Nobuharu Matsushita scored his first F2 feature race win at the Red Bull Ring in a race dominated by tyre degradation.
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Vergne extends championship lead ahead of finale with tense Bern win
Formula E
Posted onJean-Eric Vergne won the Swiss Eprix after taking pole, withstanding rain and relentless pressure from faster-paced Mitch Evans to extend his championship lead.
Vergne takes Bern pole in close battle with Evans
Formula E
Posted onChampionship leader Jean-Eric Vergne has taken pole position for the Bern EPrix, narrowly beating Mitch Evans one of 16 drivers still fighting for the title with three races to go.
Hamilton: F1 rule makers have been “very balanced over the last couple of years”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton thinks drivers have had plenty of say in F1 rules ● How the GDPA landed Jardine’s commentary job ● Why the Mercedes CLRs kept taking off during Le Mans 1999
Seidl: “I think the number has to be a lot lower” on F1 cost cap
2021 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren’s Team Principal, has said that the proposed F1 budget cap needs to be “a lot lower” to be sustainable for a majority of F1 teams.
Magnussen: drivers that want less downforce can’t drive these fast cars
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round up: Magnussen says nobody wants slower cars ● F2’s new tyre testing ● Why an Infiniti engineer is in W Series
Pirelli: removing blankets bigger change than tyre size
2019 F1 Season
Posted onPirelli racing manager Mario Isola has said that removing tyre blankets from F1 in 2021 will have a bigger impact than any size change.
Wolff: Why 2021 F1 rules had to be delayed
2019 F1 Season
Posted onMercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has said teams agreed to postpone 2021 regulations last week in order to strengthen the sport, while Mercedes themselves remain unconfirmed in F1 beyond 2020.
Penalties past and Paul Ricard’s future: five talking points for the 2019 French Grand Prix
2019 French Grand Prix
Posted onAs Canada’s result spills on into the French Grand Prix, can under-pressure home racers, manufacturer and organisers make a success of this weekend? It’s the French Grand Prix talking points.
Norris: F1’s midfield can still surprise people
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: F1’s midfield can still surprise ● Raikkonen’s favourite trophy of 2018 ● Mixed EV/ICE grids in rallycross
Ferrari request right to review on Vettel Canada penalty
2019 F1 Season
Posted onFerrari have confirmed that they have requested the right to review on Sebastian Vettel’s race-win-deciding Canadian Grand Prix penalty.
2019 French Grand Prix TV Times
2019 French Grand Prix
Posted onIt’s the French Grand Prix this weekend. Don’t want to miss any of the live action? Here are the times for all of this weekend’s sessions.
Brown: “Formula One has to make economic sense”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Zak Brown says cost cap offers hope that F1 could “make economic sense”.
Alonso, Nakajima and Buemi secure second Le Mans win for Toyota
2019 F1 Season
Posted onAlonso’s car takes a record-breaking – but controversial – second victory at Le Mans in the final hour of the race, over Toyota’s other hybrid prototype.
‘Hamilton was faster’ in Canada, Vettel admits
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round up: Vettel says Hamilton faster in Montreal ● The teenager in his 3rd Le Mans ● Why F1 is not up for criticism from WEC
McLaren: F1 cost cap gives WEC hypercar opportunity
2019 F1 Season
Posted onMcLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran has said the 2021 F1 cost cap offers potential synergies with a WEC hypercar programme.
Szafnauer: stable regulations could equalise teams
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Racing Point’s Otmar Szafnauer agrees with Toto Wolff that stable regulations would bring teams closer together.
Formula E’s 2019-20 calendar approved with three WEC clashes
Formula E
Posted onFormula E’s season 6 calendar has been approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, with substantial World Endurance Championship clashes.
Renault bringing new upgrades to French Grand Prix
2019 F1 season
Posted onNico Hulkenberg has confirmed that Renault will bring upgrades to the French Grand Prix, which have “pretty optimistic” expectations.
Aston Martin and Toyota announce entries to new WEC Hypercar class
2019 F1 Season
Posted onAston Martin will enter their V12 Valkyrie hypercar in the mixed hybrid and combustion class.