Month: February 2022

10:20 AM ET Sebastian Vettel has defended FIA race director Michael Masi and said the Australian deserves to keep his job despite botching the finish of last year’s title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Masi implemented the rules incorrectly to force a one-lap sprint race in Abu Dhabi, which helped Max Verstappen overtake Lewis Hamilton to
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Two major moves in the championship’s driver market were announced last week. Reigning champion Molly Taylor split with Rosberg X Racing while four-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah has replaced Mattias Ekstrom at the Abt Cupra concern. As the entry list continues to fall into place with fewer than 10 days until the season-opening round
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2:48 PM ET Associated Press The Red Bull Formula One team has secured a new title sponsorship worth around $500 million with technology firm Oracle, placing it among the most lucrative commercial deals in sports. The five-year deal is a lift to the team ahead of the season beginning next month when Max Verstappen will
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11:02 AM ET Red Bull has launched the car that Max Verstappen will use in his title defence this year. Images of the car and its new livery leaked on social media shortly before the official launch video was aired across various online platforms, including Red Bull Racing’s YouTube account. The Red Bull RB18 in
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10:22 AM ET Lando Norris will stay with McLaren until at least the end of the 2025 season after extending his contract with the Formula One team. Norris is one of F1’s most exciting and popular young talents. He debuted with McLaren in 2019 and enjoyed a standout 2021 season, in which he had four
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The Grove-based outfit is coming off the back of a more encouraging 2021 campaign, where it moved off the bottom of the constructors’ championship and finished eighth thanks to points-scoring finishes from both George Russell and Nicholas Latifi. As it continues to undergo a rebuilding under new owners Dorilton Capital, it hopes to make further
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The American former racing driver will run a team in the all-female championship’s third season, consisting of support races at eight Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends. Jenner will oversee the day-to-day running of the team, which joins the grid at the series’ season opener in Miami in May. She first competed in motorsport in a
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10:00 AM ET A new racing team owned by former Olympic gold medal winner and transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner will compete in the 2022 W Series, the all-female motor racing championship said on Tuesday. American Jenner, a former professional racing driver, will be the team principal overseeing the day-to-day running of the Jenner Racing team.
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Audi Sport and Ferrari go head-to-head for the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli manufacturers’ title this weekend (February 3-5) when the globetrotting GT3 series makes its final stop of the season at the Joburg Kyalami 9 Hour. What’s more, five crews – headed by Ferrari’s Come Ledogar, Nicklas Nielsen and Alessandro Pier Guidi –
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