The latest officially licensed NASCAR video game, NASCAR Heat 5, will be released in July with bonus content centred around three-time champion Tony Stewart. Motorsport Games will publish the ‘gold’ edition of 704Games-developed NASCAR Heat 5 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam (PC) on July 7, and the standard edition three days later. As
Month: May 2020
In recent days, Petronas SRT has confirmed talks have been held with Yamaha about putting a deal in place for the 2021 MotoGP season for Valentino Rossi. Nine-time grand prix motorcycle racing world champion Rossi has lost his place at the works Yamaha team to Fabio Quartararo for 2021, but was promised full support from
When Justin Wilson delivered victory for Dale Coyne Racing at Watkins Glen in IndyCar back in 2009, it was not only a case of beating the big boys but also putting right the wrongs of a missed opportunity from the opener at St. Petersburg No open-wheel driver of the past 30 years in the United
Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo says he has been “convinced” of Andrea Iannone’s innocence amid the Italian’s 18-month suspension for doping. Aprilia rider Iannone was handed the ban by the FIM after testing positive for an anabolic steroid late last year, but the 30-year-old has always insisted he was not at fault and has pledged
Jerez is in discussions to hold the first two rounds of the delayed 2020 MotoGP season on consecutive weekends at the end of July. So far, the global coronavirus pandemic has caused the opening 11 races on the original calendar to fall by the wayside, with the Dutch TT, German and Finnish Grands Prix becoming
Carlos Sainz has beaten Sebastien Loeb to be named the greatest driver in World Rally Championship history in a poll run by the series promoter. The 1990 and 1992 WRC champion, who celebrated his third Dakar Rally win earlier this year, went up against nine-time world champion Loeb in the head-to-head final, with the Spaniard
Petronas SRT boss Razlan Razali has confirmed to Autosport that talks have been held with Yamaha about signing Valentino Rossi for the 2021 MotoGP season. Seven-time MotoGP world champion Rossi is out of contract at the end of this year and has lost his place at the factory Yamaha squad to Fabio Quartararo for 2021.
Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez says Honda lost its way during pre-season testing because it was “convinced” the real issue was his injured shoulder. Marquez had to undergo surgery on a partially dislocated right shoulder he suffered in a heavy crash during qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, and which he aggravated further in
McLaren CEO Zak Brown admits 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button and NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson have expressed interest in racing in IndyCar. So far, double F1 world champion Fernando Alonso has been confirmed by McLaren as one of its drivers for the 2020 Indy 500. The 38-year-old Spaniard is aiming to make his
Petronas SRT has suggested an all-star MotoGP line-up of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo for 2021 is now unlikely, as it looks set to retain Franco Morbidelli. Seven-time MotoGP world champion Rossi has lost his place at the works Yamaha team for next year to Fabio Quartararo, but has been promised full factory support at
A late crash for long-time leader Francesco Bagnaia gifted victory in the first MotoGP Virtual GP to Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales at a virtual Jerez circuit. Replacing the #StayAtHomeGP, MotoGP introduced its first Virtual GP on the new MotoGP 20 video game to replace the Spanish Grand Prix, which was due to be this weekend before
Yamaha MotoGP boss Massimo Meregalli revealed it had to “stop” an eager Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton from going out on track too early during his ride swap last year. Following the conclusion of the 2019 MotoGP and F1 seasons, Monster Energy – a major sponsor of both Hamilton and Yamaha – organised a ride
Scott McLaughlin took victory in the final round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge at a virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway after late chaos saw a number of front-runners crash out. Two-time Supercars champion McLaughlin scored his second win of the six-race schedule despite running fifth with half a lap to go, benefitting from two big accidents
Suzuki has completed its rider line-up for the 2021 MotoGP season after re-signing Joan Mir on a new two-year deal. The 2017 Moto3 world champion followed in the footsteps of Maverick Vinales in making his MotoGP debut with Suzuki last year following a single season in the Moto2 class. Mir ended last year as the
Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales admits he gets “more nervous” before an Esports race than a real one, as he gears up for this Saturday’s Virtual Grand Prix of Spain. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the opening 11 rounds of the 2020 season to be either cancelled or postponed, with racing not likely to resume