Bottas confident ahead of 2021 ‘silly season’
Valtteri Bottas (GMM) Valtteri Bottas is not expecting to be weighed down by this year's contractual uncertainty. Late last year, after securing another one-year deal for 2020 only, the Finn … Read More
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F1 return ‘on the table’ after Indy 500 – Alonso
Alonso looks to cherry pick IndyCar's biggest prize and then return to F1. (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he will think about a possible return to Formula 1 for 2021 after … Read More
Ferrari ‘angry’ about Leclerc skydiving
Charles Leclerc skydiving (GMM) Charles Leclerc doubts he can follow in Lewis Hamilton's wheel tracks by testing a MotoGP bike. Before Christmas, six-time world champion Hamilton and MotoGP legend Valentino … Read More
Bahrain would welcome Saudi Arabia to F1
Formula E already races in Saudi Arabia and the Dakar Rally is running there now (GMM) Bahrain says it would welcome the arrival of Saudi Arabia to the Formula 1 … Read More
Leclerc ‘more political’ than Verstappen – Berger
Gerhard Berger (GMM) F1 legend Gerhard Berger says Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are yet to overtake Lewis Hamilton as the best driver on the grid today. In F1 circles, … Read More
Alonso feels his Dakar performance beating ‘any sensible goals’
Fernando Alonso and navigator Marc Coma Fernando Alonso says that he has bettered any realistic goals he had ahead of his Dakar debut by finishing second on Stage 8. In … Read More
Leclerc vows not to repeat crash with Sebastian Vettel
Vettel and Leclerc filming Shell sponsor video Charles Leclerc believes he and Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel have learnt their lesson and there will be no repeat of the pair’s controversial … Read More
Jeff Braun Joins Era Motorsport as Strategist for 2020 IMSA Season
Jeff Braun Renowned sports car racing veteran Jeff Braun has joined LMP2 team Era Motorsport as the team strategist for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, beginning with the … Read More
Omologato named Official Timepiece of The Glen
Omologato named Official Timepiece of The Glen Race fans can now pre-order a limited edition watch commemorating Watkins Glen International. WGI has partnered with England-based watch company, Omologato, to create … Read More
Broderick Bauguess Wins 49th RRDC Mark Donohue Award
SCCA Runoff Champion Broderick Bauguess Broderick Bauguess, of Laurinburg, N.C., was named the 49th recipient of the RRDC Mark Donohue Award. This unique award is presented annually by the Road … Read More
Ford v Ferrari Movie Nominated for Best Picture Oscar
Christian Bale as Ken Miles The Academy Awards' nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles, and Ford v Ferrari, as had been expected, was chosen in several categories. The … Read More
DragonSpeed and Hanley On Track for St Pete IndyCar Opener
Ben Hanley in 2019 Indy 500 Press Release: The 10Star DragonSpeed team is gearing up for the season-opening round of the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series, the Firestone Grand Prix of … Read More
Keihin Extends Relationship with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Keihin North America logo Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that Keihin North America, a leading manufacturer of precision technology parts for both the automotive and powersports industry, continues … Read More
DragonSpeed downgrades to a 6-race 2020 IndyCar slate (Update)
Ben Hanley UPDATE The 10Star DragonSpeed team announced plans Monday to compete in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with driver Ben Hanley, the first race of the upcoming … Read More
Dakar Stage 8 cancelled for Bikes to honor dead rider
Paulo Goncalves After the accident yesterday which claimed the life of motorcycle rider Paulo Goncalves, today’s stage, the eighth of the Dakar Rally 2020, has been cancelled in the motorcycle … Read More
Pat Symonds says F1 not sustainable in current form
Pat Symonds Formula 1’s chief technical officer Pat Symonds believes the 2021 overhaul is vital for making F1 sustainable at a time where car manufacturers are “in trouble". Negotiations over … Read More
Hulkenberg not ruling out F1 return
Nico Hulkenberg refuses to race in IndyCar – too unsafe. You figure the IndyCar chassis was designed in 2011 and rolled out in 2012. It's a 9-year old design (GMM) … Read More
Five Friday practice sessions for Kubica in 2020
Robert Kubica gets 5 Friday morning track cleaning outings for his check (GMM) New reserve driver Robert Kubica will participate in five Friday morning practice sessions for Alfa Romeo in … Read More
2019 F1 tires to make 2020 ‘predictable’ – Isola
No change in F1 tires for 2020 (GMM) The racing could be "more predictable" in 2020, because teams voted against using Pirelli's newly designed and tested tires this year. That … Read More
Fittipaldi keeps job as Haas reserve
Pietro Fittipaldi (GMM) Pietro Fittipaldi will remain a reserve driver at Haas in 2020. "If I continue with Haas, I want to have a bigger role," the 23-year-old, who is … Read More
Ferrari’s 2020 car passes FIA crash tests
F1 crash testing (GMM) Ferrari's 2020 car, codenamed 671, has passed all 15 of the mandatory FIA crash tests. Sky Italia said that exactly a month before the red single … Read More
Bottas thinks performance ‘hasn’t peaked yet’
Now that he has divorced his wife, Bottas has no distractions and is fully focused on winning (GMM) Valtteri Bottas is sounding bullish about the 2020 season. The media dubbed … Read More
Briatore tells Verstappen to ‘keep mouth shut’
Max Verstappen suffers from foot-in-mouth disease (GMM) Max Verstappen should learn to "keep his mouth shut", according to former F1 team boss Flavio Briatore. In the wake of Verstappen's new … Read More
Racing Point ‘nervous’ about 2020-2021 seasons
Andy Green (GMM) Racing Point technical boss Andy Green admits he is "very nervous" about how the team will handle this year's preparations for the new rules of 2021. He … Read More