© LAT Images Supercars must retain Holden fans – Skaife Former Holden driver Mark Skaife says Supercars must retain the brand’s fan base once the cars are gone – and GM could be the key to doing it. The Holden brand will be no more as of the end of […]
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Sebastian Vettel says he is glad that there were no fans at Monza this year after Ferrari endured another nightmare showing at the Italian Grand Prix. Having struggled for pace in qualifying, both Vettel and Charles Leclerc failed to make it to the chequered flag after both were forced out […]
The Tuscan Grand Prix will be the first Formula 1 race open to fans in 2020 after Mugello confirmed the spectator levels permitted for next month’s event. F1 has staged all of its races through 2020 so far behind closed doors as part of the COVID-19 event protocols, with reduced […]
© LAT Images Zandvoort open to late ’21 calendar slot to host fans Zandvoort is open to a later date slot for Dutch Grand Prix in 2021 so that fans can attend after gaining its FIA Grade 1 circuit licence this week. Formula 1 had been due to return to […]
The Indianapolis 500 has been stripped almost to the bone for the 104th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The iconic test of man and machine is too important to new owner Roger Penske to cancel in the year of the coronavirus pandemic. Its importance to the survival of […]
The Indianapolis 500 will be held behind closed doors for the first time in its 104-year history in 2020 due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana. IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were initially hoping the race could run at 50 percent crowd capacity, which was […]
OPINION: As part of Formula 1’s efforts to get in a 2020 season despite the pandemic, Silverstone is getting ready to host two F1 races. But the track, local police and Lewis Hamilton have had to issue serious warnings to fans – ALEX KALINAUCKAS explains why Just over 70 years […]
© LAT Images Hamilton: Pirelli needs better tyres to appeal to fans Lewis Hamilton has called on Pirelli to develop a stronger tyre construction for 2022, adding that Formula 1 fans do not want to see tyre management races. The Mercedes driver scored his fourth win of the season with […]
Lewis Hamilton has called on Pirelli to develop a stronger tyre construction for 2022, adding that Formula 1 fans do not want to see tyre management races. The Mercedes driver scored his fourth win of the season with a well-judged victory in the Spanish GP, staying well clear of pursuer […]
There are a few “firsts” happening during Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 (1 p.m. ET, NBC) and the week leading up to it. © Provided by For The Win The most obvious is that it’s taking place in a month other than May for the first time ever, which is a big […]
Pramac Ducati MotoGP rider Jack Miller admits post-race celebrations at Jerez will be “kind of depressing” without fans lining the circuit. Due to social distancing measures imposed across Europe to quell the spread of COVID-19, the early MotoGP races will be held behind closed doors and with less people in […]
Lewis Hamilton, Silverstone and Northamptonshire Police have reinforced warning calls telling Formula 1 fans to stay away from the upcoming British and 70th Anniversary grands prix on coronavirus safety grounds. Silverstone will host two closed F1 races – starting with next weekend’s British GP – in the second double-header at […]
It might look like the 2020 Indy 500 will go down in history for all the wrong reasons: no Memorial Day racing, no fans, no Bump Day, less prize money for the teams and drivers, and no women drivers for the first time in two decades. But it’s not all […]
The San Marino and Emilia Romagna MotoGP rounds at Misano in September has been granted approval to allow fans to attend for the first time this season. The coronavirus crisis has forced MotoGP promoters Dorna Sports to enact numerous protocols in the interest of paddock safety, chief amongst which has […]
Grands Prix have felt more like Formula Renault events than Formula 1 thanks to a lack of fans this year, reckons McLaren’s Lando Norris. No spectators have been allowed in to F1 races held so far this year in a bid to minimise the risks to public health amid the […]
The DTM is planning to allow a limited number of spectators for the fourth round of the championship at Assen in September. Although ITR chief Gerhard Berger was initially reluctant to run DTM races in the absence of fans, both the Nurburgring pre-season test and last weekend’s season opener at […]
CLOSE Motor sports insider Nathan Brown discusses the decision not to have fans for the 2020 Indianapolis 500. Indianapolis Star The Indianapolis 500 will be held without fans in attendance this year, due to growing health and safety concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Tuesday. Consequently, 2020 […]
The promoters of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza have confirmed the race will take place behind closed doors with no fans permitted to attend. After being forced to call off the opening 10 races of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, F1 managed to get the 2020 campaign […]