Motorsport
Nascar cancels 2020 Champion’s Week, Cup Series Awards
US stock car racing series Nascar has called off its Champion’s Week and Cup Series Awards, which were scheduled to take place in Nashville, Tennessee, in early December, in the wake of the global Covid-19 pa…
Sky NZ renews Supercars for five years
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its media rights for the Supercars motorsport series for five years, from 2021 to 2025
Sky Italia finalises two-year F1 rights renewal
Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has finalised its renewal of Formula 1 broadcast rights for the 2021 and 2022 seasons
Todt has ‘no desire’ to seek re-election as FIA president
Jean Todt has insisted that he has no desire to extend his reign as president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) beyond the end of his current term, despite calls from within the organisation
Nascar defends handling of noose incident
Phelps releases photo, says "the noose was real."
F1 ramps up TV graphics offering with AWS
The Formula 1 motor-racing series has detailed plans to add new television graphics for its revised 2020 season as part of its agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
FBI finds Nascar noose incident not a hate crime
The US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has determined that a noose found in the garage stall of African-American Nascar driver Bubba Wallace was not a hate crime, and that the rope had been at Talladega S…
McLaren hires Veloce to ensure gaming arm is more than just marketing for ‘real’ motorsport
Callum McCarthy looks at Formula 1 team McLaren's recent tie-ups within sim racing and esports, and how this reflects on real-life operations
Round-Up: Djokovic ‘deeply sorry’, Australia and NZ PMs support World Cup bid, F1 sells chequers for charity, and more
Novak Djokovic said he was "deeply sorry" after becoming the fourth tennis player to test positive for coronavirus following the exhibition tournament he hosted in the Balkans, admitting he and organisers…
Nascar drivers stand behind Wallace, FBI involved in noose probe
Entire race field lines up behind Wallace prior to Geico 500
Round-Up: Wuhan targets “hugely symbolic” Open, IOA reviews Li Ning deal, LaLiga international viewing jumps, and more
Organisers of this year's Wuhan Open WTA Tour event, pencilled for October 19 to 25, told Agence France Presse that it will be "hugely symbolic" in terms of the city's fight against Covid-19 should it…
F1 goes fully pay-TV in Germany as Sky nets exclusive deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has agreed a new multi-year deal for Formula 1 rights in Germany that will see the motor-racing series fully behind a paywall in the country for the first time
Nascar’s race issues deepen as noose found in Wallace’s stall
Property also struggles with ban on Confederate flag
WRC sees audience increase in opening rounds of 2020 season
Audiences for the opening three rounds of the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship season have increased by 15 per cent on those from 2019, according to analytics provider Nielsen Sports
Alfa Romeo Racing sign up Acer ahead of Austrian GP
Formula 1 team Alfa Romeo Racing has signed up IT company Acer to its sponsorship portfolio.
The brand will supply workstations and monitors to be utilised at the team's headquarters
F1 claims 30m TV and digital views for Virtual Grand Prix series
The Formula 1 motor racing series has announced that its recently-concluded Virtual Grand Prix series attracted 30 million views across TV and digital platforms
F1-Formula E merger a long-term possibility, says Agag
Alejandro Agag, the founder and chief executive of electric vehicle racing series Formula E, has suggested that a merger with Formula 1 could be on the cards in the long-term future
Right Formula’s Fenwick: Motorsport driving hardest bargain in sponsor renegotiations
Motorsports stakeholders and more prominent rights-holders are tending to drive the hardest bargain in the renegotiation of sponsorship contracts during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the head of…