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The Week In IndyCar, Dec. 5, listener Q&A
Racer - 6 Dec 2019 03:25
Another round of IndyCar questions and answers driven by your questions submitted via social media.
Wolff: Mercedes in Formula 1 long-term if Daimler input is reduced
Auto Sport - 6 Dec 2019 14:35
Mercedes will be in Formula 1 "for the long-term" if it is able to reduce the contribution from parent company Daimler, according to team principal Toto Wolff
How Ferrari are trying to find the next Leclerc
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 13:00
Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport has given an insight into how Ferrari bring through the next generation of drivers via their academy programme. The rapid of rise of Charles Leclerc, who continues to go from str...
Racing Point could become Aston Martin F1 team
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 01:40
An interesting read over at the Guardian, sourcing Autocar, regarding the Aston Martin brand and Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll. It seems that if the Lawrence is preparing a bid as part of a consortium to make a sign...
Hamilton: Everyone chasing a seat at Mercedes, including Verstappen
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 23:50
Lewis Hamilton says every driver and their dog has contacted Mercedes regarding a seat with the Silver Arrows squad for 2021, including his Red Bull rival Max Verstappen. Hamilton is far from deciding his future beyond n...
Hamilton: Change is also sometimes a good thing
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 22:30
Speaking of the FIA prize-giving in Paris today, Lewis Hamilton played down but did not deny reports of a move to Ferrari in 2020 while revealing that his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has a busy phone with rival drivers tapp...
Hamilton collects sixth world title trophy after 'best season of my life'
ESPN - 6 Dec 2019 22:23
Lewis Hamilton collects his sixth F1 trophy at FIA awards and says it was the 'best season of my life'.
Hamilton: Change is also sometimes a good thing
GRAND PRIX 247 - 6 Dec 2019 22:23
Speaking of the FIA prize-giving in Paris today, Lewis Hamilton played down but did not deny reports of a move to Ferrari in 2020 while revealing that his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has a busy phone with rival drivers tapp...
Verstappen and others calling Mercedes about an F1 drive - Hamilton | 2021 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 6 Dec 2019 22:15
Lewis Hamilton indicated Max Verstappen is among the drivers who are pursuing Mercedes over a chance to join them after next season.
Lewis Hamilton: "Every is trying to leave their team" to join Mercedes
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 21:40
Lewis Hamilton has said that “everyone is trying to leave their team” and join Mercedes for 2021 with boss Toto Wolff receiving calls from most top drivers whilst reiterating his interests to stay with the team. Hami...
INSIGHT: Continuing the Mears legacy at Baja
Racer - 6 Dec 2019 21:39
Last month, the famed Mears Gang returned to a portion of Mexico that Roger and Rick had made famous some 45 years ago. The first appearance (...)
Rivals keep calling Wolff over Merc seat - Hamilton
Racer - 6 Dec 2019 21:35
Lewis Hamilton claims numerous drivers have been contacting Toto Wolff regarding a future seat at Mercedes -- and suggests either Max (...)
Lewis Hamilton: Every driver calls Toto Wolff over Mercedes seat
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 21:20
World Champion Lewis Hamilton says “every driver” is interested in joining the Mercedes Formula 1 team, and moved to play down recent speculation over his own future. The majority of Formula 1 drivers are out of cont...
Pietro Fittipaldi wants to remain working with Haas
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 21:10
Pietro Fittipaldi has expressed his ambitions to stay working with Haas F1 team having been a test driver for them during the 2019 season with the aim of getting a super licence. Fittipaldi debuted for Haas at the end of...
Hamilton: Top F1 driver among those calling Wolff for Mercedes move
Auto Sport - 6 Dec 2019 20:43
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says his rivals want to join Mercedes and that a top-line driver is among those calling team boss Toto Wolff about a move
WATCH: Formula 1 Milestones: Record Breakers
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 20:31
As the 2019 Formula 1 season somes to and end 2020 looks to be a year in which several milestone records could be broken. Can Lewis Hamilton equal Michael Schumacher's seven titles? Or match/better his 91 race wins? Whil...
Ocon Pleased with 'Very Productive' Two Day Test with Renault in Abu Dhabi
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 20:30
Esteban Ocon had his first taste of Renault F1 Team machinery during the two-day test at the Yas Marina Circuit earlier this week, with the Frenchman completing two-hundred and five laps across Tuesday and Wednesday. Oco...
Fernando Alonso: Lewis Hamilton is "at the same level at least" as Schumacher
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 20:10
Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has said that Lewis Hamilton is “at the same level at least” as legend Michael Schumacher, being amazed at how the Briton is performing at the moment. Alonso, who lef...
Renault F1 Team Announces Departure of Technical Director Nick Chester
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 20:10
Nick Chester has begun a period of gardening leave after leaving the Renault F1 Team after the conclusion of the 2019 Formula 1 season, with the Enstone-based outfit planning a major restricting plan of its United Kingdo...
Ferrari's Mattia Binotto: "We were lacking some elements to have one of our better races"
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 19:50
Mattia Binotto says Scuderia Ferrari tried everything they could to get Charles Leclerc ahead of Max Verstappen in the Drivers' Championship during last Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but ultimately the Monegasque racer ...
Mercedes "absolutely certain" George Russell has qualities for a future seat
Total F1 - 6 Dec 2019 19:40
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said that they are “absolutely certain” that junior driver George Russell has the qualities for a future seat at the team after proving himself with Williams. Russell, who won the Formula...
Construction advancing on Zandvoort's new banked corners
Racer - 6 Dec 2019 19:21
Zandvoort's new banked corners are taking shape as construction work continues to adapt the circuit for next year's returning Dutch Grand (...)