Fabio Quartararo says he wasn’t shown a track limits warning from MotoGP race direction during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix before he was handed a long lap penalty. The Petronas SRT rider was battling for the podium with Pol Espargaro and Joan Mir in the latter stages of the second Misano MotoGP race when he
Month: September 2020
Britain’s Elfyn Evans won Rally Turkey and soared back to the top of the World Rally Championship drivers’ standings after a day of high drama in the hillsides around Marmaris. The Welshman took a cautious approach throughout the most attritional event on the WRC calendar, and his reward was a third career WRC victory and
Romano Fenati snatched his first Moto3 win in over a year at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – the scene of the controversial Moto2 incident which stalled his career in 2018. Fenati was banned from grand prix racing and lost his Snipers Moto2 rider and MV Agusta ride for 2019 in Moto3 when he grabbed
Kevin Harvick held off Kyle Busch to take his ninth win of the season at Bristol Motor Speedway as the NASCAR Cup Series round of 12 places were decided. Lapped traffic late in the race allowed Busch to take the lead late in the race, but Harvick bounced back to reclaim the position a handful
Maverick Vinales has claimed back-to-back pole positions at Misano ahead of the MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. The factory Yamaha rider secured pole position following Francesco Bagnaia’s cancelled lap for exceeding track limits on a timed effort that would have given him P1 and the Misano
KTM’s Pol Espargaro says his FP3 crash was necessary in order to understand “the limit” for MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying, citing the speed of his rivals at Misano. Espargaro lost the front of his KTM at the Turn 6 left-hander in the closing stages of this morning’s FP3, though narrowly held onto a
Thierry Neuville leads for Hyundai at the end of day two at Rally Turkey, delivering searing stage times as he bids to stay in the World Rally Championship title fight. Overnight leader Sebastien Loeb rolled the dice by putting two medium compound tyres on his Hyundai i20 WRC for the opening stage of the day
Ott Tanak says that he is “pretty sure” he will return for the closing leg of Rally Turkey tomorrow after retiring from Saturday’s opening test with steering failure. Reigning World Rally Champion Tanak’s Hyundai arrowed into a bank four miles from the end of the Yesilbelde stage, and although he managed to free it and
Pramac Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia blitzed the Misano lap record to top third practice for the MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix despite suffering a late crash. The cooler track conditions caught out a couple of riders in the early stages of FP3, with Pramac’s Jack Miller crashing at the first corner just a few minutes in.
Nine-time champion Sebastien Loeb holds the overnight lead as the FIA World Rally Championship resumes in Turkey for the fifth round of its coronavirus-hit season. The veteran Frenchman, who is driving a limited schedule for Hyundai in 2020, made full use of his advantageous road position to head the field at the opening rest halt.
KTM’s Pol Espargaro says his crash in MotoGP FP2 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was a result of being forced to run the medium front tyre he “cannot use”. Espargaro has typically favoured the hard front tyre on his KTM this season, but due to having an allocation of just five to get through
Maverick Vinales admits “we didn’t find anything” to fix the grip woes on his Yamaha in MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix practice and will try something “very different” on Saturday. Vinales smashed the Misano lap record for San Marino GP pole, but struggled with his “usual” problems of a lack of grip and confidence on
Fabio Quartararo led a Petronas SRT 1-2 in a tight first practice session for the inaugural MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano. For the third time this season, MotoGP returns to the same circuit for a second grand prix, which also follows on from a one-day test on Tuesday. San Marino GP race winner
Supercar ace Scott McLaughlin will make his IndyCar debut in a fourth Penske entry in next month’s season finale at St Petersburg. The two-time and reigning Supercars champion, who tested impressively for Team Penske at Sebring and Circuit of The Americas as well as passing his oval rookie test at Texas Motor Speedway, has long
Maverick Vinales says he “wants a reaction” from Yamaha to cure his grip woes in races, after struggling in last weekend’s MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix at Misano. The Yamaha rider smashed the circuit lap record to claim pole and was expected to be a main threat for victory following a strong set of practice
Avintia’s Johann Zarco says a chassis update given to him from Ducati in Tuesday’s Misano MotoGP test made him feel “like he was a factory rider” again. Zarco is signed directly to Ducati for 2020 but is riding the year-old GP19 bike in Avintia colours with a small amount of support from Ducati in terms
MotoGP stays in place at Misano for the second part of its latest double-header, featuring another new race for 2020 with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. After another dramatic race in one of the most unpredictable MotoGP campaigns, Franco Morbidelli became the fourth different first-time winner as he stormed to victory at Misano last Sunday.
IndyCar will hold a street race in downtown Nashville in 2021 and will be called the “Music City Grand Prix”, marking a return to the calendar for the city. The “Music City Grand Prix” will be held 6-8 August next year, using a 2.17-mile track that features a unique water crossing. The Nissan Stadium, home
Scott McLaughlin is in talks with the Australian government about a travel exemption that would allow him to make his IndyCar debut next month. The Kiwi has been linked to Team Penske seat for the IndyCar season finale in St Petersburg, ahead of what could be a full-time Stateside switch in 2021. While McLaughlin’s schedules
Fabio Quartararo says he is “getting used” to riding with the Yamaha’s current problems, after numerous updates in the Misano MotoGP test yielded no improvement in this respect. The Petronas SRT rider dominated the opening rounds of the 2020 season at Jerez, though admitted at the time that this year’s Yamaha was not an easy
Valentino Rossi says he would “sign now” if Yamaha has the chance to recruit outgoing Ducati star Andrea Dovizioso as a test rider for 2021. Dovizioso’s future in MotoGP is uncertain after he confirmed during last month’s Austrian Grand Prix weekend that he would be quitting Ducati at the end of the season, bringing to
Sebastien Bourdais says he’ll avoid setting targets for his return to IndyCar after it was announced he will contest this year’s final three rounds ahead of a full 2021 season. Bourdais was originally signed to share the #14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet this year with Tony Kanaan and Dalton Kellett. The four-time Champ Car title
The MotoGP field have offered their thoughts on the radio warning system they tested during Tuesday’s post-San Marino Grand Prix test at Misano. Last Friday, Honda rider Stefan Bradl tested the system for the very first time upon request from MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports as a means of communicating warning messages to riders to go
San Marino Grand Prix poleman Maverick Vinales topped the one-day MotoGP test at Misano on Tuesday on his works Yamaha, while race winner Franco Morbidelli was absent through illness. The paddock returned to the Misano circuit just two days after the San Marino GP for the only in-season test of 2020 as a result of
Jack Miller says severe tyre graining in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix made his race one of “survival” after being persuaded to use his less-preferred rear option. The Pramac Ducati rider ran third for the first 13 tours of Sunday’s 27-lap Misano race, but from early on knew he was in “difficulty” with his
Craig Breen says he is “confident” of getting another shot with Hyundai for the Ypres Rally, having impressed with second place on the World Rally Championship’s return in Estonia. The Irishman, who is without a full-time seat in the sport’s top flight for 2020, impressed on the Estonian gravel by finishing just 22.2s behind team-mate
Andrea Dovizioso admits his consistency “will not be enough” to win the 2020 MotoGP title because his speed still isn’t good enough, despite him now leading the standings. The Ducati rider struggled throughout the San Marino Grand Prix weekend at Misano and ended up seventh, but now leads the championship by six points after Fabio
Pramac Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia admitted he was not expecting to score his maiden MotoGP podium on his return from a broken leg at the San Marino Grand Prix. The 2018 Moto2 champion broke his left leg in a fast crash during first practice for the Czech GP at Brno in August and had been
Ryan Hunter-Reay was left frustrated at what he feels were missed opportunities in the IndyCar Mid-Ohio double-header thanks to pitstop strategy and questionable track ethics from Scott Dixon. The 2012 IndyCar champion started Saturday’s first race from the front row, but was demoted to third at the start by Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden. Hunter-Reay was
MotoGP crowned its fourth first-time winner in an incredibly dramatic 2020 season, as Franco Morbidelli scorched to victory in the San Marino Grand Prix. The Petronas SRT rider endured a tough 2019 as he faced up to the surprise challenge of rookie sensation team-mate Fabio Quartararo. But Morbidelli worked on himself across the winter and