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The Woodstock 50 will be hosted on the grounds of the former F1 track and current NASCAR track
50 years ago, a giant hippie festival was born. Some 400,000 visitors attended Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm. To date, it’s one of the largest Rock n Roll concerts to date.
It rained and caused muddy hell for the local farmers.
Read MoreAlonso also details his experiences with the American race fans
Fernando Alonso is a free agent looking for a permanent gig
Fernando Alonso spent 17 years in the world of F1. He ran 312 races and collected 32 wins, a win percentage of 10%. 16,777 laps later, he’s retired from F1.
Read MoreNASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and F1 driver Fernando Alonso are set to swap seats for an extended test session
Racing worlds collide: Champions from different forms of racing, on opposite ends of the world are set to swap rides.
Hendrick Motorsports has loaded up their backup car from the Roval event and stuffed it in a shipping container.
Read MoreAfter the race, the Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon crash brought a physical confrontation to the garage area; The FIA has handed Verstappen a penalty for that
Max Verstappen was racing for the lead in Brazil. The Red Bull Racing driver has two wins so far in 2018, he was going for a third.
Read MoreFormula One will head to Vietnam for a new street circuit in 2020
The Vietnam Street Circuit will be the first new track added to the F1 schedule since the series was purchased by American owned Liberty Media in 2016.
Hanoi is the second largest city in Vietnam.
Read MoreKimi Raikkonen claimed his first F1 win in over five years via the 2018 USGP; Naturally, the Finnish Ferrari driver isn’t impressed
Raikkonen talks the USGP win; Is excited to drive for Sauber in 2019
Lewis Hamilton started on the pole position in his Mercedes in the 2018 USGP and The Circuit of the Americas over the weekend.
Read MoreYou can now play an official F1 racing game on your tiny computers for free
New F1 racing game released today
The new F1 Mobile Game features all the teams and tracks from the current season. The Codemasters development is the official mobile racing game of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Read MoreSixteen drivers now have confirmed rides for 2019 F1 season – See the full 2019 Formula One drivers list here
Sergio Perez has agreed to an extension for the 2019 F1 Season
The two Force India teammates have a history of running into each other on the race track.
Read MorePEAK Antifreeze has also increased their sponsorship of the Haas F1 Team for 2019 (Photos)
PEAK Antifreeze becomes the primary sponsor of Clint Bowyer for 2019 – Adding to NASCAR, F1 and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series promotions
Old World Industries, the makers of PEAK Coolant &
Read MoreHaas F1 Team: “If they cannot beat you on the track, they try to beat you in court.”
On September 2nd, Romain Grosjean finished 6th in the Italian Grand Prix. That was his fifth top-10 in the previous six F1 grand prix races.
Renault filed a protest on the machine with the FIA.
Read MoreCircuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas and Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas will race on the same day; Track president says “Shame on F1”
NASCAR vs F1 in Texas
This week, the FIA has released the 2019 F1 schedule. On November 3rd, Formula One will return to Circuit of the Americas for the seventh straight season.
Read MoreThe 2019 F1 schedule has been released in draft form with a record-tying number of races
The 2019 F1 World Championship will feature 21 events. That ties a record for the most events in a single season (2016, 2018).
View the full 2019 F1 schedule below.
The sports of Formula 1 will run their 1000th race in 2019.
Read MoreAfter 17 years, F1 champion Fernando Alonso has announced his retirement from the sport
Fernando Alonso is a two-time F1 World Championship winning driver. He claimed the title in back-to-back seasons back in 2005-2006 while driving for the Renault F1 Team.
In 2015, Alonso jumped from the Scuderia Ferrari team over to McLaren Honda.
Read MoreAs of a week ago, Sergio Marchionne led both auto makers
Former Marlboro man set to lead Ferrari as CEO
Sergio Marchionne underwent shoulder surgery in June. Complications from surgery left him in the ICU. This morning, he has passed away at age 66.
Born in 1952,
Read MoreThe wife of Mario Andretti has passed
Just under 60 years ago, Dee Ann Hoch was given the task of teaching English to an Italian immigrant. That immigrant was set to become a legend in motorsports, Mario Andretti.
Soon after, they became a couple. And in November of 1961,
Read MoreBrad Keselowski wants electric power boosts in his race car, similar to a ‘nitrous button’
Brad Keselowski has been slightly opinionated in recent weeks. That’s a great thing. It’s nice to see drivers that aren’t robots.
First, Brad Keselowski comments on the aero package. The high downforce restrictor plate rules package was run at the All-Star race.
Read MoreWhiting reminisces on the past; Hints at future directions for the sanctioning body
Charlie Whiting has been the FIA race director for over 20 years of the F1 calendar. Over the time, there’s been sweeping changes in the always evolving sport of open wheel racing.
Whiting, the 66-year-old has a wide range of responsibilities when Formula 1 flies into the racing circuit.
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