While car manufacturers around the world invest heavily in electric vehicles, F1 is not ignoring the huge benefits that can be had globally by pioneering cheap plug-in carbon-neutral fuel to help power the two billion internal combustion engines that will remain on the roads for decades to come. But while the new engine and fuel
Month: September 2022
Once again, Butcher made the most of his front-wheel-drive Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Corolla GR Sport warming up its front tyres quicker than the rear-driven BMWs can get heat into their Goodyears, and he was 1.211 seconds in front by the end of the opening lap. This time, it was his brother-in-law Gordon Shedden who had
Reddick may be eliminated from the playoffs, but that didn’t stop the Richard Childress Racing driver from charging to a third win of the season as he nursed his car home in a race stalled by 16 cautions and a red flag. Numerous tyre failures marred the race, most notably for title contenders Chase Elliott
Espargaro came into Sunday’s Motegi race third in the standings and just 17 points from championship leader Fabio Quartararo. The Aprilia rider qualified ahead of Quartararo and Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia in sixth, but was forced to start the race from pitlane when an issue developed on the sighting lap to the grid which meant he
The result, combined with a fighting fourth place for Jake Hill, means the top three head to the final round at Brands Hatch separated by just seven points, with Sutton leading Hill by five and Ingram in third spot the further two points back. Ingram started his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N from fourth on
Quartararo led the standings by 10 points coming to Japan and leaves with a slightly healthier margin after a disastrous afternoon for his rivals. Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro was only 16th after a mapping issue on the warm-up lap forced him to switch to his second bike, while Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia crashed on the last lap
As far back as late spring, when the first rumblings of Alpine’s plan to place Oscar Piastri at Williams for next year were starting to emerge, the writing seemed to be on the wall for Latifi. His on-track struggles meant there was not a huge amount to strengthen his case for keeping his drive at
Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton has won at least once per season since making his F1 debut with McLaren back in 2007. But amid Mercedes’ struggles to compete with Red Bull and Ferrari at the very front this year, Hamilton finds himself in the longest winless run of his F1 career, dating back to last
The Italian endured a difficult race as front tyre pressure problems riding in the pack starting from 12th hindered his advance through the order. When he was able to rally in the latter stages, Bagnaia moved up to ninth and was hounding Yamaha’s Quartararo on the last lap when he made his unsuccessful overtaking attempt
The new cars have been already proved to be tricky at similar temporary venues such as Montreal and Baku earlier this season. While bouncing has to some degree been dialled out at recent events, it is expected to be more prominent once again in Singapore, which F1 will visit next weekend for the first time
Alfa Romeo announced last month that it will conclude its sponsorship deal with the Sauber team at the end of the 2023 season ahead of the Swiss outfit’s expected alliance with Audi. The Alfa announcement was made on the same day that Audi confirmed its intention to enter F1 in 2026, and it was seen
Going without a win since last year’s wet French GP, Miller grabbed the lead on lap three and streaked away to his first victory of the season. It was a nightmare race for the three main championship contenders, as Fabio Quartararo and Bagnaia struggled for form while Aleix Espargaro was forced to change to his
Following the finalisation of the updated engine regulations for 2026, increasing the amount of electric power and mandating the use of efuels, F1 has been subject to fresh manufacturer interest. Audi announced last month it would enter as an engine manufacturer from 2026, while sister Volkswagen Group brand Porsche remains keen on an entry despite
Having inherited pole position following a three-place grid penalty for qualifying pacesetter Rene Rast, Cassidy led every lap of the race to take a lights-to-flag win at the Red Bull Ring, leading home van der Linde’s chief title rivals Rene Rast and Mirko Bortolotti. At the start of the race, Cassidy led cleanly from pole
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will start Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi from pole, after topping a wet qualifying on Saturday. It marked his first pole in MotoGP since the 2019 Japanese GP – 1071 days ago – and the first big result of his comeback from a fourth major arm operation in
3:57 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Brad Keselowski has his first pole as an owner-driver at NASCAR’s highest level, a week after RFK Racing’s other car went to Victory Lane. While never in playoff contention after joining a rebranded team with longtime owner Jack Roush this season, 2012 Cup champion Keselowski had
First free practice of the French Grand Prix has just ended when we get invited to Paul Ricard’s airport. The man we’re meeting is Belgian Lieven Hermans, who started working as an aerial camera operator for Formula 1 in 2007. In one of the hangars sits a helicopter with an impressive camera system mounted underneath.
Butcher set the time 10 minutes into the session – he picked up a tow from Ash Hand in the middle sector, but then lost time behind the Vauxhall in the final portion of the lap, and they both had to pass a slower car at Luffield. Despite this, it was enough for the Scot
The Yamaha rider traditionally struggled in wet conditions on the M1, but was strong in March in the rain-hit Indonesian GP when he finished second – and was inside the top 10 in FP2 on Saturday morning at Motegi. But Quartararo could do no better than ninth, missing pole by 1.1 seconds. The Frenchman was
Vettel won all four of his world titles during his six-season stint at Red Bull between 2009 and 2014 before joining Ferrari for 2015. Ferrari opted against renewing Vettel’s contract when it expired at the end of the 2020 season, paving the way for the German driver to switch to Aston Martin for the following
Heavy rain and forecasted 100mph winds forced a meeting to be held at Motegi on Saturday morning between MotoGP and the teams about altering the qualifying schedule. With the extreme winds staying away for the moment, the decision was made to carry on with the current qualifying schedule. With the rainy conditions affecting FP2, Friday’s
Track action at Motegi was paused as a thunderstorm forced the Moto2 Q2 session to be red-flagged 9m37s in. MotoGP was due to have a final 30-minute practice at 2:30pm local time, but that was cancelled following a delay of around an hour to the end of the Moto2 qualifying. As a result, MotoGP has
Ricciardo will leave McLaren at the end of the season after agreeing a mutual split with one year remaining on his contract following a difficult stint at Woking. Ricciardo has been clear he is not looking to rush into any decision about his future, but remains keen to keep racing in F1 if the right
The Enstone-based squad has endured headaches in recent weeks after finding out Fernando Alonso was switching to Aston Martin for 2023 and that reserve Oscar Piastri had signed for McLaren. Their shock departures have left Alpine on the hunt for a new team-mate for Esteban Ocon, with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly still a firm favourite if
The Yamaha test rider and three-time MotoGP race winner is standing in for the retired Andrea Dovizioso at RNF for the final rounds of the 2022 season, having made his comeback at Aragon last week. Crutchlow has recent track experience at Motegi from his tests on the 2023 Yamaha, and spent much of Friday’s FP1
Herta was being lined up by Red Bull to take a seat at AlphaTauri for 2023, with the squad open to an offer from Alpine to take currently contracted Pierre Gasly. However, the energy drinks giant’s plans rested on Herta being granted the mandatory F1 superlicence that he needs to compete in grand prix racing.
Dakar has changed its roadbook philosophy in recent years, with the pacenotes handed out to crews just minutes before the start of each stage instead of the previous evening. This leaves co-drivers with no time to make their own additions to the roadbook, meaning they rely entirely on the information provided by the organiser. While
Former team president Taylor Kiel resigned this week and is expected to take up a similar role at Chip Ganassi Racing once his non-compete clause has expired. However, it’s understood that he will not be directly replaced within the team, which next year expands to three cars, as Alexander Rossi joins incumbents Pato O’Ward and
Nakagami suffered lacerations to his fourth and fifth fingers on his right hand in his race-ending collision with Marc Marquez in last weekend’s Aragon Grand Prix. Having had treatment on the Monday before coming to his home round at Motegi to ride, Nakagami was just under four tenths off the best pace in FP1 in
5:14 AM ET Williams has confirmed Nicholas Latifi will leave the team at the end of the current Formula One season, the team confirmed on Friday. The Canadian driver has looked unlikely to remain with the team for several months. Dutch driver Nyck de Vries, who stood in for Latifi’s unwell teammate Alex Albon at
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