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Brazilian GP organisers insist long-term future of race is safe
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 00:20
The Brazilian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace circuit, will remain on the Formula 1 calendar for many years to come, race organisers have confirmed, amid reports the event could be dropped at the end of the...
Leclerc to participate in Silverstone practice with Haas
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 22:30
Charles Leclerc will have his first taste of 2016 Formula 1 machinery when he participates in the opening free practice session of the British Grand Prix weekend with the Haas F1 Team. It will be the first of five free p...
No driver favouritism at Haas
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 19:10
Whilst many perceive Romain Grosjean, now in his fifth season in F1, as lead driver at Haas, team principal Guenther Steiner insists this is not the case and that both the Frenchman and teammate Esteban Gutierrez are see...
Sir Jackie Stewart relives his youth with Lotus 43
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 23:50
One wonders what memories Sir Jackie Stewart is recalling as he sits in a Lotus 43, the type of car in which his close friend Jim Clark won the 1966 US Grand Prix. The three-time F1 world champion later drove the car and...
Road America IndyCar: Graham Rahal fastest in Friday practice
Auto Sport - 24 Jun 2016 23:31
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver Graham Rahal ended second IndyCar practice at Road America at the top of the timesheets
Newgarden, Daly won't be allowed to rejoin Texas IndyCar race
Auto Sport - 24 Jun 2016 23:22
Josef Newgarden and Conor Daly will not be allowed to rejoin the field when the rain-delayed Texas Motor Speedway race resumes in August, following their crash in the original event
IndyCar driver Newgarden makes speedy return
ESPN - 24 Jun 2016 20:59
IndyCar driver Newgarden makes speedy return
Honda's new ERS ‘on level' with Mercedes
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 20:40
Honda F1 chief, Yusuke Hasagawa believes their new F1 ERS system for the coming F1 races is now on-level with leading F1 team, Mercedes. Honda's poor ERS package during the 2015 F1 season was one of the reasons that kept...
Fittipaldi favours F1 halo concept over aeroscreen
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 20:30
Fittipaldi favours halo concept over aeroscreen Former F1 driver Christian Fittipaldi has backed reports that Red Bull's ‘Aeroscreen' concept has been put on the back burner. We reported last Friday that the Red Bull-c...
Norisring European F3: Hubert and Stroll inherit Ilott's poles
Auto Sport - 24 Jun 2016 19:44
Callum Ilott claimed honours in the second Norisring Formula 3 European Championship qualifying session, but it is Anthoine Hubert and Lance Stroll who receive the two pole positions on offer
FIA to reward safer drivers with superlicence points
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 19:40
XPB Images The FIA has announced it will give safer drivers a bonus of two points that will count towards securing their Formula One superlicence. New regulations were implemented last year following Max Verstappen's ...
Road America IndyCar: Simon Pagenaud leads practice one for Penske
Auto Sport - 24 Jun 2016 19:37
IndyCar championship leader Simon Pagenaud set the pace for Team Penske in opening practice for Sunday's race at Road America
'Safe' drivers given superlicence incentive
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 19:30
Upcoming drivers who avoid penalty points in lower series have been given an F1 superlicence incentive. In the wake of the move which saw Max Verstappen secure an F1 race seat with Toro Rosso whilst only 16, the FIA reac...
Dennis: McLaren in no rush to name 2017 line up
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 18:50
XPB Images Ron Dennis says McLaren will not name its 2017 driver pairing before at least the month of September, adding "it is just too early" to address the topic right now. The team currently has world champions Fer...
Leclerc to drive in FP1 sessions
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 18:40
F1 News Leclerc to drive in FP1 sessions Formula 1- Chassis: 40%, Engine: 40%…driver? 20% Baku was ‘boring', we need more tracks like Baku! Power Unit Use - Update before Austria Todt says ‘meh' to calls for radio ...
FIA introduces safer driver bonus points for Formula 1 superlicence
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 18:40
The FIA has tweaked its Formula 1 superlicence points system by adding a 'Safety Bonus' which rewards drivers who have avoided picking up penalties during a season, which can go toward their superlicence total. Currently...
Lorenzo: "We again tried the new chassis"
Moto GP - 24 Jun 2016 18:34
A steady start to proceedings for Jorge Lorenzo at the Motul TT Assen, not rushing for a fast time in cool conditions.
MotoGP Assen pacesetter Iannone still has problems to solve
Auto Sport - 24 Jun 2016 18:23
Dutch TT practice pacesetter Andrea Iannone believes Saturday will be the most important day of his Assen weekend, despite the fact he will start the race last
Charles Leclerc to get FP1 outings with Haas
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 18:20
Ferrari Young Academy driver Charles Leclerc will be driving for Haas in FP1 at five races in 2016. The eighteen-year-old will fill in for Esteban Gutierrez at the British, Hungarian, German, Malaysian and Abu Dhabi roun...
No privateer 2017 World Rally Car entries to be permitted by FIA
Auto Sport - 24 Jun 2016 18:18
The FIA's World Motor Sport Council meeting has confirmed no privateer drivers will be allowed to enter next generation World Rally Cars in 2017
Renault to reassess objectives following poor run
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 18:10
Whilst nobody was expecting miracles from Renault this season, the deal to buy the team coming so late that it was virtually impossible to do much about the chassis, the French team's slide down the grid has still surpri...
Bell: Street races masked Renault's progress
Total F1 - 24 Jun 2016 18:10
XPB Images Renault chief technical officer Bob Bell claims the recent leg of three consecutive street races "have caused our progress to falter", and expects next weekend's Austrian Grand Prix to suit the R.S.16 much ...