In shocking news, Lewis gets over the line for World Title #6 with a 2nd place at COTA, and another Mercs 1-2 as Ferrari crumble over the tyres and the bumps! We also get a MotoGP race in Sepang, marred in tragedy as Maverick Vinales wins, but with a tragic passing for Afridza Mundandar in the Asia Talent Cup.
Oh and Penske bought IndyCar. As you do.
THE NEWS, PART 1
IndyCar: Penske Entertainment Corporation just bought IndyCar and IMS (feat. post-prod insert chat with Chris)
F1 2021 concept finally unveiled!
F1: Giovinazzi returns to Alfa Romeo for 2020; Hulkenberg turns down Williams seat and faces end of F1 tenure
FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
– Lewis Hamilton is one of Britain’s greatest athletes ever, full stop
– Bottas locks up 2nd in the WDC with a comprehensive pole-to-win victory, VER completes podium in 3rd
– Ferrari’s pace is so amazing, LEC was able to finish 4th
– ALB goes from 6th, to the back, back to 5th
– Renault’s car is quicker without driver assists – RIC 6th, HUL 9th
– SAI 7th, NOR 8th, PER goes from pit lane to 10th
– VET retires after his best Lightning McQueen impersonation
– Folks, clearly it’s time to rescind Daniil Kvyat’s Germany podium /s
THE NEWS, PART 2
Back to IndyCar: Zak Brown denies Arrow displaced Hinch – who is being offered $500k to sit on the bench and do PR
WSBK: Honda finally unveils new 2020 bike, for factory riders Bautista and Haslam, & satellite rider Takahashi
IMSA/NASCAR: Kyle Busch driving Rolex 24 for AVS Lexus
Autosport cuts price of weekly magazine to 3.99/mo
SUPER GT MOTEGI GRAND FINAL – IT’S MY SETLIST AND THIS RACE GETS A SEGMENT
– Jenson Button & Naoki Yamamoto finish 6th in Button’s final race
MOTOGP MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
– Vinales takes comprehensive lights to flag victory
– Marquez sets single-season points record with 2nd place finish
– Dovi goes from 10th on the grid to finish 3rd after fending off Rossi and Rins
– Yamaha SRT’s high hopes fade down the stretch – FM21 6th, FQ20 drops from pole to 7th
– Zarco puts it on the floor from 9th
– Moto2: AND NEWWWWWWW…! Alex Marquez finally wins the Moto2 title, Brad Binder wins 3rd out of 5 races
– Moto3: Dalla Porta wins 3rd race in a row, Garcia records first podium
– Closing: RIP Afridza Mundandar
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