Motorsport News
Otmar Szafnauer Warns Lawrence Stroll: Success for Racing Point in F1 Will Take Time
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 18:40
Otmar Szafnauer, the Team Principal and CEO of the Racing Point F1 Team, has issued a warning to team owner Lawrence Stroll that success for the team will not happen overnight. The team, which becomes Aston Martin Racing...
Mercedes signs up former Ferrari partner
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 10:30
Though it has yet to sign a new team agreement and commit to F1 post-2020, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team has announced a multi-year partnership with high-performance computing leader AMD, technology supplier of super...
Camilleri: We Never Give Up and Our Ambition is to Win
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 04:50
Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri maintains his company will approach the 2020 season as any other, despite the looming regulation changes in 2021 and associated cost cap. Speaking in a conference call with investors on Tuesda...
Ricciardo credits Netflix for surge in US F1 popularity
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 01:30
Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo has credited the Netflix series Drive to Survive with boosting the popularity of Formula 1 in the United States. Ricciardo was a guest on the The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and recount...
Problem solved on the 2020 Ferrari
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 23:50
Prominent Ferrari insider, Leo Turrini, reports that Ferrari are satisfied they are back on the right track after concerns that there were serious problems with the 2020 car. In a year where the regulations are remaining...
Honda happy, Mercedes setbacks
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 23:50
As we head into he 2020 Formula 1 season, there is little doubt that the evolution of the current Hybrid Power Unit spec is a critical factor for Renault, Mercedes, Ferrari and Honda. If the 2021 regulation changes stick...
How massive Daytona effort paid off for Black Swan
Racer - 5 Feb 2020 22:49
That sound you hear is the dozen-plus members of the Black Swan Racing team, who earned at least a week of uninterrupted sleep after forgoing (...)
NASCAR podcast: Anthony Alfredo
Racer - 5 Feb 2020 22:25
Anthony Alfredo is going to run the bulk of the NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule for Richard Childress Racing this season, and the 20-year-old (...)
David Schumacher joins Igor Fraga & Niko Kari at Charouz
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 22:10
David Schumacher will join the Formula 3 grid in a fulltime capacity in 2020, as he joins Igor Fraga and Niko Kari at Charouz Racing System. David Schumacher, the 18 year old son of former F1 race winner Ralf Schumacher,...
Fernandes: Caterham in F1 was a branding exercise
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 20:50
AirAsia Group Bhd's Tony Fernandes on Tuesday denied his now-defunct Formula 1 racing team had any links to a bribery scandal involving the Malaysian airline's only plane supplier, Airbus SE. Fernandes, one of the aviati...
Williams' Foundations for Recovery Took Longer Than Anticipated - Russell
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 20:50
George Russell says the Williams Racing team has turned a corner, and the car improvement rate within the Grove-based team has improved significantly and is 'really strong'. Williams endured a torrid 2019, scoring just o...
Fernandes: Caterham in F1 was a branding exercise
GRAND PRIX 247 - 5 Feb 2020 20:34
AirAsia Group Bhd’s Tony Fernandes on Tuesday denied his now-defunct Formula 1 racing team had any links to a bribery scandal involving the Malaysian airline’s only plane supplier, Airbus SE. Fernandes, one of the av...
Ferrari processing sponsorship loss of AMD to Ferrari
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 20:20
Ferrari have lost sponsor AMD to Mercedes, with the computing giant signing a multi-year deal with the reigning Champions. Long-term Ferrari sponsor AMD have decided against renewing their agreement with the Scuderia, af...
VW ID.R targets Sonoma track record at Speed Festival
Racer - 5 Feb 2020 20:10
The Sonoma Speed Festival will host the all-electric Volkswagen ID.R on the 2.52-mile, 12-turn road course at Sonoma Raceway this May, in (...)
Honda 'quite happy' with engine development over the winter
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 20:10
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner said the team's engine partners Honda"look quite happy"with the engine they've produced for the 2020 season, with the Bulls looking to build upon their promisi...
Marko Dismisses Possibility of Formula 1 Call-ups for Ex-Red Bull Juniors
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 20:10
Helmut Marko has dismissed the chance of drivers like Jean-Eric Vergne or Sebastien Buemi returning to Formula 1 as part of the Red Bull programme, feeling their time away from it will now be a hindrance as they would ef...
Excerpt III: Niki Lauda - His competition history
Racer - 5 Feb 2020 20:00
The following is an excerpt from the new book: "Niki Lauda: His Competition History," by Jon Saltinstall. The hardcover book (...)
Scott McLaughlin to make IndyCar debut with Pensky
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 19:40
New Zealand-born racing driver Scott McLaughlin is closing in on a drive in IndyCar with Team Penske after a successful test with the team last month. The two-time Supercars champion is confirmed for his debut in IndyCar...
What does McLaren's future look like now Mercedes are staying in F1?
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 19:30
Now we know via Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff that the team is staying in Formula 1 at least another year, it will have ripple effects across the rest of the grid but mostly at McLaren, who are set to have Mercedes ...
McLaughlin to make IndyCar debut in May
ESPN - 5 Feb 2020 19:17
Scott McLaughlin will make his IndyCar Series debut at the Indianapolis GP on May 9 following the Supercar champion's successful trial in Florida last month.
Chinese driver Ma Qinghua in quarantine in Mexico
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 19:10
China's only Formula E driver Ma Qinghua has gone into quarantine in Mexico ahead of that country's race on 15 February to calm fears about the coronavirus epidemic ahead of the Mexico City ePrix. Ma's Nio 333 team said ...
Vettel remains ‘key' to Ferrari project
Total F1 - 5 Feb 2020 19:10
Ferrari's sporting director Laurent Mekies says their four-time World Champion, Sebastian Vettel, remains a 'key' part of their project. Vettel joined Ferrari all the way back in 2015, coming to the team with four titles...