The San Marino GP at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli marks MotoGP’s second visit to Italy following May’s Italian GP at Mugello. It marks the first Misano race since 2017 without home hero Valentino Rossi, who hails from nearby Tavullia, but the event is still expected to generate a big buzz in the surrounding area.
Month: September 2022
Newgarden currently lies second in the IndyCar drivers’ standings, three points behind leader Will Power after scoring a fifth victory of the season last time out at Gateway. But the 2017 and 2019 series champion will lose six places from his qualifying position for this weekend’s Grand Prix of Portland due to an early change of
Talk in the Spa paddock over the Belgian Grand Prix suggested Red Bull is looking to introduce an updated chassis in the near future to curb the car weight issue it has faced since the start of the year. Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner said after the race at Spa that “these chassis will
Quartararo is leading the 2022 standings by 32 points despite riding a Yamaha that has proven only to be competitive in his hands. The 2022 M1 in particular lacks in horsepower, which has made racing against much faster bikes such as the Ducatis a struggle for the reigning world champion. PLUS: The signs Quartararo’s 2022 MotoGP
Ducati spent recent races since Jack Miller’s decision to switch to KTM for 2023 evaluating Pramac’s Martin and Gresini’s Bastianini to join its factory squad alongside Francesco Bagnaia next year. Three-time race winner Bastianini was ultimately chosen for the place, while Martin was signed to a new factory deal to remain at Pramac for 2023.
IndyCar’s 2022 Rookie of the Year contenders, Christian Lundgaard and David Malukas, have enjoyed a fascinating battle this year. Following the second Iowa race, in which Lundgaard’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan-Honda suffered a mechanical failure, and Malukas’ Dale Coyne Racing similarly-powered machine finished eighth, the pair were separated by just four points. Then Lundgaard delivered an
Team Penske driver Logano, who won the Cup Series title in 2018, is one of the 16 drivers locked into the playoffs that commence this weekend at Darlington courtesy of regular season wins at Darlington and Gateway. But after a destructive race at Daytona on Sunday won by Austin Dillon, which featured several multiple-car incidents, Logano
1:18 PM ET ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Media day for the Dutch Grand Prix on Thursday was dominated by talk around the remaining seats on the 2023 grid, with Pierre Gasly increasingly looking like a major player in the driver market. F1 is waiting for clarification from the contract recognition board on whether Alpine or McLaren
The IndyCar star was linked to a move to the Faenza-based squad after it was revealed that Pierre Gasly could replace Fernando Alonso at Alpine. Alongside his current commitments with Andretti Autosport, Herta has a testing deal with McLaren and drove a 2021 F1 car in Portimao last month. Lawson is currently competing in his
In the incident where the pair clashed on the opening lap at Spa last weekend, Hamilton’s Mercedes was sent high into the air after he had moved across on the Alpine still on his inside at the first part of the Les Combes chicane. Hamilton quickly crashed back down into the runoff area, in an
KTM will renew its line-up across its factory squad and Tech3 satellite teams in 2023, with Jack Miller joining the former while Pol Espargaro and an unknown replacement for RNF-bound Raul Fernandez will join Tech3. Reigning Moto2 world champion Gardner’s future with Tech3 has been in question for some time, but revealed on Thursday ahead
1:00 PM ET Can Kyle Larson win the NASCAR Cup Series for the second consecutive season? Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to the NASCAR playoffs! Helpful hint: Don’t call it the Chase. And don’t dare call it the Playoff, singular. That’s what they do over in college football, where only four teams are in the College
From its entry to Formula 1 from the world of sportscar racing in 1976, the Ligier team added Gallic flair to grand prix competition with its screaming Matra V12 engines, sometimes-beautiful, sometimes-idiosyncratic designs cloaked in the blue livery of Gitanes, and the wonderfully relaxed yet canny Jacques Laffite in the cockpit. It was not until
F1 chiefs have been looking at ramping up security and working with promoters to eradicate the sexual harassment, homophobia and racism from some Dutch fans that was on display at the Red Bull Ring in July. However, there have been ongoing incidents – with fans having been spotted burning Lewis Hamilton merchandise in Hungary this
As Autosport’s exclusive images show, the idea has been incorporated at Turn 12 – the second part of the Hans Ernst chicane. Prompted by problems at last year’s GP of cars running wide across the kerbs there and dragging gravel on to the circuit – which caused red flags in support events – Zandvoort has
News of Masi’s impending appointment in the top Commission role emerged during the recent Sandown SuperSprint weekend, where Supercars was canvassing the necessary support from teams. It’s now official that he’ll head up the Commission, which makes technical and sporting decisions for the series. He replaces Supercars Hall of Famer Neil Crompton who held the