Motorsport News
NHRA plans for fans in stands, pits, upon return
ESPN - 30 Apr 2020 03:08
Scheduled to return in June, NHRA president Glen Cromwell told NBC Sports that the plan is to have fans not only in the grandstands, but in the pits, during event weekends.
Hockenheim in contact with F1 about grand prix in 2020
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 02:10
The 2019 German Grand Prix Management of the Hockenheimring has discussed the possibility of hosting a grand prix in 2020 with Formula 1. The Hockenheimring, and thus the German Grand Prix, was dropped from this year's c...
Hall of Fame motocross rider Smith dies in crash
ESPN - 30 Apr 2020 00:24
Marty Smith, an AMA Motocross Hall of Famer and one of the sport's earliest icons, has died in a dune buggy accident with his wife. He was 63.
Racing Point would be the ‘best' with a $100m cap
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 22:10
Having struggled all too often to find money, team boss Otmar Szafnauer believes Racing Point would excel if with a $100 million cap. Fourth in 2016 and again in 2017 and on the podium in four of the last six F1 seasons,...
Racing Point would be the 'best' with a $100m cap
Planet F1 - 30 Apr 2020 22:02
Having struggled all too often to find money, team boss Otmar Szafnauer believes Racing Point would excel if with a $100 million cap. The post Racing Point would be the ‘best’ with a $100m cap appeared first on Plane...
Triple World Champion Solberg to race for Renault in Virtual Grand Prix
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 21:30
Petter Solberg will be one of the stars to watch out for at this weekend's Virtual Dutch Grand Prix as he joins the Renault DP World F1 Team. It will be a complete contrast to what he is used to when he became FIA World ...
Live stream: IMSA iRacing Pro Series, Mid-Ohio
Racer - 30 Apr 2020 21:27
It's the third of six rounds for the IMSA iRacing Pro Series, going live Thursday, April 30 at 5:30 p.m. ET. The virtual track of choice (...)
NASCAR confirms return to racing at Darlington and Charlotte
Racer - 30 Apr 2020 21:27
NASCAR will resume its season with Cup Series competition on Sunday, May 17, at Darlington Raceway. Races will take place without fans in (...)
Maserati celebrate ‘same day double' 70 years on
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 21:20
This year, 2020, not only marks the 70th anniversary of F1, but also 70 years since Maserati claimed a historic double Formula One victory in the first season of F1 World Championship racing. While in the current world s...
5 Questions with Melling Manufacturing CEO Mark Melling
Racer - 30 Apr 2020 20:33
In this edition of EPARTRADE's '5 Questions with Racing Industry Executives', we talk to Mark Melling (pictured above on the left, (...)
Doubts at FE boss about plans Formula 1: 'Chance of races in 2020 is fifty-fifty'
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 20:30
It is not only Formula 1 that is seeing its Grands Prix cancelled; Formula E is also seeing it cancelled. The boss of the electric class doesn't dare to say with certainty that the racing season will still start in 2020 ...
A start in July is optimistic - MotoGP boss
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 20:00
The 2020 MotoGP season can commence in Europe at the end of July or at the beginning of August at the earliest, says Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta. The MotoGP has also been hard by the coronavirus pandemic as the spo...
Hungarian GP date ruled out by government
Racer - 30 Apr 2020 19:26
The Hungarian Grand Prix will have to take place at a later date -- if at all -- this year due to clarification of government restrictions. (...)
Norris heads to Indy's Speedway for iRacing Challenge!
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 19:10
After his sparkling IndyCar debut at COTA last weekend, Lando Norris will attempt another first in Saturday's First Responder 175 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Norris, who heads to Indy with Arrow McLaren SP, will ...
Kyle Busch, Hinchcliffe, Wickens among those missing the cut for Indy iRacing
Racer - 30 Apr 2020 19:08App for coronavirus during Austrian GP? 'Then we'll be warned immediately'
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 18:40
The Austrian Grand Prix really seems to take place at the beginning of July, but the Austrian authorities consider it vitally important that extraordinary safety measures are taken. Everyone who will be present on the ci...
Hungarian GP blow as events ban puts F1 race in doubt
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 18:40
Formula 1's hopes of staging the Hungarian Grand Prix on its original date look in jeopardy following a ban on large public events in the country until mid-August. Hungary's government announced on Thursday that events w...
Norris confirmed in 33-car grid for IndyCar iRacing Challenge on Indianapolis oval | Gaming
F1 Fanatic - 30 Apr 2020 18:27
Lando Norris will attempt to win his second IndyCar iRacing Challenge this weekend, competing for the first time on an oval.
Motocross legend Marty Smith killed in dune buggy accident
Racer - 30 Apr 2020 18:22
Motocross great Marty Smith was killed along with his wife Nancy in a dune buggy accident in California on Monday. He was 63. The pair were (...)
'Changes to bodywork, floor and wings mean less downforce in 2021'
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 18:20
Wednesday, in a meeting with the technical working group of Formula 1, it was reportedly decided that the development of the chassis, the gearbox and the suspension will be frozen, but that is not the only thing. A plan ...
Sticchi Damiani rubbishes 'fake news' Monza cancellation
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 18:20
ACI president and Italian GP promoter Angelo Sticchi Damiani has dismissed as "fake news" rumors that Monza has been axed from F1's revised 2020 schedule. Formula 1 is in the process of trying to rebuild a semblance of a...
Hamilton knows he will ‘always receive negative attention'
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2020 18:10
Lewis Hamilton realises he will 'receive negative attention' – but that won't stop him trying to make a positive impact on the world. Hamilton regularly uses his profile and social media platforms to help raise awarene...