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.
A team that looked certain to field the factory Audis in the WEC from next season will re-open negotiations with other manufacturers if necessary, according to boss Vincent Vosse. His statement follows the confirmation from Audi this week that the LMDh project has been put on hold amid speculation that it has been cancelled entirely.
For however much its rivals believe the German car manufacturer is sandbagging, it was clear from observing the W13 on track that it is not in a happy place right now. The excessive porpoising, lurid oversteer moments and struggles to find consistency through a corner have left it on the back foot. But while there
10:24 AM ET Associated Press J.R. Hildebrand was named the oval driver for A.J. Foyt Racing on Friday and will make his season debut next week at Texas Motor Speedway. Hildebrand will share the No. 11 Chevrolet with Tatiana Calderon, the Colombian driver hired to race the street and road courses this year. Calderon, the
After a year’s delay enforced by the global pandemic, F1’s major rules reset is finally here, with the second 2022 pre-season test getting underway in Bahrain today. A cursory glance the new cars tells of some significant differences, but as STUART CODLING explains, they are more than just superficial tweaks
The world champion edged out Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as most of the field targeted performance runs late in the final session. Verstappen completed what was the second fastest lap of the Bahrain test overall on the same set of tyres he had been running during a wild spin out of the final corner. Mick Schumacher
8:23 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Robert Hight topped Funny Car qualifying Saturday in the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in his bid to open the season with three straight victories. Hight had a 3.831-second run at 333.41 mph in a Chevrolet Camaro for his first No. 1 qualifier of the season and
The world champion edged out Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, Alpine’s Fernando Alonso and new Mercedes signing George Russell – with most of the field going for performance runs late in the final session. Remarkably, Verstappen completed what was the second fastest lap of the Bahrain test overall on the same set of tyres he had been
The Dutchman made the most of an upgrade package on his RB18 to set a time that was 0.695 seconds faster than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, as the pair rolled out a series of fast laps late on. But while Verstappen’s effort offered some first clues about the true potential of the Red Bull, the world
11:40 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain – Reigning world champion Max Verstappen sent a signal of intent to his rivals on the final day of preseason testing by setting the fastest lap time of the week by over half a second. Red Bull brought a significant upgrade package to its RB18 car for the final day
Perez used Pirelli’s soft C4 tyres to set a 1m33.105s lap, comfortably holding top position until the lunchtime interval. Alfa Romeo’s rookie Guanyu Zhou was second on the same compound, eight tenths shy of Perez, with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly third 1.7s behind the Mexican. F1 2022’s 10 teams made the most of their last day
As part of the overhaul of the technical regulations ahead of the 2022 season, the minimum weight was increased by 752kg to 795kg due to the switch to heavier 18-inch wheels and improvements in safety measures. But meeting this weight proved to be a significant challenge for teams in designing their new cars, and continued
2:50 AM ET Formula One needs an urgent discussion of its budget cap as teams are squeezed by inflation, high energy costs and rising interest rates, Red Bull boss Christian Horner said on Friday. The sport’s current cap is $140 million a year per team, with some items such as driver salaries not included, down
Sainz claimed the top time when the official test finished at 7pm local time, but Kevin Magnussen set the quickest overall time for Haas, a 1m33.207s, in its extra hour of testing permitted after the US team missed Thursday morning due to freight delays. Sainz took over the lead from Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, who had
The Spaniard claimed the top time when the official test finished at 7pm local time, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in second just under 0.5s behind the leader, and Lance Stroll in third. Lewis Hamilton was the quickest Mercedes of the day, finishing in fourth, with team-mate George Russell in 13th. But Kevin Magnussen set
2:47 PM ET Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz suggested Formula One champions Mercedes were playing “typical” games in talking up the Italian team’s prospects ahead of the season starting in Bahrain next week. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and new teammate George Russell pointed to Ferrari’s form in testing at Sakhir. “From what I can see, today
Neither Hamilton nor team-mate George Russell have appeared completely comfortable with their car during this week’s Bahrain test, with the Mercedes not looking at ease in the rapidly changing conditions at Sakhir. Hamilton set the fourth-fastest time at the end of regular running on Friday, although his effort was subsequently beaten by Kevin Magnussen’s Haas
The team’s #11 entry is raced on road and street courses by series rookie Tatiana Calderon, who finished 24th on her series debut in last month’s St. Petersburg season-opener. But Hildebrand, who finished 15th in the Indy 500 with Foyt’s team last year, will take over from Calderon for oval races at the Texas Motor
McLaren Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be forced to miss the final day of testing in Bahrain on Saturday. His team has suggested that his participation in next weekend’s Bahrain GP is not under threat and that he will be able to take part. Lando Norris will drive
1:50 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19, McLaren confirmed on Friday. Ricciardo missed two days of Formula One’s preseason test in Bahrain due to feeling unwell, and took a PCR test as a precaution which came back positive. The team said he is isolating as per local coronavirus regulations. The Australian will
In strong sunshine but with fierce winds blowing throughout the session, Lando Norris set the initial first place benchmark time when the running commenced at 10am local time – the Briton continuing behind the wheel for a second day at McLaren as team-mate Daniel Ricciardo continues to feel unwell. Norris’s 1m38.593s was soon bettered by
For despite an enjoyable year in sportscars, and the joy and challenges of becoming a father, Magnussen’s return has felt very much akin to a homecoming. “I feel good. I feel the same,” he smiled, as he sat chatting outside the Haas hospitality unit at the Sakhir track. “Walking into the paddock, I feel like
4:40 AM ET Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda was inspired by 66-year-old AlphaTauri Formula One team boss Franz Tost’s fitness regime to abandon his Uber Eats and video game lifestyle for a healthier routine. The 21-year-old Formula Two graduate, heading into this second F1 season, jokingly told website The Race this week that Tost was in
Wheatley has been promoted into the role having previously held the World Rally Championship category manager post since joining the FIA in 2019. Prior to working for the FIA, Wheatley worked in the Belgian and Polish rally championships before taking up a business development role at British rally squad M-Sport in 2005, after joining the
The first day of F1’s final pre-season test began with a change of schedule for the Woking team as Daniel Ricciardo, who was due to run in the morning, did not feel well. Norris thus had to step in and complete the full day on his own. His best time placed him sixth overall, some
4:05 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — In the space of Formula One’s two preseason tests, Mercedes has presented two very different versions of its new car. When the W13 left Barcelona after the first test it looked relatively conventional. When it emerged again in Bahrain for the second test it looked genuinely revolutionary. The changes,
The 67-year-old had been positioned at marshal post two on the approach to Paddock Hill Bend on 31 July, 2021 during a British Automobile Racing Club meeting at the Kent venue. Simon Beament’s Ford Escort RS2000 made contact with another car down the start-finish straight in the Pre-93 and Pre-03 Touring Car race, and was