The respected newspaper De Telegraaf, which has close links to the Verstappen camp, suggested that the Dutch driver is ready to commit to a fresh deal that could be worth up to 50 million Euros per season. Such a pay hike, off the back of his world championship success last year, would put him on
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The Prema Racing driver, who joins the team from Carlin this season, set a 1m42.074s to go quickest, half a second quicker than second placed Calan Williams of Trident. Daruvala, a Red Bull junior, finished seventh in the 2021 drivers’ standings, with two wins and five podiums. The 2021 FIA Formula 3 champion Dennis Hauger,
The three-time MotoGP race winner ended last year’s pre-season testing positioning himself as a title contender after a strong winter, but had a troubled start to the 2021 campaign. Though he would win twice last year, he could do no more than finish fourth in the standings and 61 points adrift of team-mate Francesco Bagnaia
Over the past dozen years, engineer Ben Bretzman became synonymous with Simon Pagenaud. They first worked together in 2010 at the Highcroft Racing sportscar team, reunited in IndyCar for a three-year spell at what was then Sam Schmidt Motorsports and then moved to Team Penske together for 2015. They won the series title in 2016
The star-studded lineup for Acura Team Penske discusses Rolex 24 preparation and what it takes to win the prestigious, twice-around-the-clock event. The 2018 Rolex 24 At Daytona is set for Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 2 p.m. ET on FOX.
Until teams find permanent solutions, they might face a profound qualifying dilemma in 2022’s opening races. As explained in depth over the past week, porpoising occurs when ground effect cars bottom out on the straights, which severely disrupts the process of generating downforce via the floor. The result is a series of dramatic oscillations as
6:51 AM ET Russian licensed drivers, such as Haas’ Nikita Mazepin, will not be allowed to compete at the British Grand Prix, it was announced on Wednesday. David Richards, Chair of Motorsport UK, and the organisation’s board confirmed in a statement that Russian and Belarusian licensed competitors would not be approved to participate in UK
Just one day after the FIA stopped short of following a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee to prevent Russia athletes from taking part in international events, Britain’s Motorsport UK has announced more draconian measures. In a statement it announced that no Russian- or Belarusian-licenced teams, competitors or officials will be allowed to enter or
Gardner – son of 1987 MotoGP world champion Wayne Gardner – is one of five rookies making their MotoGP debut in 2022. The Australian has stepped up to the premier class with Tech3 KTM having won last year’s Moto2 title and will be partnered by 2021 Moto2 runner-up Raul Fernandez. Also making the step up
The German made it clear last week, just hours after Russia declared war on Ukraine, that he would boycott the Formula 1 race in Sochi this year even if it went ahead. Vettel’s strong stance earned him high praise, and comes off the back of a year where he has been applauded for his push
4:13 AM ET Formula One’s governing body FIA will convene an extraordinary meeting of its World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) on Tuesday after a number of sporting federations banned Russian athletes from competing internationally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which granted recognition to the FIA in 2012, on Monday recommended
The Finn took over Toyota’s third GR Yaris he will share with eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier this season for the first time last weekend. The snow event also marked his return to the Toyota factory team he drove for in 2017 and 2018 and only his second top-flight start since 2020. Despite limited time
The Honda rider was forced to miss the final two rounds of 2021 and sit on the sidelines for three months when a concussion suffered in a training accident left him with double vision issues due to nerve damage. Marquez went through a similar thing in the winter of 2011 when he crashed during the
Following an extraordinary meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council on Tuesday, it announced a raft of measures in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While there had been calls from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to bar all Russian competitors from events, the FIA elected not to go that far. In a
3:07 PM ET The FIA has decided not to ban Russian drivers from motorsport in the wake of the country’s military invasion of Ukraine, allowing Nikita Mazepin to remain in Formula One with Haas. Motor racing’s governing body decided Tuesday that a ban would only extend to drivers competing under the flag of Russia or
The famous snow event moved 800km north east from its spiritual home providing a whole new set of stages for the WRC’s current crop of drivers to tackle. While Sebastien Loeb became the oldest WRC winner after taking out the first round of the new hybrid era in Monte Carlo, it was the youngest winner
The start of a new MotoGP season is always an exciting affair and 2022 is no different, as a stacked grid gets set to do battle for the world championship. Six manufacturers, 12 teams and 24 riders will contest the 2022 season. Two new teams joins the fray in the form of nine-time grand prix
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Alfa Romeo’s new C42 car struggled with mileage through the three-day test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya last week, completing 175 laps in total. Only Haas (160) managed fewer laps during the test. It left new signing Valtteri Bottas saying the team had “work to do” in the second test after the Finn failed to
7:21 AM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The Formula One future of Nikita Mazepin is in doubt as American team Haas
The American has lodged a request with the FIA to join the F1 grid from 2024, and is hoping to get an answer by next month so he can start ramping up preparations. But while some current F1 teams believe Andretti’s presence in grand prix racing would be hugely positive, others are more sceptical. Mercedes
The Spaniard made his MotoGP debut with Suzuki in 2019 and delivered the Japanese manufacturer its first world title in 20 years when he stormed to the 2020 championship. But the 2021 season proved to be difficult for Mir, as a lack of development for the GSX-RR meant he could only finish third in the
Currently the rule allows backmarkers to try and stave off the lead cars until they are a lap down to the whole field, which drew criticism from Power, Colton Herta and Romain Grosjean in Friday’s media conference despite the introduction of new blue flag guidelines. Following the opening round of the season in which he
It was a fascinating session, not least because of the unexpected emergence of the porpoising phenomenon, something that despite all the modelling work that they had undertaken, the teams had seemingly not anticipated. The issue was a major topic of conversation through the week, and it is likely to remain so as F1 heads into
5:29 AM ET Alfa Romeo has revealed a striking new take on its traditional Formula One colours for the new season. Alfa Romeo’s C42 car made its debut this week during F1’s first preseason test running a black and white camouflage livery. On Sunday it revealed its new look for the coming season. Alfa’s car
Crees will return to the series following his aborted Porsche Supercup campaign to race one of the Warwickshire squad’s Vauxhall Astras. The 38-year-old from Kent steered a BTC Racing Honda to the Jack Sears Trophy title, for drivers who have never scored a BTCC podium finish, in 2020. Crees intended to continue with the Brackley
The only native of Hawaii to start the Indianapolis 500, Ongais was nicknamed “Danny On-The-Gas” and the “Flyin’ Hawaiian” for his bravery and commitment in overpowered late ’70s Indy cars, but his love of speed had shown itself far earlier. At the age of 18, he earned a Hawaiian state title in motorcycle racing and
While many opted to show off only early development parts during their official launches, it is clear that teams are pushing hard to keep adding more downforce before the season gets underway. McLaren presented two versions of its front wing when launching the MCL36: the one in the renders and the one on the physical
2:17 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott McLaughlin circled qualifying as the area he had to improve upon in his second season of IndyCar. He nailed it in his first session of the year. McLaughlin beat Team Penske teammate Will Power, one of the best qualifiers in series history, to win the