In addition as a response to feedback from both drivers and fans, pole position will now be officially awarded to the fastest driver in Friday qualifying, instead of the sprint event winner. In another change, points will now be given to the top eight finishers instead of just the top three, as was the case
The 2020 world champion was forced to test on Saturday with a depleted technical crew after two members of his team tested positive for COVID-19 in Indonesia. His running on Saturday was limited to 47 laps as a result of electronics problems and a crash. Mir was then forced to miss the final day of
F1 found itself in controversy when the Belgian GP was hit by heavy and persistent rain at Spa-Francorchamps last August, resulting in race start delays before it was officially begun with formation laps behind the safety car. After further delays, the race was stopped by the stewards to target a period when the rain was
11:54 AM ET In the coming days, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will present the governing body’s response to the events of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after promising “structural changes” and an “action plan” in a statement on Monday. Formula One team bosses met with Ben Sulayem in London on Monday to discuss
Busch Light has announced its “Accelerate Her” programme – a three-year, $10 million commitment to provide more funding, track time, media exposure and training to every female driver over 21 currently competing in NASCAR. The programme aims to help women drivers reach the NASCAR Cup Series. “Busch Light has been an iconic sponsor in NASCAR
The 2013 Moto2 world champion endured a tough first year on the Honda in 2021, scoring just one podium and finishing 42 points behind team-mate Marc Marquez – who missed four grands prix, but still won three races while recovering from the arm injury that forced him to sit out the entire 2020 campaign. Following
Magnussen has one IndyCar start to his name after subbing for the injured Felix Rosenqvist in the Arrow McLaren SP team at Road America last summer. Going off-strategy ensured he even briefly led the race but ultimately suffered a mechanical DNF. The Dane, whose WEC schedule with Peugeot for 2022 is in the balance, was
The 52-year-old was a Cup Series regular between 2003 and 2016, and finished second to Tony Stewart in the 2005 standings. Biffle, the champion of the second-tier Busch Series in 2002, won 19 times in his 510 Cup Series starts for Andy Petree Racing, Petty Enterprises and Roush Fenway Racing. Following the end of his
Bringing together racing in a social environment, the plan is to open a range of new leisure complexes that feature high-tech simulators that will cater for friends, family and corporate events. The centres will host up to 60 simulators and guests will have the chance to choose from a variety of racing modes that cater
12:15 PM ET Formula One will have three qualifying sprint races in 2022 with points now given out to the top eight rather than just the top three, it was confirmed at Monday’s F1 Commission. The revised weekend format with qualifying on a Friday evening, a sprint race on Saturday and the main race on
Check out the exciting qualifying action from the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts. The final round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
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And while AlphaTauri elected to go down the Haas route and only reveal some digital renders, what we can see already points to the AT03 having some design individuality thanks to several distinctive design elements. First up, the nose and front wing interact in a very different way to the AMR22 and MCL36. On the
Quartararo has been vocal in his unhappiness at a lack of progress made by Yamaha with the engine for its 2022 bike and its continuing top speed deficit. During the Mandalika pre-season test, Quartararo said his future beyond this season remained “open” as his frustrations at Yamaha grow. Yamaha maintains Quartararo is its main priority
The new car will not be properly seen in public until next week’s first pre-season test at Barcelona in Spain, with the team only offering a concept version in a promotional video that was closely tied-in with the AlphaTauri fashion brand. While the details of the car shown in the video were limited, they did
6:22 AM ET AlphaTauri has become the latest F1 team to reveal images of its new car, the AT03, ahead the 2022 Formula One season. The Red Bull-owned team released the first digital renders of its new car on Monday following an online video launch on Scuderia AlphaTauri’s YouTube channel. The car will be driven
With Porsche running first and second after wresting control of the race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Lotterer was asked not to challenge Wehrlein for the lead to preserve a 1-2 finish. As a result, Wehrlein finally claimed victory in Mexico after two previous occasions in which he lost the honour: he dropped a win
The six-time world champion ended Sunday’s final day of 2022 pre-season testing in Indonesia 14th having elected against a time attack owing to his right shoulder giving him some pain. Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro topped the test outright with a 1m31.060s, with both riders pleased with the gains HRC has made with its radically revised 2022
With the controversy over the FIA’s handling of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix safety car restart showing no signs of calming down, there is an intense focus on the outcome of a meeting of the F1 Commission on Monday. There, the FIA is due to present to teams its findings from its investigation into the
The Australian was a low-key 15th on the timesheets at the end of Sunday in Indonesia having focused his efforts on race running. His day was almost compromised by a crash early into his first race simulation, however, when the balance of his Ducati GP22 was thrown off when he took onboard a full fuel
The advent of the all-new Next Gen car has sparked a high demand for parts and spares from a supply chain that’s been damaged globally by the health pandemic and other outside factors. NASCAR’s recent decision – made in agreement with its three OEMs Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota – to switch from a 550bhp package at
Travel restrictions due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic meant Ricciardo had not been able to return home and see family since June 2020. The McLaren driver explained at the end of last year how an element of homesickness had not helped him in the difficult moments, particularly as he struggled through the early part of
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Thirteen has been considered unlucky in many cultures for hundreds if not thousands of years, and the fear of it is known as triskaidekaphobia. It is so prevalent that even in the 21st century some planes don’t have a row 13, and buildings are constructed without 13th floors. The significance of W13 has not gone unnoticed within
The reigning world champion ended the final pre-season test of 2022 in Indonesia second overall after posting a 1m31.074s lap late on in Sunday’s session. Quartararo has made his frustrations with a lack of top speed gain with the 2022 M1 known over the pre-season, and said on Saturday that he was struggling more to
The 2022 season marks the start of a new technical era for F1 following a significant overhaul of the regulations, forcing teams to rethink many of their existing processes. An additional challenge has been the presence of the budget cap, which was introduced last year at $145m and will drop to $140m this year. The
Wehrlein had a difficult road to convert his pole position into victory, as Porsche elected to start saving energy early on in the race, losing the lead to championship leader Edoardo Mortara as the Venturi driver grabbed an excellent drive out of the Peraltada to clear the German at Turn 1. The Porsches then continued
The one-time MotoGP race winner was one of several riders to crash heavily on Saturday’s second day of testing in Indonesia, with RNF Racing’s Andrea Dovizioso and Tech3 rookie Raul Fernandez also having big offs. Martin, who was ninth fastest on Saturday, crashed in the afternoon at Turn 15 having strayed slightly off-line onto the
The FIA is currently conducting a full investigation into the events late in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that saw the race restart in controversial fashion and ultimately decide the world champion as Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race. It has left race director Michael Masi facing an uncertain
Mortara began the final duel with a slight advantage over Wehrlein, and managed to stay ahead in the sectors despite getting a little loose in the Foro Sol stadium section. But as he powered through the Peraltada to cross the line, Mortara lost control of his car and drifted across the line, losing a quarter