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F1 teams has to set ‘one or two’ days for young drivers in Abu...

The FIA has stated that F1 teams will have to keep 'one or two' days for young drivers during the Abu Dhabi tyres test for 2020 season. As F1 has removed the two in-season tests...
Lando Norris, F1

Norris reckons another F1 testing year wouldn’t have changed things

McLaren's Lando Norris feels that another year at the sideline testing F1 cars wouldn't have changed things for him during his first year. In his inaugural F1 season, McLaren driver Norris quickly found his stride,...
Aston Martin, F1

Aston Martin admits investors talk amid Racing Point’s Lawrence Stroll link

Aston Martin has confirmed talks with potential investors amid rumours of interest from Lawrence Stroll, co-owner of Racing Point F1 Team. There were reports last week in the media, especially from Racefans.net, of interest from...
Daniel Ricciardo, F1

Podcast: Ricciardo on F1 career, Red Bull/Renault, Baku clash & more

The 39th episode of F1 Beyond The Grid podcast of 2019 has Daniel Ricciardo talk about his career, Red Bull Racing/Renault, Baku clash and more. Ricciardo opened up on various topics of his career, decisions...
Abu Dhabi GP, F1

Steiner defends Abu Dhabi GP as final F1 race with Australian GP example

Haas F1 Team boss Guenther Steiner reckons Abu Dhabi GP works best as the final race in the season as opposed to Brazil GP as he compares it with Australian GP. In recent times, the...
Valentino Rossi, Lewis Hamilton

Video: What happened in F1/MotoGP swap between Hamilton & Rossi

The much-awaited F1 and MotoGP swap between Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Yamaha's Valentino Rossi took place at Valencia and here's all what happened. Both their sponsor Monster Energy had been trying to get Hamilton and...
Robert Kubica, F1

Kubica has ‘no regrets as nobody put a gun on my head’ on F1...

Robert Kubica says he has no regrets on returning to F1 despite it being a tough run as nobody had put a gun on his head to compete. From 30,000 ft, Kubica's 2019 season has...
Vietnam GP, F1

Vietnam GP adds extra turn as track is widened ahead of F1 2020 debut

The organisers of Vietnam GP revealed details of an extra turn added to the layout while the circuit is also widened ahead of its F1 debut in 2020. Days after images of the under-construction F1...
Lewis Hamilton, Valentino Rossi

Photo: Hamilton and Rossi complete F1/MotoGP swap at Valencia

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Yamaha's Valentino Rossi successfully undertook their F1 and MotoGP swap earlier this week at Valencia. After months of talks regarding the swap between Hamilton and Rossi, the event finally took place...
Roy Nissany, F1, F2

Nissany happy with F1 test, eyes Williams role and F2 return in 2020

Roy Nissany was happy how things went with the F1 test as he now looks ahead to a development role with Williams and a return to FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship in 2020. The Abu...
Nico Hulkenberg, F1

Hulkenberg bids goodbye to Renault as he readies to disconnect

Nico Hulkenberg bid goodbye to Renault F1 Team this week as he now readies to take a break and disconnect with the racing world. The 2019 Abu Dhabi GP saw off two drivers as Hulkenberg...
Racing Point, Gordon Murray

Gordon Murray partners with Racing Point for T.50 supercar

Gordon Murray Automotive has partnered with Racing Point F1 Team to get the perfect aerodynamics for its T.50 supercar. Legendary car designer Murrary is working on T.50 supercar and to further develop and test the...
Pirelli, F1

Pirelli shares compound choices for Australia, Bahrain, Vietnam & China

Pirelli Motorsport has revealed compound choices for the first four F1 races with Australian GP, Bahrain GP, Vietnam GP and Chinese GP. With the confirmation of F1 keeping the 2019 tyres in 2020 season, Pirelli...
FIA, F1 Superlicense

FIA adds four series to F1 superlicense list, changes points for other three

The FIA published a revised list of championships for the F1 superlicense points where four series are added and three having changes to the points output. Following the FIA World Motor Sport Council meet in...
Pirelli, F1, 2019, 2020

F1 retains 2019 Pirelli tyres for 2020 season after vote

The FIA has confirmed that F1 will keep the current 2019 Pirelli tyres for the forthcoming 2020 season after a decision was taken through a vote. Following an extensive test in all of 2019 and...
Fernando Alonso, McLaren

McLaren to discuss future with Alonso as his contract nears an end

McLaren Racing's Zak Brown says they will discuss what work they can do together with Fernando Alonso as his ambassador contract ends this year. Even though he made a departure from F1 just over a...
F1

F1 says survey shows 71% fans take net zero carbon step as genuine

F1 says as fan survey undertaken by the sport shows that 71% take the net zero carbon step as a genuine one and not a marketing ploy. When F1 made the big announcement of the...
Pirelli, F1

Mercedes completes 18-inch F1 tyre test with Russell in Abu Dhabi

Pirelli Motorsport completed its quota of 18-inch F1 tyre test for 2019 with George Russell in Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina circuit. After Renault and McLaren, Pirelli had Mercedes testing the 2021 18-inch tyres for...
Ferrari, F1, Auction

Schumacher’s Ferrari F2002 fetches high bid in Abu Dhabi auction

The F1 Abu Dhabi GP weekend had RM Sotheby's' undertake their first-ever auction in Middle East where Michael Schumacher's Ferrari F2002 fetched a high bid. RM Sotheby's hosting an auction at an F1 venue at...
Abu Dhabi GP, F1

Abu Dhabi GP: Key statistics and information from 2019 F1 race

The F1 Abu Dhabi GP wasn't the most exciting end to the 2019 F1 season with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton winning it at ease but had some stats on offer. It was a straight pole for...
Vietnam GP, F1

Vietnam GP organisers eyes early completion of new F1 circuit in 2020

The organisers of Vietnam GP released images of the construction of the new F1 circuit as they aim to complete the circuit by January. With only four months to go for the inaugural Vietnam GP...
Valtteri Bottas, Rallycircuit

Bottas wins 2019 edition of Rallycircuit at Paul Ricard

Mercedes F1 driver Valtteri Bottas has ended 2019 season with a win in the Rallycircuit Cote d'Azur event at Circuit Paul Ricard. Bottas with co-driver Marko Salminen drove the Citroen DS3 WRC in the Paul...
Bernie Ecclestone, F1

Podcast: Ecclestone on F1 journey as team/series boss, drivers & more

The 38th episode of Beyond The Grid has Bernie Ecclestone talk about his journey in F1 as a team and series boss, his relation with drivers, life and more. Here's a gyst of what all...
FIA Prize

Lauda gets personality award, Albon, Verstappen win too in FIA Gala

The FIA Prize Gala saw Niki Lauda get Personality Award while F1 drivers Alexander Albon and Max Verstappen won awards too. As the epilogue to the 2019 F1 season, the FIA and many of their...
Lewis Hamilton, Valentino Rossi, F1, MotoGP

Mercedes seat fit for Rossi makes swap with Hamilton official

MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi had its seat fit with Mercedes F1 which made the swap programme with Lewis Hamilton official. Talks of a possible F1/MotoGP swap has been in the news for few months between...
Nick Chester, Renault

Renault announces Chester exit amid a ‘major re-shuffle’ in UK F1 base

Renault F1 Team announced the departure of chassis head Nick Chester in a major re-shuffle of their UK technical base. Having lost to customer team McLaren in the 2019 F1 season in the battle for...
Mattia Binotto, Ferrari, F1

Binotto admits to design issues with 2019 Ferrari F1 car after title loss

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto admits to issues with the design of its 2019 F1 car which hampered its title charge against Mercedes. Ferrari made plenty of mistakes in the 2019 F1 season, ranging from...
Robert Kubica, DTM

Kubica gets DTM test with BMW at Jerez alongside Yelloly

Former F1 racer Robert Kubica re-unites with BMW in DTM to test the car at Jerez in December alongside Nick Yelloly. The first step for Kubica to compete in DTM in 2020 is revealed with...
F1 Esports

Tonizza crowned 2019 F1 Esports champion, Red Bull take team honours

The Round 4 of the 2019 F1 Esports came to a close with Ferrari's David Tonizza winning the drivers' and Red Bull Racing, the teams' title. Following the first three rounds at Gfinity Arena in...
FIA

FIA approves changes to F1 2020 regs, appoints suppliers for 2021

The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) approves further changes to the 2020 regulations which has been conveyed by the FIA, while few suppliers for 2021 has been confirmed. The latest meet of WMSC is taking...