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Nicholas Frankl F-1 Report, Fifth US GP & Changes Galore

Nicholas Frankl F-1 Report, Fifth US GP & Changes Galore

Fifth US GP & Changes Galore Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent It’s been a busy and slightly confusing time in F1 recently. After months of speculation Bernie and CVC found a willing, able and qualified ‘safe pair of hands’ to buy the sport. ... Continue reading

F1 - Mexican Momentum: Lewis Takes Pole in Mercedes 1-2

F1 - Mexican Momentum: Lewis Takes Pole in Mercedes 1-2

by Peter Habicht The Auto Channel Motorsport Desk October 29, 2016; It was a Mercedes 1-2 this afternoon in Mexico City as Lewis Hamilton took pole position with a 1m18.704s lap, more than two tenths faster than his teammate Nico Rosberg. A Red Bull second row of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo looked like they wou ... Continue reading

F1 In America - Austin Texas

F1 In America - Austin Texas

Coverage By Peter Habicht The Auto Channel Racing Desk Austin Texas October 22, 2016; Sunday’s USGP marks the 5th anniversary of Formula 1’s return to the United States at Circuit of The Americas, as well as the return of America to the starting grid, with Haas F1 Team racing in front of their home audience. For Ha ... Continue reading

2016 United States Grand Prix - Saturday

2016 United States Grand Prix - Saturday

Austin Texas, October 22, 2016; Super Saturday for Silver Arrows in Austin Lewis Hamilton today took his 58th career pole position – his first at the Circuit of the Americas and ninth of the 2016 season so far Nico Rosberg completed a 11th Silver Arrows front row lockout of the season in P2 Both drivers completed a s ... Continue reading

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

Motorsport Network acquires Autosport & the Haymarket Media Group’s motor racing portfolio

MIAMI—Motorsport Network, the Miami-headquartered publisher of Motorsport.com and Motor1.com, today announced the acquisition of six business operations that make up the Haymarket Media Group’s interests in motorsport publishing, photography and events. The acquired businesses in the Autosport portfolio include Aut ... Continue reading

Pagenaud Takes Pole in Sonoma for Championship Race

Pagenaud Takes Pole in Sonoma for Championship Race

Report From Peter Habicht Motorsport Correspondent The Auto Channel Sonoma CA September 17, 2016; Simon Pagenaud’s pole position today has placed him in the best position to win the championship at tomorrow’s GoPro Grand Prix at Sonoma Raceway. Drivers tried different tire strategies on a warmer track following two ... Continue reading

F-1 Notes: The Summer’s Over – Back To Work Boys!

F-1 Notes: The Summer’s Over – Back To Work Boys!

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent. The drivers and teams are all back from the enforced summer break, when the teams shut off their emails and send staff packing! It’s a great way to recharge the batteries when ‘you don’t have homework’ as Alonso commented upon arriving at SPA, where t ... Continue reading

2016 British Grand Prix - Sunday

2016 British Grand Prix - Sunday

Home race heroics from Hamilton with Nico Rosberg completing a Silver Arrows 1-2 Lewis today took his 47th career victory – his fourth at Silverstone and fourth of the 2016 season so far Nico completed a third Silver Arrows 1-2 of the season in P2 Nico (171) leads the Drivers’ Championship by four points from Lewis ... Continue reading

Lewis Strikes Back & Parties With Justin Bieber in Monaco.

Lewis Strikes Back & Parties With Justin Bieber in Monaco.

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motor racing correspondent. Monaco; It’s been a good few weeks for the triple world champion. It’s no surprise that Rosberg’s luck ran out, that’s what happens in motor racing. Sometimes you have the wind behind you and propelling you to no end of glory into the hor ... Continue reading

Heineken's Gianluca Di Tondo on F1 in America

Heineken's Gianluca Di Tondo on F1 in America

Heineken announced their partnership with Formula 1 this weekend at the Canadian Grand Prix, and Global Marketing director Gianluca Di Tondo shared his thoughts on how the new partnership would affect the sport’s growth in America. A long time Formula 1 fan himself, Di Tondo grew up in Italy following the sport no ... Continue reading

2016 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday

2016 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday

Times tumble on opening day in Montreal Lewis topped both sessions with Nico second in FP1 and third in FP2 A 1:14.212 from Lewis in the afternoon session saw him eclipse the 2015 pole time by 0.181s Both drivers ran the SuperSoft and UltraSoft compound tyre in the morning session, the Soft and UltraSoft in the afterno ... Continue reading

"What They're Saying" from the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500

"What They're Saying" from the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis IN May 29, 2016; JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): "It's disappointing for Verizon and Chevy and everybody who has worked so hard. The car was just hard to drive and it was a little bit tighter there in that corner and it got away. It was a disappointing day. People in race cars do ... Continue reading

F1 Hamilton Beats Ricciardo in Wet-Dry Monaco thriller

F1 Hamilton Beats Ricciardo in Wet-Dry Monaco thriller

Monaco 29 May 2016 Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco Results;   Share    The started behind the safety car in wet conditions, but was run mainly in glorious sunshine with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton narrowly defeating Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo after an epic battle around the streets ... Continue reading

Alexander Rossi Wins the 100th Running of the Indy 500

Alexander Rossi Wins the 100th Running of the Indy 500

Alexander Rossi Wins the 100th Running of the Indy 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil May 29, 2016 | By IMS Alexander Rossi needed a splash of gas to get to Victory Circle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’ll never be happier to have an unscheduled pit stop. The rookie won the historic 100th Running of the ... Continue reading

1955 Indianapolis 500 Champion Bob Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America June 29

1955 Indianapolis 500 Champion Bob Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America June 29

Mercurial Career Being Honored In MSHFA Historic Category (Note: This is the first in a series of press releases on the 2016 inductees into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. The 28th Annual Induction Ceremony Presented by Bridgestone will be held June 29 in Daytona Beach, Florida.) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 24, 2 ... Continue reading

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