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Ex-F1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle believes the Italian Grand Prix proved that the series needs to trial reverse-grid races. The post Brundle urges F1 to try reverse-grid races appeared first on PlanetF1.

Fontana, California's Auto Club Speedway will be transformed into a half-mile short track beginning next season. The (...)

Toto Wolff Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff is set to continue in Formula 1 beyond the end of his current contract. Wolff's current deal to head the all-conquering Anglo-German operation expires at the end of 2021. Spe...

Williams Racing has today announced that Simon Roberts will become Acting Team Principal while the new owner Dorilton Capitals set up the team’s new structure. Claire Williams announced last week that she would st...

Robert Doornbos looks back on an eventful F1 weekend with a surprising podium. For the first time in years, the 'usual suspects' were not involved. Lewis Hamilton fell back after a heavy penalty, Max Verstappen dropped o...

Pierre Gasly said Lewis Hamilton's words of praise after his Italian Grand Prix win were "very touching" and has revealed how much advice the reigning world champion has given him in recent months. Gasly talks to N about...

Carlos Sainz grabbed his first Formula 1 victory at the Italian Grand Prix. The Spaniard was disappointed and rightfully so, because Sainz had perhaps the best papers in terms of speed. The Italian Grand Prix was one to ...

Lewis Hamilton has announced the creation of team, X44, which will make its debut in Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series. Named after the world champion's own racing number, X44 will enter Season 1 of the ...

Lewis Hamilton Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi had no problem with Lewis Hamilton's visit the stewards while the Italian Grand Prix was under red flag. Hamilton finished seventh after falling to last on the road cou...

Renault CEO Luca de Meo feels that, as a brand, Alpine is more suited to Formula 1 than Renault as it "makes people dream". The post Alpine a better fit for F1 than Renault, says CEO appeared first on PlanetF1.

Sunday's Italian Grand Prix did fail to impress by delivering arguably the best race of the Mercedes-dominated season. AlphaTauri's Pierre gasly rose to the top with Carlos Sainz and Lance Stroll keeping the Frenchman ho...

Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer will be without their crew chiefs in Saturday night's playoff race at Richmond Raceway. Adam Stevens, of (...)

The 2020 Italian Grand Prix was a real whirlwind of emotion and an absolute thriller. Here's our analysis of what we think is the best race of the 2020 season, so far: More»

Guenther Steiner believes that going forward, a jam-packed 2020-style calendar featuring triple-headers is not sustainable. Due to the global pandemic, the 2020 season wasn't able to start until July. In order to fit in ...

Guenther Steiner believes that going forward, a jam-packed 2020-style calendar featuring triple-headers is not sustainable. The post Steiner: 2020-style calendar not sustainable appeared first on PlanetF1.

Lewis Hamilton received a very severe penalty at Monza during the Italian GP; a stop & go of ten seconds had to be taken by the British rider. The reason was an illegal pit stop made by the team, while the pit entrance w...

Winning a NASCAR Cup Series championship is a big deal regardless of the circumstances, says Martin Truex Jr. As such, Truex, who (...)

After his first victory in Formula 1, Pierre Gasly openly tells about who his great examples are. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are at the top. The words spoken by the six-time world champion after Gasly's victory ...

Daniel Ricciardo admitted that he was 'surprised' by how badly Valtteri Bottas struggled for pace at the Italian Grand Prix. After a poor getaway off the line Bottas continued to sink backwards on the opening lap and was...

Daniel Ricciardo admitted that he was "surprised" by how badly Valtteri Bottas struggled for pace at the Italian Grand Prix. The post Bottas’ lack of pace left Ricciardo ‘surprised’ appeared first on PlanetF1.

Williams Racing have appointed Simon Roberts as acting team principal, hot on the heels of Claire Williams standing down from her role as deputy team principal of the team. In a statement, the constructor said Roberts wo...

Virgilio is, according to legend, the birthplace of the Roman poet Virgil. But that was not why I ended up in the village. That was pure chance.In fact the whole visit was down to luck. I made no plans at all for the day...