Former Manor Formula 1 team boss John Booth has confirmed his departure from Toro Rosso, having worked as its director of racing since 2016. Following his exit from Manor’s F1 operation at the end of 2015, Booth briefly returned to F1 with Toro Rosso two years ago to help with its drivers and team operations.
Month: April 2018
Ferrari is at the centre of fresh Formula 1 technical intrigue with the appearance of a mystery new paddle on Sebastian Vettel’s steering wheel. The new element, which features only on the German’s car and is not being used by Kimi Raikkonen, has fuelled speculation about what the team could be using the paddle for.
Ex-Formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg has created his own driver development programme, aimed at being able to “find and support new talent in motorsport”. The 2016 F1 world champion has recruited two kart racers for the launch of the Rosberg Young Drivers Academy, with backing from Mercedes F1 partner Petronas. Rosberg has joined forces with
Valentino Rossi has described Honda’s MotoGP form as “worrying” after Marc Marquez gave the manufacturer its second straight victory at Austin. Marquez cruised to his sixth successive win at the Texas venue on Sunday while Yamaha rider Rossi could do no better than fourth. It follows Honda’s first win of the season in Argentina, which
Chile’s hopes of hosting a round of the World Rally Championship took a step forward with a successful candidate event last weekend. The Concepcion-based RallyMobil ran without fault and was lauded by senior World Rally Championship officials attending what looks to have been a dress rehearsal for inclusion on the 2019 WRC calendar. WRC Promoter’s
Penske’s Will Power says he could not believe IndyCar restarted the race at Barber Motorsports Park under the “very dangerous” extreme weather conditions. After a 37-minute delay under a red flag following a full-course caution for Charlie Kimball going off, race leader Josef Newgarden almost spun on the run to Turn 1 as he ran
Ducati rider Jorge Lorenzo says his poor showing in the MotoGP race at Austin made him feel “very sad” and was “difficult to accept”. Lorenzo was the top Ducati on the grid in sixth, but he struggled in race trim, finishing 31 seconds behind race winner Marc Marquez in 11th. This meant the three-time champion
Reigning NASCAR Cup series champion Martin Truex Jr says he and his Furniture Row Racing team beat themselves at Richmond after pit problems and a failed strategy left him 14th. Truex qualified on pole and led a race-high 121 laps as he competed for the win ahead of the penultimate caution with 10 tours remaining.
IndyCar’s race at Barber has been pushed back to Monday, after running just 22 laps, almost half under yellow flag conditions due to heavy rain and wind. Josef Newgarden will lead the field to the green flag when the race resumes. The Penske driver was fortunate to remain in the lead, having nearly lost control
Marc Marquez says the criticism he received in the wake of the controversial Argentina MotoGP race gave him “special motivation”, as he dominated Sunday’s race at Austin. Marquez came in for criticism after an aggressive approach in Argentina, in which he clashed with Aleix Espargaro and Valentino Rossi, receiving a 30-second penalty for the latter
Marc Marquez overcame a grid penalty to score his sixth straight MotoGP victory at Austin in typically dominant fashion. Having been demoted to fourth place on the grid from pole for blocking Maverick Vinales in qualifying, Marquez leapt to second into Turn 1 as Andrea Iannone took the lead. The Suzuki man’s time in front
The WRT Audi squad won the opening round of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at Monza. The best of the Belgian team’s Audi R8 LMS GT3s driven by Christopher Mies, Alex Riberas and Dries Vanthoor came from fifth ahead of the opening round of pitstops to take Audi’s first victory at Monza, the
Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa says he is unsure whether he will be able to complete Austin’s race due to the pain he is suffering from his broken wrist. Pedrosa fractured his right wrist in a crash at the previous round in Argentina, undergoing surgery in the aftermath, and opted to travel to Austin to
Brendon Hartley’s World Endurance Championship experience with Porsche brings a “fresh and unique insight” to the Toro Rosso Formula 1 team, according to technical director James Key. Hartley raced the Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 from 2014-2017, winning the world championship twice, and brings significant experience in how to get the maximum performance out of such
MotoGP points leader Cal Crutchlow says his poor qualifying performance at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas was caused by a “bad tyre”. LCR Honda’s Crutchlow, who holds a three-point lead coming into the third round of the series, said he had heard of similar issues arising around the paddock. Crutchlow had been in the top
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says the block on Maverick Vinales that cost him pole for the Austin race happened because he was focused on keeping Andrea Iannone ahead. Vinales was on a quick lap and set to challenge Marquez’s provisional pole benchmark when he came up on the Honda rider in the final sector
Renault was outsmarted by Formula 1’s big teams over the winter and is “disappointed” it has not made a bigger step, says chief technical officer Bob Bell. The French team has been the most consistent behind the big three outfits in the first three grands prix of the 2018 season but has had lower performance
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch matched Kevin Harvick’s streak of three 2018 NASCAR Cup series wins in a row after taking victory at Richmond. Busch had to be patient in order to move into winning contention late on, as Penske’s Joey Logano swept the first two stages in a clean start to the race. The
Honda’s Marc Marquez will start Sunday’s MotoGP race at Austin from fourth on the grid after a penalty for blocking Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales in qualifying. Marquez was placed under investigation at the end of qualifying for blocking Vinales at the tight left-hand Turn 15 while the Yamaha man was on a hot lap. The
Reigning IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden defeated Penske team-mate Will Power for pole position in Sunday’s Barber race, as championship leader Alexander Rossi could only take eighth. Newgarden and Power had consistently been the quickest drivers across the three practice sessions at Barber and continued their battle into the fast six. Having waited until the final
Marc Marquez provisionally continued his unbroken run of MotoGP pole positions at the Circuit of the Americas, but is under investigation for baulking closest rival Maverick Vinales. Marquez predictably led the opening runs at the Austin, Texas track with a best lap of 2m04.134s, giving himself a 0.394s buffer over nearest challenger Valentino Rossi. But
Honda rider Marc Marquez dominated the rain-disrupted third MotoGP free practice session at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin. Marquez was among the few riders to better his Friday laptime before weather intervened, and ended FP3 four tenths clear of nearest rival Johann Zarco, who likewise posted his personal best lap of the weekend.
NASCAR Cup series points leader Kyle Busch says that Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick is still “a little bit better” than he is in the 2018 season. Busch has risen to the lead of the standings after back-to-back victories in the two most recent races at Texas and Bristol. Prior to his winning breakthrough, Busch had
Carlos Sainz Jr says his deficit to Nico Hulkenberg is partly because he is still learning his Renault Formula 1 team-mate’s “little tricks”. Hulkenberg has finished seventh, sixth and sixth in the first three grands prix of 2018, while Sainz has earned 10th, 11th and ninth places. Sainz pointed out that he had been ahead
Red Bull’s Chinese Grand Prix victory owed much to clever strategy and brilliant racecraft from Daniel Ricciardo, but development of its RB14 2018 Formula 1 car also helped. The team was keen to avoid a repeat of its slow start under the new car regulations last year, and this season’s contender features aggressive development of
Formula 1 should not be “dumbed down” by following IndyCar’s path of spec cars, says Haas team principal Gunther Steiner. IndyCar has implemented a common aerokit for 2018 that has moved it a step closer to a spec chassis, although there are areas open for development including suspension. Since the new car was introduced there
Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa says scoring points in this weekend’s Austin race in order would make the pain he is suffering from his broken wrist worthwhile. Pedrosa was given the all-clear to ride at the Circuit of the Americas on Thursday, just nine days after he was diagnosed with a fractured right radius from
Penske controlled practice for IndyCar’s first road course race of the season at Barber Motorsports Park, with Josef Newgarden fastest of all in a chaotic day of running. Newgarden’s benchmark time came in the final minutes of the second session after the returning Rene Binder crashed his Juncos Racing-run car into the tyre wall at
Suzuki’s Andrea Iannone set a shock fastest time in second free practice for MotoGP’s Grand Prix of the Americas at Austin on Friday afternoon. Having spent much of the session playing second fiddle to Honda’s Marc Marquez, Iannone pulled out an amazing lap of 2m04.599s on the last lap of the session to beat Marquez
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the pace in first practice at Austin, beating nearest challenger Valentino Rossi by four tenths of a second. Marquez sat at the top of the time sheets for almost all of the 45-minute session at the Circuit of the Americas, a track where the Spaniard is unbeaten. He ended
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