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Brainerd owner dies in swimming accident
Racer - 13 Nov 2018 20:09
Brainerd International Raceway owner Jed Copham died on Sunday as the result of a swimming accident. He was 46 years old. Copham had been (...)
Sensor issue cost Vettel in Brazil
Planet F1 - 13 Nov 2018 10:07
Ferrari have explained Sebastian Vettel's lacklustre Brazilian Grand Prix, revealing that his SF71H suffered a sensor problem on the formation lap. The post Sensor issue cost Vettel in Brazil appeared first on PlanetF1.
Mercedes didn't use controversial wheels in Brazil due to championship fears
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 20:10
Mercedes did not run their controversial wheel rim design during the Brazilian Grand Prix due to fears of a protest. With the constructors' championship yet to be secured, the team did not want to run the risk of expulsi...
Hill: Eventually Max will drive like Lewis has learned to drive
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 14:50
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is a Formula 1 champion-in-waiting but he showed in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix that he still has much to learn, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. The 21-year-old Dutch driver and Fo...
New FIA crash assessment technology makes debut
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 13:00
New rapid crash assessment technology completed its debut over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend from the FIA. The FIA are to undergo a meeting next month, when the full details of the new system will be presented. FIA me...
Brawn believes blame is on both sides of Verstappen/Ocon incident
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 12:30
Ross Brawn has admitted there is blame on both Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon following their controversial incident in Brazil, that sparked the former's tempers. The Formula One managing director believes both drivers ...
Brawn: A lesson they won't forget in a hurry
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 12:20
In all honesty, F1 finds itself in a bit of a quandary. On the one hand, aware that the likes of Max Verstappen is a role model not only for young fans of the sport but those looking to get on the motor sport ladder, F1 ...
Bottas 'didn't quite have the pace' in Brazilian Grand Prix
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 11:40
Valtteri Bottas says he 'didn't quite have the pace,' in the Brazilian Grand Prix where his fifth-place finish was enough to help the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motoesport team clinch the Formula 1 constructors' championship....
FIA stand firm on weighbridge rules
Planet F1 - 13 Nov 2018 11:13
The FIA will not change the weighbridge rules in Formula 1 after the incident with Sebastian Vettel in Interlagos on Saturday. The post FIA stand firm on weighbridge rules appeared first on PlanetF1.
Max Verstappen: Bad press or F1 box office?
ESPN - 13 Nov 2018 17:05
Love him or loathe him, Max Verstappen will be making headlines in Formula One for years to come. But are his antics good or bad for the sport?
Formula E secures live digital broadcast deal with BBC | Formula E
F1 Fanatic - 13 Nov 2018 13:17
Formula E's 2018-19 season will be broadcast live on the BBC's digital platforms in Britain, the championship has announced.
Honda agrees turbocharger partnership
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 10:40
Honda and IHI Corporation have reached an agreement to enter a two-year technical partnership regarding the development and supply of components relating to the turbocharger used in the Japanese manufacturer's power unit...
Marchionne death hurt Ferrari morale - Tronchetti Provera
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 03:40
Nov.13 Ferrari is "very close" to its goal of bringing the title back to Maranello after more than a decade. That is the view of Pirelli CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera, even though Ferrari has been defeated by Mercedes in ...
2019 Kubica F1 return '90pc' secure - report
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 03:40
Nov.13 Robert Kubica looks set to return to the F1 grid with Williams in 2019. Auto Motor und Sport says the Pole wants to make his decision this week, after receiving an offer from Williams but also from Ferrari to be a...
David Pearson, NASCAR's Silver Fox, has died at 83
Miami Herald - 13 Nov 2018 02:51
David Pearson, a NASCAR pioneer and longtime rival of Richard Petty, has died. He was 83. Pearson died Monday, The Wood Brothers racing team said, but details were not immediately …
Video: Off-road racing technology - beadlocks
Racer - 13 Nov 2018 01:08
At the 2018 SEMA Show, RACER’s Marty Fiolka takes a look at how off-road racing beadlocks function -- and how they've become a (...)
Dutch fans to get F1 TV Pro in first of its kind TV deal
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 00:30
Formula 1's Over-The-Top (OTT) service, F1 TV Pro, will be made available to viewers in the Netherlands from 2019 in a new deal struck between F1 and Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport – the first of its kind. The streaming...
Gallery: Mercedes employees celebrate title success
Total F1 - 13 Nov 2018 23:50
Mercedes celebrated their fifth consecutive double-title success at their two UK bases in Brackley – where the cars are designed and manufactured – and Brixworth – where the engines are designed and manufactured. D...
Brainerd track owner dies in swimming accident
ESPN - 13 Nov 2018 23:40
Jed Copham, who owned Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota, has died in a swimming accident off the Florida coast. Copham, who was 46, had owned the raceway near Brainerd in central Minnesota since 2006.
CRANDALL: NASCAR's finale is perfectly poised
Racer - 13 Nov 2018 22:51
Kurt Busch, Aric Almirola and Chase Elliott tried their damnedest, and while ISM Raceway provided drama worthy of an elimination race, we (...)
Visser sad but confident ahead of Furniture Row's final race
Racer - 13 Nov 2018 22:16
Emotions are aplenty for Furniture Row Racing team owner Barney Visser going into Homestead-Miami Speedway. The No. 78 Toyota team will run (...)
Minnesota racetrack owner dies in Florida swimming accident
Miami Herald - 13 Nov 2018 22:07
The owner of Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota has died in a swimming accident off the coast of Florida. Jed Copham was 46. BIR said Copham had been swimming from …