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Cap will make F1 sustainable, but still premier series, says Ferrari
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 12:20
Formula 1's budget cap will ensure the championship remains sustainable for each team, according to Ferrari, will retaining its status as the premier motorsport category. Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic...
Teams set to agree to reduced F1 budget cap
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 04:40
F1 will operate to a $145 million budget cap Formula 1 teams are set to agree to a reduced budget cap figure ahead of its introduction into the sport from next season. It will be the first time in the sport's history tha...
Senna fan recreates Monaco '91 with amazing sim rig!
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 10:20
Atsushi Hrok isn't your typical sim racer, but a die-hard Ayrton Senna fan who went the whole nine yards to recreate the great Brazilian's working environment at Monaco in 1991. Hrok built himself a reactive sim rig that...
NHRA looks to resume in August in front of fans
ESPN - 5 May 2020 01:25
The National Hot Rod Association is working toward resuming the 2020 season in August, with fans in attendance, according to a Monday press release.
F1 to ban motorhomes, test personnel for COVID-19
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 00:20
The Formula 1 paddock The Formula 1 paddock will not feature motorhomes while those within it will be subject to COVID-19 testing once the sport gets underway. Plans are currently being developed by Formula 1 and the FIA...
F1's midfield should make ‘small profit'
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 23:10
Formula 1's managing director, Ross Brawn, has said the new vision for the sport should help the smaller teams make a profit every season. Brawn has provided some crucial updates this week, firstly confirming that a furt...
F1's midfield should make 'small profit'
Planet F1 - 5 May 2020 23:03
Formula 1's managing director, Ross Brawn, has said the new vision for the sport should help the smaller teams make a profit every season. The post F1’s midfield should make ‘small profit’ appeared first on PlanetF...
INTERVIEW: Martin Truex Jr on... everything
Racer - 5 May 2020 22:36
Martin Truex Jr. has realized how much love and appreciation he has for racing now that it is (temporarily) gone. "I think the first (...)
Title on the line in FR Americas iRacing finale
Racer - 5 May 2020 22:21
The votes are in and fans from around the world have selected WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca as host site for the FR Americas (...)
COTA Food Drive Sunday event supports locals in need
Racer - 5 May 2020 21:13
On Sunday, May 10, Circuit of The Americas will open to the general public for laps of the track, hosting a benefit event to support those (...)
Pronouncements Horner are consistent with Red Bull's turnaround
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 21:10
For a long time Red Bull Racing was against a lowering of a budget ceiling in Formula 1, but in the meantime the Austrian race stable seems to have changed a bit. This can be deduced from the words of Christian Horner, c...
Austrian GP could be staged safely - Brawn
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 20:50
Formula 1 motorsport boss Ross Brawn thinks the Austrian's Spielberg circuit has all the 'ingredients' that are necessary to create a safe racing environment. Although the expectations for the coming season were high, th...
PRUETT: Lessons from the IndyCar iRacing Challenge
Racer - 5 May 2020 20:44
What did we learn after six weeks of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge events? A surprising amount, actually. It was equal parts boring, (...)
FIA top man: 'GP does not need to be cancelled in case of infection during F1'
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 20:40
The Australian Grand Prix was cancelled in March when it became known that an employee at McLaren was infected with the coronavirus. Nine other Grand Prixs were then postponed or cancelled, but there is no need to fear t...
No increase in corona infections in Austria: 'Very, very positive situation'
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 20:20
Good news for Formula 1 from Austria Tuesday afternoon: there has been no increase in the number of infections since the country has been out of lockdown. On 14 April Austria was the first country in Europe to slowly ret...
INSIGHT: Off-road racing waiting for the crack of the bat
Racer - 5 May 2020 20:14
It's as if auto racing has morphed into baseball. You need a scorecard to keep track of what the hell is really going on today. For (...)
Travel plans could halt F1 season, says Brown
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 20:10
Even if the 2020 season gets underway in Europe that doesn't mean F1 will be heading to Asia or the Americas. That's according to McLaren chief Zak Brown, who says travelling – especially flying – could be too danger...
Travel plans could halt F1 season, says Brown
Planet F1 - 5 May 2020 20:03
Even if the 2020 season gets underway in Europe that doesn't mean F1 will be heading to Asia or the Americas. The post Travel plans could halt F1 season, says Brown appeared first on PlanetF1.
'Top teams like Mercedes will get up to 40 percent less time in wind tunnel'
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 20:00
A leaked letter from Liberty Media to the teams in Formula 1 states not only that the intention is to lower the budget ceiling even further in the coming years, but also that the top teams will be given less time in the ...
F1 sends letter to teams; budget cap within three years to $130 million
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 19:12
The bosses of Formula 1 have made a final offer to the teams this week to further lower the budget ceiling. As we now know, a maximum amount of $145 million per season will start in 2021, but it is planned to reduce that...
Insight: F1's 10 weirdest race retirements
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 19:10
Formula 1's technological improvements during its 70-year history have meant the modern hybrid monsters on-track today are the fastest and most reliable cars the championship has ever seen. However, no matter how great t...
Formula 1 bosses make final budget offer to teams
Total F1 - 5 May 2020 18:50
Formula 1 bosses have made a final offer to teams of a sliding scale budget cap reducing from $145m to $130m over the next three years. The proposal is part of changes aimed at addressing the financial impact of the coro...