O’Ward will take part in the post-season F1 test at the Yas Marina Circuit in December after winning a bet with McLaren chief Zak Brown by scoring his first IndyCar victory in Texas earlier this year. To prepare for his F1 test, O’Ward visited McLaren’s UK base in Woking last week, completing three days in
The Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver appeared to have a car that could contend with team-mate and eventual race winner Kyle Larson on Sunday, but right-front tyres issues plagued him during the race. Starting at the rear of the field after his car failed pre-race inspection multiple times, he fought up to eighth by the conclusion
Patrick, who is joining Sky Sports F1’s coverage of this weekend’s US Grand Prix at Austin, says the sport has grown a lot of the past few years thanks to the success of Netflix’s Drive to Survive series. “I definitely think that the Netflix series Drive to Survive has been a big deal,” Patrick told
The sport’s governing body has stated that it will be reviewing how it classifies drivers into the four gradings — platinum, gold, silver and bronzes — for international sportscar racing before the publication of next year’s list of categorisations on 15 November. Confirmation that the system is under review follows GT promoter Stephane Ratel’s announcement
The 46-year-old left Renault’s Alpine F1 team where he was powertrain technical director in June and will start his new role at ORECA overseeing its projects at its Signes headquarters near Paul Ricard and its satellite operation at Magny-Cours in December. He will oversee both ORECA’s chassis operations, which include the production of the benchmark
6:47 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Alexis DeJoria powered to her first Funny Car victory in more than four years Sunday in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. DeJoria beat J.R. Todd with a 3.921-second run at 327.66 mph in a Toyota Camry for her sixth career victory. “I was hungry
Go onboard with Ken Roczen as he seals the deal on his historic comeback and wins his first 450 Main Event in nearly 3 years at Round 2 of the 2020 Monster Energy Supercross Series in St. Louis, Missouri. Shot 100% on the HERO8BLACK® camera from http://GoPro.com For full event results visit: http://www.supercrosslive.com #gopro #moto
Take a lap around Daytona International Speedway with Cooper MacNeil in the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR – 19.
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What. A. Weekend. Another incredible year at Spa and another incredible 24 hour race to close it out. Watch and rewatch the intense action from the TotalEnergies 24 Hours Of Spa and relive the multi-car spinouts due to the thunderous weather and the final head-to-head for the win between Vanthoor and Pier Guidi! GT World
Starting the second SuperFinal from pole position, the Swede only needed to finish fifth to ensure his place in history, regardless of what happened to chief title rival Jean-Karl Vernay. Incredibly though, Ekstrom collided with fellow front-row starter Philipp Eng entering the downhill first corner, spinning wildly in front of the pack and miraculously continuing,
Read Also: The confirmation on Friday of F1’s 2022 schedule means the series is heading for its biggest ever season next year with 23 races crammed in between the middle of March and the middle of November. The stresses and strains that the schedule is putting on staff has already been highlighted by several teams,
The Finnish driver started on the second row of the grid, having led his semi-final for much of the duration, but was ultimately overtaken at the end of the semi race by Johan Kristoffersson. In the final, top qualifier and pole starter Timmy Hansen took the lead into turn one, as Kristoffersson tucked in behind
However, it has now transformed into a very complex role. It requires an individual to not only deal with the driver aspect, but be at the top of a communication chain that includes the pit-wall, garage and remote factory operations to offer analysis in real time. In simple language, a race engineer is now a
2:05 AM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Steve Torrence made the quickest Top Fuel run in Bristol Dragway history Saturday to top qualifying for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Torrence closed out qualifying with a 3.667-second run at 331.28 mph for his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the this season and 31st in his
Having won three of the five races coming into Motegi, Nojiri only needed to finish inside the top four to guarantee himself of the 2021 drivers’ crown, irrespective of how his rivals Yuhi Sekiguchi and Toshiki Oyu fared in the penultimate round of the season. While the Mugen driver fell short of that target by
The McLaren driver has confessed to facing some troubled times during his early F1 career, as he struggled coping with the pressure to perform at such a young age. But after working with both a good external support team, and his own McLaren squad, the young Briton has got himself in to a happy place
May 29, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — Dear smart watch and pedometer manufacturers: I don’t want to tell you how to run your business, but you’re missing out on a sponsorship opportunity during Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. And I don’t mean slapping a sticker on any of the 33 race cars that will be roaring down the frontstretch
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Take a lap around Sebring International Raceway with Tommy Milner in the No.4 Corvette Racing Corvette C7.R.
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Wheldon was an immensely popular character throughout the motorsport world. An IndyCar champion in 2005, Wheldon won the Indy 500 in the same year before claiming a sensational second 500 crown in 2011. In a special podcast, Motorsport.com editor Charles Bradley is joined by Motorsport.com’s US Editor David Malsher-Lopez and six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon
The seven-time world champion headed into the penultimate round of the season motivated to wrap up an eighth world title, with Spain’s tarmac roads reducing the impact of being the roadsweeper on the opening day. Ogier can secure the championship if he outscores his Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by six points. However, the Frenchman has
The reigning world champion’s GSX-RR blew up as he tried to accelerate out of Turn 11 early in FP4 on Saturday, bringing him to a sudden halt and bringing him close to a collision with KTM’s Miguel Oliveira who was directly behind. Mir was able to get back on track on his second bike and
With the fight for the front in qualifying being a pretty fraught affair, it’s no surprise that the driver who comes out on top wants to feel rewarded. In Turkey, for example, Lewis Hamilton was a little bit disappointed that an engine grid penalty meant his supreme Q3 effort will never be recorded in the history books. PLUS: F1’s
9:03 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Brittany Force made the quickest run in Bristol Dragway history Friday, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Force blistered the track record at Thunder Valley with a 3.682-second run at 328.94 mph. She’s in position for
The DTM received widespread backlash from fans on social media last weekend, as questionable driving standards and flagrant team orders played a key role in deciding the outcome of the championship. First, Audi’s Kelvin van der Linde left pre-race standings leader Liam Lawson with a severely damaged car with an overambitious move at Turn 2,
MotoGP legend Rossi said during the Americas Grand Prix weekend that Rea not getting a full-time ride in MotoGP was “a great shame”, and feels he could still be fast in the premier class of grand prix racing. Rea contested two grands prix with Honda as Casey Stoner’s injury stand-in at Misano and Aragon in
But how unlucky has he really been in 2021? At Istanbul Park Alonso excelled in qualifying and managed to start in fifth, but during a wet start he was spun around at Turn 1 by AlphaTauri‘s Pierre Gasly, who was sandwiched in between Alonso and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. Trying to claw his way back,