Described as a device to help lower the W12 at high speed, it’s worth pointing out that the discussion actually centred on a well known suspension ‘trick’ that’s been in operation in Formula 1 for a number of years, rather than a new device that’s suddenly appeared on the car as it might have come
8:02 AM ET Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali says the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin has earned its place on the sport’s schedule as contract talks continue with the venue over the future of the U.S. Grand Prix. COTA first hosted a race in 2012 but has now reached the end of its
The idea emerged after some controversy over Fernando Alonso escaping sanction in Turkey following an investigation for allegedly not slowing sufficiently under double yellows. After discussions with teams, the FIA trialled a system in Austin that automatically deletes lap times in practice and qualifying for any driver who passes through a double yellow zone. Similar
The two drivers were battling for the lead when they made contact on lap 494 of 501, sending Hamlin’s #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota spinning. Bowman went on to win the race while Hamlin finished 24th, but the veteran still progressed to next week’s Championship 4 title decider at Phoenix on points along with Chase
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff revealed over the United States Grand Prix weekend that the German manufacturer was facing “some reliability issues that keep coming back” with its engines. Valtteri Bottas had to take his third new engine in four races in Austin, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton had taken his fourth power unit of the year
2:27 PM ET Mercedes must juggle performance and reliability for the rest of the season because any retirement would be “catastrophic” for their Formula One title hopes, chief strategist James Vowles said on Thursday. He added, however, that he was confident recent engine changes, with penalties, for both seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and teammate
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Take a lap around Sebring International Raceway with Frankie Montecalvo in the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3.
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This year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa now belongs to the history books. Thank you all for being a part of it.
The 2021 vice-champion, who raced for teams’ champion Trident last season – but joined the new team for Monday’s test – set a 1m22.402s as the quickest lap of the day. Second quickest was Alpine junior Victor Martins, who finished his maiden Formula 3 season with MP Motorsport as the highest placed rookie, but joined
In the closing 25 of 501 laps, Bowman’s Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet and title contender Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) battled side-by-side multiple times for the lead until Bowman got loose and knocked Hamlin into a spin on lap 494. As Hamlin dropped to an eventual 24th position, Bowman – who had dropped out of playoff
Although a final sprint qualifying trial is set to take place at this month’s Brazilian Grand Prix, F1 chiefs have already seen enough to be convinced that the format is a big hit with the majority of fans to be carried forward. While a final decision about the 2022 plans will be made in conjunction
3:53 PM ET Every Formula One grand prix promoter wants to hold a sprint race but only six are likely next season after the experiment of three this year, F1’s motorsport head Ross Brawn said on Monday. Next year’s F1 calendar is due to feature a record 23 rounds. Britain’s Silverstone, Italy’s Monza and Brazil’s
Rally director Yves Matton and technical director Jerome Touquet were among a small team from the FIA that attended Hyundai’s three-day full rally simulation in Northern Italy last week. Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford have all been conducting tests with its 2022 machinery to prepare for the WRC’s new era, although Hyundai is the first
Fabio Quartararo sealed the 2021 MotoGP world title last time out at Misano after championship rival Francesco Bagnaia crashed out while leading. It meant regardless of where the French rider finished he sealed a maiden world crown with two rounds to spare. Marc Marquez won the Emilia Romagna GP, leading a Repsol Honda 1-2 from
Although Truex ran up front for most of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, he never seemed to have quite the speed of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin. Truex, however, was in a far more precarious situation in points than Hamlin and needed every available position to have a chance of
As F1 embarks on its new rules era in 2022, with all-new car regulations aimed at improving the racing, the championship’s owner Liberty Media is also finalising plans for a revised weekend format. With the planned schedule compressing Friday practice in to the afternoons, it means Thursday’s regular media day is being ditched in a
The 21-year-old Chinese driver has been named as a Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific selected driver after a year in which he won the both the Asian and European Le Mans Series and narrowly missed out on a Le Mans class victory. The deal means Ye will receive funding towards his 2022 racing programme, which Porsche Motorsport Asia
After a difficult first year with McLaren, in which Ricciardo has had to work hard to adapt his driving style from last year’s Renault to the McLaren, the Australian has been finding speed and comfort with the MCL35M. His shock win at the Italian Grand Prix aside, the US GP proved to be one of
9:47 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Steve Torrence raced to his 10th Top Fuel victory of the season and 50th overall Sunday at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals to move closer to his fourth straight championship. Torrence beat Mike Silinas in the final with a 3.717-second run at 329.50 mph at The Strip at
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Take a lap around VIRginia International Raceway with Gar Robinson in the No. 74 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG.
Tooned continues! 2013 marks McLaren’s 50 anniversary, and series two takes a look back at the team’s long and successful history. The third installment moves the story along a decade to the early 1970’s – the era of our first World Championship winner – Emerson Fittipladi. The man, the mouse… or the wolf? The old
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Sharp only started sixth for Sunday’s main race at Brands Hatch, which included former winners Jan Magnussen and Dennis Lind who were late additions to this year’s event. But it was two other former winners who started on the front row, with Joey Foster (Firman 2021) and Niall Murray (Van Diemen BD21) both intent on
The results of the F1 Global Survey commissioned by Motorsport Network in partnership with F1 and Nielsen Sports were released ahead of the United States Grand Prix after responses from more than 167,000 fans in 187 different countries. The survey revealed that F1’s audience is becoming younger and more diverse. The average age of respondents
Sainz has been hindered by slow pitstops three times this year, at the British and Turkish Grands Prix and again in the Austin race last Sunday. The Spaniard lost some 10 seconds at Silverstone, around five in Istanbul and three in the United States. Sainz reckons the problems have cost him “quite a lot of points”. “The
South Africa has been the home to 23 F1 races from 1962 to 1993, when the Kyalami circuit last hosted a grand prix before losing its slot on the calendar. The country has been linked with a return to the schedule on various occasions during the years, but no deal has materialised. Formula 1 was
Shot 100% on the HD HERO4® camera from http://GoPro.com. Watch Ken Roczen during his first laps of Moto 2 at the tenth round of the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship in New Berlin, NY