Robert Kubica says 2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has taken a step back from being part of his management team. Rosberg took an active role in helping lead negotiations for Kubica with Williams as the team pondered a replacement for Felipe Massa. In the end, Williams opted for Sergey Sirotkin and Kubica was
Formula 1’s vision for its 2021 overhaul has been tipped to end the de facto split between the grid’s biggest teams and its current midfielders. Liberty Media and the FIA presented proposals to teams earlier this month in Bahrain, including a suggested cost cap and modification of how funds are distributed. Mercedes, Ferrari and Red
Pramac Ducati rider Jack Miller says the “silly and immature” feud between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez needs to end as it threatens the safety of MotoGP riders. Marquez’s recovery drive in Argentina had led to a wheel-to-wheel battle with Rossi and rode aggressively into Turn 13, colliding with the Yamaha rider and forcing him
Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa has been passed fit for this weekend’s Austin race. Pedrosa underwent surgery last week having fractured the radius in his right wrist on the first lap of the Argentinian Grand Prix. Honda tester Stefan Bradl had been tipped to replace Pedrosa in America, but Honda then announced he would travel
Elfyn Evans’s co-driver Dan Barritt has been confirmed as fit to return to the World Rally Championship for next week’s Rally Argentina in the M-Sport Ford. Barritt was forced to skip the Tour de Corse earlier this month after he suffered concussion during the sixth-gear crash which ruled him and Evans out of Rally Mexico
The 2018 Mercedes Formula 1 car is put under the microscope in this week’s episode of The Motorsport Show, which analyses whether the team has another “diva” on its hands. Mercedes has dominated F1 since the switch to V6 turbo-hybrid engines in 2014 but is yet to win a race this season as Ferrari and
Renault believes the quality of Nico Hulkenberg’s performances in Formula 1 this season is best exemplified by his team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr’s previous form against Max Verstappen. Sainz has been on loan at Renault from Red Bull since moving across from Toro Rosso late last year, and his stint in the energy drinks company’s junior
Honda says it is using support from other series it competes in to help run its 19 entries at the Indianapolis 500, admitting its capacity was originally for 18 cars. IndyCar’s new universal aerokit has helped reignite interest in Indy 500 programmes and the entry list for next month’s race is currently at 35 cars,
Carlin says the first top 10 finish in IndyCar it scored at Long Beach was the level the team should have been at since the beginning of 2018. Trevor Carlin’s team graduated to IndyCar ahead of the current season after late deals fell into place, but 19th and 20th place finishes on its debut led
Ford has revealed it has used Formula 1 experience to help develop its new Mustang for the 2019 NASCAR Cup series. Tommy Joseph – formerly of the Red Bull, Williams, Sauber and Honda F1 teams – joined Ford in February 2017 in an aerodynamics role to work on the project. Efficient aerodynamics have become increasingly
Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles says the squad is not the only Formula 1 team struggling to find a sweet spot with Pirelli’s tyres in all conditions. Vowles said finding consistency across the different compounds in varying conditions has been an issue for Mercedes and its 2018 title rivals. “The tyres this year are having
Scott Redding believes he can avoid the fate of his Aprilia predecessor Sam Lowes because of his greater MotoGP experience. Lowes joined Aprilia as a rookie on a two-year deal in 2017 but as early as last June it was looking into replacing him. He is now back in Moto2 having been dropped in favour
There are concerns for the future of Britain’s round of the World Rally Championship after the FIA delayed its decision to give this year’s route a green light. The governing body is concerned about using the Great Orme/Llandudno stage as the bonus point-paying powerstage on the final day of the October event, and has refused
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has provided further explanation of the costly strategy decision that opened the door for Red Bull to win the Chinese Grand Prix. Red Bull chose to pit both Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo for fresh soft tyres during the Shanghai race’s safety car, but Mercedes left Lewis Hamilton – who
Sebastian Vettel’s suggestion that the timing of Formula 1 safety cars should be re-assessed to avoid changing race outcomes is questioned in this latest clip from The Motorsport Show. Vettel was critical of the FIA’s call in the aftermath of last Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, and hinted that the fact he and race leader Valtteri
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson says it is frustrating to lose to Kyle Busch for the fourth time at NASCAR Cup series venue Bristol. Larson had previously been beaten by Busch three times at Bristol in the feeder Xfinity Series between 2013 and ’15. His latest defeat came in the top-tier Cup series after Busch
Andrea Iannone says he has offers to remain in MotoGP even if he loses his Suzuki seat for 2019, but insists his priority is to stay at his current team. Iannone had a troubled first year at Suzuki in 2017 and started the ’18 campaign with ninth and eighth in the opening two grands prix.
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso says he doesn’t “care too much” about the performances and results achieved by his former Formula 1 teams and partners. Alonso’s comments were prompted by questions over the current form of engine supplier Honda following the end of its troubled three-year partnership with McLaren and its subsequent switch to Toro Rosso.
Mads Ostberg will rejoin Citroen’s World Rally Championship line-up for at least two more events, starting in Portugal next month. Ostberg, who scored his only WRC win to date in Portugal in 2012, was drafted back into the team for Rally Sweden in February and finished sixth. Since then, he has been working to secure
Formula 1 will increase race fuel allowance in 2019 to allow teams “to use the engine at full power at all times” and make grand prix racing less conservative. An increase from 105kg to 110kg, agreed in today’s Strategy Group meeting in Paris and set to be ratified by the World Motor Sport Council, will
Honda rider Dani Pedrosa will attempt to ride in this weekend’s MotoGP round at Austin despite having to undergo surgery last week. Pedrosa fractured the radius in his right wrist in a highside crash on the opening lap of the Argentinian Grand Prix after being forced on to a wet patch by Johann Zarco, and
Ex-Formula 1 racer Rubens Barrichello has revealed he feels lucky to be alive after his recent health scare and the discovery of a tumour on his neck. The 11-time grand prix winner was rushed to hospital in February after suffering a severe headache at home. He was released a few days later but subsequently had
Richard Petty Motorsports’s Darrell Wallace Jr says he was devastated and “blindsided” by his fall to 16th at Bristol after leading his first NASCAR Cup series laps. After the race resumed on Monday afternoon following a rain delay, Wallace took the lead of the race on lap 375 of 500 when he passed Penske’s Brad
Alexander Rossi’s Long Beach victory, the third of his IndyCar career, has firmly established him as the early 2018 title favourite. Three years after his Formula 1 chance with Marussia came to an end, paving the way to a remarkable 2016 Indianapolis 500 win, Rossi has found a new level of consistency and pace to
Ryan Hunter-Reay says he had a “complete nightmare” at Long Beach after the Andretti IndyCar driver was caught up in three separate incidents and then crashed late on. Hunter-Reay was forced into a front wing change when he clipped the rear of Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon after starting seventh, although he was able to
Ford has revealed it will introduce the Mustang for the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series. The manufacturer’s Fusion model is currently used in the top-tier Cup series and is the oldest make on the grid after Chevrolet introduced its new Camaro for 2018, a year after Toyota brought an updated Camry. There has been speculation in
Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson says he and Hendrick Motorsports are now going in the right direction after struggling to find momentum earlier in the Cup season. Johnson is currently on a run of 31 races without a win but took his best result of the 2018 season with third in Monday’s rain-delayed Bristol
Future regulations concerning World Rally Cars will be discussed by the FIA and WRC stakeholders in Geneva on Tuesday, including the potential for the use of alternative energy sources. The WRC is just one season into its current five-year homologation cycle, but powerbrokers are keen to explore future technical regulations for the premier class of
Jorge Lorenzo says he “really needs” his Ducati MotoGP team to introduce an aero fairing that works well with the 2018 version of its Desmosedici bike. The aero package the team introduced at the Brno round in 2017 was a major factor in the progress made by Lorenzo in his first season with the manufacturer,
Formula 1 teams are actively helping FOM and the FIA with research into improving overtaking by contributing CFD resources to the project as the deadline for 2019 regulation changes approaches. It is the first time since teams participated in the FIA’s Overtaking Working Group a decade ago that they have been involved in such research.