7:36 AM ET Williams boss Claire Williams says it is “critical” her team races this year, underlining the economic reality of the coronavirus crisis for Formula One’s small teams. All 10 F1 teams receive revenue from the sport in the form of prize money and, in some cases, additional payments based on their historic standing
Month: April 2020
The F-duct device pioneered by McLaren during the 2010 Formula 1 season was a novel way of reducing drag that was swiftly copied and then quickly banned for 2011. When McLaren unveiled its new MP4-25, it hoped that its new mechanism – known internally by its project number RW80 – would fly under the radar.
8:32 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — The race is on among states willing to be the first to host NASCAR races without fans. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Monday that NASCAR was working with Texas Motor Speedway on a plan to race there. “I hope to announce the exciting details in the
The time for testing is OVER! But who heads to Melbourne full of confidence, and who’s playing catch-up? For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Follow F1® on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/F1 Follow F1® on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/F1 #F1
Bobby Rahal has paid tribute to 1981 CART Rookie of the Year Bob Lazier, who died from complications arising from coronavirus at the age of 81 on Sunday. Lazier won the 1971 Formula B class at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs, competed in the USAC Mini Indy Series and in Formula 5000 before graduating to
Former Force India Formula 1 team principal Vijay Mallya has lost his appeal in a High Court ruling in the UK against his extradition to India. Mallya has been wanted in India for alleged financial misconduct and fraud charges related to Kingfisher Airlines, which collapsed in 2012 with more than $1 billion in unpaid loans.
3:27 AM ET Silverstone would be willing to host an unprecedented two successive grands prix without spectators to help Formula One fight back from the coronavirus crisis, circuit boss Stuart Pringle said on Sunday. The season has yet to start but it is hoped it will be able to get going in the summer with
Maverick Vinales admits he felt he was missing Yamaha’s “trust” for much of the 2019 MotoGP season, which played a part in him strongly considering a Ducati switch for 2021. Last year, Ducati was open about its interest in securing Vinales’ services, and the 25-year-old himself did little to dampen speculation such a move could
Austrian Grand Prix chiefs believe an isolation plan to keep Formula 1 team personnel away from the local community will help boost chances of the race getting the go-ahead. Although the French GP on June 28 is currently scheduled as the first round of the 2020 championship, it is thought unlikely that the event at
6:19 AM ET Charles Leclerc won his second successive Formula One esports race with victory in a virtual Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, and then celebrated at home by cooking himself a plate of plain pasta. The 22-year-old Ferrari driver, who took real life back-to-back victories in Belgium and Italy last season, won from pole
McLaren has agreed a monitoring process with the FIA for its switch to Mercedes Formula 1 engines next year to ensure it does not make changes for extra performance gains. The Woking-based outfit’s plan to move from Renault to Mercedes power units in 2021 has been complicated in the wake of a decision by Formula
The social media reaction said it all as Charles Leclerc’s hopes of a maiden win – after a brilliant maiden pole – were shattered by mechanical failure in Bahrain. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Follow F1® on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/F1 Follow F1® on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/F1 #F1
Watch some of the amazing action from the 2013 season. Many thanks to all that supported the series. The Official YouTube channel of the FIA GT Championship and Blancpain Endurance Series Watch live races, exclusive driver interviews and all behind the scenes action from the world’s best GT sprint Series’. The Blancpain Endurance Series and
Ferrari Formula 1 star Charles Leclerc beat Red Bull’s Alex Albon to win the Virtual Chinese Grand Prix, his second successive win in the series. Leclerc dominated on his series debut last time out at the virtual Albert Park circuit, but he faced much tougher opposition during the Chinese GP replacement event which featured seven
4:32 AM ET Sebastian Vettel is still pushing for a new Ferrari contract and is hoping to make progress in his talks with the team during the current hiatus in racing. 1 Related Vettel’s existing contract is due to expire at the end of the 2020 season and there was speculation at the start of
Suzuki has firmed up half of its line-up for the 2021 MotoGP season after it confirmed it had retained the services of Alex Rins on Sunday. Rins made his MotoGP debut with Suzuki in 2017 following a two-year stint in Moto2 with Pons Racing, and has remained aboard the GSX-RR since then. The Spaniard repaid
Sebastian Vettel admits it is “painful” not to be racing in Formula 1 right now, and expects the series’ return to action to be a “compromised” one. The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the world to a standstill, with all of sport affected by the crisis – including F1, which has had its first eight rounds
5:27 PM ET ESPN News Services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was a second straight victory in virtual racing for Simon Pagenaud and Team Penske, and tempers were hot at the end of this one. Pagenaud, the reigning Indianapolis 500 winner, competed in his firesuit and captured IndyCar’s race Saturday on a simulated Twin Ring Motegi
2019 Indy 500 winner Simon Pagenaud won his second IndyCar iRacing Challenge race after teammates Will Power and Scott McLaughlin collided with a lapped car at the virtual Twin-Ring Motegi. Pagenaud took the lead after leaders Power and McLaughlin collided with the lapped Oliver Askew, spinning McLaughlin into the wall and ripping off Power’s right-front
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has made a personal investment in Aston Martin, Autosport has learned, but he remains fully committed to his current role at the title-winning team. As recently reported, Wolff has been considering a private purchase of Aston Martin shares in the wake of Lawrence Stroll’s recent buy-in. Stroll is a
11:36 PM ET Bob Lazier, CART’s rookie of the year in 1981, and the father of IndyCar drivers Buddy Lazier and Jaques Lazier, died Saturday, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced. He was 81. Bob Lazier made his lone Indianapolis 500 start in 1981, starting 13th and finishing 19th, dropping out after 154 of 200 laps
The 2019 season will see SRO Motorsports Group unite the sprint-format championships formerly known as the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, Blancpain GT Series Asia and Pirelli World Challenge GT to form a new global initiative: the Blancpain GT World Challenge. This exciting international endeavour will present GT3 manufacturers, partners and teams with the
Daniel Ricciardo’s victory in the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix, replayed on F1’s official channels today, was a text book showing of dice-rolling strategy and overtaking brilliance. Helped by a mid-race safety car to clear debris, and his teammate Max Verstappen running off the track in a battle with Lewis Hamilton, Ricciardo did not put a
10:41 AM ET The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has left Formula One on an indefinite hiatus. With the global situation changing daily, it can be difficult to keep up-to-date with every development. Here’s a guide for the F1 stories you might have read this weekend and the context behind them. Racing EXPECTED: The cancellation of the
Cal Crutchlow says beating Andrea Dovizioso for his first MotoGP podium at the 2012 Czech Grand Prix was the “big turning point” of his career. Crutchlow stepped up to MotoGP from World Superbikes in 2011 with the Tech3 Yamaha squad, though endured a largely difficult opening campaign which yielded just one top five finish. He
McLaren driver Lando Norris reckons the immediate responses to the coronavirus pandemic from Formula 1 and the FIA regarding team operations has created a “level playing field” on car development. F1’s summer shutdown has been brought forward and extended – initially to 21 days and then to 35 – with social lockdown restrictions in place
7:02 AM ET Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff has taken a stake in British sportscar maker Aston Martin, whose executive chairman Lawrence Stroll runs the Racing Point F1 team, according to company filings. A Mercedes F1 spokesman said Wolff’s move was purely an investment on the Austrian’s part and would be diluted by a
Carlos Sainz Jr. has become the latest Formula 1 driver to take a step into the world of Esports by joining the grid for this weekend’s Virtual Chinese Grand Prix. McLaren driver Sainz will link up with team-mate Lando Norris for the third F1-backed Virtual GP event, which has enjoyed an increase in real-world participations
6:09 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Scott Dixon, five-time IndyCar champion and relatively new iRacing competitor, received a brief set of instructions from boss Chip Ganassi about the world of virtual racing. “I did get a text from him that said, ‘Just lay low,”’ Dixon said Friday. What started out as a fun
Take a lap around VIR with Bryan Sellers in the No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3. Follow the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race on Sunday, August 19, beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET on FS1.
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