More eyes on the prize – Formula E viewing figures increase
Jeff Dodds has long held the ambition of turning Formula E into the second-most popular motorsport series in the world – and he insists the championship cannot “stand still” despite eye-catching numbers across viewership and social media during the current season.Bold initiatives were dreamt up by Dodds, who joined FormulaContinue Reading
F1 Austrian GP: When and how to watch the race live, TV channel, standings
Formula 1 rolls into the Styrian mountains, which provide the backdrop to the glorious Red Bull Ring. Despite being one of the shortest circuits on the calendar, the home of the Austrian Grand Prix is one of the fastest tracks and always serves up plenty of action that you won’tContinue Reading
Five key revelations from the FIA’s F1 racing guidelines
In a move the FIA has said will bring more “transparency” to the stewarding practices of Formula 1 race weekends, motorsport’s governing body has made some of its guidelines available to the public for the first time.Here, Autosport highlights some of the interesting points from the information at hand.Mohammed BenContinue Reading
Motorsport UK mandates Impact Data Recorders in top-tier racing championships
Motorsport UK has mandated that Impact Data Recorders are fitted to all cars competing in British and junior racing championships with immediate effect and is evaluating a wider rollout.The devices, which weigh only 12 grams, measure the gravitational impact of crashes and secondary impacts and show how much the carContinue Reading
Pitt suggests F1 movie took inspiration from Crashgate scandal
Brad Pitt revealed that the plot of F1: The Movie took inspiration from some infamous moments in the championship’s history – notably the 2008 Crashgate scandal that rocked the Singapore Grand Prix and resulted in bans from Formula 1 for several members of the Renault team.At the 2008 Singapore GrandContinue Reading
The FIA’s F1 guidelines for penalties and points in full
The FIA has published its Formula 1 penalty system guidelines which breaks down the levels of penalties and points applied for each offence.The document published is strictly a guideline, much like the F1 racing guideline released simultaneously on the eve of the Austrian Grand Prix, but provides insight into theContinue Reading
FIA publishes F1 racing guidelines and penalty system
The FIA has published this year’s updated F1 racing guidelines as well as its penalty system amid calls for more transparency.F1’s racing guidelines, which suggest how the FIA’s race stewards might judge on-track incidents, have been the subject of much debate over the past 12 months and have seen substantialContinue Reading
What Carlos Sainz Sr’s withdrawal means for FIA leadership contest
And then there was one. Perhaps we should not have been surprised to see Carlos Sainz Sr decide not to pursue a late push for the FIA presidency.After all, last month, Mohammed Ben Sulayem received a timely boost via a letter of support signed by 36 clubs, the majority ofContinue Reading
Hendrick Motorsports penalized for violation with Chase Elliott’s NASCAR Xfinity car
Following a tripleheader weekend at Pocono Raceway, NASCAR chose to take the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Chase Elliott and the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Christopher with them back to the R&D Center for further inspection.Both cars were fine, but that was not the case forContinue Reading
Predicting the winner of NASCAR’s $1 million in-season bracket challenge
NASCAR’s annual All-Star Race offers no points and has no impact on the champion, but one million dollars is plenty of incentive for the drivers to give it their all. Well, it’s no longer the only event that offers such a prize as NASCAR introduces an in-season tournament that willContinue Reading