Denny Hamlin says he will be a “hands on” NASCAR team owner in his new venture with NBA legend Michael Jordan, taking inspiration from veteran owner Joe Gibbs. Hamlin and Jordan’s 23XI Racing outfit, which has signed Bubba Wallace to drive its #23 Toyota and will operate out of the former Germain Racing workshop in
Month: October 2020
FIA Rally Director Yves Matton thinks Ypres Rally organisers have “proven” their case for hosting future World Rally Championship events even though it failed to go ahead because of coronavirus. Just three weeks before the rally was due to make its bow as the series’ penultimate round, it had to be abandoned as the number
The World Rally Championship’s inaugural visit to Belgium for the Ypres Rally is off due to restrictions in the wake of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. Added to the heavily-disrupted 2020 WRC schedule in August as a replacement for the cancelled Rally Japan, the Ypres Rally had been set to take place
Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin has fulfilled the requirements for rookies entering next year’s Indianapolis 500 by completing a series of laps of the oval. While reigning Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato of Rahal Letterman Lanigan and two-time series champion Josef Newgarden were carrying out aero tests for IndyCar, track time was made available for three-time
Chip Ganassi Racing will expand to four cars for the 2021 IndyCar season, with Alex Palou replacing Felix Rosenqvist in the #10 machine. It will be the first time Ganassi has run four cars since 2017, after Wednesday’s announcement that Marcus Ericsson will continue in the #8 car, joining six-time champion Scott Dixon and seven-time
Following his use of a racial slur during an iRacing event, Kyle Larson was suspended from NASCAR and let go by Chip Ganassi Racing. Seeking redemption, Larson was signed by Hendrick Motorsports for 2021 – but is he fully rehabilitated? When Kyle Larson uttered a racial slur, speaking into his Esports headset on 12 April
Felix Rosenqvist will join Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet for the 2021 IndyCar season, as predicted by Autosport. After two years at Chip Ganassi Racing, in which he secured the 2019 Rookie of the Year title, a win and two other podiums, it has now been confirmed he will take over the #7 Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet from
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch secured his first win of the 2020 season in the heavily-delayed Texas race, having perfectly executed an aggressive fuel strategy. The race on the 1.5-mile oval near the city of Fort Worth was suspended on Sunday evening after 52 laps of 334 after rain and mist hit the
Suspended NASCAR Cup driver Kyle Larson will return competition in 2021, signing a multi-year deal with Hendrick Motorsports. Larson will take over the team currently driven by Alex Bowman, but it will be rebranded as the No. 5, a number HMS has used previously. Cliff Daniels will serve as Larson’s crew chief. Bowman is moving
Chip Ganassi Racing has renewed its deal with ex-Formula 1 racer Marcus Ericsson, and the Swede will continue with the IndyCar team on a multi-year contract. After a solid rookie season with what was then Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, highlighted by a runner-up finish in Detroit, Marcus Ericsson left to join Ganassi for his sophomore
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas has been postponed for a third time, after attempts to dry the circuit for a hoped restart were again scuppered. The race, which is the second leg of the semi-final segment of the Playoffs, was originally suspended on Sunday afternoon after light rain and a heavy mist enveloped
Newly crowned six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon said he was left highly impressed by Arrow McLaren SP’s Patricio O’Ward in the Mexican’s first full season in the series. The 2018 Indy Lights champion, O’Ward came into the season with just eight IndyCar starts to his name, having driven only half a season with Carlin in
The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas has been further postponed to Tuesday afternoon following a wash-out on Monday. The race which began on Sunday around the 1.5-mile oval near the city of Fort Worth was originally red-flagged on Lap 52 of a scheduled 334 following light, persistent rain-fall and a low mist. NASCAR
Franco Morbidelli became just the second repeat winner of 2020 after claiming victory in the MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix. The Petronas SRT rider’s romp to his second win of the season came on the backdrop of struggles for his factory Yamaha counterparts in Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo. With Suzuki’s Joan Mir extending his points
Suzuki’s Joan Mir says the “value” he has placed on fighting for the 2020 MotoGP world championship is the same as it was when he won the 2017 Moto3 title. After registering his sixth podium of the season with third place in last Sunday’s Teruel Grand Prix having started from 12th, Mir now leads the
Franco Morbidelli says his MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix win felt like “it was a trip” as he achieved a “really high level” of concentration he never had before. The Petronas SRT rider stormed to his second win of the 2020 season in Sunday’s second Aragon race, after leading every lap and beating Suzuki’s Alex Rins
The Briton told Autosport that he was “emotionally wrecked” as he crossed the line to win the GT World Challenge Europe round with Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor to add another 24-hour victory to his 2015 Le Mans and 2018 Nurburgring triumphs. “I’ve never burst into tears in the car during the race before,” he
Porsche driver Nick Tandy has revealed that he cried with emotion as he completed victory in last weekend’s Spa 24 Hours with the Rowe Racing team. The Briton told Autosport that he was “emotionally wrecked” as he crossed the line to win the GT World Challenge Europe round with Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor to
The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas has been postponed until Monday following persistent rain that left cars able to run only 45 racing laps. Scheduled for 334 laps around the 1.5-mile circuit, the second round of the semi-final segment of the Playoffs ran green until the caution was thrown on lap 45 for
Reigning Australian Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin says his IndyCar debut was “awesome” despite crashing out of the St Petersburg season finale. McLaughlin, who will join Team Penske full-time in the US series next season, made steady progress in the first half of the race moving from his 21st starting spot to 17th just before half
Newly-crowned IndyCar champion Scott Dixon says AJ Foyt’s outright title record of seven championships is “obviously going to be the goal” next season. Dixon and title rival Josef Newgarden survived a chaotic and bruising 100-laps at the St Petersburg Grand Prix to move from 11th and eighth on the grid to finish third and first
Scott Dixon clinched his sixth IndyCar championship in a thrilling final race of the season at St Petersburg, which was won by Dixon’s main title rival Josef Newgarden. The 2019 series champion was the only driver who could prevent Dixon from claiming his sixth title, but he needed to win the race and for Dixon
MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix winner Franco Morbidelli says he had to go “all or nothing” in the second Aragon race to strengthen his championship challenge. Morbidelli dismissed suggestions on Saturday after qualifying on the front row that he wasn’t a title contender, despite sitting 34 points off the championship lead. The Petronas SRT rider led
LCR’s Cal Crutchlow says he “felt a snap” in his shoulder during Sunday’s MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix and is “pretty concerned” about it. Crutchlow started seventh in Sunday’s Aragon race and held position for the first two laps, before eventually dropping 11th at the chequered flag. The Briton later revealed he felt a snap in
Rinus VeeKay, who will today earn IndyCar’s Rookie of the Year title, will remain at Ed Carpenter Racing for a second season in 2021. Last year’s Indy Lights runner-up has started turning his pace and aggression into results in recent races and his highlight came in the Harvest Grand Prix’s first race three weeks ago,
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Josef Newgarden says he has not changed his approach to the IndyCar finale at St Petersburg, despite needing to win to have any chance of denying Scott Dixon the title. Neither driver made it through to the final ‘Fast Six’ segment of qualifying and will start from eighth (Newgarden) and 11th positions respectively. Defending series
Franco Morbidelli eased to his second MotoGP victory from Alex Rins in the Teruel Grand Prix to strengthen his championship charge, while Joan Mir extended his points lead in third. Morbidelli’s superb Sunday came as both factory counterparts Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo struggled to seventh and eighth respectively, while Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso could only
Will Power says that he’s willing to give up a victory in the IndyCar Series finale at St. Petersburg to help title-challenging team-mate Josef Newgarden if the situation arises. Team Penske driver Newgarden is the only driver who can prevent Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon from clinching a sixth title, having trimmed the Kiwi’s championship
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