F1: Wolff denies contract talks with Leclerc
(GMM) Toto Wolff has backed Charles Leclerc’s claim that not even a “single conversation” about the Ferrari driver switching to Mercedes has taken place. “As he said, we didn’t have … Read More
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Oracle Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen (2nd, 1:40.391): “We kept it quite clean today and we progressed nicely, overall, we can be pleased. It’s not the easiest to go to the … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– The ‘final’ TV numbers are in for the opening episode of 100 Days to Indy on CW Network. Bad news for IndyCar – the final numbers dropped … Read More
Michael Lock, who is working on NASCAR’s Garage 56 project for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, has revealed to the BlackBook that NASCAR is looking to prioritize international development. The … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– The dream of seeing IndyCar race in Argentina gained momentum after official confirmation that two team, 4 cars will carry out tests in October at the Termas de Río … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– In a session punctuated by 3 red flags, Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin tuned a lap of 1m06.6610s to top opening practice for the Children’s of Alabama IndyCar … Read More
Tony Stewart was on the Kenny Wallace YouTube show and talks about how NASCAR runs the series with an iron fist, throw magical debris cautions, magical pit lane speed penalties … Read More
DRIVERS 1 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing) PARC FERME INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Mark Webber) Q: Well Sergio … Read More
Toyota Gazoo Racing with its #7 entry driven by Kamui Kobayashi will start from the pole position for tomorrow’s TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps after qualifying’s fastest driver Antonio Giovinazzi … Read More
–Press Release– Bumping is back at the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Thirty-four cars will compete for 33 starting spots in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” during exciting PPG Presents … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– Charles Leclerc has won the pole for the Azerbaijan GP for the third year in a row, with a lap of 1m40.203s to beat the Red Bull … Read More
PART ONE – TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Tom MCCULLOUGH (Aston Martin), Marco PERRONE (AlhaTauri), James ALLISON (Mercedes) Q: Tom, that is practice for the weekend done. How prepared are you feeling? Tom McCULLOUGH: Fully prepared … Read More
–Press Release– Christian Rasmussen led the opening practice Friday for the INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Alabama, turning a lap quicker than the series’ track record at Barber … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– 17 out of 20 Formula 1 drivers have taken new power unit parts for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after the rule limiting how many components they … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– Friday morning was the first and only practice session drivers will get for this weekend’s F1 Azerbaijan GP – the first Sprint Race weekend of 2023 using … Read More
(GMM) Red Bull-owned Alpha Tauri was “aggressive” in announcing Laurent Mekies’ departure from Ferrari, according to team boss Frederic Vasseur. As an exodus of top personnel continues at the Maranello-based … Read More
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone thinks ousted Haas driver Mick Schumacher should “forget this dream” of returning to the Formula 1 grid. Heavily criticized by Haas boss Gunther Steiner last year, 24-year-old … Read More
(GMM) The new female-only ‘F1 Academy’ support series kicks off this weekend in Austria, but series chief Susie Wolff admits it could be a decade before a woman is on … Read More
(GMM) Charles Leclerc says he is not in talks with Mercedes “at the moment” about a move to the Brackley based team. The rumors have been bolstered by Ferrari’s poor … Read More
(GMM) Max Verstappen insists he is still no fan of Formula 1’s sprint race format, even though he admits a second qualifying session debuting this weekend at Baku will make … Read More
(GMM) Valtteri Bottas could be about to become the co-owner of a Formula 1-ready race circuit. Since leaving Mercedes at the end of 2021, the 33-year-old Finn has expanded his … Read More