7 years ago The 6 Hours of Fuji race in the upcoming World Endurance Championship season has been moved so that it doesn’t clash with the United States Grand Prix. This change now allows Fernando Alonso to race in all of the World Endurance Championship races this season. © Toyota Motorsport GmbH The event was originally scheduled for
7 years ago It’s that time of the week again: time for us to look at the past teams that made an exit from the sport of Formula One, having scored no points. This week, we remember Amon. Chris Amon Racing, entered as Amon, was the product of Chris Amon, a New Zealand racing driver. Having not found
7 years ago Fans have been disappointed by Liberty Media’s decision to axe the grid girls from 2018 onward, as announced last week. Instead, the FIA and Formula One have formed a partnership called Grid Kids, which will feature kids on the starting grids. © Sahara Force India Formula One Team The partnership is aimed towards promoting and
7 years ago Former Formula One driver Scott Speed has been suspended from iRacing for intentionally crashing into opponents on the online game. The suspension was a result of a conflict with a popular Twitch streamer. © Red Bull Content Pool Racing simulators can be quite realistic and you will often see a lot of professional drivers use
7 years ago The upcoming Formula One season could prove to be problematic for most teams thanks to the new tighter power unit component usage restrictions. These new limits were put in place to help reduce costs but could end up penalizing teams even more. While nothing major has changed with the 2018 power unit compared to the
7 years ago It’s that time of the week again: time for us to look at the past teams that made an exit from the sport of Formula One, having scored no points. This week, we remember Scuderia Coloni. Scuderia Coloni was an Italian Formula One team and, with a total of 65 race entries spanning five seasons,
7 years ago The owners of Formula One decided today that they would officially shelve the longstanding tradition of using grid girls, which has been done for decades. The tradition no longer fit into the social norms according to Liberty Media, but I don’t think that the grid girls in Formula One were really that bad. © Sahara
7 years ago Formula One management has put an end to the longstanding tradition of using grid girls after it was decided that this practice no longer reflected Liberty Media’s brand values and society’s values. The change will also impact some other motorsport disciplines that are tied in with Formula One. © Sahara Force India Formula One Team
7 years ago Although it’s no real shock at this point, Fernando Alonso has been given permission by McLaren to race in the World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing. The primary reason for this partnership is to allow him to race in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in June. © McLaren Although it has already
7 years ago While a discussion about the Formula One prize money distribution would have probably been better for the days when Bernie Ecclestone had power over the sport, the recent news about the European Union complaint regarding unfair prize money distribution being dropped had given me the urge to discuss what I think would be a fair
