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Pirelli: 2020 tyres teams rejected would have coped better with high Silverstone loads | 2020 British Grand Prix
F1 Fanatic - 4 Aug 2020 21:12
New tyres Pirelli created for this season, which teams blocked the introduction of, would have stood up better to the exceptionally high loads seen at Silverstone, the manufacturer says.
UK quarantine laws complicating Perez's return
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 00:00
Racing Point are still awaiting conformation on when Sergio Perez can return, but 'conflicting reports' on UK quarantine laws are complicating matters. The Mexican was forced to miss the British Grand Prix after he retur...
Silverstone a weekend to forget for BWT Racing Point F1 Team
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 21:50
BWT Racing Point F1 Team'sweekend got off to the worst possible start with driverSergio Péreztesting positive for COVID-19. This started the rumour mill of who was going to replace him for theBritish Grand Prix... More�...
Imola scheduled with single practice session for two-day GP format
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 15:30
F1 drivers will get just a single 90-minute free practice session to reacclimatise themselves with the Imola circuit after the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was confirmed with a condensed two-day format. Check out the C...
Berger has some advice for Vettel: ''My advice would be to withdraw''
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 11:40
Sebastian Vettel finished with some luck in tenth place during the Grand Prix of Great Britain and that while his teammate was allowed to go to the podium. According to Gerhard Berger it is time for Vettel to stop. Vette...
Häkkinen: If you're going to suffer a high-speed tyre failure…
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 09:41
Mika Hakkinen reflects on the British Grand Prix which turned dramatic when Pirelli tyres began delaminating and disintegrating late in the race and remember similar incidents from his own career in the top flight. Tyre ...
Sheered bolt prevented Hulkenberg's F1 race return
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 00:00
Nico Hulkenberg A sheered bolt prevented Nico Hulkenberg from making his Formula 1 race return at last weekend's British Grand Prix. Hulkenberg joined Racing Point in place of Sergio Perez, who was ruled out on the Thurs...
Ocon warned Stroll he was 'coming' for him
Planet F1 - 4 Aug 2020 23:59
Esteban Ocon warned his good friend Lance Stroll that he was "coming" for him at the British GP, and delivered. The post Ocon warned Stroll he was ‘coming’ for him appeared first on PlanetF1.
Bowyer crew chief suspended after New Hampshire
Racer - 4 Aug 2020 23:43
Johnny Klausmeier, the crew chief for Clint Bowyer, has been suspended for one race as NASCAR handed out a hefty penalty report in the wake (...)
IMSA Road America thriller a TV ratings success
Racer - 4 Aug 2020 23:21
IMSA's Road America thriller, which saw most of the four WeatherTech SportsCar Championship class leaders change in the final moments of (...)
Final-hour negotiating to fill 33-car Indy 500 field
Racer - 4 Aug 2020 23:13
With the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 set to go forward on August 23 without fans, the business of filling the 33 is among the (...)
Imola to run a condensed race format
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 23:10
Formula One drivers will need to adapt quickly to the Imola track at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after the sport announced that only one practice session will be held ahead of qualifying. Formula One has recently revea...
Silverstone restoring Becketts kerb to previous specification following tyre cuts | 2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
F1 Fanatic - 4 Aug 2020 22:20
Silverstone is changing a kerb at Becketts which may have contributed to the cuts which were discovered on some tyres during the British Grand Prix weekend.
Ricciardo seeking peers' opinions on Grosjean's defence
Planet F1 - 4 Aug 2020 22:00
Daniel Ricciardo has said he will raise Romain Grosjean's defensive moves from the British GP at the next drivers' briefing. The post Ricciardo seeking peers’ opinions on Grosjean’s defence appeared first on PlanetF1...
Sainz ‘lost for words' losing P4 after last-lap tyre failure
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 21:50
The 2020 British Grand Prix hosted many travesties and tragedies over the course of it's 52-lap race, notably the multitude of tyre delaminations in the closing laps. Whilst Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team's ‘ Lewis Hami...
What will softer tyre compounds mean for the second race at Silverstone?
ESPN - 4 Aug 2020 21:22
F1 will return to the scene of its three tyre failures with softer compounds next weekend, so now Pirelli understands the issues, what might that mean for racing?
Perez comes with update: "I haven't had any symptoms"
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 21:20
On Thursday it was announced that Sergio Perez was not allowed to compete for Racing Point during the British Grand Prix. The Mexican was tested positive for the corona virus. Tuesday night Perez will let us know how he ...
Criticism on Red Bull's program: "They have been standing still for three years"
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 21:10
Christijan Albers is not satisfied with how things are going at the Red Bull Racing drivers academy. According to Albers, Red Bull has been at a standstill for a number of years and has been holding on to the older gener...
FIA disagrees: "I think it's wrong that we did it for the money"
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 21:00
Jean Todt is enormously proud of the fact that starting up Formula 1 is an 'example of motivation and commitment'. Furthermore, the former team boss of Ferrari states that it was not the pinnacle of motorsport to do the ...
Former F1 World Champion: "Would like to see Russell at Renault of Racing Point"
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 21:00
Jenson Button secretly hopes that George Russell will drive for a team like Renault or Racing Point next year before joining Mercedes as a challenger to Lewis Hamilton in 2022. According to the former Formula 1 driver, t...
Pirelli: "Uncertain whether Verstappen would have made it without extra pit stop"
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 20:40
Valtteri Bottas, Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton all suffered punctures during the UK Grand Prix, but many more drivers were very close to a puncture. That's what Mario Isola told two days after the race at the Silversto...
Plooij: "Probably wanted Perez to discuss whether they want to go to Haas or Alfa"
Total F1 - 4 Aug 2020 20:40
Sergio Perez could not start last weekend in the Grand Prix of Great Britain. The Racing Point driver had tested positive for the coronavirus, so he will first have to spend a few days in self-isolation. Perez was probab...