10:59 AM ET Associated Press Alexander Rossi on Thursday confirmed he has signed a multiyear deal to drive for Arrow McLaren SP beginning next season after a seven-year run with Andretti Autosport. Rossi’s departure had been widely speculated since April, although both the American driver and Michael Andretti insisted they had an exclusive negotiating window
Month: June 2022
The Renault brand’s A480 has had the power reduction it received for the Spa round of the WEC in May halved in the Balance of Performance table issued ahead of this weekend’s test day on the full Circuit de la Sarthe. But the maximum power allowed to the grandfathered LMP1 car for Le Mans this
Quartararo made his MotoGP debut in 2019 with Yamaha satellite squad Petronas SRT, scoring seven podiums in his rookie campaign before scoring three wins in 2020. He was promoted to the factory Yamaha squad for 2021 to replace Valentino Rossi and duly went on to win five races and the world championship – Yamaha’s first
After the Monaco GP, the Mexican lies only 15 points behind leader Verstappen, and six behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. In his first year with the team in 2021, he slipped into a supporting role for Verstappen’s title challenge. However, this season Perez has shown much stronger form, outqualifying the Dutchman in Saudi Arabia – where
5:58 AM ET Jos Verstappen, the father of F1 world champion Max, has criticised Red Bull’s Monaco Grand Prix strategy and said the team should have prioritised his son and not Sergio Perez. Verstappen finished third in Monaco as Red Bull teammate Perez claimed victory at the Principality. 2 Related Perez’s win was built on
The TT returns in 2022 after a two-year absence as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with action beginning last Sunday with the first official qualifying sessions. Running continued through Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with this evening’s running consisting of a lap for Sidecars, followed by a Superbike, Superstock and Supersport session. At just after
Rossi has been with Michael Andretti’s team since he arrived in IndyCar from Formula 1 in 2016, and scored seven wins including the 2016 Indianapolis 500. He finished second in the 2018 championship and third in 2019. However, for a variety of reasons – misfortune, slow pitstops and some driving errors – the 30-year-old Californian has not
On Saturday Sainz held up Aston Martin driver Stroll at the end of a lap, for which he was summoned by the stewards. Sainz was fined and also earned his third reprimand of the 2022 season. While Sainz accepted blame and apologised to Stroll, he was left frustrated on Sunday night at the lack of
10:05 AM ET Associated Press IndyCar rookie Kyle Kirkwood will replace Alexander Rossi next season at Andretti Autosport, the team that developed the Floridian but did not have an open seat for him when Kirkwood was ready for the big leagues. Kirkwood has won at every level of IndyCar’s ladder system and was last year’s
Step into the garage at MotoGP and experience the nonstop race action from the mechanics point of view. See how Moto3, Moto2, and MotoGP teams prep for raceday at Round 2 at COTA in Austin, Tx.
Enduro and Steller claimed a pole apiece for British GT’s three-hour race at Donington. GT World is the official YouTube channel for SRO Motorsports Group, the global leader in GT racing. Join us for live and uninterrupted coverage of major events, as well as behind-the-scenes access, special features and fun from inside the paddock. www.sro-motorsports.com
The more observant podcast fans will have noticed we didn’t bring you our usual review show last week to wrap up Portugal, and we explain why on today’s podcast. So we look back at Portugal and the incredible job by Kalle Rovanpera to win his third consecutive event of the year. Autosport WRC reporter Tom
Razgatlioglu had been linked to a move to the MotoGP paddock for some time as part of his relationship with Yamaha, with speculation of a 2023 move intensifying after his WSBK title success last year. The Turkish rider even has a test aboard the marque’s M1 grand prix machine lined up for next month, both
The Briton had qualified 19th for his first Indy 500, but lost ground at the start of the race and was running in a net 26th when he lost the rear of the car at Turn 2 on lap 69. The car spun through 270 degrees, striking the SAFER barrier with first the nose and
Albon had just switched to slicks while Leclerc had moved to intermediates, but the Williams driver was convinced that he had more pace so was thus reluctant to let the Ferrari past. After a discussion about an early switch to slicks on lap 18, Albon became only the second driver to make the move after
3:08 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Callum Ilott will miss the Detroit Grand Prix because of a broken hand suffered in a crash during the Indianapolis 500. Juncos Hollinger Racing replaced him with Santino Ferrucci to race in Detroit this weekend. Ilott was an early crash at Indy and finished 32nd; Ferrucci was 10th
The runner-up from the previous two WRC campaigns has endured a slow start to the championship’s hybrid era, while team-mate Kalle Rovanpera has quickly adapted to the new car, romping to a runaway championship lead. Evans was on course to score podiums in Monte Carlo and Sweden before crashing out of both events, while punctures
Badly breaking his right arm in a crash at Jerez in 2020, Marquez has struggled ever since his return to racing in April of 2021 and will go to America this week to have a fourth major operation on his right humerus. It is hoped it will finally allow Marquez to return to his former
Red Bull and main rival Ferrari have been closely matched at most venues so far in 2022, despite their respective cars usually showing strengths in different areas of circuits. The RB18 has generally demonstrated good straightline speed while running a low drag set-up, while the F1-75 has been strong in slow corners. However, Monaghan says
Following Norris’ first stop for intermediate tyres, he made a second for hard-compound slicks but was overtaken by George Russell in the latter instance as the Mercedes driver stopped a lap earlier. After the red flag for the Mick Schumacher crash Norris resumed the race with the same hard tyres still fitted, a choice also
As the field changed to slicks in a wet-to-dry race, Hamilton was stuck behind Alonso in the battle for seventh, and the Briton remained on Alonso’s gearbox right until the race was called early after 64 laps as the clock ran out. To Hamilton’s great frustration, Alonso trundled around so slowly that McLaren’s Lando Norris
8:49 AM ET Mexico’s Sergio Perez has signed a contract extension with Red Bull to keep him with the Formula One team until the end of 2024. Perez claimed the third F1 win of his career at Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, and after the race he was heard joking to Red Bull team boss Christian
Looking back on our three-hour enduro at Donington. GT World is the official YouTube channel for SRO Motorsports Group, the global leader in GT racing. Join us for live and uninterrupted coverage of major events, as well as behind-the-scenes access, special features and fun from inside the paddock. www.sro-motorsports.com