Alexander Rossi topped Friday IndyCar practice in Detroit, but Indianapolis 500 winner Simon Pagenaud halted the afternoon session by smacking a wall. The red flag for that incident prevented most of Rossi’s rivals setting a representative time on the alternate compound tires. Rossi’s Andretti Autosport Dallara-Honda had jumped half a second clear of the first
Month: May 2019
Former Honda rider Dani Pedrosa will get his first full-blown test with KTM’s 2019 MotoGP bike at Brno next week, Autosport has learned. Pedrosa opted to retire from grand prix racing last year, having been part of the works Honda MotoGP team since 2006, before accepting an offer to join KTM in a test capacity.
IndyCar rookie and new Red Bull junior Patricio O’Ward will not contest the remaining two oval races he was originally lined up to enter with Carlin. Reigning Indy Lights champion O’Ward signed to drive for Carlin this season after breaking his ties with Harding Steinbrenner Racing in February. Originally O’Ward was supposed to start all
Toyota World Rally Championship driver Ott Tanak leads Rally Portugal after Friday’s seven stages, holding a 17.3 second advantage over team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala. Tanak hit the front on stage three when Hyundai driver Dani Sordo was slowed with fuel related issues, and didn’t look back as others suffered minor woes. The Estonian finished the leg
Racing Point technical director Andy Green believes the current Formula 1 engines are “too incredible” and reckons F1 could benefit from a simpler power unit. The current hybrid V6s, introduced in 2015, have been labelled as an “incredible piece of engineering” and the Mercedes powerunit became the most efficient engine ever by passing 50% thermal
Pol Espargaro says KTM’s MotoGP engine is now stronger than that of Yamaha, after he passed Valentino Rossi “like he was stopped” during Friday practice at Mugello. After securing KTM’s best dry-weather MotoGP result with sixth at Le Mans, Espargaro maintained that strong form by finishing fourth in second practice for the Italian Grand Prix.
Ott Tanak continues to lead the World Rally Championship’s Rally Portugal ahead of his Toyota team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Kris Meeke, as Teemu Suninen’s podium challenge for M-Sport faded. Latvala reduced Tanak’s advantage from 6.9 seconds to 5.4s on the first stage of the afternoon, but immediately fell back again on stage five as he
NASCAR could adopt one of the Gen-7 components planned for the next generation of Cup Series cars by as early as 2020. Two Gen-7 components were tested in the All-Star Race at Charlotte last weekend, with the single-piece carbonfibre splitter radiator pan receiving positive feedback that could lead to a 2020 inclusion. NASCAR and its
Honda is optimistic its latest Formula 1 engine is capable of lasting seven grands prix, which would mark an important step in its bid to produce a title-challenging product. The Japanese manufacturer introduced its second-spec engine ahead of the fourth round of the 2019 season in Azerbaijan, after successfully bringing a reliability-focused upgrade forward. After
Toyota World Rally Championship driver Ott Tanak leads team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Kris Meeke after the opening morning of Rally Portugal, as drama befell early leader Dani Sordo. Hyundai’s Sordo was 4.2 seconds faster than Tanak’s Toyota on the opening Lousa stage, with both M-Sport’s Teemu Suninen and Tanak’s team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala within 0.6s of
Formula 1 races into the French Grand Prix this June for what is sure to be an action-packed weekend – and one that won’t break the bank. Motorsport Live looks at why the French Grand Prix is excellent value for money. France returned to the Formula 1 calendar in 2018 and has already established itself
The organisers of the Spanish Grand Prix, the RACC, have urged the government to step in and find a solution “urgently” in order to save the Formula 1 race. The Barcelona-based race has been on the F1 calendar since 1991 and its future is now in doubt as its contract comes to an end this
The Dakar Rally hopes to expand the event beyond Saudi Arabia and into other countries for 2021, according to the event’s director David Castera. In April it was confirmed that the 2020 edition of the Dakar will take place in Saudi Arabia after a five-year deal was signed and began a move that takes it
Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez topped the first practice session for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello ahead of Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci. Honda’s Marquez set his best lap – a 1m47.558s – just 10 minutes into the 45-minute session. In doing so he improved on the 1m47.804s set by Ducati tester Michele Pirro, who is
MotoGP star Valentino Rossi will contest this year’s Gulf 12 Hours alongside his half-brother Luca Marini and his long-time advisor and friend Uccio Salucci in Ferrari 488 GT3. Rossi told Sky Italia that the trio will share the car for the event, which will take place at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi on
Porsche has built and tested an engine that would have been Formula 1 compatible and formed the basis of a 2021 entry had it committed to joining the world championship. The German manufacturer was known to be considering an F1 programme, its first for almost three decades, as it joined the process establishing new engine
Leading MotoGP riders have called for modifications to be made to Mugello’s famous start/finish straight to improve safety, as racing speeds continue to increase. Ducati tester Michele Pirro’s huge practice crash at the Italian Grand Prix venue last year led to numerous riders renewing criticism of the track’s first corner, San Donato, which riders approach
Niki Lauda’s remarkable Formula 1 career is the subject of the latest edition of The Autosport Podcast, which evaluates where he stands among the all-time greats. Kevin Turner and Edd Straw delve into the qualities that made the remarkable Lauda so successful and discuss some of the strengths that are sometimes overlooked when the Austrian’s
Jorge Lorenzo says dealing with his MotoGP struggles at Honda is more difficult than it was during his Ducati spell. Lorenzo’s best result in 2019 was 11th at Le Mans and he said it was “encouraging” to match the pace of the Honda satellite bikes, having left Jerez “sad” and “worried”. The three-time champion’s 2019
Leading World Rally Championship crews have called on Rally Portugal’s organisers to increase the gaps between cars on safety grounds. Recent hot weather has caused significant dust problems and, following the pre-event recce, drivers spoke of visibility problems, especially on the stages running south of the event’s Matosinhos base. The current start list for Friday’s
Gus Greensmith says he has now got his head around M-Sport’s Ford Fiesta ahead of his World Rally Car debut on this weekend’s Rally Portugal World Rally Championship round. The 22-year-old drove on Rally Portugal last year in the WRC2 category, although the majority of the opening part of this year’s event takes place on
The NASCAR Cup Series believes it is receiving less “negativity” over its new-for-2019 aero package now it has been raced on almost every type of circuit. The arrival of the aero package was most notably criticised by Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, who believed the changes would take away the driver skill and later said
The Williams Formula 1 team has a major upgrade planned it hopes will bring “significant performance” to its car over the middle part of the 2019 season. Williams has started the season at the back of the pack after various setbacks for its new challenger, including a late start to testing and modifications to ensure
Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville has called on the FIA to give the World Rally Championship a permanent rally officiator, along the lines of Formula 1’s race director role. Neuville has requested the change following the decision to give him a notional time on the second stage of Rally Chile. In that event, Neuville’s SS2 El
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ first Formula 1 engine upgrade of the season is among the improvements he expects to see for the next race in Canada. Mercedes has dominated the start of the 2019 season, winning all six races and scoring two podium finishes at every grand prix. Hamilton won the previous race in Monaco
Mercedes remains unbeaten six races into the 2019 Formula 1 season, but is the only engine manufacturer yet to have introduced an upgraded specification. Lewis Hamilton has claimed four of Mercedes’ six victories – which also includes five one-two finishes – and the world championship is expecting to get his hands on a more potent
Pramac Ducati rider Jack Miller says Marc Marquez’s “mistake management” is a major asset in the reigning MotoGP champion’s armoury. Marquez has emerged as the early favourite for the 2019 premier-class riders’ title, and leads the standings after winning three of the first five races. Miller battled with Marquez for the lead in the early
We’ve teamed up with the British GT Championship to offer you a once-in-a-lifetime experience at its most prestigious event – the Silverstone 500 – on June 9! One lucky winner will take a pre-race ride in the McLaren safety car, wave the chequered flag as the winners cross the line, and present the event’s historic
Williams Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica believes he silenced any sceptics who thought he “would not even be able to turn the steering wheel” in the Monaco Grand Prix. Kubica was absent from the F1 grid for more than eight years after his right arm was almost severed in a rallying crash in early 2011,
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes falling behind in the 2019 Formula 1 world championship battle will “annoy the hell out of” Valtteri Bottas and prompt a fightback. Bottas led the standings after beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Azerbaijan at the end of last month. But defeat in Spain and then only finishing fourth in
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