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Motor racing-Australian Grand Prix schedule under ‘discussion’ -govt spokesman
Australian Grand Prix organisers and officials are discussing the schedule for the race with Formula One management, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, amid speculation …
read moreRallying-Peterhansel takes Dakar lead from team mate Sainz
Record Dakar winner Stephane Peterhansel took over from Mini team mate Carlos Sainz as race leader on Monday with Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah roaring back in …
read moreArise Sir Lewis; F1 champion Hamilton gets his knighthood
Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was awarded a knighthood in the UK New Year’s honours list published on Wednesday.
read moreRallying-Dakar racers ready for Saudi desert after COVID quarantine
The Dakar Rally, the first major motorsport event of 2021, heads into the dunes and remote deserts of Saudi Arabia in a bivouac ‘bubble’ this …
read moreMotor racing-Catalan government gives go-ahead for 2021 Spanish GP
The government of Catalonia has given the go-ahead for Spanish Grand Prix organisers to agree a contract extension with Formula One for 2021.
read moreMazepin retains Haas F1 2021 seat after video investigation
The Haas Formula One team said on Wednesday that new signing Nikita Mazepin will race next season after they internally dealt with an incident where …
read moreEsports-Alfa Romeo’s Opmeer is a virtual F1 world champion
Former Formula Four racer Jarno Opmeer, who competed against current McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris in junior go-karts, won the Formula One Esports Pro Series …
read morePorsche to return to endurance racing in 2023 with new prototype
Former endurance racing champions Porsche are set to make a comeback in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the North American IMSA SportsCar Championship …
read moreMotor racing-Same champions, new winners in strangest F1 season
Formula One’s pandemic-hit season was packed with novelty and surprises, even if Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes retained their titles in record style and by massive …
read moreRallying-WRC cancels February’s Rally Sweden due to COVID-19
The second round of the 2021 World Rally Championship (WRC) in Sweden, which was scheduled for Feb. 11-14, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 …
read moreVerstappen ends F1 season with processional win in Abu Dhabi
Max Verstappen brought the curtain down on the 2020 Formula One season with a lights-to-flag cruise to victory on Sunday in the year-ending Abu Dhabi …
read moreMotor racing-Hamilton still feeling effects of COVID-19
Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was still feeling the after-effects of COVID-19 after qualifying third for Formula One’s Abu Dhabi season-ender but vowed …
read moreVerstappen snatches pole for Abu Dhabi finale
Max Verstappen led Alexander Albon in a Red Bull one-two in the final practice session of the Formula One season at the Abu Dhabi Grand …
read moreMotor racing-McLaren interested in Formula E once Gen3 car comes in
McLaren are interested in entering Formula E once the company’s battery supply contract ends in 2022 and the electric series introduces its Gen3 car, McLaren …
read moreMotor racing-Hamilton to race in Abu Dhabi after negative COVID-19 tests
Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will return for Mercedes in Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after testing negative for COVID-19, the …
read moreMotor racing-Russell plays down ‘throwaway remark’ on Mercedes move
George Russell has dampened speculation of an early move to Mercedes after his impressive performance as stand-in for seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton.
read moreMercedes act to resolve radio problems after pitstop confusion
Formula One champions Mercedes have fixed a radio problem that caused pitstop confusion in Bahrain last weekend and wrecked their race, team boss Toto Wolff …
read moreFormula One statistics for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Motor racing-Montoya reunites with McLaren for Indy 500
Juan Pablo Montoya will join Arrow McLaren for next year’s Indianapolis 500, the team said on Wednesday, as the Colombian chases a third win at …
read moreW Series to race with F1 in the Americas in 2021
The all-female W Series will start its eight race 2021 season at France’s Le Castellet circuit in June and end in Mexico City in October …
read moreVettel has big shoes to fill as Perez’s replacement, says Brawn
Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel now has big shoes to fill next season after Sergio Perez won Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix for Racing Point, Formula …
read moreBottas looks to be on borrowed time at Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas looks increasingly on borrowed time at Mercedes after George Russell showed the Formula One world champions just how good he can be.
read moreWolff on Russell: A star is born and sky’s the limit
The sky’s the limit for George Russell after the British youngster’s stellar performance as Lewis Hamilton’s stand-in at the Sakhir Grand Prix, according to Mercedes …
read moreAm I dreaming? Shocked Perez is an F1 winner at last
Sergio Perez became the first Mexican Formula One race winner in 50 years on Sunday and he barely dared to believe it, demanding a pinch …
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