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Toro Rosso set to announce Kvyat
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 04:40
Sep.28 Toro Rosso is expected to imminently announce Daniil Kvyat's return to the team. Sources say the Red Bull junior team will say this weekend at Sochi that the Russian driver is returning from his Ferrari test role ...
Sainz to drive with eye infection
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 04:40
Sep.28 Carlos Sainz says he expects to race in Russia this weekend even though he has an eye infection. The Spaniard says it is just his latest adventure at Sochi. "It's funny, I've been evacuated by helicopter and this ...
Vandoorne set for Formula E switch
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 04:40
Sep.28 Stoffel Vandoorne looks set to keep his motor racing career alive in Formula E. The Belgian has lost his McLaren seat for 2019. He told the Belgian broadcaster RTBF at Sochi: "At this moment there is nothing decid...
Ocon rules out move away from F1
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 03:40
Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon maintains that he is not considering options outside of Formula 1 even if it means he has to miss a season of racing. Ocon in talks with Williams given that Lance Stroll appears destined to take...
Red Bull parking Spec C engine due to altitude
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 01:40
Red Bull Racing will run Renault's Spec B in Russia Red Bull Racing has decided to revert to the Spec B Renault engine in anticipation of upcoming high-altitude races, Max Verstappen has explained. Verstappen and Daniel ...
NASCAR's current youth movement pushing out veteran drivers
Miami Herald - 28 Sep 2018 23:18
Jamie McMurray set a record at Charlotte Motor Speedway by winning his second career Cup Series start. Back for the 16th anniversary of that surprise trip to victory lane, McMurray …
Norris Pleased with 'Good' and 'Fun' Day in Sochi after Double Duty
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 23:00
Lando Norris enjoyed his latest experience of Formula 1 machinery after replacing Fernando Alonso for the opening practice session at the Sochi Autodrom on Friday, with the Briton ending thirteenth fastest overall. The M...
Childress promotes Daniel Hemric to Cup Series
Miami Herald - 28 Sep 2018 22:10
Daniel Hemric sat next to Richard Childress, prepared to discuss his promotion NASCAR's top level. As his childhood dream was finally realized, he choked away tears and took a moment …
Feature: Three-car teams - why three's not the magic number
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 22:00
Three – that’s the magic number, as De La Soul once sang. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff agrees, and thinks this magic number will solve a Formula 1 problem. Or more to the point solve a Toto Wolff problem. That the ultra-...
Bottas: I don't believe the gap to Ferrari is real
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 21:40
Ferrari ended the first day of free practice for the Russian Grand Prix half a second off the top time in FP2, but Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas believes that the Reds have not yet unleashed everything they have in the...
Bottas: I don't believe the gap to Ferrari is real
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Sep 2018 21:31
Ferrari ended the first day of free practice for the Russian Grand Prix half a second off the top time in FP2, but Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas believes that the Reds have not yet unleashed everything they have in the...
Ocon offered 2019 hope by Force India
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 21:20
Force India team principal Otmar Szafnauer has suggested Esteban Ocon could be offered a deal as the team's third driver in 2019. Ocon is set to lose his race seat at Force India next year as Lance Stroll prepares to fol...
Sochi Day 1 Team & Driver Reports & Photos
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 21:20
< ► > Teams and drivers report from the first day of practice of the Russian Grand Prix weekend, Round 16 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, at Sochi Autodrom. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton: 'Sochi has been one of the...
Hamilton: Surprising because this is my weakest circuit
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 20:50
Formula 1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton surprised himself when he powered around Sochi Autodrom faster than anyone on day one of the Russian Grand Prix weekend, the Briton fastest of all ahead of his Mercedes ...
Hamilton: Surprising because this is my weakest circuit
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Sep 2018 20:42
Formula 1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton surprised himself when he powered around Sochi Autodrom faster than anyone on day one of the Russian Grand Prix weekend, the Briton fastest of all ahead of his Mercedes ...
Raikkonen refusing to play Vettel's wing man
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 20:40
Kimi Raikkonen refused to throw his weight behind Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel's attempts to claw back ground in the Formula 1 title race, claiming he was only interested in gaining "the best result possible for my...
Red Bull fire off warning to Ticktum after F3 outburst
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 20:30
Red Bull junior driver and Toro Rosso hopeful Dan Ticktum has been warned by Red Bull after comments he made against European F3 title rival Mick Schumacher as well as questioning the integrity of the series. In an outbu...
No miracles, but McLaren can still target points - Fernando Alonso
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 20:30
Fernando Alonso says McLaren cannot expect “miracles” at the Russian Grand Prix, but asserted that it can still aim for a points finish. McLaren has endured a difficult 2018 campaign and has typically struggled at hi...
Verstappen: The car is working better than expected
Total F1 - 28 Sep 2018 20:20
Red Bull have taken penalties for the Russian Grand Prix to bolster their chances in subsequent races which will be more friendly to their package, so whatever happens in qualifying on Saturday will be irrelevant as both...
Hemric to drive RCR's No. 31 Chevy from 2019
Racer - 28 Sep 2018 20:19
Richard Childress Racing team president Torrey Galida said he was happy to end six months of speculation about Daniel Hemric's future (...)
Ryan Preece at long last lands ride at NASCAR's top level
Miami Herald - 28 Sep 2018 20:16
Ryan Preece believed if he could get in a fast car, he could prove he deserved a competitive ride. Pulling it off required Preece to give up a full-time job, …
Verstappen: The car is working better than expected
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Sep 2018 20:13
Red Bull have taken penalties for the Russian Grand Prix to bolster their chances in subsequent races which will be more friendly to their package, so whatever happens in qualifying on Saturday will be irrelevant as both...