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Banned: The 2010 Formula 1 season's F-duct
Auto Sport - 20 Apr 2020 16:40
The F-duct device pioneered by McLaren during the 2010 Formula 1 season was a novel way of reducing drag that was swiftly copied and then quickly banned for 2011
Lewis Hamilton 'not trying to move' away from Mercedes
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 16:20
Lewis Hamilton says he is "not trying to move" away from his Mercedes team in this year's driver market. The world champion is one of a number of top drivers whose contracts expire at the end of a 2020 season thrown into...
Virtual Formula 1: Ian Poulter crashes while being interviewed
BBC - 20 Apr 2020 13:19
Golfer Ian Poulter crashes into a wall while being interviewed during the F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix.
''They're at home most of the time now and can't wait until there's sports on TV''
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 09:10
Everyone in Formula 1 is waiting for the sign of the organization. When can one start again, where will one start and how will that happen? The teams don't know anything yet and that seems to stay that way for a while. A...
Leclerc wins virtual Chinese Grand Prix
GRAND PRIX 247 - 20 Apr 2020 05:43
Charles Leclerc won his second successive Formula 1 esports race with victory in a virtual Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, and then celebrated at home by cooking himself a plate of plain pasta. The 22-year-old Ferrari driv...
Silverstone open to multi-race weekend
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 04:30
As Formula 1 struggles under the weight of postponed and canceled grands prix, the series looks to creative solutions to somehow salvage as much fo a season as they can. To those ends, a host of creative ideas have been ...
Horner would support customer cars to save costs
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 02:10
Christian Horner has nominated customer cars as a cost cutting measure Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has proposed temporarily allowing customer cars in Formula 1 if the championship is "serious" about cost cuttin...
Vettel in talks about pay cut, purchases a simulator
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 23:00
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has revealed that he has been in talks with the Italian team about a possible pay cut following the heavy impact of the coronavirus outbreak on international motorsport. The coronavirus ou...
Texas governor pushing for crowd-free NASCAR race at TMS
Racer - 20 Apr 2020 22:56
NASCAR still has not released an updated or tentative schedule for a return to racing, but many are hoping it is sooner rather than later. (...)
FIA is going to keep a close eye on McLaren during switch to Mercedes engine
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 21:30
From 2021 the McLaren team will no longer drive with Renault engines, but with those of Mercedes. That change is a bit more complicated than initially thought. Next season the new regulations would be introduced, allowin...
Steiner: Haas 'here to stay'... & F1 meeting secrets!
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 21:20
Gunther Steiner said on the Sky F1 Vodcast that he believes Haas are "here to stay" in Formula 1 - despite fears over finances and Gene Haas' recent admission that the project may not continue long-term. Steiner, the Haa...
Racing in 2020 ‘critical' to Williams survival
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 21:10
Deputy team principal, Claire Williams, has said it is 'critical' that the team goes racing in 2020 if they to avoid an uncertain future in Formula 1. The 2020 season calendar will be a heavily revised one now that the i...
Racing in 2020 'critical' to Williams survival
Planet F1 - 20 Apr 2020 21:02
Deputy team principal, Claire Williams, has said it is "critical" that the team goes racing in 2020 if they are to avoid an uncertain future. The post Racing in 2020 ‘critical’ to Williams survival appeared first on ...
'Otherwise we can travel with Ferrari to the Austrian Grand Prix'
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 21:00
Franz Tost does not yet know exactly how his team will go to Austria when the Formula 1 season of 2020 starts at the beginning of July. According to the team boss of AlphaTauri this is one of the points that the FIA is i...
Tost about starting F1 in Austria: 'Opposite can happen in Great Britain'
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 21:00
The FIA, the FOM and Liberty Media don't come up with so many updates on the impact of the coronavirus on the Formula 1 calendar, but Franz Tost defends them. According to the team boss of AlphaTauri it's not easy becaus...
Ex-F1 team owner Vijay Mallya loses extradition appeal
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 20:40
Former Formula 1 team owner Vijay Mallya has lost a UK High Court appeal over his extradition to India. Mallya co-owned the Force India outfit before it was sold to Lawrence Stroll and a consortium of Canadian investors ...
Of fraud suspect Mallya gets wrong from judge and has to go back to India
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 20:10
Vijay Mallya appealed against his extradition to India in Great Britain and the outcome was made public on Monday. The former owner of Force India has again lost to the prosecutor and will be extradited to his homeland i...
McLaren about gap to top teams: 'Build new wind tunnel and simulator shut down'
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 19:40
McLaren was hoping to compete in Formula 1 with the top teams from 2021, but that is not going to happen now that the new regulations have been postponed by a year. Nevertheless, the British race stable supported the mea...
Sponsorship industry: Problem-solving on steroids
Racer - 20 Apr 2020 19:27
No-one has a crystal ball forecasting the sponsorship's industry fate. However, we don't need psychic ability to predict the (...)
Marko doesn't rule out quarantine before Austrian GP: 'Should be possible'
Total F1 - 20 Apr 2020 19:10
Helmut Marko emphasized once again that the Grand Prix of Austria can be held at the beginning of July. The idea now is to finish two races on the Red Bull Ring. Marko argues that respiratory masks should be worn on the ...
Toyota renames sportscar racing division
Racer - 20 Apr 2020 18:39
Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has been renamed Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe GmbH (TGR-E) to reflect the Cologne-based headquarters' status (...)
Rebellion revises LMP1 withdrawal plans
Racer - 20 Apr 2020 18:34
LMP1 team Rebellion Racing still plans to finish the current FIA WEC season, despite changes to the calendar meaning that it will now race (...)