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Helmut Marko, F1, Red Bull

Marko opens up on Albon/Gasly, 2020, F1/MotoGP, engine mode & more

Red Bull Racing advisor Dr. Helmut Marko opened up multiple topics related to Alexander Albon/Pierre Gasly along with 2020 season plus F1/MotoGP, engine mode and more. Marko had much to speak in an interview with...
Sebastian Vettel, Williams

Vettel has bought one of Williams F1 FW14B chassis’ – report

History buff Scuderia Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has likely bought one of Williams F1 FW14B chassis' as per report from Germany. As per German publication Bild, Vettel has bought one of the famous Williams F1 FW14B...
Michael Masi, FIA, F1

Masi: FIA investigating Spa crash, no knee-jerk reaction to tethers failure

FIA F1 Racing Director Michael Masi says they are already investigating the failure of tethers and also the barrier following the incident between Antonio Giovinazzi and George Russell during Belgian GP. The bizarre incident in...
Pierre Gasly, Alexander Albon, Christian Horner, F1

Horner praises performances of Gasly but Albon doing the job they require

Christian Horner has praised the performances of Pierre Gasly post the F1 Belgian GP as he adds that Alexander Albon is doing what is required of him. Ever since Gasly was moved back to AlphaTauri...
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Mattia Binotto, Charles Leclerc

Vettel hopes extreme struggle was Spa specific, Binotto gets philosophical

Sebastian Vettel hopes the extreme struggle for Ferrari in F1 Belgian GP was more Spa specific as Mattia Binotto gets a bit philosophical with the issues. In recent F1 history, one would be hard-pressed to...
Daniel Ricciardo, Renault

Ricciardo rues being stuck behind Gasly/Perez, hails Renault’s brave step

Daniel Ricciardo felt he could have hurried Max Verstappen if not for being stuck behind Pierre Gasly and Sergio Perez in F1 Belgian GP as Esteban Ocon hails Renault turnaround from Barcelona to Spa. Since...
FIA

FIA discusses inbound 2021 downforce cuts; Wolff speaks more on Ferrari

The FIA has detailed on the steps taken to lower the downforce of the cars in 2021 F1 season as Toto Wolff has more to talk about Ferrari. Heading into the delayed 2020 F1 season,...
Mugello, Ferrari, F1

Mugello to allow fans in as Ferrari keeps 1000th GP plans under wraps

Mugello Circuit will be the first F1 grand prix to have fans in 2020 season for Tuscan GP as Ferrari has plans for its 1000th event. As was the plan from the organisers, Mugello has...
Williams, F1, Claire Williams, George Russell, Nicholas Latifi

Williams discusses Dorilton Capital, Ecclestone links, F1 future & more

Claire Williams open up on the sale to Dorilton Capital, the team, its future, Bernie Ecclestone and more as its F1 drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi chip in. For the entirety of their involvement...
Christian Horner, Franz Tost

Horner speaks on Vettel, Albon; Tost adds about Gasly, Tsunoda

Christian Horner opened up on Sebastian Vettel and Alexander Albon during F1 Belgian GP as Franz Tost added on Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda. The F1 seats at Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri is pretty...
Bahrain, Bahrain's, F1

Bahrain’s second F1 race to take place on Outer Track layout

The second F1 race of Bahrain double-header will take place in the Outer Track layout as Ross Brawn indicated it to be months ago. As Brawn discussed few months back, F1 has now confirmed that...
Juan Manuel Correa, Anthoine Hubert, F2

Correa returns to Spa as he updates on recovery, F1 drivers honour Hubert

Juan Manuel Correa returned to the F2 paddock at Spa as he updated on recovery while he and certain F1 drivers joined in to pay Anthoine Hubert their homage. Together, as the paddocks of F1...
Haas, Guenther Steiner, Kevin Magnussen, Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez

Steiner open for all possibilities at Haas; Perez says no talks with anyone

Guenther Steiner is open for all possibilities with regards to Haas F1 line-up as Sergio Perez says he has had no contact with any teams. Throughout 2020, there has been an air of uncertainty surrounding...
Juri Vips

Vips Q&A: F2 drive, Super Formula goal, F1 future, Tanak & more

Red Bull Junior driver Juri Vips talked with FormulaRapida.net at Paul Ricard last weekend, about his future in F1, and his expectations in F2 and Super Formula. After a good debut F3 year in 2019...
Anthoine Hubert, F2

Hubert to be recollected in Belgian GP as #19 retired; track changes at Spa

Anthoine Hubert will be remembered this weekend in Belgian GP by F1, F2 and F3 contingent as #19 has been retired forever with Spa-Francorchamps seeing track changes. After nearly a year since the unfortunate passing...
F1, WRC, WEC

F1 rounds forces changes in WRC and WEC calendar for 2020

WRC has altered dates of Rally Italia Sardegna due to F1 Emilia Romagna GP, while Bahrain GP has forced a change in the WEC calendar too. WRC: The F1 grand prix at Imola on October 30...
F1, Rob Smedley

Smedley explains Massey’s method to find out Top 50 fastest F1 drivers

Rob Smedley has explained the Massey's method used to find out the Top 50 fastest F1 drivers from 1983 until 2019 season. F1 together with Amazon Web Services released an initial list of the Top...
Renault, FIA, Racing Point

Renault requests permission to withdraw appeal of Racing Point case

Renault have confirmed their intent to rescind their appeal of the Racing Point brake duct decision made by the FIA earlier this year. After weeks of what was at times cutthroat debate on the matter,...
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...