Ricciardo would prefer Le Mans entry to Indy
Date published:
January 15 2021
If the opportunity came about, then Daniel Ricciardo is leaning towards taking part in a 24 Hours of Le Mans rather than the Indy 500.
Both events are seen as crown jewels in the motorsport calendar, and along with the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans form what is known as the ‘Triple Crown of Motorsport’.
Ricciardo already has the Monaco GP win under his belt, so out of the remaining two challenges, which one is most tempting for the Honey Badger?
Well, he is certainly leaning towards Le Mans, citing a fear of ovals which puts him off the Indy 500 slightly.
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By: Don Kennedy
According to Lawrence Stroll, the chairman of Aston Martin, which is the re-branded name for Racing Point, the season opener in Melbourne, Australia, set for March 21, will be postponed due to Covid-19. It may be a new year, but the coronavirus pandemic has no respect for the calendar or people s lives. Melbourne has been-it s not officially announced but it will be-not cancelled, but postponed, Stroll told Reuters. We will go there sometime in the fall (autumn) and the first race will be Bahrain.
Australian officials will ‘make sure’ November GP happens
Date published:
January 12 2021
Despite another setback for the Australian Grand Prix, the promise has been made that the event will take place in November.
Back in March 2020, Formula 1 arrived at Albert Park for the traditional season-opening event. The global pandemic was starting to take its toll with sporting fixtures around the globe falling foul, but Formula 1 remained determined not to be next.
However, when positive cases were recorded in the paddock, with McLaren withdrawing from the 2020 Australian Grand Prix shortly after, the event was postponed just hours before FP1 was set to kick off the new season.
Formula One postponed the Australian Grand Prix from March to November because it would not have been possible for hundreds of team staff to quarantine for 14 days upon their arrival, the sports minister of Victoria state said on Wednesday.