WEC – Qualifying 1: Toyota and Ford Out in Front

Kamui Kobayashi set a lap time of 3m17.161 in the no7 Toyota prior to the collision, which was good enough to fend off a determined challenge from the no17 SMP Racing BR1-AER, which finished the session just 0.472s behind the lead Toyota.   The no67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT of Harry Tincknell…

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F3 – Post Race 1 Press Conference

Thoughts from Daruvala, Shwartzman and Piquet   FIA Formula 3: Hello and welcome to today’s FIA Formula 3 press conference following Race 1 at Paul Ricard. Joining us today are the top three finishers from the opening race, in third place Pedro Piquet from Trident, in second place Robert Shwartzman of PREMA Racing, and your…

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F1 – 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Saturday Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS 1 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Paul Di Resta)   Q: [Question inaudible] Charles LECLERC: In FP1 I struggled a little bit and then we did some changes and then from FP2 it was quite good. A big pleasure…

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F3 – Post Race 2 Press Conference

Thoughts from Pulcini, Shwartzman and Lawson   FIA Formula 3: Leonardo Pulcini, F3 race winner. You were most likely expecting this win to have come a bit sooner this season so how does it feel now that it’s here? Leonardo Pulcini: It feels very good especially after three difficult rounds. It’s also good for the…

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F1 – Vettel tops first practice at home race in Hockenheim

Sebastian Vettel went quickest in the opening practice session for his home grand prix at the Hockenheimring.  The German driver led a Ferrari one-two, edging team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.255 to set a best time of 1:14.013 as both used soft compound Pirelli tyres to push Mercedes driver and championship leader Lewis Hamilton out to third…

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GT World Tour – Gran Turismo World Tour takes over Hangar-7

Created by Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, a home to an impressive collection of aircraft and racing cars, for two days Hangar-7 will host the best 51 competitors from the online series representing 18 different countries. They will compete against each other in the FIA-certified Gran Turismo Championships, fighting for individual glory in the Nations…

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EHSRC – CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER ROUND EIGHT OF THE 2019 EHSRC

Category 1: Parisi and D’Angelo Retain Title  With two home wins in the Alpi Orientali and Elba Storico for 2018 champions Antonio Parisi and Giuseppe D’Angelo (Porsche 911S) have enough points to be declared 2019 FIA EHSRC Category 1 Champions. Despite only having a seven-point advantage over their British rivals Ernie and Karen Graham (Ford…

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CAPACITY GRID ANNOUNCED FOR FIA F3 WORLD CUP

A truly world-class 30-car capacity grid has been confirmed ahead of next month’s FIA F3 World Cup at the much-loved Macau Grand Prix (14-17 November). The FIA confirmed in July that the latest-specification FIA Formula 3 cars would contest the 2019 edition of the race, suggesting this could be the fastest Macau GP ever with…

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WTCR – Race of Japan Race 1 press conference transcript

In attendance:Esteban Guerrieri, ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport, first positionNiels Langeveld, Comtoyou Team Audi Sport, second positionTiago Monteiro, KCMG, third positionRyuichiro Tomita, Audi Team Hitotsuyama Q:Esteban, pole position, the race win and the WTCR / OSCARO lead. A very satisfying afternoon? EG:Pole position? He [Monteiro] was on pole position… I inherited it. Anyway, here’s here and congratulations…

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F1 – 2019 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX FRIDAY PRESS CONFERENCE

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Zak BROWN (McLaren), Mattia BINOTTO (Ferrari), Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault), Claire Williams (Williams)   PRESS CONFERENCE   Q: The 2021 regulations are now locked-in, having been unanimously ratified by the World Council, so can we start please by getting your thoughts on them. Perhaps Mattia, you could start? Mattia…

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