Autosport Podcast: The best and the worst of Formula 1 in 2020
The remarkable Formula 1 season 2020 will be discussed in the Autosport podcast for the season review
Autosport Podcast: The 50 best drivers of 2020
The selection process for the top 50 drivers 2020 is discussed in the latest edition of the Autosport podcast
Gasly’s Monza F1 win was voted the moment of the year by Autosport
Pierre Gasly’s first Formula 1 victory at the Italian Grand Prix was chosen by Autosport for the moment of the year
Supercars has confirmed that it is ready to race at Sandown for the Australian Grand Prix weekend in the event that the season opening Formula 1 event does not take place.
Serious doubts have arisen as to whether the AGP said in March, whereby the strict border controls in Australia are likely to represent an insurmountable roadblock in the short term.
A biosphere concept was worked on, in which Formula 1 teams and drivers would have operated in a strictly controlled bubble. However, it does not seem possible to avoid a two-week quarantine on entry into the country.
Should the anticipated postponement occur, not only does the Formula 1 schedule need to be reshuffled as Supercars is making its second round of the season 2021 in Albert Park.
However, there has been a backup for a long time, as Supercars is said to have booked Sandown for the slot from March 18 to 21 last year as part of its calendar planning for 2021.
Although Not officially confirmed at the time, Sandown was listed as a « flex option » as part of the Supercars calendar announcement.
A spokesman told Autosport last night that no statement would be made until official news about the fate of the AGP. However, the position of the category has since been updated to include confirmation that Sandown is locked and loaded if necessary.
« If changes prevent the AGP from continuing, we are ready to race at Sandown Raceway that same weekend drive, « says a brief statement from Supercars.
Sandown has not hosted any Supercars since November 2019. The circuit was missed last season due to the second wave of COVID-19 cases that locked Melbourne from July to October.
Supercars may also choose to wait for the new AGP date and their own schedule shuffle accordingly in order to keep his place on the coveted undercard of the event.
Of the remaining free dates in the Formula 1 schedule, only November 7th is a conflict with the Supercars schedule, as this is currently of The Auckland Round is busy.
September 19 is the mid-season, October 17 is a week after the Bathurst 1000 and November 21 is a week before the end of the Gold Coast 600 season.
Autosport Podcast: The best and the worst of Formula 1 in 2020
The remarkable Formula 1 season 2020 will be discussed in the Autosport podcast for the season review
Autosport Podcast: The 50 best drivers of 2020
The selection process for the top 50 drivers 2020 is discussed in the latest edition of the Autosport podcast
Gasly’s Monza F1 win was voted the moment of the year by Autosport
Pierre Gasly’s first Formula 1 victory at the Italian Grand Prix was chosen by Autosport for the moment of the year
Why the F1 2020 outsider enjoys a year of continuity
Pierre Gasly was fired from Red Bull in 2019 and became one of F1’s top performers with AlphaTauri in 2020 – and it wasn’t just about his Monza win. Now, with the full support of his team, he looks forward to assuming a team leadership role in 2021
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The greatest club racing figures
From legendary drinking habits to dramatic driving styles, there has been no shortage of cult hero characters in national motorsport for the past 70 years. Here is an expanded version of the original list that was published in Autosport’s 70th Anniversary Book magazine
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National
The top 10 WRC drivers of 2020
A drastically shortened 2020 season gave the protagonists of the World Rally Championship valuable miles on stage to showcase their things, but as always, the cream rose at the seven events. Autosport is one of the best performers of the year
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How the goodwill of COVID failed to end F1’s battle in 2020
They « rested as one » and praised the fact that they had helped fight the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Formula 1 teams couldn’t help each other when they competed again in Austria, as several disputes bubbled under the surface in the 2020 season
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AS70: How an Australian superstar said goodbye in style
When one of the most famous names in Australian motorsport began to pull out of competition, it gave Peter Brock an opportunity to reflect on his life and time in the limelight, Autosport reported in the November 6, 1997 issue of the magazine
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Brown is confident about the rookie season despite team change
Supercars freshman Will Brown says he expects to take the first step on his full-time graduation from Australian Supercars as part of a brand new Erebus Motorsport line-up next year
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Supercars will debut with super soft tires in 2021
Supercars will introduce a new super-soft tire compound in 2021 as the full race formats for the new season are announced
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Reynolds is leaving Erebus after a year on a 10-year contract
David Reynolds officially parted ways with Erebus Motorsport within a decade and signed a ten-year deal with the Supercars squad
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SUP
Coulthard joins Team Sydney when the top engineer returns
Fabian Coulthard has signed a contract for Team Sydney for the 2021 Supercars season after separating from Dick Johnson Racing
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SUP
Supercars unveils the 2021 20-lap calendar
Supercars has officially launched its 12-lap calendar for 2021. The season starts in Bathurst and ends on the Gold Coast
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SUP
F1 plans to move winter tests to Bahrain in 2021
Formula 1 will move winter tests to Bahrain in March 2021 after Australia has been postponed as the season opener
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Norris tests positive for COVID-19 in Dubai
McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating in Dubai
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Williams will use more Mercedes parts from 2022
Williams has announced that it will have closer technical relationships with Mercedes in Formula 1 from 2022 and will use more parts developed by the supplier
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2021 F1 car changes bigger than many expect – Fry
Pat Fry, Renault technical director, says Formula 1 teams will not hold back from changing the 2021 vehicles as much as possible despite the restrictions on the chassis freezing
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The Formula E season begins with the night races in Saudi Arabia
Formula E has announced that their night races in Saudi Arabia will take place as planned at the end of February and will be the opening lap of the 2021 season
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Sainz loses 31 minutes due to a Dakar navigation error
The defending champion of the Dakar Rally, Carlos Sainz Sr., lost over half an hour on the third stage of the 2021 event because a navigation problem « got stuck on one point ».
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