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MotoGP, Jerez

MotoGP eyes two rounds at Jerez as mid-July 2020 start targeted

Dorna Sports along with Regional Government of Andalusia and the City Council of Jerez de la Frontera have decided to submit a proposal for mid-July start of 2020 MotoGP season. The proposal which they want...
WRC

WRC updates on 2020 calendar changes, Maldonado to race in EF Open

The FIA World Rally Championship(WRC) has updated about the changes to come on its 2020 calendar due to COVID-19 pandemic as Manuel Maldonado has signed to compete in Euroformula Open. Following the postponement of WRC...
F1

F1 teams sent revised budget cap guidelines and other changes

The FOM and FIA have sent a letter to F1 teams relaying the information about the new budget cap guidelines for 2021 and beyond along with other changes. After Ross Brawn confirmed on Monday that...
Ross Brawn, F1

Brawn says F1 set for cost cap decrease in 2021, elaborates on 2020

Ross Brawn has revealed that F1 is set for a cost cap decrease in 2021 after its latest meet as he elaborates on its plans for 2020 season. Brawn appeared on the Sky Sports' 'F1...
F1, F1 Saves

F1 Saves: Top 10 from the 1990s to 2010s decade

With COVID-19 pandemic raging on, we are back with another list after our F1 Duels articles as here we will look at the might saves from 1990s to until now. Due to the on-the-edge nature...
MotoGP

Dorna explains MotoGP race cancellations, future, virus cases & more

Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has explained the decision to cancel MotoGP races plus discussed how grand prix will be held in future, COVID-19 cases and more. Following the cancellation of the German GP, Dutch...
F1, Ross Brawn

New F1 Nation podcast launched with Brawn opening up on 2020 season

New F1 Nation podcast has been launched to sum up the weekly happening within the sport where Ross Brawn opens up about the 2020 season. Along with the Beyond The Grid, a new F1 Nation...
Rally Portugal, WRC

Rally Portugal calls off 2020 WRC round, no longer looking to re-schedule

Rally Portugal organisers have announced that they are no longer working to re-schedule a FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) round in 2020. After initially announcing that a new date is being looked for Rally Portugal...
Dorna, MotoGP, COVID-19

Dorna cancels Germany, Netherlands and Finland MotoGP races for 2020

Dorna Sports has announced the cancellation of Germany, Netherlands and Finland MotoGP races for the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic. While the races in Germany, Netherlands and Finland were put in danger due to...
FIA, F1, COVID-19

FIA confirms further F1 shutdown extension by almost double the days

The FIA has confirmed that the F1 shutdown for teams and engine manufacturers' has been further extended due to COVID-19 pandemic. Following the initial news on the F1 shutdown being brought forward to March-April, there...
Audi, DTM

Audi pulls plug on DTM to focus on Formula E, customer racing

Audi AG has made a big decision to leave DTM after the 2020 season as it puts its focus onto FIA Formula E Championship and customer racing. After Mercedes left DTM to focus on Formula...
F1, 2020, COVID-19

F1 reveals initial details of re-shaped 2020 calendar with Austria start

F1 has revealed initial details of the re-shaped 2020 calendar with Austrian GP is pinned as the 2020 starter with 15-18 grand prix still being planned. Following the last message from Chase Carey, where he...
F1, F1 Duels

F1 Duels: Five of the best ones from 2010s decade

The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed us time to go back in the history and find some of the best duels we have seen on track among some of the greats in F1. This is the...
Omar Szafnauer, Racing Point, F1

Szafnauer on three-years goal with Aston Martin, RP-Mercedes & more

Racing Point's Otmar Szafnauer opens up about the move to Aston Martin and Top 3 aim, while discusses on 'pink Mercedes' along with current F1 shutdown. In the past weeks, F1.com has interviewed a number...
Charles Leclerc, F1, Ferrari

Leclerc opens up on ESports/Twitch boom, F1 2020, Vettel & more

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has opened up on multiple topics related to ESports/Twitch boom plus the 2020 F1 season, Sebastian Vettel and more. Like Vettel spoke with selected media including F1.com, it was the turn of...
FIA, 2020

FIA gets ‘safeguard clause’ added as 2020 cancellation being looked at

The FIA has revealed a 'safeguard clause' in its rule book but a larger discussion on 2020 cancellation is being looked at due to COVID-19 pandemic. In yet another change, the World Motor Sport Council...
Zak Brown, F1, Mattia Binotto

Brown takes up to Ferrari on F1 budget cap differences amid pandemic

McLaren's Zak Brown has come hard on Ferrari and Mattia Binotto's statements over F1 budget cap differences amid COVID-19 pandemic. Brown initially raised the topic of lowering the budget cap, citing that the current COVID-19...
Liberty Media, F1

Liberty Media completes reattribution, F1 teams paid in advance

Liberty Media has made some complicated changes within its companies - Live Nation, SiriusXM and F1 - with reattribution as teams paid in advance. With COVID-19 pandemic raging on and wrecking havoc around the globe,...
Ferrari, F1, Mattia Binotto

Ferrari forced to clarify Binotto’s remarks due to headline-grabbing stories

Scuderia Ferrari has been forced to clarify the statement of Mattia Binotto, regarding F1 quit threats, after websites wrote stories with juicy headlines. The budget cap situation has become another talking point in F1 as...
MotoGP, Roku

MotoGP reveals how freight reached Europe from Qatar, deal with Roku

MotoGP has explained how the freight from Qatar reached back to Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic stoppage as it signs a new deal with Roku platform. As the Qatar GP was only cancelled one week...
Daniel Ricciardo, F1

Ricciardo talks F1 future with Renault/Red Bull, open to closed door races

Daniel Ricciardo opens up on his F1 future, whether at Renault or if he can return to Red Bull Racing, closed door racing and more. Ricciardo has been around social media during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Dr. Helmut Marko, Austria, F1

Marko says Austria working on various ideas to host F1 races in 2020

Red Bull Racing consultant Dr. Helmut Marko says that Austria along with the Austrian GP race promoters' are working on various ideas to host F1 races in 2020. With Austria limiting restrictions in the country...
Andreas Seidl, F1, McLaren

Seidl discusses McLaren’s lost momentum, budget cap, F1 2020 & more

Andreas Seidl has opened up about the lost momentum of McLaren due to COVID-19 stoppage as he adds on F1 budget cap and potential 2020 calendar. For most of the top brass within motorsport, there...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Mercedes

Hamilton responds to Mercedes/Ferrari story but then deletes the post

Lewis Hamilton responded to a media story on his social media regarding his F1 future between Mercedes and or Ferrari but has since deleted the post. Sebastian Vettel opened up about his F1 contract last...
Scott Dixon, IndyCar

Dixon feels resilience, adaptability main areas of my growth in IndyCar

Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon brings experience on the table as he talks about having resilience and adaptability to grow in IndyCar. When IndyCar last raced at Motegi in 2011, things were different within the...
F1, F1 Duels, 2000s

F1 Duels: Five of the best ones from the 2000s decade

The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed us time to go back in the history and find some of the best duels we have seen on track among some of the greats in F1. This is the...
Alex Rins, MotoGP, Suzuki

Rins re-signs with Suzuki MotoGP team in a new deal

Alex Rins announced his re-signing with Suzuki in MotoGP in a new deal, which runs until the 2022 season. With COVID-19 pandemic derailing much of the 2020 MotoGP season, teams and riders have had to...
F1, Bonhams, Charity, NHS

F1 items from four teams up for auction by Bonhams towards NHS relief

Several F1 items have been put up for charity by Bonhams as they generate donations towards NHS to help them in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. With the COVID-19 pandemic having a catastrophic impact on...
Toto Wolff, Aston Martin, Mercedes

Wolff invests in Aston Martin but no change in his Mercedes F1 role

Toto Wolff has bought shares in Aston Martin but it isn't to change his role with the Mercedes F1 Team, where he remains team principal and a shareholder. Ever since the stories of Aston Martin...
Sebastian Vettel, F1

Vettel opens up on Ferrari contract, F1 2020, ESports racing & more

Sebastian Vettel has opened up on his Ferrari contract, the 2020 F1 season, ESports racing and more as he spoke to multiple media this week. With no racing happening, Ferrari had certain media outlets including...