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F1: Hamilton views Alonso as his toughest teammate

Posted by AR1 staff August 12, 2022

Lewis Hamilton believes that “on pure pace” Fernando Alonso is the toughest teammate he’s ever had in his Formula 1 career. “I remember the task of being alongside Fernando when … Read More

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IndyCar: After huge NASCAR crowd at Gateway, how many will turn out for IndyCar?

Posted by AR1 staff August 12, 2022

57,000 fans attended the first NASCAR Cup race at Gateway (World Wide Technology raceway) in June. “NASCAR elevated the entire name recognition of the track to a whole other level,” … Read More

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F1: Series will only race at Zandvoort in The Netherlands

Posted by AR1 staff August 12, 2022

Shortly before last year’s Dutch GP, the group behind the Assen circuit in the northeast of the Netherlands, along with chairman of the Dutch Grand Prix Foundation Jos Vaessen, claimed … Read More

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F1: American sponsors pouring into Formula 1

Posted by AR1 staff August 12, 2022

Thanks to Liberty Media, F1 now has around 100 US sponsors, with 30 of them joining in the last few months since the Las Vegas GP was introduced. As quoted … Read More

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F1: Verstappen beating Hamilton in Abu Dhabi was poetic justice for Silverstone

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

Much ado has been made about how the 2021 F1 championship was decided in Abu Dhabi when Max Verstappen schooled Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to win the race … Read More

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Track News: Texas Motor Speedway names Mark Faber as its new GM

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

Mark Faber was named general manager of Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday after the promotion of Rob Ramage from track GM to a senior vice president role for Speedway Motorsports. Ramage was … Read More

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NASCAR: Watch Kimi Raikkonen Take His First Laps in a Next-Gen Cup Car

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

Former Finnish Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen is getting back behind the wheel of a stock car for the first time in over a decade this week. He’ll be racing at … Read More

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F1: Reasons Why Young People are Hooked on Formula 1

Autoracing1 August 11, 2022

Formula 1 is a major sport, but in the past, it had a fairly limited audience, especially in the USA. This has changed recently for various reasons. In 2021, a … Read More

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F1: Ferrari’s Robert Shwartzman represents Israel, not Russia, in F1 test (Update)

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

Ferrari’s Laurent Mekies has confirmed plans for the Scuderia to fulfil Formula 1’s young driver running in 2022, with Robert Shwartzman set for free practice running. Mekies has now made … Read More

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Formula E Season finale all set for Seoul

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

Season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will climax in South Korea this weekend with the 2022 Hana Bank Seoul E-Prix where the champion driver and team … Read More

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IMSA: Calendar revealed for 2023 SportsCar Championship (Update)

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

There will be no IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at the 2023 Detroit Grand Prix on the streets of Detroit, June 2-4 as a support series to IndyCar. The annual … Read More

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F1: “Verstappen is the most gifted driver I’ve ever raced against” – Albon

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

Alex Albon revealed that his former Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen is the most talented driver he has ever raced against. Speaking on The MotorMouth Podcast, Albon said: “He’s very relaxed, … Read More

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F1: Fans pan Lewis Hamilton, call him cry baby

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

Lewis Hamilton’s Vanity Fair interview appears to have caught the eye of fans watching the sport. Tere were some parts of the interview that have not gone down well with … Read More

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F1: It’s clear Otmar Szafnauer was caught with his pants down

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

Otmar Szafnauer was caught asleep at the wheel, and with his pants down, this past month as his two best drivers were poached from his team right under his nose … Read More

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IndyCar: Grand Prix of Portland will feature nine races

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

The Grand Prix of Portland at Portland International Raceway (PIR) is less than a month away and will feature nine total races from five different racing series in one action-packed … Read More

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F1: ‘New entrants’ set to race into F1

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

(GMM) FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is confident “new entrants” will enter Formula 1 after the 2026 engine rules come into force. Those regulations have faced conspicuous delays as they … Read More

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F1: Zandvoort owner says no chance of two Dutch GPs a year

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

(GMM) Dutch promoters should give up on the idea of a second Formula 1 race in the Netherlands, according to Zandvoort circuit owner Prince Bernhard van Oranje. He admits the … Read More

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F1: Year on bench ‘fatal’ for Schumacher career – Stuck

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

(GMM) Sitting out even a year of Formula 1 would be “fatal” to Mick Schumacher’s career. That is the view of German racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck, responding to rumours the … Read More

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F1: Ferrari set for engine upgrade at Spa

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

(GMM) Ferrari looks set to introduce an upgraded power unit immediately after the current August break. The Italian team has arguably the quickest car of 2022 so far, but reliability … Read More

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Video: The world’s first long-distance car journey

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

In 1888, Bertha Benz, wife of automotive inventor Karl Benz, set off on a groundbreaking trip as told in this interesting video. A pioneer and investor in her own right, … Read More

Hot News NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR: Ty Gibbs Air Jordan 11 ‘Concord’ Camry at Richmond

Posted by AR1 staff August 11, 2022

The No. 45 Toyota Camry that NASCAR fans will see on the track Sunday is a car all sneakerheads should love. Today, Jordan Brand revealed the car Kurt Busch was … Read More

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NASCAR: Construction to Begin on State-of-the-Art NASCAR Productions Facility

Posted by AR1 staff August 10, 2022

NASCAR announced today that construction will begin on a brand new state-of-the-art Productions facility later this summer. The 58,000 square-foot facility will be built on the land adjacent to the … Read More

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NASCAR: Kurt Busch still not cleared to drive

Posted by AR1 staff August 10, 2022

Kurt Busch announced Wednesday afternoon that he still has not been cleared to return to the #45 this weekend at Richmond. Ty Gibbs will once again fill in. Busch suffered … Read More

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NASCAR: Charters continue to increase in value

Posted by AR1 staff August 10, 2022

Asking prices for NASCAR charters have reached $20M, according to people familiar with the matter, despite continuing skepticism from some in the industry over the true value of the sport’s version of … Read More

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Video: NASCAR fleeced Chicago Democrat Mayor (Update)

Posted by AR1 staff August 10, 2022

The section of Grant Park west of the Buckingham Fountain, where the pit road and start-finish straight will be located, will be closed for three weeks before the race and … Read More