Jun 26, 2020 ESPN News Services The Indianapolis 500 is set to run in August with 50% fan capacity, a total that could still reach six figures at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indy 500 was bumped from its traditional May date because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 104th Indy 500 will run Aug.
Month: June 2020
Taking ‘flying lap’ to a whole new level, these cars went airborne in spectacular ways! For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1
Kevin Harvick claimed his first ever Pocono victory in the first of two NASCAR Cup races at the Pennsylvania circuit this weekend. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver started from ninth on the grid but dropped backwards in the first half of the race as the field ran a variety of strategies. Harvick had relatively fresh tyres
Racing Point Formula 1 boss Otmar Szafnauer doesn’t believe a closer field in the future will jeopardise the team’s technical partnership with Mercedes. Along with its power unit Mercedes provides a gearbox and other systems to Racing Point, as well as usage of the Brackley wind tunnel. Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul suggested recently that such
9:22 AM ET Sebastian Vettel believes the back-to-back races in Austria at the start of the Formula One season will be decided on slim margins and his Ferrari team will need to fine-tune their racing strategy to remain competitive over two weeks. Laurence Edmondson speaks to Haas driver Romain Grosjean about races he should have
Formula 1’s paddock will look completely different at its first races back with tents and awnings replacing motorhomes, and team trucks further away from garages. As part of a move to limit the number of staff needing to attend, F1 has agreed with teams that the usual motorhomes that are a feature for European races
8:49 AM ET Former Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone does not think Lewis Hamilton’s efforts to encourage diversity in motorsport will have a tangible impact on F1. Hamilton, F1’s only Black driver and its reigning champion, has been outspoken in his support of the Black Lives Matter movement in recent weeks. 1 Related As well
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says the team can involve Daniel Ricciardo in car development this year, as McLaren will use up development tokens on switching to Mercedes in 2021. Ricciardo has already signed to join McLaren for next season, as replacement for the Ferrari-bound Carlos Sainz Jr. Although drivers leaving teams has, in the past,
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As he prepares for his 300th F1 race, here’s a look back at Kimi Raikkonen’s greatest moments in F1… 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 #Kimi300
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
The latest MotoGP rider market moves have been completed, with Danilo Petrucci joining KTM as expected, but rather unexpectedly being placed at Tech3 for 2021. Confirming his Ducati exit at the end of this year earlier this month, Petrucci visited the KTM factory in Austria last week, where meeting were said to have been “positive”.
Charles Leclerc was dealt a bitter defeat in the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix – streamed by Formula 1 today. But the bareknuckle aggression which cost him a debut win would ultimately sharpen his teeth for combat By the end of the 2019 Formula 1 season, Charles Leclerc had answered all questions about his readiness to
11:06 AM ET Seven months on from the finale of the 2019 season, Formula One cars will finally return to racing next weekend at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. The race will be held behind closed doors, with no fans or VIPs in attendance, and access to the circuit will be limited to those
IndyCar will allow fans into an event for the first time in the 2020 season at next month’s double-header round at Road America. The REV Group Grand Prix will feature a race on Saturday 11 July and Sunday 12 July, and “under the guidance of public health officials, medical experts and local, state and federal
Red Bull’s Alex Albon says adapting to the new COVID-19 protocols proved to be “pretty seamless” when the team ran a filming day at Silverstone on Thursday. Albon completed the allowed 100km on Pirelli’s demo tyres after an absence of 118 days since he took part in winter testing at Barcelona. Team-mate Max Verstappen was
6:43 PM ET ESPN staff Six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has expressed his disappointment at racially divisive comments made by former Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone. In an interview with CNN, Eccleston said “in lots of cases, Black people are more racist than what white people are,” prompting Hamilton to call out
Tech3 MotoGP boss Herve Poncharal says Danilo Petrucci joining his team in 2021 as a factory rider proves KTM sees it as an equal rather than simply a customer outfit. On Thursday KTM announced its full line-up for its works squad and satellite Tech3 team, with Petrucci moving to the latter alongside rookie Iker Lecuona
The rescheduled Indianapolis 500 will be run with fans in attendance at IndyCar’s iconic event, but only at 50% of the Motor Speedway’s 230,000 capacity. The coronavirus pandemic forced the Indy 500 – as well as the preceding Grand Prix of Indianapolis – to be delayed from its May slot to 23 August, with the
Formula 1 has moved to distance itself from former supremo Bernie Ecclestone’s recent comments on racism, saying they have “no place” in either the series or society. Ecclestone, 89, was at the helm of F1 for 40 years prior to his exit in January 2017 following the takeover of the series by Liberty Media, when
2:25 PM ET Formula One has responded to comments made by Bernie Ecclestone on racism, saying it “completely disagrees” with its former CEO and confirming Ecclestone no longer holds any formal position in the sport. 1 Related Ecclestone, who has not been involved in the running of F1 since it was purchased by current owners
Re-live the greatest moments from Kuno Wittmer’s TUDOR Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship-winning season.
Bradley Smith has used the MotoGP Misano test to alter his physical and mental preparation “from tester to rider” for Aprilia ahead of filling in for the suspended Andrea Iannone. One-time MotoGP race-winner Iannone is currently battling an 18-month ban for a doping violation after an illegal steroid was found in his system following a
Renault is set to bring planned upgrades from three cancelled races to next week’s Formula 1 season-opener in Austria in a bid to boost the performance of its car. Renault had planned an aggressive approach to updates for its R.S.20 car through 2020, only for the COVID-19 pandemic to result in a delay to the
4:05 AM ET Williams has released the first images of the new livery it will use on its cars when F1 returns to racing next weekend. In May, Williams announced that it had terminated its contract with title sponsor Rokit and was considering the sale of the team to new investors. Details of the reason
Ryan Blaney is hopeful a breakthrough win at Talladega can “open the floodgates” to further triumphs as he continues to emerge as a NASCAR Cup Series title contender. The Team Penske driver made it consecutive wins at Talladega’s superspeedway on Monday, to break his victory drought despite being one of the most consistent performers this
Formula 1 has launched a foundation to help people from underrepresented groups forge a career in the series, with CEO Chase Carey personally donating $1m to the project. The foundation is part of the #WeRaceAsOne diversity initiative that F1 launched earlier this week, which followed on from a commitment made in November. F1 says that
8:52 PM ET ESPN News Services The IndyCar Series plans to welcome fans back to the track July 9-12 at Road America near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. IndyCar officials said all guests would be screened in their vehicles with contactless temperature checks before they enter the parking areas. Only people described as essential racing personnel will
KTM has officially announced that Danilo Petrucci has signed for the Austrian marque to join Tech3 for 2021, with Miguel Oliveira promoted to the factory team. Petrucci confirmed earlier this month that he would be leaving Ducati at the end of this season, and was reported by Italian press to have visited KTM with his
NASCAR has concluded its investigation into the noose that was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend. The FBI launched a hate crime investigation after the noose was found in the garage of the only African-American NASCAR driver. Wallace had been instrumental in lobbying NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag – historically
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