In the wake of the Contract Recognition Board deciding that Alpine has no claims to the Australian for next year, it has been confirmed that he will be joining McLaren in 2023. For now, Piastri remains as Alpine’s official reserve driver – and he is continuing to work with the Enstone-based squad in its simulator
Gloomy but dry conditions greeted the field as the final timed practice of the weekend got underway at Misano. Though dry, conditions weren’t optimal for time attack laps, with three riders inside the top 10 on combined times failing to improve on their Friday best efforts. After 15 minutes of running only 15th-placed Fabio Di
1:00 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Justin Ashley led Top Fuel qualifying Friday night in the NHRA U.S. Nationals with a 3.716-second pass at 330.23 mph. “You always want to come out hot and make a good run down the track,” Ashley said. “It’s a special weekend for us and we always want to
It’s been another action-packed Friday for F1 at Zandvoort, with Ferrari finishing 1-2 in second practice after Mercedes pulled off its own top spots lockout in opening practice. But for F1 world championship leader Red Bull it was a tricky day, with home hero Max Verstappen missing the majority of first practice due to a
The Contract Recognition Board’s ruling on the Piastri case on Friday revealed that the deal between the Australian and McLaren was completed on the day after the British Grand Prix. This prompted a great deal of speculation about whether Ricciardo had been kept in the dark initially, as he had made a statement on social
Bagnaia has been handed a three-place grid drop for Sunday after he was deemed to have ridden irresponsibly towards the end of FP1 and forced LCR Honda’s Marquez to abort a flying lap – which also led to Gresini’s Enea Bastianini, who was fastest on Friday, lifting off too. The Ducati rider explained that he
4:53 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Colton Herta receives a buzz on his phone alerting him every time his name is linked to a Formula One seat next season with AlphaTauri. The speculation is so rampant that Herta said Friday that he has stopped reading the reports. He has also informed his father,
Piastri was confirmed as a McLaren driver for at least the next two seasons after the F1 Contract Recognition Board decided in favour of the Woking-based team in its contract dispute with Alpine. Piastri will race alongside Lando Norris, with the latter entering his fifth season with the team and already fully established as a
The British driver topped FP1 at the Dutch Grand Prix on Friday, before dropping to fifth in FP2 as Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz locked out the top two spots. Russell said the Mercedes W13 “is working better, there’s no doubt about it” in the Netherlands, but doesn’t expect to be in the
The three-time race winner came off his GSX-RR at the penultimate corner at Misano during the second 45-minute practice session of the day. When TV cameras cut to him, the Spaniard was seen waving his arms at one of the marshals as his bike was hauled away. Rins told the media afterwards that the reason
9:52 AM ET Oscar Piastri will replace Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren in 2023 after the FIA’s contract recognition board (CRB) upheld the team’s contract with the Formula 2 champion. McLaren and Alpine both felt they had a valid contract for the Australian’s services for next season. On Friday the CRB upheld McLaren’s contract, revealing he
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The French coastline, the pastries, the accents, the people… We can’t quite put our finger on what exactly makes the French Grand Prix so special but we sure have a good time every time we visit Le Castellet. Check out what Lando, Daniel and the team got up to in the latest episode of Unboxed.
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The Mexican ran the alternative specification at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix and struggled to match Verstappen as he charged to victory from 14th on the grid. The Perez floor specification is a new design direction that Red Bull originally trialled with Verstappen at the British and Austrian Grands Prix, before it was briefly abandoned. The
The Aston Martin driver is currently evaluating his future options after announcing that he will be retiring from grand prix racing at the end of this season. Vettel has been quite active in his environmental concerns, and that has inevitably prompted some to suggest that he could pursue something in the all-electric Formula E series.
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.
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
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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