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F1, F1 2020

F1 confirms Turkey return for 2020 as season to end mid-December

F1 has formally confirmed the return of Turkey for the 2020 season as four more rounds have been added which will end the year mid-December. After it was last held in 2011, Turkey's Istanbul Park...
Pirelli Motorsport, F1

Pirelli challenges need for 2021 downforce cut, updates on tyre test plans

Pirelli Motorsport's Mario Isola welcomes FIA's steps for cutting downforce for F1 2021 but he feels even without that, tyres would have been safe to run, as he adds on change in testing plans. The...
Takuma Sato, Scott Dixon, Indy500

Sato describes fuel management as Dixon thought they would have run out

RLLR driver Takuma Sato told of the fuel management he had to perform to keep Scott Dixon at bay, while also ensuring he would have the fuel to get to the end. In his years racing...
Valentino Rossi, Maverick Vinales, Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP

Rossi had brakes issues before stop; Quartararo worried for performance

Valentino Rossi says he had issues with brakes in Styrian GP abode his Yamaha before the red flag as Fabio Quartararo is worried about some of the upcoming MotoGP races. The engine performance of Yamaha...

Hubert honoured by French kart track ASK Angerville

The late Anthoine Hubert has been honoured by his local French kart track ASK Angerville during the French National Series Karting championship round. Nearly a year after the untimely death of Hubert in a horrific...
F1, FIA

F1 teams still wants FIA to re-visit on upgrade token rule for 2021

McLaren and Renault wants the FIA to re-visit on the free upgrade token rule for 2021 F1 season where some teams are in an advantageous position. At the time of discussion back in April, all...
Esteban Ocon, F1, Renault

Ocon encouraged by Renault boss words, will get new PU, gearbox at Spa

Esteban Ocon encouraged to hear more of Renault future from Luca de Meo as F1 team to bring new engine, gearbox and parts in Belgium GP for him. VIP guests are nothing unusual in the...
Marc Marquez, MotoGP, Honda

Marquez return MotoGP race not set, Honda says 2-3 months for recovery

Honda has pretty much ruled Marc Marquez out of the 2020 MotoGP season as it sets a course of 2-3 months in his recovery process. Having had the crash in 2020 MotoGP opener at Jerez,...
F1, FIA, COVID-19

F1: New COVID-19, engine mode deferred to Monza, Hamilton throwback

F1 posted one COVID-19 positive test from this past week as engine mode limitations deferred to Monza while Lewis Hamilton has a throwback. COVID-19 positive: With over 60,000 COVID-119 tests conducted by the F1 over the...
McLaren, F1

McLaren details on F1 race seats made of natural fibre composites

McLaren Racing together with Bcomp has come up with F1 race seats made of natural fibre composites, the first to do so, instead of carbon fibre. Going back in history, McLaren were the first few...
Guenther Steiner, Haas, F1

Steiner cannot say if Ferrari issues only factor in some of troubles for Haas

Guenther Steiner agree that customer F1 teams suffer if problems occur with their supplying outfits but is not stating that Haas is only having issues due to Ferrari. In F1 jargon, Haas is known as...
Williams, Dorilton Capital

Williams acquired by Dorilton Capital, F1 base and chassis name to remain

Williams Racing announced a long-term acquisition of its F1 team by Dorilton Capital as its Grove base and chassis name to remain as it is. A long-term takeover of Williams Racing concluded on Friday after...
Ross Brawn, F1, Heikki Kovalainen

Brawn, Smedley say F1/AWS list is fine, Trulli/Kovalainen had raw speed

Ross Brawn and Rob Smedley has come in defence of the F1 and Amazon Web Services Top 20 list as they say both Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen had raw speed. The Top 20 'Fastest...
Formula E, WRC

Sims joins Mahindra in Formula E; WRC replaces Japan with Belgium

Alexander Sims has left BMW Andretti for Mahindra Racing ahead of the 2020/21 FIA Formula E Championship as FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) replaces Japan with Belgium to be the 2020 finale. Mahindra were surprised...
F1, Concorde Agreement

F1 confirms all 10 teams have signed the Concorde Agreement

F1 has confirmed that all of the 10 teams have signed the Concorde Agreement under the early signing deadline to get a bonus amount.  The August 12 deadline of early F1 Concorde Agreement signing was...
Alexander Albon, Christian Horner, Red Bull

Albon struggled with tyres, Spain’s Sector 3; Red Bull helping him ‘hugely’

Alexander Albon says he struggled hugely with tyres and Sector 3 in F1 Spanish GP as Red Bull Racing is helping him hugely behind the scenes. Having had yet another solid race on a Sunday...
Pierre Gasly

Gasly shares of theft at his Normandy home with watches, helmets stolen

AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly has shared about a theft at his home in Normandy where thieves has stolen special watches and racing helmets amid more. It is not often that a home of a F1 racing...
Sebastian Vettel, Mattia Binotto, Ferrari

Vettel explains strategy confusion as Binotto insists his opinion matters

Mattia Binotto insists the opinion of Sebastian Vettel matters within Ferrari after some confusions with F1 Spanish GP strategy. In F1 2020 so far, Ferrari has been a curious case. There remains confusion over the...
Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen, Alexander Albon

Sainz heaps praise as Verstappen says he doesn’t own Red Bull F1 team

Carlos Sainz heaps praises on his former teammate Max Verstappen as the Dutchman says he just doing his job in F1 while Alexander Albon chips in too. Ever since his debut at the young age...
Sean Gelael, DAMS, F2

Gelael breaks D4 vertebra after clash with Aitken in Barcelona F2 race

DAMS' Sean Gelael has broken his D4 vertebra after a clash with Campos Racing's Jack Aitken in Barcelona FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship race.  The incident took place in the closing stages of the feature...
Toto Wolff, Mercedes, F1

Wolff talks his own future F1 move, ready to sign Concorde Agreement

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has opened up on his future, hinting on a different role to what he is doing as he adds on Concorde Agreement too. The team principal of F1's most successful teams...
Renault, Racing Point

What Renault & Ferrari want? McLaren, Mercedes & Racing Point weigh in

The F1 press conferences is fast becoming one of the best part of race weekends as Spanish GP has more with Renault, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Racing Point discussing the whole FIA decision. Continuing on...
Pascal Wehrlein, Formula E, WC, Gabriel Aubry

Wehrlein joins Porsche in Formula E; Aubry, Algarve to miss WEC round

Pascal Wehrlein has joined Porsche in FIA Formula E Championship as Gabriel Aubry and Algarve Pro Team will miss FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) round due to COVID-19. After leaving Mahindra Racing mid-way in the...
F1, Qualifying Mode, Engine Mode

F1 drivers have mixed response to talked about engine mode ban

With the idea of limiting engine modes from as soon as the Belgium GP onward by the FIA, the F1 drivers have voiced their opinions in a mixed way. Engine modes have long been incorporated...
Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz

Ricciardo talks podium bet with Abiteboul, Sainz on issues with his MCL35

Daniel Ricciardo has opened up about a F1 podium bet with Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul as Carlos Sainz says issue has been found with his McLaren MCL35. After the bet between Antonio Giovinazzi and Frederic...
Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez

Perez clarifies travels, future rumours; Vettel not leaving Ferrari mid-2020

Sergio Perez has hit on the stories related to his travel to Mexico as he hints on a secured future, while Sebastian Vettel is not leaving Ferrari mid-2020 F1 season. A COVID-19 negative Racing Point's...
F1, Concorde Agreement

F1 defers early Concorde Agreement signing date by six days

The F1 Concorde Agreement early signing date has been deferred by six days due to some legal changes with the final date remaining the same. From what the F1 team principals said last weekend, the...
Renault, Racing Point

Renault lodges official appeal along with Ferrari, McLaren pulls out

Renault has confirmed that it will continue with its appeal along with Ferrari against the FIA decision on Racing Point but McLaren has pulled out. It all started with the first protest made by Renault...
Portimao, MotoGP

Portimao to stage 2020 MotoGP finale, 30,000 fans allowance looked at

Dorna Sports has confirmed Portimao to be the 2020 MotoGP season's final race in November as Portugal adds another mainstream championship. After Portimao secured a F1 deal at its Algarve circuit, the venue has now...
Ross Brawn, Nico Hulkenberg

Brawn on almost signing Hulkenberg, Verstappen/Schumacher, Vettel

Ross Brawn has revealed that he almost signed Nico Hulkenberg at Mercedes as he sees similarities between Max Verstappen and Schumacher and more. Following a successful return of Hulkenberg to F1 as a replacement for...