As Spanish driver Fernando Alonso plans to try the Indianapolis 500 again after a rough race last year, he’s also diving back into Formula 1 with his winning Renault team.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
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Fernando Alonso Makes Surprise Return To Formula 1: Report
As Spanish driver Fernando Alonso plans to try the Indianapolis 500 again after a rough race last year, he’s also diving back into Formula 1 with his winning Renault team.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
F1 Is Back With No Fans And Repeat Races
Formula One is making its return on the first weekend of July, tentatively kicking off eight races thus far. What’s interesting is not just that they’ll be held with no fans, but also that they’ll include two double-headers.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
F1 Teams Approve Slashed Budgets And Radical Aero Rules
Formula One has long been a battle of who can spend the most, with a major German manufacturer and an Austrian fizzy drinks companies dominating the last decade with dollars. Teams have recognized that some parity is needed to make the racing more interesting, retain fans attentions, and hopefully make the entire grid…Read more… Continue […]
You Can Own Part Of F1’s Ugliest Moment
For reasons perhaps beyond anyone’s understanding, F1 started running proboscis noses in 2014. They were universally loathed, and quickly banned, and now you can own one.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
F1 Is Cancelled, So Drivers Will Race Each Other In The Official Video Game
The F1 season, like most major international sport, is currently on hold. And like a growing number of international sports, athletes have found one of the best ways to keep busy is to challenge others online in the video game version of what they normally do for a living.Read more… Continue Reading at https://kotaku.com
F1’s 2020 Season Is Dissolving
The Monaco Grand Prix is canceled. The central point of the season is gone, as other races also dissipate and next year’s cars, too, are delayed. The 2020 Formula One season is slipping away in coronavirus.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Formula One Was Always Going To Make This A Complete Fiasco
Formula One finally canceled Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix yesterday, days after that seemed inevitable. This morning, it also postponed the grands prix in Bahrain and Vietnam, with the first race of the season possibly not happening till June. Formula One didn’t have much of a choice in the end but the picture…Read more… Continue Reading […]
Nobody Knows Why F1 Hasn’t Canceled The Australian Grand Prix
“Cash is king,” reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton told Motorsport.com in Australia, hours before the entire McLaren team dropped out of the opening race of the season, with nobody quite sure why the race is still going on. “But honestly I don’t know. I can’t really add much.”Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
The Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix Will Happen But The Stands Will Be Completely Empty Thanks To Coronavirus
The Coronavirus pandemic has killed thousands already, and it is difficult to understate both its virulence and danger. That’s proving very challenging for event organizers globally, and Formula One is no different. The Bahrain Grand Prix will go on as planned, but reportedly without any spectators at all. Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
GTA Online’s New Formula 1 Races Are Cool But Too Tough For Many Players
GTA Online’s newest update adds open-wheel racing to the game. Think F1, but with more chaos and destruction. These new open-wheel races feel different than previous modes, with a focus on skillful driving and managing your car’s tires and damage. These races can be fun, though a lot of the GTA Online players seem to…Read […]
The F1 Miami Grand Prix Is Getting Sued But It Might Actually Happen
The ongoing saga of the Formula One Grand Prix in Miami has been truly mindblowing. With an initial design that looked truly horrible followed by a delay and a relocation, it would be easy to assume the event just isn’t happening. But… it might actually happen. Even if it might get sued first.Read more… Continue […]
The F1 Miami Grand Prix Is Getting Sued But It Might Actually Happen
The ongoing saga of the Formula One Grand Prix in Miami has been truly mindblowing. With an initial design that looked truly horrible followed by a delay and a relocation, it would be easy to assume the event just isn’t happening. But… it might actually happen. Even if it might get sued first.Read more… Continue […]
Mercedes In Talks To Exit Formula One After This Season: Report
Making cars is almost as difficult as it is expensive. Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler is running on hard times right now, having reported a decline in 2019 profit of more than 50 percent. In addition to a desire to focus on road car research and development [because Daimler is pretty screwed on CO2 emissions right now],…Read […]
Formula One Proves Dedication To Cost Cutting By Making Teams Build Extra Car For Three-Day Tire Test
Starting for the 2021 season Formula One is going to be maintaining a strict cost cap on the ten teams involved in the sport. Traditionally the teams that spend the most are the teams that perform the best, and by reducing that max spends the series hopes to close the gap from the frontrunners to […]
Formula One Proves Dedication To Cost Cutting By Making Teams Build Extra Car For Three-Day Tire Test
Starting for the 2021 season Formula One is going to be maintaining a strict cost cap on the ten teams involved in the sport. Traditionally the teams that spend the most are the teams that perform the best, and by reducing that max spends the series hopes to close the gap from the frontrunners to […]
Chinese Formula E And Formula One Rounds In Jeopardy Of Cancellation As Coronavirus Spreads
Over 600 people have contracted the Wuhan coronavirus, and it has killed 17 people as of January 23rd. China is a massive international travel market with millions of people passing through its borders every year, and as a result of the virus’ ease of transfer the country is cancelling many large scale sporting…Read more… Continue […]
The Women-Only W Series Will Be A Support Race For Two F1 Events This Year
The women-only W Series racing division, which ran its inaugural season last year with Williams Formula One development driver Jamie Chadwick taking the championship, will be back for a longer second season in 2020. Not only will the second season be longer, but it’ll also pair up with F1 for two race weekends.Read more… Continue […]
Crash Testing For Race Cars Is Just As Intense As You’d Expect
We often talk about crash tests for street cars, since those are the cars we drive and knowing how they’ll handle an impact is important. But race cars need to be crash tested as well, because safety in auto racing is more than just slapping on a halo or something similar and immediately calling it […]
The Most Important Part Of Working Your Dream Job Is Keeping The Dream Alive
Teenage me always thought the most magical place on a race track was on the other side of the fence, earning a paycheck doing what she loved. I stared at the infield during races when I was younger, wishing I had the status or credentials or teleportation ability to get myself down there from the […]