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Long Beach City Council approves GP through 2028
Racer - 5 Jan 2022 16:01
IndyCar's second biggest race has received an important boost as the Acura Grand Prix at Long Beach was approved with an extension through (...)
DC: Hamilton has had to 'fight fire' in title battle
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 14:40
Ex-F1 racer David Coulthard likened Lewis Hamilton's role in the 2021 title battle against Max Verstappen to 'fighting fire'. Both drivers played equally important roles in delivering a championship scrap of legendary pr...
Bahrain open to hosting 2022 Sprint race on Outer layout
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 12:10
The Bahrain International Circuit says it is open to hosting one of the Sprint races on the Outer Circuit later this year. Formula 1's Sprint format was used three times in 2021, which saw a shorter race on Saturday set ...
F1 CEO comments on prospect of teams utilising loopholes in 2022 shake-up
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 19:00
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has not ruled out the possibility of teams finding loopholes in the 2022 regulations, but maintains he is "looking forward" to the new era of the sport. Domenicali was team principal at F...
Aston Martin loses major sponsor: will it go to Alpine too?
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 16:40
For years BWT was one of the major sponsors of first Racing Point and last season the Aston Martin team. Racing Point's cars were even in pink, as this is the color of the Austrian water company. But it seems that the co...
Williams wins $35m lawsuit against former title sponsor ROKiT
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 14:30
The Williams Formula 1 team has won $35.7 million in arbitration after former title sponsor ROKiT backed out of two multi-year sponsorship deals. Ahead of the 2019 season, telecommunications company ROKiT was announced a...
Mick Schumacher pays emotional tribute to father on 53rd birthday
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 03:30
Mick Schumacher took to social media on Monday to pay tribute to his father, Michael, on the Formula 1 legend's 53rd birthday. Schumacher claimed seven world championships with Benetton and Ferrari, winning 91 races in t...
Outside interest pushing traditional F1 venues to ‘step up'
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 02:10
Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali said that the interest from new locations for F1 is making the traditional venues do better. Under Liberty Media, Formula 1 has pushed ahead with plans to expand the calendar with a reco...
Outside interest pushing traditional F1 venues to 'step up'
Planet F1 - 5 Jan 2022 01:59
Stefano Domenicali says that the increasing global interest in F1 is keeping the traditional venues on their toes. The post Outside interest pushing traditional F1 venues to ‘step up’ appeared first on PlanetF1.
Bahrain would ‘support' a sprint on Outer circuit
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 00:10
Bahrain's Outer circuit, on which the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix took place, could be used for a sprint event next season. Sprint qualifying, which set the grid for Sunday's race, was held on three Saturdays in 2021 at Silve...
Ricciardo did not rule out unexpected 2021 win
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 23:10
Daniel Ricciardo was not expecting his first McLaren win to arrive at Monza, but did not go into the 2021 season ruling out a victory. Ricciardo had a major struggle on his hands during the first-half of his opening seas...
Ricciardo did not rule out unexpected 2021 win
Planet F1 - 5 Jan 2022 23:00
Daniel Ricciardo was surprised by his victory at the 2021 Italian GP, but did not go into the season ruling out a race win. The post Ricciardo did not rule out unexpected 2021 win appeared first on PlanetF1.
Williams set for potential $36m windfall after lawsuit against ROKiT
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 22:20
Williams Racing could see its coffers boosted by a hefty $36m following a favourable court decision in a commercial arbitration case between the British outfit and its former title sponsor ROKiT. A California court has a...
Tost: Gasly took 'real big step forward' in 2021 season
Planet F1 - 5 Jan 2022 22:00
It is fair to say that AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost is a big fan of star driver Pierre Gasly after another stellar season. The post Tost: Gasly took ‘real big step forward’ in 2021 season appeared first on PlanetF1.
Williams win $35m legal case against former title sponsor
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 22:00
Article To news overview © Williams Williams have won $35.7 million in arbitration after the team's former title sponsor, ROKiT, pulled out of a pair of multi-year sponsorship deals. Williams and ROKiT joined forces ahe...
Apple set to land huge F1 movie project starring Brad Pitt
Auto Sport - 5 Jan 2022 21:57
Deadline reports that Apple Original Films is now in exclusive negotiations to seal a deal for the planned, and as-yet-untitled, Hollywood blockbuster feature film.It is understood that Pitt will play a veteran racing st...
Long Beach adds HMSA Historic GTP race for 2022
Racer - 5 Jan 2022 21:56
This April 8-10, Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach fans will get an eyeful -- and earful -- of sports car history when the Historic IMSA (...)
F1 commentator expects Honda to return to Formula 1
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 21:50
It came as a bolt from the blue that Honda would be quitting Formula 1 after 2021. The Japanese said goodbye on a high with a world title together with Red Bull Racing and that raises the question whether they have not d...
Gasly on Red Bull: 'Don't get recognition for it, hard to swallow'
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 21:30
Pierre Gasly impressed yet again last year in Formula 1, especially in qualifying. The Frenchman regularly excelled and qualified in the top six on 16 occasions, which is an incredible achievement given AlphaTauri only f...
Gasly: 'Don't know what Red Bull is planning with me'
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 21:30
Pierre Gasly had a brief taste of the big time at Red Bull Racing in 2018, but halfway through the season he was transferred back to the Toro Rosso, now called AlphaTauri. It was a big blow for the Frenchman and his imag...
No feud Wolff against Masi: 'Whole system must be improved'
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 21:30
Toto Wolff hopes that reforms will soon take place within the premier class of motorsport when it comes to adherence to sporting regulations and whether or not penalties are handed out for on-track duels. Mercedes' top e...
'Formula One and an elephant are similar' says Mazepin
Total F1 - 5 Jan 2022 21:30
In a Haas that couldn't compete for points Nikita Mazepin had a season without many highlights. The rookie was always at the back of the field, and was often the slowest of all. For the average athlete it would have been...