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Takuma Sato finally rewards Honda for their patience

Honda's favourite son Takuma Sato finally gave the Japanese car giant reason to smile as he powered to a thrilling victory in the 2017 edition of the Indianapolis 500. The former Formula 1 driver was bac... Read More...

Ladies and gentlemen start your engines

Motorsport's most famous races at Monaco and Indianapolis are about as different as opera and rap, and in the lead up the Indy 500 Fernando Alonso will find out just how disparate the Formula 1 wo... Read More...

Button hit with Monaco grid penalty

Jenson Button is set to start last for what could be his final Formula 1 race after being hit with a 15-place grid penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix. Button is back on the grid in Monte Carlo t... Read More...

Horner: Cyril obviously can be a bit irritable at times

Red Bull F1 chief Christian Horner has been saying loud and clear for some time that he wants Renault, whose engines are badged TAG Heuer in the Red Bull, to provide an upgrade with the least dela... Read More...

Alonso: I feel ready

Fernando Alonso will be hoping to return to his McLaren Formula One day job next week with an Indianapolis 500 victory and another jewel in motor racing's Triple Crown. For over a century the Indy 500 ha... Read More...

Alonso: Indycar fan close contact would never work in F1

There is no mistaking who the headliner is at this year's Indianapolis 500 as Fernando Alonso hogged the spotlight on Media Day at the Brickyard on Thursday. Alonso, the twice Formula One world champion ... Read More...

Button: I had a little giggle to myself down to Mirabeau

Jenson Button five corners of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit on Thursday before he started to chuckle, the 2009 world champion had not driven a Formula One car for seven months and was accelerating around on... Read More...

F1 teams told to revise cars after Monger F4 crash

Formula 1 teams have been told to change the rear jack points on their cars for safety reasons after a recent Formula 4 accident that cost British teenager Billy Monger his legs. Internat... Read More...

Button: I was surprised Fernando wanted to do Indy 500

Jenson Button was surprised by Fernando Alonso's decision to race in the Indianapolis 500 and said on Wednesday he had no desire to emulate his former team mate. The Briton, Formula One world champion wi... Read More...

McLaren discussing return to IndyCar Series

Fernando Alonso's Indy 500 adventure could herald McLaren's return to IndyCar racing and kick start talk about bringing Formula One back to the Brickyard, McLaren executive director Zak Brown said on Wednes... Read More...

F1 drivers wary of new Monaco kerbs

Formula 1 drivers expressed concerns that new kerbs installed on the streets of Monte Carlo, ahead of the Monaco Grand Prixweekend, could send their cars flying if they make a mistake and me more dange... Read More...

The drivers observe the tribute to Jules Bianchi on the grid. 26.07.2015. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary, Race Day.

F1 to hold minute’s silence for Manchester victims

Formula 1 organisers are planning to hold a minute's silence before Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix as a mark of respect for the victims of the Manchester bomb attack. A Formula One Management source tol... Read More...

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 29: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia driving the (3) Red Bull Racing Red Bull-TAG Heuer RB12 TAG Heuer on track during the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on May 29, 2016 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // P-20160529-01400 // Usage for editorial use only // Please go to www.redbullcontentpool.com for further information. //

Monaco Grand Prix: Time for Red Bull to step up

Daniel Ricciardo jokes that he has a new strategy for Monaco this year -- no pitstops, just keep going all the way to the chequered flag. The rules do not allow him to do that, of course, but the comment... Read More...

Alonso: F1 needs America and America needs more F1

Two-times world champion Fernando Alonso said his racing in this Sunday's Indy 500 spurred great interest in Spain and that other Formula One drivers crossing over would benefit both U.S. racing and Formula... Read More...

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Brown: E-Sports is the ultimate grassroots of motorsports

All Formula 1 teams could eventually have their own virtual counterpart, while gaming can become the new grassroots of the sport, McLaren executive director Zak Brown said on Monday. Speaking at an ... Read More...

Jenson Button walks to the garage to the cheers of his team.

Button: It is not a problem I have no pressure

Jenson Button says he feels no pressure ahead of his one-off Formula 1 comeback with McLaren at the Monaco Grand Pirx this weekend because he has nothing riding on it. "If I get to Turn Two and... Read More...

Alonso to start Indy 500 from fifth with Dixon on pole

New Zealand's Scott Dixon won the pole for next week's Indy 500 when he posted the fastest average speed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso, the o... Read More...

Horner: We are a bit in no-man’s land

Red Bull are toiling in "a bit in no-mans land" until they get a Renault engine upgrade that could transform their Formula 1 season, according to team chief Christian Horner. The former world champions a... Read More...

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