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A new FIA Grade 3 race track is all set to be set up at Kotapalli village, in the Ananthapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh. Foundation for the new race track was laid recently and the venue will be built over a period of two years.

Niki Lauda, the Formula 1 legend and three time F1 champion has undergone a lung transplant after suffering from a 'severe lung disease' according to reports. An official statement by the Vienna General Hospital said, "Due to a severe affection of the lungs, Niki Lauda had to undergo a lung transplantation at the AKH Vienna today. We kindly ask for your understanding that the family won't give any official statements and we ask to protect the privacy of the Lauda family.

Amidst the financial turmoil that the team is going through, the future of Sahara Force India Formula Team remains uncertain in the championship. However, Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn has said that the commercial rights holder Liberty Media will do "all in its power" to ensure that the Silverstone-based outfit survives after going into administration. Force India driver Sergio Perez forced the team in administraiton, in a bid to keep the team afloat and secure the future of its 400 employees.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took an uncontested win at the 2018 Formula 1 Hungary Grand Prix, taking his sixth victory at the Hungoring. The British driver took a comfortable win starting from the pole position and took the win with a massive margin of 17.123s over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who took P2 passing Bottas in the final stages of the race and surviving a contact in the process. Kimi Raikkonen took the last spot on the podium, 2.978s off his teammate.

The Force India Formula 1 team co-owned by Vijay Mallya has been in deep financial trouble for a while now. With rumours of the team shutting down day-to-day operations, Sergio Perez, one of the current drivers approached courts in the United Kingdom. His move was prompted by the fact that last Wednesday (July 25, 2018), one of the creditors who is owed money by the team approached the courts in order to get a 'wind up' notice, which would have meant immediate stopping of all activities and possibly selling off team assets to make sure the creditors are paid. Sergio Perez's legal team alternatively requested the courts to put the team under 'Administration', which allows the company (or team in this case) to operate until a new buyer is found. The British Courts, in an urgent hearing has appointed an 'Administrator', which means that the Force India team will continue its racing for now. The team will now be looking for a new buyer, which in all likelihood is expected to be Lawrence Stroll, father of current Williams F1 driver Lance Stroll.

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton proved his abilities in the rain as he grabbed the pole position for the 2018 Formula 1 Hungary Grand Prix. The challenging conditions of the weather made the qualifying session at Hungary a chaotic one, but only for the Mercedes driver to emerge at the front. Following up his teammate, Valtteri Bottas will start second tomorrow, followed by the Ferrari cars of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel in third and fourth place respectively.

Jehan Daruvala started from pole, his first-ever in the series to take his maiden win the 2018 FIA Formula 3 Championship.

Billionaire Lawrence Stroll and father of Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll has reported to have bought the Sahara Force India F1 team. Stroll will be replacing its current owners Vijay Mallya, Subrata Roy and Michael Mol. Both Roy and Mallya have been embroiled in financial illegalities respectively, while the team hasn't been doing well financials, which in turn, has been affecting its performance on the grid. The news comes amidst reports that the team was going into administration, which would mean filing for a controlled bankruptcy.