Motorsport

Sameer Contractor

Jun 1, 2020, 10:24 PM

Lewis Hamilton Leads The Charge In F1 To Speak About The Death Of George Floyd; Teams & Drivers Foll

The Formula 1 community has been largely silent about the death of African American George Floyd in a case of racial profiling. Reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton recently took to his social media handle to talk about the issue and also call out his F1 colleagues who chose to stay silent during this time. Hamilton said he "stands alone" at this time, while his contemporaries refrain from conveying anything on the matter.

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  car&bike Team | Jun 1, 2020

  F1 Gets Two-Race Silverstone Go Ahead Despite Quarantine Rules: Report

  Silverstone will be allowed to stage back-to-back races in the Formula One world championship later this summer despite British government plans to introduce a coronavirus quarantine period.

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  Sameer Contractor | Dec 23, 2019

  Gaurav Gill Wins Popular Rally For Fifth Time; Chetan Shivram Takes 2019 INRC Title

  The final round of the Champions Yacht Club FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) concluded on Sunday bring an end to the action-packed season. India's ace rally driver Gaurav Gill won the 2019 Popular Rally, dominating the rally for the fifth time. However, making a storming comeback was Chetan Shivram who returned to complete the rally after a crash on Saturday and claim his maiden INRC crown. Shivram along with his co-driver Dilip Sharan was one of the casualties of the multiple crashes on Saturday but worked on his rally-spec Volkswagen Polo overnight to stage a strong return on Sunday.

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  Sameer Contractor | Dec 22, 2019

  F1: Jaypee Group Loses 1000 Hectares Of Land Used For The Buddh International Circuit

  The Buddh International Circuit (BIC) has been hit by issues once again as the Yamuna Expressway Authority cancelled the allotment of 1000 hectares of land in Greater Noida to the Jaypee group on Saturday. India's first and only F1 track is located in this land as part of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority's (YEIDA) special economic zone. The cancellation arises due to the promoters' non-payment of dues across multiple projects that prompted the authorities to take the action. The decision was taken in YEIDA's 66th board meeting.

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  Sameer Contractor | Dec 18, 2019

  MotoGP: Aprilia Rider Andrea Iannone Provisionally Suspended For Doping

  Andrea Iannone's test sample taken from the Malaysian GP earlier this year was found positive for an anabolic steroid, according to the FIM.

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  Sameer Contractor | Dec 12, 2019

  F1: Ferrari Announces 2020 Formula 1 Car Reveal Date

  Mark your calendars Formula One fanatics, Scuderia Ferrari has announced that it will be the first team to unveil their 2020 F1 car on February 11 next year. The unveil date was announced by team boss Mattia Binotto at Ferrari's Christmas media lunch at Maranello, Italy. This makes the 2019 runners up team the first to confirm the unveil as it aims to pick the constructors' championship next year while coming close several times in over a decade. Drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc will continue to pilot the new car as well.

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Dec 2, 2019

  2019 JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship: Vishnu Prasad Is The Formula LGB-4 Champion

  It was a tale of two close friends battling it out as Vishnu Prasad and Raghul Rangaswamy locked heads at the Buddh International Circuit for the Formula LGB-4 crown.

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Dec 2, 2019

  2019 JK Tyre FMSCI National Superbike Championship: Ducati Wins Round 1 & Round 2

  Ducati India bags top two steps of the podium in race 1 and race 2 at the 2019 JK Tyre FMSCI National Superbike Championship.

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  Sameer Contractor | Dec 2, 2019

  F1: Top Moments From The 2019 Formula 1 Season

  The 2019 Formula 1 championship finally came to an end yesterday as Lewis Hamilton took the final win of the year in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The season was an incredible one, and it would be safe to say, it was one of the most action-packed ones as well in recent times. While Mercedes and Hamilton proved that they are the undisputed champions of the Formula 1 as we know it today, we also saw the meteoric rise of young drivers including Max Verstappen, who gave his best-ever performance to finish third behind the Mercedes drivers, while Charles Leclerc also turned out to be a force to reckon with, amidst a tumultuous season for Scuderia Ferrari. With the 2020 F1 season sometime away, here's a look at the top moments of the 2019 F1 season.

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