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Petit Le Mans – Thursday Notebook

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

BRASELTON, Ga. – Competitors in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship used the Thursday night practice session for the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta to log data for … Read More

Hot News IndyCar

Newgarden to Serve as Music City Grand Prix Ambassador

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

The Music City Grand Prix is proud to announce a formal partnership with Josef Newgarden to serve as spokesperson and brand ambassador for the inaugural urban street race in Nashville … Read More

Hot News IndyCar

Video: Newgarden looks ahead to St. Pete, battling Dixon

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

Josef Newgarden joins Leigh Diffey to discuss how has put himself in title contention with Scott Dixon after a rough start, previews the IndyCar finale at St. Petersburg, and much … Read More

Bathurst Hot News Supercars

Lee Holdsworth grabs provisional pole for Bathurst 1000

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

After 16 years of trying, Lee Holdsworth has himself in his best position yet to claim the Peter Brock Trophy, after nabbing provisional pole position for Sunday’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. … Read More

Hot News IndyCar

Former CART boss Joe Heitzler dies at 75

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

Joe Heitzler, who was President of Championship Auto Racing Teams in 2001 has died at the age of 75. Replacing Bobby Rahal in 2001, Heitzler struggled amid all the in-fighting … Read More

Formula 1 Rumors

Rumor: Alfa Romeo to announce Giovinazzi (Not Schumacher) & Raikkonen for 2021 race seats (11th Update)

Autoracing1 October 16, 2020

AutoRacing1.com can now confirm through our inside sources in Europe that both Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi (not Mick Schumacher) will be back with Alfa Romeo for 2021. According to … Read More

Hot News NASCAR Cup Series

Dale Jr. announces birth of second child

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced the birth of his second daughter Monday on his podcast, the Dale Jr. Download. Earnhardt said his daughter takes the middle name from wife Amy (Nicole) and the … Read More

Formula 1 Rumors

Both Haas seats ‘more or less taken’ for 2021 – Marko

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

(GMM) Haas has “more or less” already decided who will drive for the small American team in 2021. That is the view of Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko, who also … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

Shwartzman hopes Friday F1 debut goes ahead in Abu Dhabi

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

(GMM) Robert Shwartzman says he hopes his Friday practice debut in Abu Dhabi will go ahead as scheduled. Two other Ferrari junior drivers, Mick Schumacher and Callum Illot, could not … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

Istanbul wants full-time return to F1

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

(GMM) Istanbul Park wants Turkey to return full-time to the Formula 1 calendar. After an absence, the popular circuit is back on the ‘corona calendar’ this year. But like the … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

Binotto rules out reverting to 2019 Ferrari car

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

(GMM) Ferrari is focusing its efforts on improving the rear of its current car for 2021. Normally, teams produce brand new cars for a new season – but amid the … Read More

Formula 1 Rumors

Abiteboul defends Ocon amid 2021 rumors he will be axed

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

(GMM) Esteban Ocon “should not be ashamed” of his performance at Renault so far in 2020. That is the view of his boss Cyril Abiteboul, amid speculation the team might … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

Mercedes no longer developing 2020 F1 car and teams still cannot beat them (Update)

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

(GMM) Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes has ceased development of its 2020 car. The dominant team and its multiple champion, Lewis Hamilton, will almost certainly continue to keep cruising … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

Vietnam cancels rescheduled 2020 F1 race

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

Vietnam’s first Formula One grand prix has been officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers said on Friday. The Vietnamese Grand Prix was originally scheduled to take place in … Read More

Hot News IndyCar

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson gets seat fitting at Ganassi

Posted by AR1 staff October 16, 2020

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson has signed a 2-year deal to drive for Chip Ganassi’s IndyCar team starting next year. Today he posted pictures of his seat fitting at the Ganassi … Read More

Hot News MotoGP

Valentino Rossi tests positive for Covid-19

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi will miss the Aragon Grand Prix at Motorland Aragon, round 14 of 18 in 2017 MotoGP. Michael van der Mark will substitute for the nine-time … Read More

Hot News Supercars

Bathurst 1000: Waters tops Thursday practice

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

Cameron Waters (above), driving the Tickford Racing’s #6 entry, turned the fastest lap of Day 1 of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with a time of 2:04.1696s which saw him … Read More

Formula 1 Rumors

Rumor: Daimler to slash Mercedes’ F1 budget

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

(GMM) Daimler, the dominant Mercedes team’s carmaker parent, intends to slash the amount of money it spends on Formula 1. It emerged recently that Mercedes spent a staggering $430 million … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

Portimao paying ‘much lower’ price for F1 race

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

(GMM) Portimao is paying a “much lower” price for joining the Formula 1 calendar in 2020. The Portuguese circuit, set to host its first ever grand prix next weekend, is … Read More

Formula 1 Rumors

Rumor: Red Bull and AlphaTauri to switch to Renault engines (2nd Update)

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

(GMM) Cyril Abiteboul says Red Bull is still yet to ask about a supply of customer engines for 2022. The energy drink-owned outfit needs to replace departing works partner Honda. … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News IndyCar

Honda’s F1 boss again explains decision to stay in IndyCar

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

(GMM) Honda has defended its decision to pull out of Formula 1 whilst at the same time extending its commitment to the IndyCar Series. The Japanese manufacturer cited its push … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

McLaren’s advancements were a step backward

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

(GMM) Andreas Seidl has defended McLaren’s latest car developments. Recently, the British team debuted a Mercedes-style nose alongside other new parts, but Carlos Sainz Jr. said at the Nurburgring that … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

Bottas needs ‘miracle’ to win 2020 title

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas admits he needs a “miracle” to beat his Mercedes teammate to the 2020 title. After starting on pole, the Finn admits he was “very, very disappointed” to … Read More

Hot News Supercars

Supercars unveils Next Generation race car

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

Supercars has today unveiled the first details of the next generation race car to appear on the grid from 2022. Codenamed “Gen3”, the program will deliver an evolution of the existing race … Read More

Formula 1 Hot News

Video: What’s more important in F1? The Driver or The Team?

Posted by AR1 staff October 15, 2020

There may be one driver on race day, but every F1 team is made up of hundreds of individuals, all working together to create the fastest car possible. We caught … Read More