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NASCAR 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.
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After 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.
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Formula 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.
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Kimi 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.
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You 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.
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Sixteen 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.
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Haas 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.
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Circuit 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.
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The 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.
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After 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.
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As 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,
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The 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,
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Brad 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.
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Whiting 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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Taking the 2015 concept car and adding a 2018 twist
McLaren has relaunched their concept F1 car: Meet the McLaren X2
When McLaren unveiled its futuristic MP4-X prototype vehicle back in 2015, it wasn’t merely creating a visionary concept car, it was joining the important discussion around future technologies within motorsport,
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The FIA investigated Ferrari in Monaco, deemed legal; New monitoring systems installed on the Ferrari’s
The FIA might have accidentally stated where their inside information came from to justify the investigation; Mercedes has concerns that source was brought to light
The F1 paddock was under the impression that Scuderia Ferrari might have found a way of delivering more than the allowed 120kw from it’s MGU-K.
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With 36 career wins on the World of Outlaws tour, 25-year-old David Gravel is looking for new opportunities
Gravel: “I would regret not trying to get an opportunity in the upper ranks.”
Two years ago, David Gravel joined CJB Motorsports. Right out of the gate, the team won 9 races.
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