Bottas nips Hamilton in final Portuguese GP practice
Valtteri Bottas, who was fastest in both Friday practice sessions, made it 3-for3 on Saturday morning to top final practice for the Portuguese GP with a lap of 1m16.654s. That … Read More
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Steiner rules out Herta for 2021 Haas F1 seat
IndyCar youngster Colton Herta is not a candidate for a 2021 F1 seat with Haas, team principal Guenther Steiner has confirmed to crash.net. Despite revealing Haas is open to running … Read More
FIA revises track limits restrictions at Portimao after 125 lap times deleted on Friday
Track limits at Portimao have been changed for the rest of the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend after a staggering total of 125 lap times were deleted at Turns 1 and … Read More
Rumor: 2021 F1 driver ‘silly season’ explodes in Portugal (Update)
(GMM) The extraordinary 2021 ‘silly season’ continues apace, with rumors about driver movements running rampant in the Portimao paddock. Acting Williams boss Simon Roberts did his best to quell speculation … Read More
F1 exit for Mercedes would be ‘crazy’ – Kallenius
(GMM) Mercedes would be “crazy” to give up its Formula 1 program, according to Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius. With Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff conspicuously yet to sign contracts for … Read More
Rumor: Haas to sign ‘two paying F1 drivers’
(GMM) Haas needs “two paying drivers” to replace both Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean for 2021. That is not the claim of an F1 pundit, but of Grosjean himself as … Read More
Rumor: Perez is the ‘most wanted man in F1’
(GMM) Sergio Perez has suddenly become “the most wanted man in Formula 1”. That is the view of former Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos, referring to the fact that the … Read More
Verstappen plays down Lance Stroll insults
(GMM) Max Verstappen has played down the reaction to his radio insults following a crash with Lance Stroll during Friday practice in Portimao. The Dutchman let off an expletive-filled denunciation … Read More
F1 to take ‘same’ anti-covid approach in 2021 – FIA
(GMM) Formula 1’s anti-covid protocols are likely to race into the 2021 season. That is the admission of Bruno Famin, the FIA’s operations director who is in charge of the … Read More
Supercars: Dick Johnson Racing will go it alone in 2021
Dick Johnson Racing (DJR) confirmed today that it will return for its 40th season in 2021, with the Shell V-Power Racing Team competing with two Ford Mustangs in the 2021 … Read More
Rumor: Penske to axe Supercars effort, move McLaughlin to IndyCar (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Team Penske announced today that it will not return to compete in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship for the 2021 season. The team’s … Read More
Rumor: Ganassi and Johnson to announce IndyCar sponsor for 2021
Rumor has it that Saturday at the IndyCar season finale in St. Petersburg, FL Chip Ganassi Racing will confirm that a sponsor has been found for Jimmie Johnson’s first season … Read More
Go Fas Racing to scale back to part-time
After running the last several seasons full time, Go Fas Racing has decided to scale back to a part-time effort for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, CATCHFENCE.com reports. The … Read More
Portuguese GP Friday Press Conference
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Franz TOST (AlphaTauri) Zak BROWN (McLaren), Otmar SZAFNAUER (Racing Point) Q: Welcome gentleman, good to see you all. Can we start this session please with your first impressions of … Read More
Reece Gold Joins Juncos Racing for the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Juncos Racing is announced that Reece Gold will join the team for the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. The young American currently competes in the Cooper … Read More
Van der Zande Dropped from WTR IMSA Lineup for 2021
Talk about getting screwed. Renger van der Zande will not return to Wayne Taylor Racing for the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, just days after van der Zande, Ryan … Read More
Portuguese GP: Bottas sweeps both Friday practice session
Valtteri Bottas topped the 2nd practice session for the Portuguese GP with a lap of 1m17.940s in his Mercedes to lead Max Verstappen’s Red Bull Honda by 0.595s, but the … Read More
Rumor: IndyCar to renew contract with St. Petersburg GP (No) (Update)
This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ today. It was announced that Firestone would continue to sponsor the race thru 2023. There was no change in the deal between IndyCar and … Read More
Firestone Extends Title Sponsorship of GP of St. Pete thru 2023
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. today announced a three-year extension for the Firestone brand’s title sponsorship of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The new agreement continues a partnership that began … Read More
Famous Helmet Artist rips into Bubba Wallace
Bubba Wallace had his feelings fried after a famous helmet artist blasted the NASCAR driver on social media for bringing politics to the sport. The artist is Jason Beam — … Read More
Bottas tops opening Portuguese GP practice
Make that seven track cleaning opening practice sessions in a row for Valtteri Bottas, who has once again started a weekend strongly. Bottas lapped at 1m18.410s on Medium tires that … Read More
MotoGP: Alex Marquez leads Honda 1-2 in Teruel FP1
Alex Marquez picked up from where he left off at Motorland Aragon by topping the timesheets in first free practice for the Gran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel, despite a … Read More
FIA tells Racing Point to follow covid protocols
(GMM) F1’s governing body has tightened covid protocols and warned Racing Point amid the unfolding saga involving Lance Stroll’s virus infection. Team boss Otmar Szafnauer defended his actions that led … Read More
Rumor” Red Bull could quit F1 over engine situation (Update)
(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is expected to formalize Red Bull’s threat to quit Formula 1 at a key meeting on Monday over the engine situation. Red Bull is looking into … Read More
‘Question marks’ over F1’s 2021 calendar – Todt
(GMM) There are still “many question marks” about the resumption of a full and normal calendar of races for 2021. That is the admission of FIA president Jean Todt, even … Read More