 F2 season with Campos Racing but his deal was only for five...
British GP, Silverstone, F1

Silverstone secures new deal to keep F1 British GP for next five seasons

Silverstone announced a new contract with Liberty Media - signed on Tuesday - to keep F1 British GP for the next five seasons, at least. Following years of difficult negotiations, BRDC and Liberty Media reached...
Brad Binder, KTM, MotoGP

Binder graduates to MotoGP in 2020 with Tech 3 KTM

Moto3 champion and current Moto2 rider Brad Binder will graduate to MotoGP in 2020 after a deal to race for Tech 3 KTM. German media jumped the gun ahead of the German MotoGP weekend about...
Ross Brawn, F1, Podcast

Podcast: Brawn on Honda demise, Brawn GP success, politics & more

The 18th episode of F1 Beyond The Grid podcast has Ross Brawn reveal details of Honda's demise and growth of Brawn GP, politics behind and the whole journey. In a special F1 Beyond The Grid...
Jenson Button, Brawn GP, British GP, F1

Button to drive title-winning Brawn GP car at Silverstone for Sky Sports F1

Jenson Button will be-re-united with his 2009 F1 title-winning Brawn GP car at Silverstone this weekend during British GP for a Sky Sports feature. After Rubens Barrichello got his chance to drive the F1 race-winning...
British GP, F1, FIA, Silverstone, DRS

FIA reveals changes made for British GP, pit straight DRS zone removed

The FIA has released details about the changes at Silverstone for the F1 British GP as the controversial pit straight DRS zone has been removed. The preview for the 2019 F1 British GP by the...
Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, McLaren, F1

McLaren retains Sainz and Norris for 2020 F1 season

McLaren Racing has confirmed the retention of Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris for another F1 season in 2020. Amidst a solid 2019 F1 season where it sits fourth in the constructors' championship with 52 points,...
Cal Crutchlow, MotoGP

Crutchlow reveals of two moments where he decided to settle for P3

LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow put on a good show in German GP where he scored his second MotoGP podium of 2019 as he reveals of two moments where he decided to settle for third. Crutchlow...
Claire Williams, Nico Rosberg, F1

Podcast: Williams on its F1 legacy, work culture, good/bad times & more

The latest Beyond Victory podcast has Claire Williams talk about her F1 team's legacy, the work culture plus the good and bad times and more. Williams opened up the F1 Beyond Victory podcast talking about...
F1 Tracks, Music

F1 launches its first-ever official music playlist for fans

Liberty Media has officially launched its first-ever official music playlist for the fans named F1 Tracks  which will be available on various platforms. In another attempt to find new ways to monetise the sport, F1...
British GP, Silverstone

F1 drivers prefer British GP at Silverstone than a street race in London

Selected F1 drivers prefer British GP to stay at a historic circuit like Silverstone rather than having a race on the streets of London. While BRDC negotiate a new deal to keep British GP at...
Robert Wickens, IndyCar

Wickens returns to demo new Acura NSX during Toronto IndyCar race

Robert Wickens will drive the new Acura NSX during this weekend's IndyCar race at Toronto, Canada, in a demo event. This will be Wickens' first on-track run in a car after his horrific crash last...
FIA WEC

WEC reveals entry list for 2019/20 Prologue to be held at Barcelona

The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) revealed the entry list for the 2019/20 superseason Prologue to be held at Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona. Following the news of SMP Racing pulling out their two cars from the...
Haas, Kevin Magnusse, Romain Grosjean, Guenther Steiner

Steiner trying to keep motivation high within Haas F1 amid difficult period

Guenther Steiner says he trying as much to keep the motivation high within the Haas F1 Team amid a difficult period for the team. With nine races done in the 2019 F1 season, Haas only...
Alex Rins crash after Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP

Rins, Quartararo explain German GP crash, vow to come back stronger

Suzuki's Alex Rins and Petronas Yamaha SRT's Fabio Quartararo have vowed to come back stronger after MotoGP summer break after their crash in German GP. Having had a solid start to his MotoGP campaign in...
SMP Racing, WEC

SMP Racing pulls out from 2019/20 WEC superseason

Russian outfit SMP Racing has decided to pull the plug on its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) LMP1 campaign. In a surprise news, SMP Racing confirmed its intentions to not compete in the 2019/20 WEC...
Pirelli, F1

Pirelli evaluating using 2020 tyres in 2019, teams say no to multi-suppliers

Pirelli Motorsport's Mario Isola says they are evaluating if they can use the 2020 tyres during 2019 as F1 teams share their views on the multi-suppliers. The 2019 Pirelli F1 tyres was another hot topic...
Max Verstappen, Honda, Red Bull, F1

Verstappen insists his current focus is on project with Red Bull and Honda

Max Verstappen insists his current focus in on the project with Red Bull Racing and Honda amid speculations of his F1 future move. For a week or two now, Verstappen's F1 future has been a...
Marc Marquez, Honda, MotoGP, German GP

MotoGP: Marquez wins German GP as Vinales fends off Crutchlow for P2

Honda's Marc Marquez dominated German GP to score his fifth MotoGP win ahead of Yamaha's Maverick Vinales and LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow. Pole-sitter and Honda's Marc Marquez had a slower start off the line but...
Brad Binder, MotoGP, KTM

KTM confirms talks with Binder but no MotoGP contract signed yet

KTM confirmed about talks with Brad Binder regarding a MotoGP move but there is no contract signed yet between the two parties. Ahead of the German MotoGP race this weekend, reports from Germany came in...
Carlos Sainz, McLaren, F1

Sainz reckons F1 Spanish GP upgrade paying off for McLaren

Carlos Sainz believes the upgrade McLaren brought in F1 Spanish GP is paying off for the team after another double points in Austrian GP. McLaren has certainly looked like the fourth best team in the...
Sachsenring, MotoGP, German GP

Sachsenring will continue to host German MotoGP race until 2021

Sachsenring has secured a contract extension to host the German MotoGP race for two more seasons after deal between ADAC and Dorna. The announcement was made during the 2019 German MotoGP weekend at Sachsenring after a...
F1 teams, IndyCar

F1 should learn certain things from other series like IndyCar, feel teams

The sport should learn certain things from other series like IndyCar as per selected F1 teams and also its tyre supplier Pirelli. With the big change in the rules and regulations to come from 2021...
Marc Marquez, German GP, MotoGP

MotoGP: Marquez claims German GP pole with record lap, Dovizioso 13th

Honda's Marc Marquez claimed MotoGP pole in German GP from Petronas Yamaha SRT's Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha's Maverick Vinales. Q1: The first part of MotoGP German GP qualifying at Sachsenring had two big hitters trying to...
Max Verstappen, F1, Kevin Magnussen, FIA Stewards

Verstappen, Magnussen reckon permanent F1 stewards not the solution

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen and Haas' Kevin Magnussen feel permanent F1 stewards is the not solution for inconsistency in penalties. The debate around stewarding was open again especially after the decision made in F1...
Australian GP, F1, Albert Park

F1 announces 2020 season start date with Australian GP in March

F1 has announced the 2020 season start date with the usual Australian GP during March at Albert Park circuit along with Rolex remaining as title sponsor. The 70th F1 season in 2020 will kick-off with...