Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Chevrolet has described the incident in which General Motors’ executive VP of global product development crashed its Corvette ZR1 pace car before IndyCar’s second Detroit race as “unfortunate”. GM’s Mark Reuss crashed the Corvette on the parade lap before the second race,
Month: June 2018
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Jorge Lorenzo says he had to “completely change” his riding style throughout the Mugello MotoGP weekend to secure his first victory with Ducati. Lorenzo took until his 24th start with Ducati to score his first win with the Desmosedici bike, dominating the
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. A switch from 13-inch to 18-inch tyres is set be part of Formula 1’s 2021 rules package that is currently being formulated by a team of engineers under Ross Brawn. Pirelli has pushed for the change for several years and has demonstrated
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay grabbed his first IndyCar win for three years in the second Detroit race, passing team-mate Alexander Rossi in the closing laps. The race was defined by a mix of two and three-stop strategies. As was the case in
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Reigning NASCAR Cup series champion Martin Truex Jr held on through a spate of late cautions to take his second victory of the season at Pocono. The Furniture Row Racing driver ran consistently in the top five throughout, although he rarely led
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez believes he wouldn’t have challenged Jorge Lorenzo for victory at Mugello, even if he had avoided crashing early in the race. Marquez had moved up from sixth on the grid to second by lap five, and was
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. IndyCar points leader Alexander Rossi dominated a wet qualifying session in Detroit to seize the Andretti Autosport driver’s second pole position of the 2018 season. The session was split into two halves in a format unique to Detroit, with the fastest group
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Valentino Rossi believes he is still “not fast enough” to fight for the MotoGP title despite registering his third 2018 podium at Mugello and moving to second in the standings. From pole position, Rossi finished third behind factory Ducati pair Jorge Lorenzo
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Jorge Lorenzo has admitted that taking his first MotoGP win for Ducati at Mugello will do “nothing” to change his contractual situation with the Italian manufacturer. The three-time premier class champion ended a losing streak dating back to Valencia 2016, his final
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Formula 1’s owner Liberty Media will find it increasingly difficult to maintain the level of income the championship has previously received from race sanction fees. Next year’s planned Miami Grand Prix will not be based on the
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso and Honda added expectation “that should not have been there” early in its Formula 1 partnership when it finished fourth in Bahrain, Brendon Hartley believes. Pierre Gasly gave Honda its best result since it returned to F1 in 2015 when
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. A Lexus won a Blancpain GT Series race for the first time after Albert Costa claimed the lead on the final lap of an incredible Paul Ricard Endurance Cup race. The Bentley Continental crew of Jordan Pepper, Steven Kane and Jules Gounon
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon claimed his first win of the 2018 IndyCar season, holding off Ryan Hunter-Reay in the first of this weekend’s races in Detroit. In a race that featured a mixture of strategies, Dixon utilised a two-stop approach while
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Pramac Ducati MotoGP outfit has unveiled a special Lamborghini livery that it will race in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix. Luxury sportscar brand Lamborghini is connected to Ducati through Audi Group ownership, and Ducati’s satellite team Pramac held its 2018 bike launch
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ducati MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo says he has overcome the problems that resulted in tumbling down the order in the previous round at Le Mans. Lorenzo led the opening laps at the French Grand Prix, but couldn’t maintain his pace over the
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Marco Andretti claimed his first pole position since Pocono 2013 for the opening race of IndyCar’s Detroit double-header, beating Robert Wickens by almost half a second. In a truncated qualifying format unique to the double-header in Detroit, the field was split into
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The complexity of Ferrari’s twin-battery arrangement in its Formula 1 engine’s energy recovery system was enough to bewilder even the FIA. Checks over the Ferrari system have been at the heart of intrigue in the F1 paddock over whether it is legal.
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Valentino Rossi scored his first MotoGP pole position since 2016 at the end of a scintillating qualifying session at Mugello, beating Jorge Lorenzo by less than half a tenth. Marc Marquez’s record lap of 1m46.439s, established earlier in the day during third
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Charles Leclerc says he will try not to listen too much to the “amazing” praise he has received by multiple Formula 1 world champions. Four-time champions Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton said the hype around the Formula 2 champion was justified in
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Daniel Ricciardo thinks one more victory before the summer break will cement him as an outsider for the 2018 Formula 1 title. The Red Bull driver took his second win of the season in Monaco last weekend to jump to third in
Ducati has revealed Michele Pirro suffered concussion and a dislocated shoulder in his huge Mugello MotoGP practice crash. Pirro was knocked unconscious in the impact as his front wheel locked and launched him into the air at over 165mph approaching San Donato during Friday’s second practice session. He was however alert by the time he
Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso was left “angry” after a blown engine and a defective tyre compromised his efforts on the opening day of practice for MotoGP’s Italian Grand Prix. Dovizioso was 12th fastest in second practice at Mugello after his GP18’s engine blew in spectacular fashion approaching San Donato, causing the second red flag of the
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned against Formula 1 forcing engine suppliers into “double spending” on development costs of both the current and future power units. Renault Sport boss Cyril Abiteboul has previously called for a freeze on development of the current engine over the next two years so that all four manufacturers can focus
The McLaren Formula 1 team’s much anticipated Barcelona update resulted in a notable step forward as the team finally had the car it had hoped to start the season with. McLaren worked on further revisions to its new front wing before last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, although in the end it elected not to race
Suzuki rider Andrea Iannone continued his strong Mugello MotoGP form by topping second practice for the Italian Grand Prix, which was interrupted by a major crash for Michele Pirro. The session was suspended with 29 minutes left on the clock when Ducati wildcard Pirro was launched off his bike on the downhill approach to the
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Fernando Alonso has retained his place at the top of Autosport readers’ Formula 1 driver ratings following the Monaco Grand Prix. This year, for the first time, Autosport Plus members can cast their own driver ratings alongside our scores, and we are
Get unlimited access You have 10 articles remaining to view this month. Scuderia Corsa is working towards a 2019 IndyCar full-season programme after its successful Indianapolis 500 outing with Oriol Servia. The team, which has won titles in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and taken class podiums at the Le Mans 24 Hours, partnered with Honda-powered
Keke Rosberg has revealed that he avoided Formula 1 during his son’s racing career because being a “recluse” was better than being asked questions about Nico. The 1982 world champion purposely retreated from F1 in 2010 and did not give a major interview until late-2016 in Abu Dhabi, after his son won the title. Nico
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