Month: September 2021

During the World Supersport 300 round at Jerez last weekend, 15-year-old Dean Berta Vinales tragically died following a serious incident in the opening race. His cousin Maverick Vinales has subsequently withdrawn from this weekend’s Grand Prix of the Americas. Immediately after the accident at Jerez, World Supersport rider Fabrizio took to Instagram to announce his
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The styling and composition of the Next Gen car’s new common Dallara-made chassis will better replicate the manufacturer identities of their showroom counterparts. The 18-inch wheels and stylish car bodies will easily distinguish the new iteration of NASCAR stock car from its predecessors, but its updated technology – such as rack and pinion steering and
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The roll call of junior single-seater champions was in rude health come the winter of 2015. Stoffel Vandoorne waltzed to an emphatic GP2 Series title, Esteban Ocon was top of the GP3 tree, Felix Rosenqvist added Macau Grand Prix success to his European Formula 3 crown and Oliver Rowland snared the Formula Renault 3.5 spoils.
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The IndyCar rookie of the year agreed to return to the race this year as part of he and Team Penske’s divorce with Dick Johnson Racing in late 2020. That plan was scuppered shortly afterwards by a change to the IndyCar schedule, before another scheduling change, this time for Supercars, re-opened the door for a
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Remarkably, the Briton has now become the first driver to reach a century of world championship F1 wins at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix. It has taken him 281 races and a little over 14 years, during which time he has also scored 101 pole positions, 57 fastest laps and seven world titles. Now seemed
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Sunday’s win means Hamlin progresses regardless of how he finishes in the next two races at Talladega and the Charlotte Roval. With the final stage going caution-free, the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver successfully navigated a round of green-flag pit stops and cycled back to the lead on lap 229 of 267. Hamlin’s team-mates Kyle
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Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou clinched the title by virtue of finishing fourth as Pato O’Ward, who was his closest challenger heading into the race, retired from the after-effects of a first-lap clash with Ed Jones. O’Ward was turned into a spin on the first lap by an optimistic lunge from Jones, who attempted to clear
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Newgarden took the top spot with a 1m08.224s in the Fast Six shootout, with reigning champion Scott Dixon claiming second having missed out on pole when he caught Helio Castroneves around the street circuit in the final part of qualifying. Castroneves’ initial time of 1m08.482s was good enough for third, ahead of Simon Pagenaud, Felix
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Andretti Autosport’s James Hinchcliffe was the first to turn a 1m09s lap in the 45-minute session, having won at the street circuit back in 2017, to put him a quarter of a second clear of the rest of the pack after 10 minutes. The pack was headed by championship leader Alex Palou – the Spaniard
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