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Formula One cancels all four races in the Americas over coronavirus

By Paul F. Ford 2 weeks ago

Method One particular scrapped all 4 of this season’s races in the Americas thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday (July 24) and additional a few European rounds, including old favorites Imola and the Nürburgring, to the calendar.

When formerly scheduled grands prix in Canada, Texas, Mexico and Brazil ended up cancelled, Method One particular stated in a assertion that Portugal’s Portimao will host a race for the 1st time.

The cancellations choose the tally of races axed from the first 2020 calendar to 11. The other casualties of COVID are Australia, France, Monaco, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan.

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Daniel Abt, fired from Audi Formula E team, finds seat with Nio

By Paul F. Ford 1 month ago

Daniel Abt will return to the all-electric Components E collection with the Nio 333 team for the ultimate 6 races of the year in Berlin soon after getting sacked by Audi in May possibly for an esports controversy.

The 27-yr-aged German dropped his true-entire world travel soon after he enable a gamer choose his area, without having the relaxation of the industry being aware of, in an official Components E “Race at Residence Obstacle” occasion.

Abt, a winner in Berlin in 2018, will substitute Chinese driver Ma Qinghua together with British driver Oliver Turvey at the Chinese-owned team in the

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Formula One season starts Sunday, four months late and in a different world

By Paul F. Ford 1 month ago

Ferrari’s crew associates do warmup exercises just before the to start with practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg, Austria.(Getty Pictures)

 

SPIELBERG, Austria — 4 months right after the opening race was identified as off at the last moment, the System One year at last receives underway this weekend on yet another continent and in a unique-on the lookout planet.

There will be no lovers on hand at the distant Spielberg keep track of in Austria, with the coronavirus continue to making uncertainty over how many races can truly be held — and exactly where.

That may perhaps

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Formula E driver disqualified for getting a ringer to race for him

By Paul F. Ford 3 months ago

 

LONDON — Audi Components E driver Daniel Abt was disqualified and ordered to fork out ten,000 euros ($ten,900.00) to charity on Sunday for obtaining a skilled gamer to compete underneath his name in an formal esports race.

The German, who apologized for “owning called in outdoors aid,” was also stripped of all details received to day in the all-electric powered series’ Race at Property Challenge which options drivers utilizing simulators remotely.

“I did not acquire it as severely as I should really have,” said the 27-calendar year-previous, accepting the punishment for sporting misconduct.

“I am specifically sorry about this for

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Renault staying in Formula One despite massive restructuring

By Paul F. Ford 3 months ago

PARIS — Renault will remain in Components 1, interim Main Government Coltilde Delbos explained on Friday immediately after asserting the carmaker’s restructuring measures like designs to slice fifteen,000 work around the globe.

“We validate that we intend to remain in Components 1,” she instructed a meeting connect with.

“The new polices, new cap in time period of investments, for the reason that we experienced a lot less expense than some of our rivals who are paying a large amount of dollars, so F1, we are listed here, and we remain in Components 1.”

Renault’s F1 long run experienced been unsure

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