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Prize Giving 2020 – Lewis Hamilton and Antonio Felix da Costa were among those receiving accolades at last night’s ceremony.
The FIA’s Prize Giving Ceremony usually sees the stars of the motorsport year gathering to enjoy a night of glamour to cap off their year. With the way the world is currently the event could not go ahead as usual instead. as so many things have in 2020, the customary glitz and glam became ‘glitz on cam‘ as attendees made their appearance virtually.
The event took place at the InterContinental Hotel in Geneva where Nicki Shields, one of Formula E’s TV presenters, Tom Kristensen, the nine-time Le Mans winner, and FIA President, Jean Todt, hosted the ceremony and presented the awards.
Chase Elliott to compete at Rolex 24 December 18, 2020 at 10:07 AM
Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott will make his Rolex 24 At Daytona debut in January as the fourth driver in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R, as announced Friday by Action Express Racing.
Elliott will join Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani and Mike Conway behind the wheel of the No. 31 Daytona Prototype international (DPi) entry for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener on the 3.56-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway.
“The Rolex 24 is such a major event, and it’s a race that anybody across any type of motorsports really respects. I think everyone wants to win a (Rolex) watch before their career is over,” Elliott said, referring to the prized timepiece presented to Rolex 24 winners in each class.
John Sturbin | Senior Writer, RacinToday.com Thursday, December 17 2020
The Long Beach Grand Prix will be moved from its traditional April date next year. (Photo courtesy of INDYCAR)
Concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in California have prompted INDYCAR officials to proactively reschedule the 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Originally booked for Sunday, April 18, as Race No. 3 of the 17-event NTT IndyCar Series schedule, America’s longest-running street race now will be run as the season-ender on Sept. 26.
The move will create a three-race/three-weekend “West Coast Swing” to complete the championship. Beginning at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 12, the homestretch will continue at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 19, before finishing on the historic streets of Long Beach.
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By Staff Report NASCAR.com December 18, 2020 at 11:36 AM
Fresh off his first career NASCAR Cup Series championship, Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will compete in the 2021 running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 in January at Daytona International Speedway.
Elliott will return to the site of one of his five 2020 wins when he teams with Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani and Mike Conway in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R to run the twice-around-the-clock race for the first time in his young career.
“The Rolex 24 is such a major event, and it’s a race that anybody across any type of motorsports really respects,” Elliott said in a team release. “I think everyone wants to win a watch before their career is over. It’s something different and a completely different element o