Formula E Video: The full story of the Abt saga What was intended as a joke in an esports race has had major real-world ramifications for Daniel Abt’s career. Our video runs through how the scandal and its fallout unfolded
Formula 1 The esports scandals that have rocked real-world racing Daniel Abt losing his Audi Formula E drive is the latest in a string of incidents in which virtual racing actions have had real-world consequences
Formula E Jim Wright: The Audi brand had no choice over Abt Daniel Abt losing his Audi drive over the simracing impersonator incident is a warning that should be heeded by all racers representing major brands, says long-time Williams F1 marketing guru Jim Wright
Formula E Does Abt’s punishment fit the crime? Our writers’ verdicts Was Audi unfair to put a severe real-world consequence on Daniel Abt’s virtual-racing deception? Or should Abt have foreseen the risks of not taking Formula E’s Race at Home Challenge seriously? Here are our writers’ thoughts on the debate splitting motorsport
Formula 1 Podcast: How likely is an Alonso/Renault reunion? Fernando Alonso’s possible return to Formula 1 is one of the big talking points in the driver market, but how likely is it that he could end up at Renault? Mark Hughes, Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell debate that prospect
Gaming Andretti ‘had a blast’ on Legends Trophy debut American motorsport great Mario Andretti said he “had a blast” in his sim racing debut in The Race Legends Trophy’s Indianapolis Motor Speedway round, and hinted at further virtual outings
Formula 1 Button: Oval racing ‘so much tougher than you’d think’ Jenson Button described oval racing as “so much tougher than you’d think” after his battle for Indianapolis victory with Fernando Alonso in The Race Legends Trophy
Formula 1 Vettel not ‘short of opportunities’ to stay in F1 – Horner Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Sebastian Vettel “won’t be short of opportunities” should he want to continue to race in Formula 1 in 2021
Formula 1 Alonso feared Button would outfox him in Indy Legends duel Fernando Alonso says he feared Jenson Button would always be “one step ahead” of him in their ultra-tight duel for victory in The Race Legends Trophy’s Indianapolis opener
Gaming Video: Watch Alonso and Button go wheel-to-wheel on Indy oval Relive the nail-biting last-lap duel between Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button in the Legends Trophy race at Indianapolis.<br />
Gaming How the Legends Trophy Indy grid stacks up on ovals Seven Indy 500 winners in the field, a host of other stars with US single-seater speedway experience – and some very famous newcomers. It’s an epic entry for The Race Legends Trophy at Indianapolis
Formula 1 What F1’s radical rules package means for team spending Formula 1 has voted through a radical rules package including a big percentage cut from the impending budget cap and further efforts to reduce costs, in the name of financial sustainability
Formula 1 Video: Alonso to Renault? The pros and cons for both sides Fernando Alonso is back at the heart of the F1 driver market speculation. We assess what both he and Renault would get out of reuniting – and the pitfalls
Formula 1 Silverstone F1 bid still on despite fresh quarantine blow Talks are ongoing between the British government, race organisers and Formula 1 to hold its planned races at Silverstone despite the blow that those travelling to the UK for sport will not be exempt from new quarantine rules
Formula 1 Indy 500 icon Paul Page to commentate on Legends Trophy Iconic voice of the Indianapolis 500 Paul Page will commentate on this weekend’s round of The Race Legends Trophy, which will have a grid boasting 13 Indy 500 wins
Gaming Podcast: Castroneves on preparing for the Indy Legends Trophy Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves joins The Race Esports Podcast, ahead of this weekend’s Legends Trophy race which features Mario Andretti, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso to name but a few
Formula 1 Bring Back V10s podcast: We answer your questions We’ve reached the end of the first series of Bring Back V10s, but we’ve been so overwhelmed with the number of questions you sent in using #BringBackV10s that we’re turning our series finale into a double header. Listen to the first part now
Formula 1 Video: Go onboard with Alonso on his simracing debut Go onboard with Fernando Alonso on his simracing debut in the The Race Legends Trophy at Zandvoort last weekend
Formula 1 Why Ferrari’s driver relationships so often end badly Prost. Alonso. Even Schumacher. Now Vettel. Ferrari’s relationships with the great drivers it pins its hopes on have a tendency to end fractiously. Mark Hughes explains the full stories behind the personality clashes and political manoeuvring that led to four champions’ Ferrari exits
Formula 1 Ocon and Arsenal star Aubameyang join Virtual GP field Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will become the latest football star to tackle a Formula 1 Virtual Grand Prix in this weekend’s Monaco round
Formula 1 Grosjean surprised by how F1 driver market saga was handled Haas driver Romain Grosjean says he was “surprised by some decisions” in the recent Formula 1 driver market saga that kicked off when Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel’s split was announced
Gaming Sim stars: The under-the-radar star dominating in GPVWC A lot of sim racers have had huge profile boosts during real-world motorsport’s hiatus, but one of the most successful esports aces of 2020 so far is a little-known uni student
Formula 1 ‘Greater than his own myth’ – Lauda’s Mercedes influence explained One year on from his death, we reflect on the impact Niki Lauda had on Mercedes – with tributes from those he helped shape into Formula 1’s best team
Formula E Formula E hopes to get cars back to teams in early June Logistical plans are being explored to try and transport all 24 Formula E race cars back to teams’ headquarters next month
Formula 1 Did Vettel’s Ferrari stint damage his F1 legacy? Sebastian Vettel left Red Bull as a four-time world champion, but that now feels like a very long time ago. How much has his Ferrari stint tarnished his legacy?
Formula E Jaguar to end its I-Pace eTrophy championship Formula E’s one-make electric Jaguar support series will cease after just two seasons
Formula 1 Silverstone has ‘high hopes’ government will approve F1 races Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle has “high hopes” the UK government will give the green light for the circuit to run two Formula 1 races this summer behind closed doors as planned.
MotoGP Why a Rossi/Petronas Yamaha deal is far from straightforward If Valentino Rossi stays in MotoGP for 2021, it looks like he’ll do so with Petronas SRT Yamaha. In an exclusive interview with The Race, team boss Razlan Rizali says he’d welcome Rossi but gives candid insight into the reservations he’s had too
NASCAR What we learned from NASCAR’s trailblazing return As NASCAR became the first real-world championship to resume racing on Sunday, its precautions, messaging and format changes were under a huge spotlight
Gaming Pirro: Reversed-grid tactics were for ‘first and last time’ Legends Trophy championship contender Emanuele Pirro says he will not try to take advantage of the series’ reversed-grid format in the future, despite it helping him claim a victory at Zandvoort last weekend
Gaming How W Series is doing simracing differently too The obvious stand-out feature of W Series’ new Esports League is its single-gender nature. But there are other ways the championship is taking its real-world ethos online
Formula 1 The latest Red Bull F1 exile brought back into the fold Red Bull has been fond of recalling drivers it once dropped in recent years. Its 2020 returnee might just be on pole for its next F1 race chance
Formula 1 Why Ricciardo picked McLaren two years after snubbing it McLaren lost out to Renault last time it chased Daniel Ricciardo but has now turned the tables – and Zak Brown thinks the reasons why are very clear
Formula 1 How good was… Pastor Maldonado? Even five years after his F1 exit, Pastor Maldonado’s name is still synonymous with crashing. But he’s also a grand prix winner. Does he deserve more respect?
Junior Next generation Montoya poised for a delayed debut Being stuck in lockdown with your dad might be annoying for a teenager. But maybe less so if your dad is Juan Pablo Montoya and you’re about to make your car racing debut
Formula 1 Ferrari never offered Vettel a new contract Ferrari never went as far as offering Sebastian Vettel a new contract for 2021, having made its decision about his future during the off-season, The Race has learned
Formula 1 Latest F1 calendar proposal includes first quadruple-header Formula 1’s provisional plan for a packed schedule of races in 2020 incudes the prospect of its first quadruple-header among the blocks of grands prix around the world
Formula 1 Brown: No McLaren/Sainz ‘bad blood’, unlike others After the terse words around the break-ups of the Sebastian Vettel/Ferrari and Daniel Ricciardo/Renault relationships, McLaren is pleased it and Carlos Sainz Jr are setting a different example
Gaming From Colin McRae Rally to upstaging F1 Legends Surprise Legends Trophy title Petter Solberg on his esports adventures so far – from development work on Colin McRae Rally to winning in a classic Formula 1 car
Formula 1 Who should get the Renault F1 seat? Daniel Ricciardo’s departure from Renault to McLaren means there’s a Formula 1 seat open for 2021, but who’s in with a chance of securing a driver market move?
