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Verstappen wins Action of the Year for Leclerc pass, top rookie honour for Albon | RaceFans Round-up
F1 Fanatic - 7 Dec 2019 02:01
In the round-up: Verstappen wins Action of the Year for Leclerc pass, Rookie of the Year honour for Albon • Nick Chester leaves Renault • Deletraz stays ahead in F2 testing
Review: The Last Open Road (audiobook version)
Racer - 7 Dec 2019 00:11
It's that rarest of things: racing fiction that's actually worth reading. Ten hardcover printings of Burt Levy's The Last Open Road (...)
Lewis Hamilton officially crowned 2019 F1 champion at FIA Gala
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 00:30
Lewis Hamilton has officially received the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship trophy for a sixth time during Friday’s FIA Prize Giving Ceremony in France. Hamilton picked up the accolade during the annual FIA Gala, whic...
Technical chief leaves in Renault F1 restructure
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 01:40
The Renault F1 team is undergoing a technical restructure Renault has confirmed a major restructure of its Formula 1 technical department which will see long serving chassis chief Nick Chester depart. Chester has been a ...
Long, Hardwick for 2020 Wright Motorsport GTD return
Racer - 7 Dec 2019 23:50
Wright Motorsports has announced a two-car return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, with newcomer Ryan Hardwick (...)
Brawn Report: We are definitely moving in the right direction
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 23:50
Ross Brawn, Managing Director, Motorsport at F1, looks back on a festive Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi where Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton signed off his sixth title-winning season by winning in style under the f...
Brawn Report: We are definitely moving in the right direction
GRAND PRIX 247 - 7 Dec 2019 23:40
Ross Brawn, Managing Director, Motorsport at F1, looks back on a festive Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi where Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton signed off his sixth title-winning season by winning in style under the f...
Tower Motorsports by Starworks adds to growing IMSA LMP2 field
Racer - 7 Dec 2019 23:15
Tower Motorsports by Starworks is the latest team set to join a booming LMP2 entry for the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar (...)
How going vegan in 2017 helped Hamilton to 'cleaner state of mind'
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 22:20
Over two years into his plant-based diet, reigning Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has explained how his new way of eating has impacted him positively, saying his mental state has helped him to a much"cleaner state of....
Albon 'could never imagine' progress as driver since leaving Formula 2
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 21:00
After accepting his Rookie of the Year award at the FIA gala in Paris, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing driver Alexander Albon reflected on his year while still being in disbelief of it all, with the 23-year-old initially si...
Hamilton and Rossi to swap ‘weapons' at Valencia event
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 20:50
Six times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi are preparing to swap rides in Spain on Monday, with the Briton 'super excited' at the prospect. Hamilton, who collected his F1 champion...
Hamilton and Rossi to swap 'weapons' at Valencia event
GRAND PRIX 247 - 7 Dec 2019 20:41
Six times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi are preparing to swap rides in Spain on Monday, with the Briton “super excited” at the prospect. Hamilton, who collected his F1 cham...
F1 to have standardised wheels from 2021 onwards
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 20:20
To prevent teams from gaining an advantage through wheel design, the FIA have opted to standardise the part, with BBS being chosen as the provider of rims from 2021 onwards. Mercedes previously drilled little holes in th...
Champions officially crowned at FIA Prize Giving in Paris
Racer - 7 Dec 2019 19:33
The winners of this season's FIA-sanctioned competitions were officially crowned on Saturday at the 2019 FIA Prize Giving ceremony (...)
Norris feared he wasn't 'good enough' for F1
Planet F1 - 7 Dec 2019 19:30
McLaren's Lando Norris admits he worried about whether he was "good enough" for F1 prior to making his debut this season. The post Norris feared he wasn’t ‘good enough’ for F1 appeared first on PlanetF1.
Too late for Raikkonen: Pitlane starts on free choice of tyre in 2020
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 19:30
During the Italian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen got a very odd penalty, with the Finn serving a stop-and-go penalty for starting on different tyres from which he qualified on, even though he started from the pitlane. The F...
Hamilton, Ferrari links no surprise for Mercedes - Wolff
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 19:00
Toto Wolff has suggested that reports linking Lewis Hamilton to a move to Ferrari in 2021 have come as no surprise to him. The end of 2019 has been dominated by talk of Hamilton making a sensational switch across F1's bi...
Alonso: 'There will be loyalty' from Hamilton to Mercedes amidst Ferrari links
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 18:50
Amidst the rumours linking his former teammate Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari in 2021, Fernando Alonso has advised the six-time champion to show loyalty to his current team Mercedes. Since moving to the German works team in 2...
Red Bull: First year with Honda in Formula 1 beyond expectations
Auto Sport - 7 Dec 2019 18:37
Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner says that the outfit's first season with Honda power in 2019 has been "beyond expectations"
Alonso ready to enjoy Dakar, but not ready to win
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 18:20
Fernando Alonso downplayed his chances of winning next month's Dakar rally raid, insisting his inexperience of the grueling event will limit his prospects. Alonso's 2019 agenda included an ill-fated attempt to qualify fo...
Vettel admits Ferrari were 'not good enough' in the first half of 2019
Total F1 - 7 Dec 2019 17:50
Sebastian Vettel says that Ferrari struggled during the first half of the 2019 season, a spell that Vettel says cost them a chance to fight for the title. The Italian team returned to good form following the summer break...
Wet night qualifying sets 25 Hours of Thunderhill grid
Racer - 7 Dec 2019 17:32
The strategy Friday night was largely the same from team to team in the minutes leading up to the 4:45 p.m. practice and 5:15 p.m. (...)