🧗🏻Red Bull’s mountain to climb just got steeper

[Forward to a friend]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [RSS]( The news that the American leg of races in the Formula 1 World Championship are cancelled will have been greeted by dismay in Milton Keynes, the home of Red Bull Racing. Those events – especially the high-altitude Mexico City and short, sharp Interlagos – really suit its package and means Mercedes doesn’t always have its own way there. Unlike Silverstone… Red Bull’s last British GP win was with Mark Webber in 2012. Last year, Max Verstappen was clattered into by Sebastian Vettel in what was very much a battle for third. You have to go back to the weather-affected 2016 race for the last time Max was even in sniffing distance of victory – even then Mercedes was encountering some gearbox issues. Apart from 2018, when Ferrari pulled off a punchy pincer movement, Mercedes has reigned supreme at Lewis Hamilton’s home event since 2013. With two races there coming right up, it must be rubbing its hands… Charles Bradley, Global Editor in Chief Motorsport.com E D I T O R ' S C H O I C E [How Red Bull's task to beat Mercedes just got harder]( Red Bull's deficit to Mercedes in Formula 1's 2020 season has been conspicuous in the last two races, but its task to defeat the reigning champion squad has become more difficult due to unfortunate events happening outside the team's control. R A C H I T T H U K R A L [2020 Formula 1 British Grand Prix session timings and preview]( Silverstone will host the third round of the 2020 Formula 1 season on July 31-August 2. Here’s all you need to know about this year’s British Grand Prix. L U K E S M I T H [Ferrari suggested customer cars during F1 cost cap talks]( Ferrari proposed a return of customer cars to Formula 1 during talks to safeguard the sport’s future, only for the move to be rejected by the rest of the grid. J O N A T H A N N O B L E [Albon gets Rennie as new race engineer]( Red Bull has shuffled its technical team, with the experienced Simon Rennie returning to trackside action from this weekend's British Grand Prix as Alex Albon's new race engineer. S P O N S O R E D [The new players in Mahindra Racing’s Formula E powertrain]( Delve into Mahindra Racing’s brand-new partnership with engineering giants ZF in the latest episode of Mahindra Blueprints. D A V I D M A L S H E R - L O P E Z [Johnson’s first IndyCar run impresses Ganassi’s Hull, Dixon]( Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson drove a Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda for over 120 laps of Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course, leaving himself... Download the new Motorsport app today! Get all the lates news, photos, live coverage, insights and stats from your favorite racing series: Formula 1, MotoGP, WRC, Formula E, WEC, Indycar NASCAR and many more. Available on L E W I S D U N C A N [Rossi in disbelief at VR46 riders' post-race "disaster"]( Valentino Rossi has reacted to the “disaster” post-race for his VR46 Moto2 and Moto3 riders in the Andalusian Grand Prix, which included an embarrassing collision and a podium injury. L U K E S M I T H [Italian GP will take place behind closed doors]( The promoters of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza have announced the race will take place behind closed doors with no fans permitted to attend. M O T O R S P O R T . C O M [Motorsport Games to create new BTCC game and esports series]( Motorsport Games has signed a long term agreement with the British Touring Car Championship to create a bespoke video game and esports series. Received this email from a friend? Sign up to receive the INSIDER Newsletter from Motorsport.com which includes the latest news and inside views, direct from the experts. [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [RSS]( Copyright © 2020 Motorsport.com, Inc., All rights reserved. Top news of the week. Our mailing address is: Motorsport.com, Inc. 5972 NE 4th AvenueMiami, FL 33137 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. Copyright © MOTORSPORT NETWORK. All rights reserved.