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VM writer wins AHF Gold Award for Nurburgring story
Racer - 5 Aug 2020 15:01
Vintage Motorsport Senior Writer Gary Witzenburg has earned a Gold Award in the category of Best Heritage Motorsport story from the (...)
US Grand Prix boosted by $27m payout
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 04:30
The Texas home of Formula 1 in the U.S. was denied the chance to host a race this year, but has received its big state payment to cover expenses for the 2019 U.S. Grand Prix. Texas made its annual payment to the beleague...
New Laguna Seca operator aiming to build new volunteer group
Racer - 5 Aug 2020 16:14
New WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca track manager John Narigi hopes to have a brand-new volunteer corps in place to facilitate its upcoming (...)
FIA ordered Mercedes duo to slow down after late punctures
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 09:30
FIA race director Michael Masi has revealed he had to tell all cars who picked up late punctures at the British Grand Prix on Sunday to "slow right down". Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz all suffered fro...
Briatore finds Formula 1 boring: 'Fans want to cheer for drivers, not engineers'
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 07:50
Mercedes currently has an immense lead over the rest of the field and so the discussion about technology in Formula 1 is flared up again. According to Flavio Briatore fans want to cheer again for their gladiators on the ...
F1 working on "standard" provisional calendar for 2021
Auto Sport - 5 Aug 2020 10:09
FIA president Jean Todt says Formula 1 is currently working on a "standard" calendar for the 2021 season, but must remain flexible for future impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
US Grand Prix boosted by $27m payout
GRAND PRIX 247 - 5 Aug 2020 04:27
The Texas home of Formula 1 in the U.S. was denied the chance to host a race this year, but has received its big state payment to cover expenses for the 2019 U.S. Grand Prix. Texas made its annual payment to the beleague...
Pirelli says British GP tire failures wear-related
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 01:40
Pirelli said the tire failures that occurred during last weekend's British Grand Prix were due to excessive wear as teams tried to do the race on one stop, and the tiremaker won't change its plans to provide softer compo...
Pirelli says British GP tire failures wear-related
Racer - 5 Aug 2020 01:33
Pirelli said the tire failures that occurred during last weekend's British Grand Prix were due to excessive wear as teams tried to do the (...)
Format locked in for two-day Imola grand prix
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 00:50
Formula 1 has confirmed the format for Imola Formula 1 has finalised the two-day format for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. There will be a single, 90-minute practice session at the Italian circuit on the Saturda...
DAS played no role in Mercedes' tyre blowouts
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 23:10
Mercedes have made it clear that their dual-axis steering system had no role in either tyre failure at the British Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas was running in P2 and was set to cross the line comfortably in that position ...
DAS played no role in Mercedes' tyre blowouts
Planet F1 - 5 Aug 2020 23:00
Mercedes have made it clear that their dual-axis steering system had no role in either tyre failure at the British Grand Prix. The post DAS played no role in Mercedes’ tyre blowouts appeared first on PlanetF1.
PRI Show set to go ahead as planned, Meyer says
Racer - 5 Aug 2020 22:56
While the Specialty Equipment Market Association has called off its SEMA Show, the president of the Performance Racing Industry trade (...)
Changes made to Chapel kerb after tyre failures
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 22:10
Changes to the kerb at Silverstone's Chapel curve will be reversed before the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix following a series of tyre failures. This comes in response to the trio of tyre failures which were seen in the fi...
Changes made to Chapel kerb after tyre failures
Planet F1 - 5 Aug 2020 22:00
Changes to the kerb at Silverstone's Chapel curve will be reversed before the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix following a series of tyre failures. The post Changes made to Chapel kerb after tyre failures appeared first on Pl...
Ricciardo expects ‘interesting two-stopper' as Pirelli goes softer on tyres
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 21:50
Renault Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo says he's expecting an 'interesting' grand prix this weekend as Formula 1 celebrates its 70th Anniversary with a second race at Silverstone. Last weekend's British GP saw both le...
Da Costa cruises to victory at the first Berlin E-Prix
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 21:50
DS Techeetah driver Antonio Felix da Costa dominated the opening Berlin E-Prix to claim his second victory in the 2019/2020 FIA ABB Formula E Championship. Following the coronavirus-induced five-month hiatus, the fully-e...
Formula 1 teams get more space by striking cancellation of test
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 21:40
After the many blowouts during the first GP in England, the reputation of tyre supplier Pirelli didn't improve. Next week Pirelli originally planned a test with new tyre developments. Unfortunately that test is now off t...
Da Costa dominates Berlin Race 1
Racer - 5 Aug 2020 21:25
Antonio Felix da Costa delivered a beatdown on his ABB Formula E Championship rivals in Wednesday's first of six races over nine days (...)
Wolff tempers high expectations: "We're really not safe yet."
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 21:10
Mercedes is perhaps more dominant than ever in a Formula 1 season. Mercedes has won all GP's so far and it doesn't look like the German team will be giving many victories to other teams this year. Of course the season is...
Russell finally overtook a car that wasn't a Williams
Total F1 - 5 Aug 2020 21:10
George Russell revealed his delight and relief after finally overtaking an F1 car that wasn't a Williams at the British Grand Prix. The Briton showed promise throughout his debut campaign in 2019 despite finishing with n...
Accomplished race engineer Gary Grossenbacher dies at 65
Racer - 5 Aug 2020 21:09
Gary Grossenbacher, one of the pivotal team members who led Holbert Racing to multiple IMSA GTP titles in the 1980s, died Monday at the (...)