Formula 1 does not consider Assen a “suitable” candidate for a Dutch Grand Prix and Zandvoort is the only option for the race’s revival, according to the Netherlands’ sports council. Zandvoort and Assen have both been lobbying for a possible F1 race in 2020, with former GP venue Zandvoort securing an exclusivity agreement with the
Month: March 2019
Yamaha MotoGP team manager Massimo Meregalli is not worried about Valentino Rossi’s Qatar test performance and is convinced he will be at the front in this weekend’s season-opener grand prix. Rossi concluded last month’s Qatar test with the fifth-fastest time over the course of the three days, a little under half a second slower than
Fabian Vettel, brother of Ferrari Formula 1 driver Sebastian, will pilot a Mercedes-AMG GT3 car in the German ADAC GT Masters series in 2019. Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel has been the dominant works Mercedes team’s main rival in grand prix racing in the past two years as he finished runner-up in the championship twice
Former Nissan GT1 team will return to full-time motorsport competition in the 2019 British GT Championship with a new Bentley Continental GT3. The long-time Nismo technical partner, which won the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship with a Nissan GTR driven by Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr, had last contested a full season of racing in
Honda MotoGP team boss Alberto Puig has challenged KTM to keep its MotoGP riders “until 2031” in response to comments made by KTM’s CEO about Dani Pedrosa’s Honda exit. Pedrosa was dropped by Honda last season to make way for new signing Jorge Lorenzo, and opted to retire from grand prix racing altogether rather than
Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano took his first victory of the season at Las Vegas by fending off a late race challenge from Penske Ford team-mate Brad Keselowski. Logano, who started 10th took the lead of the 267-lap race from Stewart-Haas’s Kevin Harvick midway through the final stage and resisted Atlanta winner Keselowski’s
Alvaro Bautista demonstrated the potential he didn’t manage to fulfil during his MotoGP career on his debut World Superbike weekend, reckons Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna. Bautista was recruited to join Ducati’s factory World Superbike team for the 2019 campaign when the Spaniard ran out of options to remain in MotoGP, having been part of
Williams driver Robert Kubica believes he is only “20%” prepared for the first race of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Kubica is set to make his return to grand prix racing in two weeks’ time in Melbourne, having recovered from a major injury that had caused his initial exit from the championship in 2011. But
Williams driver Robert Kubica believes he is only “20 percent” prepared for the first race of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Kubica is set to make his return to grand prix racing in two weeks’ time in Melbourne, having recovered from a major injury that had caused his initial exit from the championship in 2011.
The FIA has implemented its biggest step yet in safeguarding rallying’s future with the publication of its Rally Safety Guidelines – and warned reckless fans their days are numbered. Following the delivery of the guidelines, the FIA’s rally director Yves Matton described spectator safety as the key to a sustainable future for the sport. The
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton does not have “a lot of good things” to say about Pirelli’s 2019 tyres, and thinks the new compound identification system is “confusing”. Pirelli has modified its rubber for this season, introducing the thinner-gauge tread that was used at three races last year to combat blistering and overheating. However,
Michael Schumacher led Mika Hakkinen past the old pits for the last time, and the Finn was tucked right in the slipstream of the German F3 champion. That, thought the West Surrey Racing team that ran Hakkinen, was surely enough to give him Macau Grand Prix victory to add to that year’s British F3 title.
Ferrari will continue to investigate the rim failure that caused Sebastian Vettel to crash during the second week of Formula 1 testing in Barcelona. The German crashed into the Tecpro barriers after he lost control of his car at Turn 3 during the morning session on Wednesday. Ferrari concluded the front-left wheel rim had failed
The Mexican Grand Prix organisers say they have missed a deadline for provisional 2020 Formula 1 calendar inclusion, at a time when five races are in doubt for next year. The event recently lost its central government support, while the contracts of the F1 races in Spain, Britain, Germany and Italy all expire this season,
Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ferrari backed up its early promise in Formula 1 pre-season testing by ending the second week at Barcelona a comfortable favourite for the start of the 2019 season. Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg had been fastest overall in the opening test on
Formula 1 champion team Mercedes came close to deposing winter pacesetter Ferrari as pre-season testing ended at Barcelona on Friday. After two days of Ferrari smashing the fortnight’s previous best times, the very end of the session featured Sebastian Vettel being sidelined with an electrical fault and Lewis Hamilton getting to within 0.003 seconds of
Roger Penske believes his NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski’s record of 60 race wins for Team Penske is going to be tough for anyone to beat in the future. Keselowski was level with Penske’s original talisman driver Mark Donohue on 59 wins for the team until his victory in the Cup race at Atlanta last weekend.
Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto has moved to clarify that newcomer Charles Leclerc will be “free to fight” team-mate Sebastian Vettel in 2019. Leclerc has replaced Kimi Raikkonen alongside Vettel at Ferrari in the off-season, and Binotto said during the launch of Ferrari’s new SF90 challenger that the team would prioritise the four-time
MotoGP has officially announced that its new ‘Long Lap Penalty’ system will be in use from the opening grand prix of the 2019 season in Qatar. As previously reported by Autosport, the decision was made to implement the new system following a successful trial in Qatar testing and positive rider feedback. It involves riders having
Get unlimited access for free You have 10 articles remaining to view this month. IndyCar’s 2019 season UK television coverage will switch to Sky Sports and be broadcast on its Formula 1 channel. The new multi-year agreement means that every IndyCar qualifying session and race – including the Indianapolis 500 – will be shown on
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