Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Penske president Tim Cindric says IndyCar has to avoid becoming a completely spec series as it would be a “short-sighted” decision, believing a common car is for “lower motorsport”. IndyCar has moved towards an increasingly standardised car with the introduction of
Month: March 2018
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton fears an upgrade for the Australian Grand Prix could mean Red Bull ends up with the fastest car for the season opener. Like Mercedes, Red Bull did not chase headline lap times in pre-season testing
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ferrari has lured FIA safety and deputy race director Laurent Mekies from Formula 1’s governing body, a move that will likely prompt fresh controversy about secrets being taken to teams. Less than six months on from Renault’s signing of FIA technical
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Williams has admitted its 2018 Formula 1 car is struggling with corner entry and stability. The Mercedes-powered FW41 is the first Williams designed from the start by chief technical officer Paddy Lowe, and marks a big change of concept from the
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup is not in danger despite a dramatic fall in entries for 2018, championship boss Stephane Ratel has insisted. Just 20 cars have been registered for the full 2018 series, down from last year’s 32-strong field.
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Tech3 Yamaha MotoGP rider Johann Zarco believes victory is a realistic prospect in this weekend’s season-opening Qatar Grand Prix. Zarco stunned on his premier class debut 12 months ago when he led for the first six laps of the Qatar race,
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Citroen team principal Pierre Budar says he is open to Sebastien Loeb extending his World Rally Championship return beyond the three events planned so far. Loeb led last weekend’s Rally Mexico before a puncture on Saturday morning dropped him to his
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Charlie Kimball admitted Carlin’s first race in the IndyCar Series was disappointing because he believes the team should be fighting for wins. Kimball and team-mate Max Chilton were classified 19th and 20th in St Petersburg, finishing two and three laps down
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. FIA president Jean Todt does not understand driver criticisms of the halo – because the push to introduce it in Formula 1 was started by them in the first place. A number of leading F1 racers have continually criticised the look
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The FIA has warned it will not tolerate Formula 1 teams developing trick engine modes to make exhaust-blown rear wings more effective, in the wake of Renault’s aggressive 2018 design. Renault’s concept, which features an angled exhaust and a heat proofed
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ Robert Wickens came close to a debut IndyCar win in the 2018 season-opener at St Petersburg before a collision with Alexander Rossi with two laps to go. Wickens was caught out by the pace car leaving its lights
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. IndyCar expects ‘bumping’ to return at the 2018 Indianapolis 500 as a 35-car entry list looks likely, Autosport understands. Buddy Lazier (pictured below) was the last driver to fail to qualify for the usual 33-car grid back in 2015, but IndyCar
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel believes Mercedes and Red Bull’s strong long-run pace in winter Formula 1 testing could prove to be deceptive. Analysis of the testing times suggested Mercedes had a clear edge on race pace at Barcelona, with Ferrari potentially falling
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Blancpain GT Series is aiming to open up the Spa 24 Hours to more strategy with the introduction of what are being termed joker pitstops. A yet to be determined number of jokers at the BGTS Endurance Cup centrepiece round
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. M-Sport is confident Elfyn Evans’s co-driver Dan Barritt will be fit in time for the next World Rally Championship round in Corsica after being injured in their Mexico crash. Barritt was diagnosed with mild concussion and advised not to continue after
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost thinks it inevitable that Honda will discuss tactical engine change penalties during the 2018 Formula 1 season. F1 teams are bracing themselves for a tough time in managing engine life in 2018, with new rules
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Penske’s mixed start to the 2018 IndyCar season at St Petersburg was a “one-off”, according to 2016 title winner Simon Pagenaud. Will Power started from second on the grid but spun at the narrow Turn 2 when challenging Robert Wickens for
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault has willingly given itself a cooling “headache” in the pursuit of improving its 2018 Formula 1 car’s aerodynamic performance, according to chief technical officer Bob Bell. The French manufacturer made a significant step forward in 2017 and its expectations have
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Citroen World Rally Championship driver Kris Meeke says he has “no excuses” for not winning Rally Mexico and was “frustrated as hell” with his run to third place. The 2017 Mexico winner led after Friday’s second stage but a series of
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. KTM has revealed the livery for its RC16 for the 2018 MotoGP season, its second season in the premier class. The team’s launch took place at Salzburg Airport’s Hangar-7, which is owned by title sponsor Red Bull. KTM made its MotoGP
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Kevin Harvick says that he wanted to “stomp” his NASCAR Cup rivals at Phoenix because he was mad at receiving a penalty last week. Harvick returned to the top of the Cup standings with his third consecutive victory having lost the
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Herve Poncharal says Johann Zarco continuing with Tech3 after the 2018 MotoGP season is “not impossible” despite KTM’s interest in the Frenchman. Tech3 will switch from being Yamaha’s satellite team to a KTM factory-supported operation in 2019. Its star rider Zarco
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ferrari’s 2018 SF71H Formula 1 car grabbed attention in pre-season testing thanks to the appearance of new bodywork tunnels exiting alongside the gearbox. The intrigue over the tunnels was such that they prompted some wild conspiracy theories about double diffusers, although
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Dale Coyne says Sebastien Bourdais’ win in the 2018 IndyCar season-opener at St Petersburg was more impressive than last year’s because his car was only good enough for eighth. Bourdais shadowed the leading duo of IndyCar debutant Robert Wickens and Andretti’s
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. M-Sport will appeal a penalty that cost World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Ogier his four powerstage bonus points from Rally Mexico. Rally winner Ogier was penalised for touching the barrier at a chicane and had 10 seconds added to his stage
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick took his third consecutive NASCAR Cup series victory at Phoenix. The win has moved Harvick back into the lead of the Cup series after his penalty last week for a flexing roof, and he is the first
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Schmidt Peterson Motorsport’s Robert Wickens has blamed Alexander Rossi and IndyCar’s inconsistent restart procedure for the loss of a debut IndyCar victory at St Petersburg. Wickens took pole and then led 69 out of 100 laps in in a chaotic race
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastien Bourdais says he was “kind of heartbroken” to see 2018 IndyCar debutant Robert Wickens lose the St Petersburg win that the Dale Coyne Racing driver inherited late on. Bourdais trailed the leading battle of Wickens and Andretti’s Alexander Rossi in
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastien Ogier stayed out of trouble to reclaim the World Rally Championship points lead with a dominant victory on Rally Mexico, beating Dani Sordo and Kris Meeke. Despite the disadvantage of running second on the road on both Friday and Saturday,
Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastien Bourdais took a second consecutive win at St Petersburg in opportunistic fashion after Alexander Rossi collided with long-time race leader Robert Wickens late on challenging for the win. Wickens and Rossi were in a tantalising battle throughout the final stint,
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