Lovecars On the Grid. Global Motorsport Podcast
Welcome to the Lovecars On The Grid Podcast! Tiff Needell and Paul Woodman bring us another roundup of motorsport events from the past week. We have lots of racing this weekend, and although we didn't have any Formula 1, there is plenty of gossip in F1! Max Verstappen is being sued by Nike for the launch of his new, MaxOne clothing brand, which Nike states it closely resembles their NikeAir brand. Elsewhere Nelson Pique has been fined $5 million for the racist comments against Lewis Hamilton, last year. The Abu Dhabi autonomous racing league is launching a new racing series with driverless cars! NASCAR was racing in COTA, with ex-Formula 1 drivers Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen taking part! The British driver finished in 18th place, with a win for Tyler Reddick in his Toyota. Moto GP is back with a bang in the Algarve, with it's first ever Sprint Race. Francesco Bagnaia took the win in the main race on his Ducati, as he continues his dominance. Jaguar dominated the weekend in Formula E, finishing 1st and 3rd in Sao Paolo, with Nick Cassidy in 2nd with the Envision racing team. The Caterham racing series kicked off this weekend, too at the Curborough sprint race. This weekend, we have Caterhams at Oulton Park, plus the Australian Grand Prix in Formula 1. MotoGP is going to Argentina, Indycar is at the Texas Speedway, and NASCAR at at the Richmond Raceway.