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Australian GP organisers looking to reschedule cancelled race
Australian Grand Prix CEO Andrew Westacott has hopes that the cancelled F1 season opener in Melbourne could be rescheduled after the weekend was abandoned two hours before ...
15 Mar 2020 10:34 -
Brawn hopes to plan postponed races for August summer break
Formula 1's managing director Ross Brawn has announced F1's plans to move postponed races to the August summer break due to the coronavirus outbreak. The seas...
14 Mar 2020 13:23 -
Rosberg: You cannot say Verstappen is better than Hamilton
2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has played down comments that Red Bull's Max Verstappen is a better driver than reigning champion Lewis Hamilton, claiming Hamilton will go ...
11 Mar 2020 13:19 -
Carey criticises Ecclestone's 'complaining' management of F1
Current Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has criticised the way the sport was run by Bernie Ecclestone prior to the takeover by Liberty Media in 2017, saying that people only complaine...
09 Mar 2020 14:54 -
IndyCar: Hard for any American to succeed in Formula 1 - Newgarden
Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden has expressed his belief that American drivers are looked down upon by Formula 1, branding its attitude towards US drivers as 'silly'....
09 Mar 2020 13:09 -
FE: Jaguar Formula E drive was 'a lifeline' - Evans
Jaguar's Mitch Evans has explained how he considers joining the team for season three was 'a lifeline' for his racing career. Evans joined the Jaguar team for its d...
09 Mar 2020 11:33 -
Ferrari: No change in plans for Melbourne attendance despite Italy coronavirus lockdown
Ferrari has said that its intentions to travel to Melbourne for the F1 season opener next weekend will go ahead as planned, despite a recent lockdown put in place in N...
09 Mar 2020 09:15 -
In-season upgrades will be 'really difficult' for RP20 - Racing Point
Racing Point has spoken out on its intentions of upgrading its 2020 challenger, the RP20, saying that it believes it will be difficult to further upgrade the car after its subst...
06 Mar 2020 13:10 -
FE: Investigation into possible Eindhoven ePrix for season eight successful
It has been revealed that an investigation into hosting a round of the Formula E championship in the Netherlands has been successful, with the intention of the city of Eindhoven...
06 Mar 2020 10:30 -
Brawn: F1 can't race if a team is denied entry due to coronavirus
F1 managing director Ross Brawn has said that F1 cannot hold a world championship race if a team is denied entry by the host country due to coronavirus restrictions. There has ...
04 Mar 2020 09:07 -
FE: Marrakesh ePrix: Da Costa takes victory as Guenther denies Techeetah 1-2
It was the Techeetah of Antonio Felix Da Costa that took victory this afternoon, ahead of second-placed Max Guenther and Jean-Eric Vergne, who took the final podium positio...
29 Feb 2020 15:58 -
Stroll: Every team can be competitive this year
Racing Point driver Lance Stroll has spoken out about the team's competition coming into the new season, believing that all teams can be competitive right off the mark in Me...
29 Feb 2020 13:30 -
FE: Qualifying: Da Costa edges Guenther to pole in Marrakesh
Techeetah's Antonio Felix Da Costa takes the top spot this morning in Marrakesh, grabbing pole position with a time of 1:17.168. Max Guenther and Andre Lotterer wi...
29 Feb 2020 11:57 -
Gasly praises Honda for 'impressive' improvements and reliability
Pierre Gasly has expressed his happiness with the progress of the Honda power unit, claiming the Japanese supplier has made yet another step up with its power unit performance. ...
29 Feb 2020 10:19 -
Norris: MCL35 improvements 'depends what you compare it to'
McLaren's Lando Norris has noted that he has felt improvements with the team's 2020 car, the MCL35, but believes that the improvements are hard to compare to the other t...
28 Feb 2020 10:45 -
Binotto reveals Ferrari previously considered using DAS
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has revealed that the team previously considered using DAS but ultimately decided against developing the system. Mercedes introduced ...
27 Feb 2020 16:38 -
Vettel notes massive improvements within Ferrari since 2015 arrival
Sebastian Vettel has said that the Ferrari team has managed to make a massive step forward since he joined the team, believing it shows the strength of the engineering departmen...
27 Feb 2020 14:24 -
Horner: Chinese GP in November 'a big ask' for teams
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has spoken about the proposition to hold the postponed Chinese Grand Prix at the end of the year, believing it would be very tough on te...
26 Feb 2020 11:48 -
Norris: 2021 can allow everyone to make 'a big step forward'
McLaren driver Lando Norris believes that the new regulations coming into Formula 1 next year can allow all teams to make a massive step forward in progress. The new regulation...
26 Feb 2020 10:05 -
IndyCar: Alonso to compete in Indy 500 with McLaren
It has been announced that two-time world champion Fernando Alonso will return to the Indianapolis 500 with the Arrow McLaren SP team. Alonso is set to return to McLaren to com...
25 Feb 2020 20:48 -
Horner: Car collaborations between F1 teams 'makes sense'
Red Bull team principal Christan Horner has spoken out about collaborations between teams in Formula 1, stating that it's an option that 'do make sense' for a lot of...
23 Feb 2020 11:46 -
Perez: Changing car concepts 'a very positive thing' for Melbourne
Racing Point driver Sergio Perez has spoken of his hopes for the team's 2020 car, the RP20 and gave his thoughts about the car being heavily based on Mercedes' 2019 titl...
23 Feb 2020 10:33 -
Williams says Racing Point 'can afford' to duplicate Mercedes W10 concept
Williams senior race engineer Dave Robson suspects that rival team Racing Point decided to base the RP20 on last season's Mercedes W10 because the team were in a position to...
22 Feb 2020 15:24 -
Vettel: F1 'lucky' to have onboards following DAS revelation
Sebastian Vettel has praised the access of onboard cameras at pre-season testing following the revelation of Mercedes' DAS system on Thursday. The system was introduc...
21 Feb 2020 11:25 -
Russell saw 'constant' personal improvement in 2019
Williams driver George Russell has stated his intentions to become an even better driver in 2020, having felt like he improved greatly throughout the 2019 season. Russell belie...
21 Feb 2020 09:15 -
Albon: Red Bull will push to develop 2020 car
Red Bull's Alex Albon has revealed that the team hope to develop the new RB16 throughout this season and carrying the success from the end of last season forwards. Alb...
20 Feb 2020 09:36 -
F3: Peroni, Deledda set for F3 return with Campos
Campos Racing has announced that two of its three drivers, Alex Peroni and Alessio Deledda, will stay on at the team for a second year in Formula 3. The pair both made their de...
19 Feb 2020 11:40 -
Mexico City ePrix: Evans takes strong victory ahead of Da Costa
It was the Jaguar of Mitch Evans that took his second Formula E victory this evening at the Mexico City ePrix ahead of Antonio Felix Da Costa in second and Sebastien B...
15 Feb 2020 23:54 -
FE: Qualifying: Lotterer grabs first pole for Porsche
Pole position was taken by Porsche's Andre Lotterer by just 0.063 of a second this afternoon in Mexico, giving Lotterer his second pole in Formula E, and Porsche...
15 Feb 2020 19:45 -
Vettel/Leclerc partnership will be much stronger in 2020 - Button
2009 world champion Jenson Button has expressed his belief that Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc will form a much better partnership in 2020, after a difficu...
12 Feb 2020 12:16 -
Grosjean enthusiastic about future Saudi Grand Prix plans
Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean has expressed his excitement about plans for a Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia in the near future. Grosjean visited the city of Qiddiya in Saudi Arabi...
10 Feb 2020 11:55 -
Hamilton deserves to equal Schumacher's title record - Brawn
Formula 1's managing director Ross Brawn has expressed his belief that Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton deserves to equal Michael Schumacher's record of seven world champi...
10 Feb 2020 10:35 -
Verstappen confident he can beat Hamilton 'with the right car'
Red Bull's Max Verstappen has revealed his confidence of being able to beat current champion Lewis Hamilton but assured it could only be done if he had a capable car. Verst...
05 Feb 2020 11:03 -
Sirotkin reveals losing F1 drive 'even more painful now'
Former Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin has revealed his anguish with losing his F1 seat at the end of 2018, revealing that he feels worse about it now. Sirotkin took part in hi...
04 Feb 2020 10:19 -
IndyCar: Honda vetoes Alonso's Indy 500 return with Andretti
Fernando Alonso will not make a return to the Indianapolis 500 with Andretti Autosport, with engine supplier Honda taking the decision to veto such a partnership for the pair, a...
03 Feb 2020 10:29 -
Norris: Social media useful to give fans better knowledge of F1
McLaren's Lando Norris has explained how his extensive use of social media allows fans to become closer to him and be able to see how he gets up to. During his debut season...
26 Jan 2020 16:17 -
Lack of technical leadership led to Fry's approval - Abiteboul
Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul has noted a lack of technical leadership that prompted the team to make changes ahead of the 2020 season, including the addition of Pat Fr...
26 Jan 2020 11:18 -
All 10 F1 teams to build mule cars for 18-inch tyre tests
Pirelli head of F1 Mario Isola has revealed that all ten teams are to construct special 'mule cars' in 2020 to test the new 18-inch tyres set to be introduced into F1 in...
24 Jan 2020 10:19 -
Chandhok: Closed door at Mercedes behind Verstappen's Red Bull extension
Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok has expressed his belief that Max Verstappen only signed a long term contract with Red Bull because there was no possibility of a move to rivals ...
22 Jan 2020 16:41 -
Norris: 'Best thing' is to work with Sainz in order to win at McLaren
McLaren's Lando Norris has spoken on his positive relationship with teammate Carlos Sainz, believing it is the best option in order to help the team become more competitive....
22 Jan 2020 11:57 -
Circuit constructor Zaffelli believes remodelled Zandvoort will reward brave drivers
Circuit constructor Jarno Zafrelli believes that the remodelled Zandvoort circuit set to hold the 2020 Dutch Grand Prix will reward brave drivers on the circuit thanks to the sl...
20 Jan 2020 08:36 -
Williams praises Ticktum after positive feedback from simulator runs
Team principal Claire Williams has praised Dan Ticktum, one of Williams' newest recruits, after good feedback from his time using the team's simulator. Despite bac...
19 Jan 2020 13:35 -
Tost believed Albon could be 'surprise of the year' during 2019 Barcelona testing
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has revealed that he saw the potential of Alex Albon during the 2019 winter testing in Barcelona, going to say that Albon could be the surpr...
19 Jan 2020 10:03 -
FE: Santiago ePrix: Gunther takes first victory after tense battle with Da Costa
It was victory this afternoon in Santiago for Andretti's Max Guenther, taking his first Formula E race win in the process. Antonio Felix Da Costs followed behind in sec...
18 Jan 2020 19:56 -
Hamilton warns rivals he will 'be a machine' in 2020
Current world champion Lewis Hamilton has issued a warning to fellow competitors ahead of the coming season as he plans to "be a machine" and on "a...
18 Jan 2020 14:32 -
Brown hopes McLaren can continue to 'incrementally improve' in 2020
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has spoken out about moving forward with the team this season, explaining that the sole goal of the team is to keep improving. In a recent interview ...
04 Jan 2020 13:13 -
Steiner couldn't see Haas driver line-up 'working' after Silverstone clash
Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has admitted that he believed the Haas driver line up of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen could no longer work after the pair collided...
02 Jan 2020 13:12 -
2021 pecking order will not be very different to today - Binotto
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has spoken out about the new regulations coming into F1 in 2020, stating his belief that the initial year will not change much for the curr...
30 Dec 2019 11:32 -
Red Bull and Honda discussing 2020 F1 role for Yamamoto
It is understood that Red Bull and Honda are currently discussing a future F1 role for Japanese driver Naoki Yamamoto. Two-time Super Formula champion Yamamoto made his Grand P...
24 Dec 2019 17:01 -
Qualifying performances shows calibre of McLaren drivers - Seidl
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has said the qualifying performances between Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris this year is enough to show that there are two top drivers within...
24 Dec 2019 14:56 -
Vasseur saw no sense in changing Alfa Romeo 2020 driver line-up
Fredric Vasseur has admitted that he saw little sense in changing the driver line up at the Alfa Romeo team in 2020, as the team will keep current drivers Kimi Raikkonen an...
24 Dec 2019 11:38 -
Binotto: Ferrari is 'getting used' to Vettel/Leclerc rivalry
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes that the team are now starting to get used to having both Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc battling on track. It seemed ...
24 Dec 2019 09:54 -
FE: New Gen 3 car set to see a return to pit stops in 2022
It has been announced that Formula E will move to a new generation of car in 2022, known as the 'Gen 3' car after the FIA issued the technical tenders for the car, notin...
17 Dec 2019 09:33 -
Leclerc looking forward to 'interesting challenge' of developing 2020 Ferrari
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has spoken of his interest going into the 2020 season and helping Ferrari develop the team's car for next season. Staying with Ferrari for a ...
15 Dec 2019 10:32 -
Giovinazzi determined to return as a stronger driver for 2020
Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi has vowed to return stronger next season, after completing his first season with the team this year. 2019 was Giovinazzi's first full s...
13 Dec 2019 16:24 -
Hamilton reflects on Valencia ride swap with 'legend' Valentino Rossi
Reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has spoken of how he loved seeing nine-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi testing a Formula 1 car during their recent ride swap in Va...
12 Dec 2019 08:23 -
F2: Sprint Race: Ghiotto powers to victory in final F2 race of the season
UNI-Virtuosi's Luca Ghiotto has taken victory in the final race of Formula 2 this year, in this morning's sprint race in Abu Dhabi, with Nicholas Latifi finish...
01 Dec 2019 11:22 -
F2: Feature Race: Sette Camara made work for lights to flag victory in Abu Dhabi
Carlin's Sergio Sette Camara has taken the victory at this afternoon's F2 feature race in Abu Dhabi, ahead of Nobuharu Matsushita whilst Guanyu Zhou has taken the f...
30 Nov 2019 16:50 -
Russell's early races compromised by 'keeping everyone happy'
Williams driver George Russell has spoke of how he found the first few races of this year tough as he was trying too hard to do other things outside of the car. Russell, in his...
24 Nov 2019 15:04 -
FE: Ad Diriyah Race 2: Sims takes first victory in Formula E ahead of teammate Gunther
BMW's Alexander Sims has won the second race of the Diriyah E-Prix this afternoon to take his first win in Formula E, with teammate Max Guntherfinishing behind to take ...
23 Nov 2019 13:01 -
FE: Qualifying: Sims storms to second pole of the weekend
BMW's Alexander Sims has taken his second pole position of the weekend for the second race of the Diriyah E-Prix, with Nissan's Sebastien Buemi joining him on ...
23 Nov 2019 08:57 -
Hamilton receives penalty, Sainz claims podium finish for McLaren
Carlos Sainz has taken his first career podium finish following a time-penalty for Lewis Hamilton. The third-place finish marks McLaren's first podium result since Kevin Ma...
17 Nov 2019 20:54 -
Gasly emotional over 'amazing' Brazil podium
Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly says that he can barely believe his result after scoring his first Formula 1 podium in Brazil afternoon. Gasly managed to jump into the ...
17 Nov 2019 20:32 -
Bottas 'had a clear vision' of requirements for pole position
With his fifth pole position of the season secured in Austin earlier this afternoon, Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas said it all came down to just having a clear vision of what he...
03 Nov 2019 00:25 -
Qualifying: Bottas edges Vettel for first pole position in Austin
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas took top honours this afternoon and secured pole position for tomorrow's race in Austin, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel joining him o...
02 Nov 2019 23:00 -
Renault confirms Pat Fry will join the team in 2020
Renault F1 team have confirmed that British engineer Pat Fry will join the Enstone based team, after being placed on gardening leave with current team McLaren last July. Fry ha...
02 Nov 2019 20:10 -
FP3: Verstappen tops final practice session ahead of Vettel and Norris
It was the Red Bull of Max Verstappen that ended the final practice session in Austin ahead of second placed Sebastian Vettel. Verstappen managed to set a lap time of 1:33...
02 Nov 2019 20:00 -
'Extremely difficult' to match Verstappen's pace - Leclerc
Despite missing out on pole position earlier this afternoon to Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is adamant that there was nothing that could be done...
26 Oct 2019 23:15 -
Abiteboul calls Renault's 2019 season the 'most difficult'
Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul believes that the 2019 season has been the most difficult season so far, both for the team and himself on a personal level. Hopes were...
20 Oct 2019 10:22 -
'Logical' for Hamilton to switch to Formula E - Vergne
Double Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne has said that he believes a switch to the all-electric series would be 'logical' for Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton, due to...
19 Oct 2019 11:46
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