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F1 set for eight races in Europe in 2020, supports to join
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 16:50
Formula 1 is set to unveil a revised European portion of its 2020 calendar with the intention of running eight races at six locations across a 10-week period from July through September. Formula 1's 2020 schedule has bee...
Dutch Grand Prix has been officially cancelled
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 11:00
The Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix organisation has announced on Thursday that the race at the Zandvoort race track has been pushed back to 2021. The Dutch Grand Prix that had been originally scheduled for May 3 was...
F1 News: Massive and painful task to hit F1 budget cap - McLaren
Auto Sport - 28 May 2020 09:51
McLaren says the "massive and painful task" of cutting spending and staff to meet Formula 1's budget cap is necessary, believing the new rules will secure the series' future
F1 News: F1 teams to test new tyres on race weekends
Auto Sport - 28 May 2020 17:00
The FIA has adjusted the provisions in this year's Formula 1 sporting regulations relating to testing of extra "experimental" tyre specifications on race weekends, making the running compulsory
Audi sacks FE driver Abt over esports cheating
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 10:50
Formula E driver Daniel Abt has confirmed he has split with Audi completely after hiring a ringer to contest an esports race in his place at the weekend. Abt was disqualified from Formula E's "Stay at Home" challenge whe...
Report: Formula 1 sets provisional 2020 calendar
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 05:30
Further light has been shed on Formula 1's plan to resume racing with the reveal of a tentative schedule for the first eight races of the 2020 season. Per reports in the Spanish media, F1 will follow its already-announce...
Ibrahim claims first virtual victory at Indianapolis
Racer - 28 May 2020 00:55
The Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda returned to the Racing Capital of the World for the first time since 2017, albeit (...)
McLaren: cost cap reduction ‘a crucially important moment'
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 00:30
McLaren has praised the decision to reduce F1's cost cap McLaren boss Zak Brown has lauded the World Motor Sport Council's approval of a reduced cost cap in Formula 1 by calling it 'a crucially important moment'. Overnig...
FIA approve Formula 1 rule changes including reduced cost cap
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 00:20
The FIA have approved a new reduced cost cap for Formula 1 teams and a new rule for aerodynamic testing after a vote by the World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday. The council voted in favor of reducing the cost cap for ...
New tyre testing made compulsory for teams
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 23:10
The FIA have adjusted the sporting regulations to state that new tyre testing will be compulsory for teams this season on Pirelli's request. The 2019 tyre compounds were carried over to 2020 after teams tested a new prot...
New tyre testing made compulsory for teams
Planet F1 - 28 May 2020 23:00
The FIA have adjusted the sporting regulations to state that new tyre testing will be compulsory for teams this season on Pirelli's request. The post New tyre testing made compulsory for teams appeared first on PlanetF1.
Hyundai to sponsor Laguna Seca IMSA event
Racer - 28 May 2020 22:17
Hyundai will make use of IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in September to promote its N (...)
Ferrari to base Driver Academy at Sydney Motorsport Park
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 22:10
Motorsport Australia has unveiled a new partnership with the Ferrari Driver Academy Ferrari and Motorsport Australia are set to collaborate as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy programme for the Asia Pacific/Oceania reg...
Mercedes and Wolff quit speculation "unfounded and irresponsible"
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 21:40
Mercedes has sought to shut down speculation of both the manufacturer's withdrawal from Formula 1 and the departure of Toto Wolff from the team. Reports in the German media speculated that Toto Wolff, who has a 30% stake...
Dutch GP "definitively postponed" until 2021
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 21:40
The Dutch GP has been officially axed from this year's Formula 1 calendar. The decision comes as no surprise, although it had been hoped not so long ago of the possibility of the race at Zandvoort being held behind close...
New role of Toto Wolff could resemble that of Niki Lauda
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 21:30
This year Toto Wolff will act as team boss at Mercedes, as he has done in recent years. We'll have to wait and see what the future looks like afterwards, because a new rumour suggests that he's going to distance himself ...
Mercedes quit speculation "unfounded and irresponsible"
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 21:30
Mercedes have sought to shut down speculation of both the manufacturer's withdrawal from Formula 1 and the departure of Toto Wolff from the team. Reports in the German media speculated that Toto Wolff, who has a 30% stak...
The Week In IndyCar, May 28, with Zak Brown
Racer - 28 May 2020 21:14
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown returns for The Week In IndyCar as the Arrow McLaren SP team readies itself for the June 6 season opener in (...)
Lotus celebrate 60 years since first F1 win
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 21:10
Today, 29 May 2020, marks a historic day in the history of Formula 1 as it was on this day in 1960, that the late Sir Stirling Moss took Lotus to their very first victory in F1. A legendary name in motorsport, Lotus has ...
Explained: F1's first handicap system
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 20:50
Formula 1 will introduce its first handicap system for aerodynamic development from next year - but what exactly does it mean, and what impact might it have on the competitiveness of the grid? As part of the extensive pa...
An F1 season without a British GP: 'That shouldn't be allowed'
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 20:30
Originally the plan was to race at Silverstone after the two races in Austria. However, that plan has been called into question because of the British corona measures and the latest reports suggest that the race will tak...
Ricciardo: We talked but I don't know why Ferrari did not happen
Total F1 - 28 May 2020 20:30
Daniel Ricciardo had discussions with Ferrari over a possible move to the Italian Formula 1 team before opting for McLaren, the Australian said on Thursday. Ricciardo is of Italian descent and has long been considered an...