5:59 AM ET McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has tested negative for Covid-19, meaning he will be allowed to return to the Formula One paddock on Thursday and compete in this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Ricciardo tested positive for the virus after arriving in Bahrain last week, ruling him out of the final three days
Month: March 2022
The subject of so-called “B teams” has a been a recurring topic in F1 in recent years. With the budget cap coming into force and the top teams reined in by the aerodynamic testing regulations, the benefits of sharing of IP with a partner has become more relevant than ever. The relationship between Haas and
F1’s new technical era gets underway this weekend in Bahrain following an overhaul of the regulations which was designed to reduce dirty air and make it easier for cars to follow each other. Drivers have given largely positive feedback so far about the changes, believing they have made it easier to follow after taking some
According to paddock rumours, Glock is expected to compete for touring car legend Roberto Ravaglia’s Ceccato team in the eight-round Italian GT series, driving the new BMW M4 GT3. Glock already knows Ravaglia’s team well, having competed for its predecessor ROAL Motorsport at the Spa 24 Hours in 2015 with Spengler and Alex Zanardi. Glock’s
Meyer Shank Racing’s Jarvis, who last year raced the now-retired Mazda RT24-P, said the Acura was unexpectedly different from an LMP2 Oreca on which it is based. Jarvis, who won the Daytona 24 Hours earlier this year, noted that “it’s a really interesting car” and added: “Coming into it [2022], myself and Tom [Blomqvist] were in
Previously the rule read any car can be waved past the leader under safety car conditions during a race. The original wording became a major talking point after the 2021 season finale when race director Michael Masi chose to only allow those cars between leader Lewis Hamiton and second-placed Max Verstappen to be waved by.
8:16 AM ET Ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula One has been accused of ignoring human rights abuses in the country and having a “clear double standard” about where it decides it should and should not host races. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (Bird) said F1 has “abandoned those who have
Nine-time world champion Rossi called time on his 26-season grand prix motorcycle racing career at the end of last year, and has joined up with the crack sportscar outfit WRT for a full-season assault on GT World Challenge Europe across the Sprint and Endurance divisions. The 43-year-old will be partnered with Audi factory driver Frederic
Bortolotti was easily the most impressive driver among the seven wildcard entrants who made their DTM debuts last year, finishing on the podium in a third Lamborghini Huracan GT3 entered by T3 Motorsport at Assen. The Italian driver’s head-turning debut has earned him a full season drive in the DTM this year with works support
Miller’s current contract with Ducati expires at the end of this season, while team-mate Francesco Bagnaia has already agreed a new deal through to the end of 2024. With Qatar Grand Prix winner Enea Bastianini and 2021’s top rookie Jorge Martin in the frame for a factory team promotion in 2023, Miller already faced questions
After two pre-season tests split between Barcelona and Bahrain, the 2022 F1 season is set to begin with plenty of intrigue and excitement following a dramatic and, at times, controversial 2021 campaign which saw Max Verstappen claim the world drivers’ title on the last lap of the last race. F1 goes into 2022 with a
8:03 AM ET Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah street track is set to host the country’s Formula One race for at least another four years, the chief executive of the event’s promoter Martin Whitaker has said. The Gulf kingdom made its Formula One debut last year as part of a 15-year-deal with a night race in Jeddah
Former World Endurance Championship, Champ Car, A1 Grand Prix, GP2 and Formula E racer Jani, 38, joins Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn in the #02 Cadillac Racing DPi-V.R entry in the 70th running of the Floridian sportscar classic, the second round of the IMSA series. “I am fortunate to have the opportunity to run with
Mercedes F1 driver Hamilton appeared at Expo 2020 in Dubai today following the end of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain on Saturday. Hamilton was asked about the possibility of winning an eighth world championship and what that would mean to him, pulling clear of the current record of seven that he shares with Michael Schumacher.
The team had a tricky first test in Barcelona, where it was held back by not running DRS and focusing on high fuel runs. But after finally letting its drivers go for some lower fuel efforts in Bahrain last week, the team reckons that the A522 can at least battle towards the front end of
Saudi Arabia hosted its first F1 race in December at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which drew both praise and criticism from drivers and fans. A number of drivers reported issues with the sightlines around the track. GPDA chairman and then-Williams driver George Russell told Autosport the circuit was “lacking a lot from a safety perspective
11:01 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has said he is in the process of changing his name to include his mother’s maiden name, Larbalestier. The seven-time Formula One world champion revealed his decision in front of a crowd at the 2022 Dubai Expo, ahead of this weekend’s season-opening grand prix in Bahrain. 1 Related “It would
The comment from Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon was made in the wake of the two GR010 Hybrids ending up ninth and 15th in the combined times of the two-day official pre-season test ahead of this weekend’s Sebring 1000 Miles WEC season-opener. The fastest Toyota was just over a second off the
The RC16 is the newest bike on the MotoGP grid, with KTM making its debut in 2017. In the space of five years, KTM went from the back of the grid to winning races by 2020, with the marque’s tally standing at five victories following two success for Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder last season.
Briscoe, who struggled through his rookie year with Stewart-Haas Racing last season, powered to the lead on a restart with three of the 312-lap race remaining at Phoenix Raceway and held off Ross Chastain by 0.771 seconds to take his first win in 40 career starts. At the end of the race, the top three
The Italian car manufacturer has looked impressive through both the Barcelona and Bahrain tests, with many suggesting it has the strongest package right now. But while the Maranello outfit is optimistic it has made good progress over the winter to move closer to the front, team boss Mattia Binotto says that any talk of it
11:48 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three-time Funny Car season champion Matt Hagan gave Tony Stewart Racing its first NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series victory Sunday, racing to his first career win at the historic Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. In the final round, Hagan powered his Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT to a
Ferdinand Habsburg shaded team-mate Rene Rast by just under three tenths to end up fastest across the four sessions of the two-day test ahead of next weekend’s Sebring 1000 Miles opening round of the WEC. Habsburg posted a 1m48.089s early in the morning session on Sunday in the Realteam by WRT ORECA-Gibson 07 LMP2, he
Elford initially made his name in rallying, largely in Triumph and Ford machinery, and then joined Porsche. He won the 1967 European Rally Championship before an incredible run of success in early 1968. Elford won the Monte Carlo Rally with co-driver David Stone in a 911T then, just a week later, he took the Daytona
11:29 AM ET American driver Colton Herta will test a Formula One car with McLaren this season. Herta, the youngest race winner in IndyCar, will be able to drive old F1 machinery thanks to a part of the new regulations called “testing of previous cars”. According to Racer.com, Herta’s test is part of a wider
The F1-75 has been consistently fast in all conditions over the six days of testing in Barcelona and Sakhir, although Red Bull clearly made a significant step with the new aero package it introduced on Saturday. Carlos Sainz was fastest in Bahrain on Friday, while on Saturday Charles Leclerc was fastest on the C4 tyre
Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Johnson switched to IndyCar for the 2021 season with Chip Ganassi Racing, contesting a road and street course-only schedule. However the 46-year-old has pledged to contest the full season in 2022, including on ovals – having missed the Indianapolis 500, Texas and Gateway last season, and never competed at returning venue
Norris says that it was a valuable lesson for his McLaren team after the issue wasn’t highlighted at the first test of the year in Barcelona. Wind sensitivity has been a bigger issue for some teams than others in recent years, and it wasn’t clear if the characteristic would carry over into the new aerodynamic
SAKHIR, Bahrain — New regulations, new cars and possibly a new competitive order in Formula One. Don’t expect the tables to turn completely at the start of F1’s new era, but it’s clear at least one of the top teams is struggling while a number of the smaller outfits have made significant strides. Below is
A look behind the scenes previewing this weekend’s 63rd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida.
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