Month: May 2020

10:47 PM ET The hours leading up to Sunday’s 400-mile race at Darlington Raceway — actually, the months leading up to it — were so strange. The moments immediately following the event, as Kevin Harvick reached a rarely achieved career milestone and did his celebratory donuts in front of an empty grandstand, they too were
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On this day in 2012, Casey Stoner dropped the bombshell that he’d be retiring at the end of the season. On that Thursday afternoon in France, the double MotoGP world champion shattered Honda’s hopes of assembling the ultimate dream team for 2013 On 17 May 2012, MotoGP’s greatest enigma shocked the world on the eve
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7:00 AM ET McLaren is looking into various funding options to help the sportscar maker and Formula One team owner negotiate the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman said on Thursday. Sky News reported that British-based McLaren was seeking to raise up to £275 million by borrowing against its Woking headquarters and extensive collection of historic racing
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7:13 AM ET Ferrari is considering entering IndyCar in 2022 as it reacts to Formula One’s plans to introduce a $145 million budget cap. In an interview with Sky Italia, team principal Mattia Binotto confirmed IndyCar and the top level of the World Endurance Championship were under consideration as parallel racing programmes alongside F1. He
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11:47 AM ET Formula One and Silverstone have agreed terms for two races without spectators at the circuit this season, subject to government approval, the track’s managing director Stuart Pringle said on Friday. The British Grand Prix, a home race for Mercedes’ six times world champion Lewis Hamilton as well as seven of the 10
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12:18 AM ET ESPN News Services The IndyCar race in downtown Toronto has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The race was scheduled to be held July 12 on a street course at Exhibition Place. Event organizers said they have been in discussions with city officials about an alternate date later in the year
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Take some out-of-context radio messages, some random commentary, and animator Nick Murray Willis… what do you get? F1 Animated, of course! Take a look at some re-imaginings of the 2019 season. 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
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2:14 PM ET The world’s most famous endurance race is moving online, with the 24 Hours of LeMans Virtual scheduled for June 13-14. The 88th edition of the live race, originally scheduled for those dates, has been postponed to Sept. 19-20 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Carlos Sainz is going to Ferrari in 2021, with
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2:38 PM ET Associated Press The IMSA sports car series will resume racing on July 4 at Daytona International Speedway. The track and the series are both owned by NASCAR, which is resuming its season Sunday in South Carolina. The IMSA race will be without spectators and technically fills a void created when NASCAR this
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