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2020 Le Mans strange without 250,000 fans.. and Alonso

Fernando Alonso and 250,000 diehard motor racing fans haven't made it to this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hour race which Toyota Gazoo Racing are hot favourites to win for a third consecutive year. The 2020 edi... Read More...

Le Mans 24 Hours to be raced behind closed doors

The 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours will be contested behind closed doors this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced on Monday. The annual endurance test attracted a massive 252,000 fans in 20... Read More...

Binotto: Ferrari obligation is to try put a smile on people’s faces

Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto urged his team to "put a smile on people's faces" at the Australian Grand Prix as Italy went into lockdown to combat coronavirus. Most teams, including the Scud... Read More...

Alonso: The biggest challenge of my career

Fernando Alonso is aiming to create history as the first Formula 1 World Champion to win the Dakar Rally when the 12-day marathon gets underway in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Alonso, who won the F1 champions... Read More...

Bloodhound hunts new land speed record in the Kalahari

A loud hiss rips through the stillness of southern Africa's Kalahari Desert, it sounds like a fighter jet flying low over the Hakskeen Pan, an isolated dry lake bed in South Africa's Northern Cape province... Read More...

Bottas: Apologies but there was nowhere for me to disappear

Valtteri Bottas was handed a reprimand for causing a collision on during practice on Friday as he topped the times ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two on the first day of the Abu Dhabi Gr... Read More...

Vettel: Formula 1 is heading in the wrong direction

Sebastian Vettel has warned that Formula 1 was heading in the "wrong direction" by reverting to heavier and slower cars, as unveiled in the sport's launch of its new regulations for 2021 and beyond. Lap ... Read More...

Norris: Lewis is a guy and a driver who’s inspired me

Lewis Hamilton's work ethic is under-appreciated by many and his role as a source of inspiration to others often overlooked, according to a couple of young British rookies who have both enjoyed impressive d... Read More...

Corinna Schumacher: I have Michael to thank for this

Michael Schumacher rose to greatness with Ferrari and the Formula 1 icon’s wife admits she has him to thank for the passion her family now has for horses. Ferrari still runs thick through the veins of th... Read More...

FIA to decide on qualifying postponement after Friday practice

Japanese Grand Prix organisers will not make any decision to postpone Saturday qualifying for another 24 hours but pledged that the safety of fans and drivers was their top priority as a massive storm bears... Read More...

Strife-torn Hong Kong drops off Formula E calendar

Strife-torn Hong Kong has been dropped from the 2019-20 Formula E season calendar as the city is battered by four months of violent pro-democracy protests that show no sign of abating. Organisers release... Read More...

Leclerc: Nothing changes, we need to trust each other

Charles Leclerc said he has retained full trust in Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel despite their radio feud over a broken agreement in the opening laps of Sunday's Russian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old M... Read More...

Schumacher in hospital for secret stem cell treatment

Michael Schumacher is reportedly in a Paris hospital where, according to French daily Le Parisien, he will receive stem cell treatment by a top cardiovascular surgeon. The racing legend has not been seen... Read More...

Vettel: Nobody’s mind will rest in the next few weeks

Sebastian Vettel said he was ready for a much-needed take a break from Formula 1 after he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc finished third and fourth in the Hungarian Grand Prix but at the same time dou... Read More...

Verstappen closer to challenging Hamilton for F1 throne

After two stunning wins in three races, the force in Formula 1 is with Max Verstappen who will this weekend bid for another victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Red Bull driver, whose fat... Read More...

Leclerc: It’s just unacceptable and dangerous

A frustrated Charles Leclerc said that the low-grip asphalt used on the outside of the final corners, where the Ferrari driver made a mistake and crashed out of Sunday's German Grand Prix, is "unacceptable"... Read More...

Hamilton prays for rain but Vettel wants the heat turned up

While Lewis Hamilton was left hoping for rain over the rest of the weekend, after Mercedes struggle in scorching heat in Friday's practice at Hockenheim, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel said he would be happy to... Read More...

Verstappen: We are further away than I would like

The in-form Max Verstappen said on Thursday he has set his sights on not only overhauling Ferrari, but also catching and beating Mercedes on a regular basis in the future. Speaking to reporters ahead of ... Read More...

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