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Earnhardt wins most popular for 15th year
Miami Herald - 1 Dec 2017 04:06
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrapped up his final season as a NASCAR driver with one last piece of hardware. He won the Most Popular Driver Award on Thursday night for the …
Julian Maha Wins Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
Miami Herald - 1 Dec 2017 03:47
The NASCAR Foundation awarded the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award to an Alabama physician who founded an organization that works to improve the lives of autistic children. KultureCity, the organization …
Valtteri Bottas takes second pole on the trot in Abu Dhabi
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 01:10
Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position for the final race of the season at Abu Dhabi as the Mercedes driver attempts to secure second place in the Drivers' Championship for 2017. The Finnish driver set a time of a 1:36.23...
Jean Todt set for third term as FIA president
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 01:10
Jean Todt is set to be re-elected as president of the FIA after it was confirmed that he will face no competition in next month’s elections. The 71-year-old French incumbent is seeking what will be his third, and final...
Pirelli expands to seven soft tyre compounds for 2018 season
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 01:10
Pirelli will have seven slick tyre compounds available in Formula 1 next season, after confirming the introduction of two new compounds. Pirelli expanded its range from four to five in 2016, and has now taken a further s...
F1 Orange Army - Max Verstappen On Dutch Fans
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 23:30
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen remains the only Dutch driver ever to win a Grand Prix in F1. And with 3 career victories to his name already, Max owes plenty to his traveling legion of faithful... More»
Rosberg not ruling out full-time F1 TV role
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 23:20
Nico Rosberg is not ruling out replacing F1 legend Niki Lauda as a full-time television pundit on German television. During the broadcast of the 2017 finale in Abu Dhabi last Sunday, Mercedes team... More»
Truex honored as NASCAR's newest champion
Miami Herald - 1 Dec 2017 22:56
It was fitting for Martin Truex Jr. to be introduced as NASCAR's newest champion by his buddy Dale Earnhardt Jr. It was Earnhardt who helped Truex venture out of New …
Did someone say ‘Free Lunch'? Lunch is on Chase?
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 22:50
F1 News Did someone say ‘Free Lunch'? Lunch is on Chase? Alfa Romeo returns to F1 with Sauber Hamilton: Pirelli's ‘HyperSoft' tire is ‘best yet' Formula1blog.com Podcast #552- Abu Dhabi GP review Race Report: Botta...
More two-stop races likely in 2018
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 19:20
Despite making clear that it is capable of creating tyres that would last for an entire race, Pirelli continues to be the frontline in terms of manufacturing 'the show'. While this year's wider tyres saw the expected inc...
Todt did not hold Baku blunder against Vettel
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 19:10
FIA president Jean Todt says Sebastian Vettel's Baku blunder has been forgotten, with the driver and the governing body having moved on since the incident. Vettel was forced to answer to his actions in Azerbaijan, where ...
Hamilton more composed than Vettel, says Ricciardo
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 19:10
Daniel Ricciardo believes Lewis Hamilton's ability to keep a cool head was key to him winning his near private battle with Sebastian Vettel for the 2017 Formula 1 championship. Hamilton, who clinched his fourth world tit...
Ricciardo: Lewis maintained a cooler head than Seb this year
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 19:00
Daniel Ricciardo respects Lewis Hamilton for the way he went about winning the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship. but also wishes that the difference in car performance was not so great so that drivers, like himself, are...
Ricciardo: Hamilton kept cooler head than Vettel in F1 2017 fight
Auto Sport - 1 Dec 2017 18:52
Daniel Ricciardo believes Lewis Hamilton's ability to keep a cool head was key to him winning his battle with Sebastian Vettel for the 2017 Formula 1 world championship
Horner - Hamilton 'foolish' to discard Ricciardo
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 18:40
Red Bull Racing's Christian Horner says Lewis Hamilton is wrong to underestimate Daniel Ricciardo as a 2018 title contender. The Mercedes driver and four-time world champion concocted his own short list of the strongest ...
Todt, Carey add to excitement of Alfa Romeo F1 launch
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 18:30
The return of the Alfa Romeo name to F1 as title sponsor of Sauber is set to be given the backing of the sport's top chiefs, with chairman Chase Carey and FIA president Jean Todt due to attend the official launch. Ferrar...
Steiner wants decision on F1 cost cap by mid-2018
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 18:20
Haas Formula 1 chief Günther Steiner wants Liberty Media to provide details on plans for a cost cap in the series by the middle of next year in order to allow the team to move forward with its recruitment process or res...
Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 tie-up to get support of F1 bosses
Auto Sport - 1 Dec 2017 17:59
The return of the Alfa Romeo name to Formula 1 is set to be given the backing of the championships top chiefs at its official launch with Sauber in Italy on Saturday
Pirelli not expecting to use super-hard
ESPN - 1 Dec 2017 17:48
Pirelli's new super-hard tyre compound is unlikely to make an appearance next year and is only in place in case the performance of the cars proves to be higher than expected.
Pirelli 'leaving the door open' to one or two stops in 2018
Total F1 - 1 Dec 2017 17:20
Pirelli's Mario Isola believes the Italian manufacturer has put together a range of tyre compounds which gives teams strategy flexibility for 2018. Isola collected the feedback from teams and drivers from this week's tyr...
2017 F1 team mate battles: Hamilton vs Bottas at Mercedes | 2017 F1 season review
F1 Fanatic - 1 Dec 2017 16:30
In his first year alongside Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas started strongly, earned a one-year contract extension after the summer break, then slumped.
2017 F1 team mate battles: Vettel vs Raikkonen at Ferrari | 2017 F1 season review
F1 Fanatic - 1 Dec 2017 16:16
For the third year running Sebastian Vettel had the beating of Kimi Raikkonen, though he had a bit of help from the Ferrari pit wall.