The Red Bull driver ended up the biggest loser in the sprint race and will start tomorrow’s main event at Silverstone from last place on the grid after retiring late on due to safety concerns after a spin. Perez had been battling Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris when he lost control of his RB16B F1
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Jose Maria Lopez led the way in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid for the second session in a row, but Nicolas Lapierre in the solo Alpine A480-Gibson and Olivier Pla in the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH took second and third in the times ahead of the #8 Toyota. Lopez found more a second and a
The Frenchman, who moved across to America’s top single-seater category this season, had previously admitted to being wary of racing on ovals due to their high-speed nature. However, he believed he could “put fear aside” and as early as March, the 10-time F1 podium finisher spoke to team owners Dale Coyne and Rick Ware about
Mercedes driver Hamilton will start the sprint qualifying race ahead of Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. The result of the sprint race, which takes
Since Sauber’s Alfa Romeo deal began in 2018, one seat in the team has been reserved for a driver nominated by engine partner Ferrari from its pool of young talent. Charles Leclerc occupied it in 2018, before current incumbent Antonio Giovinazzi took over the following year. On Tuesday, Sauber announced that it has extended its
The Finn, who topped the day’s earlier shakedown, clocked a best time of 1m42.8s following his run through the tight and technical 1.64km gravel stage in front of a big crowd. “This is one of the rallies where I like to drive and like to push, so hopefully we can fight,” said Rovanpera. Hyundai’s Craig
The 2012 Cup series champion, who gave Penske its first title in NASCAR’s premier division, has driven for the team since the end of 2009 following his breakthrough victory at Talladega earlier that year with Phoenix Racing. But following speculation that he will become a co-owner in a new Roush-Fenway-Keselowski Cup team, it was announced
Today’s announcement that Roger Penske and Penske Entertainment have boosted the IndyCar Series’ profile and its audience’s horizons with a new video game comes as no surprise. Penske has reached an exclusive agreement with Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM) to bring an official IndyCar game to market in 2023, which will open up an untapped mass-market of
Cindric was previously announced as transitioning to the Cup Series full-time next season, driving the #21 Wood Brothers Ford, but Harrison Burton will now take that seat next year. Penske said 2012 Cup Series champion Keselowski was leaving the team “to pursue other opportunities within the sport”, which opens the door to the potential Roush-Fenway-Keselowski
Ten cars were eliminated in the first 30 minutes of the two-hour race after three multi-car crashes depleted the field. Brands Hatch winner Michael Igoe was tagged at the first corner by Nick Jones and then hit by Leo Machitski, bringing out the first of four safety cars. Two GT4 crashes in quick succession then
The Belgian suffered the heartbreak of a suspension failure on the final day of the Safari Rally last month, robbing him the chance of a likely victory, which would have been his first triumph since Monte Carlo last year. It was the third rally in a row that Hyundai had suffered a rear suspension failure
Plenty is still to be revealed for the game, including the official name, but there have been some tidbits confirmed. It’s known that after Studio 397’s acquisition earlier in the year that rFactor 2 physics will be the basis for the new NASCAR title. With five sparkly new images to dissect and some words from
As part of the deal, HendrickCars.com will become the majority sponsor for Larson in 35 of the 36 points-paying races. They will also back Larson’s dirt endeavours, becoming a primary sponsor in all non-NASCAR events he competes in. Larson’s current agreement expires at the conclusion of 2022, but this new contract extends his stay with
In April a Saudi company known as Tanal Entertainment issued a press release announcing VR46 would come to MotoGP in 2022 with Aramco as its title sponsor, with VR46 confirming the news last month alongside a three-year deal with Ducati. However, the title sponsorship deal between Aramco and VR46 doesn’t actually exist, despite insistence from
It’s a stock phrase on the list of a racing commentator’s cliches that races are never won at the first corner. But last weekend at Donington Park proved to be the exception as Richard Neary’s Team ABBA Mercedes-AMG somehow emerged from Turn 1 in second, having started tenth and last in GT3 after an exploding
The entire race weekend format has been shaken up to accommodate the new format, which will be used at three grands prix this season as an initial trial, with the first taking place at the British GP. What is F1’s sprint qualifying race? F1’s sprint qualifying is essentially a shortened version of a normal race,
The Dutch racer sits just five points behind new leader Sam Bird, who won race two in America last weekend, and is level with defending champion Antonio Felix da Costa. This followed his meritocratic rise from 21st to score eighth in a race in which there were no major safety car interventions and no one
Current Williams driver Russell is in contention to join Mercedes for next year as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate, having been part of the team’s junior programme since 2017. Mercedes has said that it will decide between Russell and current driver Valtteri Bottas at some point over the summer, with both drivers’ existing contracts due to expire
The report, inspired by seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, is the culmination of 10 months of research looking into why black people are under-represented in the UK motorsport industry. Led by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the work has been focused on trying to get answers as to why just one percent of employees
The Mexican faced a tough challenge at the start of the 2021 F1 season in trying to adapt to the unique handling characteristics of the high rake Red Bull concept. He admitted that his previous driving style did not suit the RB16B and he needed to rethink his approach to get the most from it.
Raikkonen is currently the oldest driver on the F1 grid and will turn 42 before the end of the season, with his current deal at Alfa Romeo expiring ahead of the 2022 campaign. The 2007 world champion has endured a tricky start to the 2021 season that has seen him score just a single point
After spending much of the race swapping the lead, Kyle Busch emerged as the leader on lap 213 of 260 following the final round of green-flag pitstops. But Kurt did not go away and methodically began chasing Kyle back down. With the help of Ross Chastain, Kurt’s Chip Ganassi Racing team-mate, slowing up Kyle, Kurt regained
Bird controlled the race from pole position, leading every lap to score victory over Envision Virgin Racing rookie Nick Cassidy by 4.1s in the Sunday race in the Red Hook Region. Evans eventually dropped to 13th after a wall tap buckled his rear-left suspension two laps from home, but for much of the race he
Bell, a factory McLaren GT driver, produced an impressive run on the 1.86km Goodwood hillclimb in his McLaren 720S GT3X to clock a 45.01s effort despite the threat of rain. Popular American extreme motorsport competitor, Pastrana, had topped qualifying in a modified Subaru WRX STI and was up on the first sector, but was unable
Mahindra Racing driver Lynn, third on the grid, made an immediate dive for position on second-starting Jean-Eric Vergne into Turn 1 but ran wide after struggling with front locking. This forced the Briton to burn too much energy as he fell to fifth, which left him to dive for attack mode to fend off the
The German slinked through into the lead with eight laps to go when Cassidy and Vergne ran out of steering lock as they battled for position to score his third series triumph. It also marked something of a home victory for the German-American BMW Andretti squad, with Guenther climbing from fourth on the grid to
Cassidy, driving for Envision Virgin Racing, which counts three wins on the Red Hook circuit, was only the third driver to take to the track in the top-six superpole shootout. With three fastest sectors, his 1m09.336s effort sealed provisional pole by some 0.2s and he survived the advanced of champions Vergne and Sebastien Buemi to
Larry Foyt says that Tatiana Calderon is among several potential candidates for an AJ Foyt Racing ride in 2022, following an “impressive” first IndyCar test with the team at Mid-Ohio. Calderon trialled IndyCar machinery for the first time at the Lexington circuit, in which she regularly lapped within the 1m09s bracket before bringing her best
The FIA released its provisional schedule for a record-breaking 16-race season on Thursday; however, the 4 June slot was notably left as a “To Be Decided” entry. In response to the omission of an inaugural Dutch E-Prix, the Formula-Eindhoven bid released a statement saying it was ready to fill any gaps on the 2022 calendar.
Formula E and the FIA issued its provisional 12-city, 16-race schedule for next season on Thursday with Cape Town, Vancouver and Seoul all down to host their inaugural rounds. While the 4 June slot has been initially listed for a venue that is “to be decided”, the Netherlands does not feature despite the public optimism