Hermann Tilke could not attend Russian GP
(GMM) Hermann Tilke has become a third high-profile expected attendee who is in fact not present at the Russian GP this weekend. We reported earlier that Russian president Vladimir Putin … Read More
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Rumor: Hamilton set to sign 3-year Mercedes deal worth $150m
Rumor has it according to The Mail on Sunday that Lewis Hamilton is close to signing a new three-year deal – worth up to $50m a season – to continue … Read More
Raikkonen quiet about next move in F1 (Update)
(GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has denied reports that he has extended his stay at Alfa Romeo into 2021. Roger Benoit, a veteran and highly respected correspondent for the Swiss newspaper Blick, … Read More
McLaughlin claims third consecutive Supercars Championship
27-year old kiwi Scott McLaughlin has confirmed his position as one of Supercars greatest all-time drivers, by locking in a third consecutive Championship this afternoon in South Australia. McLaughlin is … Read More
Albon, Latifi hit with grid penalties after gearbox change
Alexander Albon and Nicholas Latifi will both take a five place grid penalty for Sunday’s Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix after gearbox changes following qualifying. Albon had been due to … Read More
Rumor: F1 to ‘stop’ political activism – Hamilton (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. The FIA has announced changed to its post-race procedure after Lewis Hamilton wore a T-shirt drawing attention to the Breonna Taylor case at … Read More
F2: Zhou takes first win in red-flagged race
Guanyu Zhou is finally a FIA Formula 2 race winner, but it’s not quite how the UNI-Virtuosi racer would have pictured it, after the Sochi Sprint Race ended early after … Read More
Rumor: Homestead to follow Daytona 500 in 2021
In what makes perfect sense weather wise, rumor has it that the Homestead NASCAR race will move to the 2nd race on the 2021 NASCAR Cup schedule following the Daytona … Read More
Starks and Mindrum out at IndyCar/IMS
Sounds like Roger Penske (above) is doing a bit of downsizing of the internal IndyCar and IMS operations. IndyCar’s vice president of promoter/media relations, Stephen Starks is leaving to start … Read More
Francis scores 45th Career Trans Am Victory in late-race shootout
Ernie Francis Jr. held off Boris Said and Chris Dyson in a two-lap shootout to win Saturday’s Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli race at VIRginia International Raceway. Said started … Read More
Franchitti confident Jimmie Johnson’s move to IndyCar will be a successful one
From his 125 laps in the No. 10 Honda back in July, Johnson feels confident he’ll be able to find those final tenths of a second you hear every IndyCar … Read More
Russian GP post-qualifying press conference
Drivers: 1. Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2. Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) 3. Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Stoffel Vandoorne) Q: Valtteri, it was looking so good after Q2, what … Read More
Morbidelli wins Barcelona MotoGP pole
Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Franco Morbidelli slammed in stunning 1:38.798 in MotoGP™ Q2 at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya to claim his maiden MotoGP™ pole position – and his … Read More
Hamilton schools Verstappen and Bottas for Russian GP pole
Valtteri Bottas does not qualify to shine Lewis Hamilton’s shoes. Period. Hamilton put his #44 Mercedes on pole for the Russian GP at Sochi with a lap of 1m31.304 s, … Read More
McLaughlin within reach of Championship after another win at The Bend
Scott McLaughlin is one step closer to a third consecutive Supercars Championship after another clinical victory this afternoon at the OTR SuperSprint in South Australia. McLaughlin started the day claiming his … Read More
F1 rejects Liberty’s reverse grid plans
(GMM) Liberty Media is facing serious opposition to its plans to revive a proposal for reverse-grid qualifying sprint races for the 2021 season. Mercedes vetoed the idea for 2020, but … Read More
Binotto admits Ferrari vetoed Wolff as F1 CEO
(GMM) Stefano Domenicali will be a bulwark against “artificial” measures creeping into Formula 1. That is the view of Toto Wolff, who admits that he was another candidate to succeed … Read More
Marko says ‘goodbye’ to Verstappen’s title hopes
(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has said a reluctant “goodbye” to Red Bull’s 2020 world championship chances. The Austrian had hoped that his charge Max Verstappen would beat Sebastian Vettel’s record … Read More
Putin, Ecclestone not attending Russian GP
(GMM) Vladimir Putin is not planning to attend Sunday’s Russian GP. The controversial Russian president normally attends the event at Sochi’s Olympic Park. Recently, after it emerged that Liberty Media … Read More
Hamilton leads Mercedes 1-2 in final Russian GP practice
As predicted, and right on script, Valtteri Bottas leads the Friday practice times while the track gets rubbered in, and then his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton destroys him the rest … Read More
Better teammates could have pushed Hamilton – Alonso
(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has benefited from not having better teammates in past seasons, according to Fernando Alonso. This weekend, Mercedes’ Hamilton – who is also cruising towards an equal-record setting … Read More
Kvyat to lose F1 ride (2nd Update)
(GMM) Daniil Kvyat says he is yet to discuss with his Red Bull bosses his place at Alpha Tauri for the 2021 season. It is widely expected that Red Bull … Read More
Schumacher storms to second win of 2020, extends points lead
Mick Schumacher strengthened his grip on the Drivers’ Championship with arguably his most accomplished performance in Formula 2 machinery, clinching his second victory of the season in Sochi. The PREMA … Read More
Marc Marquez returns to the MotoGP paddock
For the first time since Jerez, July 25, Marc Marquez has returned to the MotoGP paddock to catch up with the Repsol Honda Team and update them on his recovery. … Read More
Morbidelli tops Friday MotoGP practice in Barcelona
It’s two from two at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya for Petronas Yamaha SRT so far after Franco Morbidelli topped the overall timesheets on Day 1 with a … Read More