IndyCar and NASCAR will once again combine for a double-header race weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next season, but with an added twist. The IndyCar and Cup Series will compete at IMS on 14-15 August in 2021, but this time the Cup Series will also compete on the IMS Road Course. This year, when the
Month: September 2020
Aleix Espargaro admits he is “not really enjoying” riding his Aprilia MotoGP bike at the moment as he is “fighting for very bad positions”. Espargaro has only cracked the top 10 once this season, when he was 10th at the Czech Grand Prix, and currently sits 17th in the standings on 22 points after finishing
Aleix Espargaro admits he is “not really enjoying” riding his Aprilia MotoGP bike at the moment as he is “fighting for very bad positions”. Espargaro has only cracked the top 10 once this season, when he was 10th at the Czech Grand Prix, and currently sits 17th in the standings on 22 points after finishing
The NASCAR Cup Series is set to make its first appearance at the Circuit of the Americas next year as part of a major calendar shakeup featuring increased road racing. A provisional version of the 2021 schedule obtained by Autosport, with a majority of the dates independently confirmed, will pave the way for six races
One-time World Rally champion Petter Solberg believes his chance to compete on the powerstage of next month’s Rally Italy is the perfect litmus test for Pirelli’s new gravel tyres. The Norwegian, who beat Sebastien Loeb to the 2003 WRC title, will get back behind the wheel of a WRC-spec Citroen C3 on the closing 4.28-mile
Ducati has announced it has chosen Francesco Bagnaia to replace the outgoing Andrea Dovizioso for the 2021 MotoGP season, while Johann Zarco steps up to Pramac as a works rider. Dovizioso announced during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend in August that he would not be extending his stay with Ducati beyond the 2020 season. Numerous
The Venturi Formula E driver was named in one of four WRT Audi R8 LMS entries for the centrepiece round of the GT World Challenge Europe season, sharing the #31 machine with Charles Weerts and Frank Stippler. It will mark the 33-year-old’s first outing in an Audi since the 2016 FIA GT World Cup at
Edoardo Mortara will return to race an Audi in next month’s Spa 24 Hours, the first time in four years that the former DTM racer will have represented the marque. The Venturi Formula E driver was named in one of four WRT Audi R8 LMS entries for the centrepiece round of the GT World Challenge
The British-based squad, which won the LMP2 division at Le Mans earlier this month, announced last week that it will return to the GT ranks next season with a programme in the GT4 European Series with a pair of McLarens. United’s plan is set to take it into the GT3 ranks the year after. Team
Le Mans 24 Hours class winner United Autosports is targeting an Intercontinental GT Challenge campaign in 2022 as part of its latest expansion. The British-based squad, which won the LMP2 division at Le Mans earlier this month, announced last week that it will return to the GT ranks next season with a programme in the
Five-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon, who leads the 2020 championship with three rounds to go, says that each one becomes more significant. Dixon won the IndyCar title in 2003, ’08, ’13, ’15 and ’18, and although he won the season-openers in ’03 and ’08, he then suffered misfortunes in subsequent races and had to fight
Honda’s Alex Marquez “expected a bit more” from the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix finishing 13th and 17 seconds off the lead owing to a mistake over his front tyre choice. Marquez made a step forward in adapting to the RC213V in his rookie season in the Emilia Romagna GP at Misano, where he finished a
KTM’s Pol Espargaro says he has “never been so inconsistent” in a MotoGP season as he is now after crashing out of Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix. Espargaro crashed out of Sunday’s race at Catalunya while running eighth on the 13th lap, losing him ground in the championship as he drops to 51 points adrift of
Petronas SRT Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo says his victory in the Catalan Grand Prix was the “best moment of my life” and “better” than his maiden wins at Jerez in July. Quartararo dominated the opening rounds of the year in July at Jerez, but struggled from Brno through to the second Misano race – scoring just
LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami feels he had a “great chance to win” the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix, but sluggish opening laps meant he got stuck behind Ducatis. The Japanese rider had pace comparable with the frontrunners during the race-simulation FP4 session on Saturday, but gave himself work to do in the race after qualifying. Nakagami
Fabio Quartararo returned to the top step of the podium and at the top of the MotoGP world standings after claiming victory in last Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix. Quartararo endured a difficult run from Brno to the second Misano outing, failing to score a podium having dominated the opening two rounds of the year at
KTM’s Brad Binder says the final laps of his MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix were “like riding in the rain” after his soft rear tyre dropped off significantly. Binder started from 10th in Sunday’s race, but dropped four places on the opening lap and could only recover to ninth when he started to lose grip. In
Franco Morbidelli admits his fourth in the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix left him “angry”, but believes this is “positive” as it shows he is “on a great level”. Morbidelli led the first eight laps of the Barcelona race from pole on his Petronas SRT Yamaha before being passed by team-mate and eventual winner Fabio Quartararo
The BMW factory driver joined ROWE Racing team-mates Alexander Sims and Nicky Catsburg to score BMW’s 20th success in the event, 50 years on from its victory in the maiden 24 Hours in 1970, and its first since 2010 with a GT2-spec M3 E92 after a barren stretch in the current GT3 era. Their #99
Nurburgring 24 Hours winner Nick Yelloly described the inclement weather that caused the race to be red-flagged for nine hours on Saturday evening as “the worst conditions I have experienced”. The BMW factory driver joined ROWE Racing team-mates Alexander Sims and Nicky Catsburg to score BMW’s 20th success in the event, 50 years on from
Suzuki’s Joan Mir says it’s “too early” to consider himself a MotoGP title favourite despite a second in the Catalan Grand Prix moving him to second in the points. Mir has been the most consistent rider in recent races, with the Suzuki rider scoring four podiums from the last five races. His latest came after
Kurt Busch became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to book his spot in the next round of the Playoffs with victory in overtime at Las Vegas. Busch in the #1 Chip Ganassi Chevrolet had not followed the leading pack, headed by Denny Hamlin, in pitting midway through the final stage, and benefited when Jimmie
Maverick Vinales says he “lost the way” in setting up his Yamaha for the Catalan Grand Prix weekend, which contributed to his lowly ninth-place finish in Sunday’s MotoGP race. The Yamaha rider had strong race pace throughout practice and was expected to challenge for victory on Sunday, but got swamped on the run to Turn
Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi admits, while mathematically he can still win, his MotoGP title hopes have “closed” after crashing from second place in the Catalan Grand Prix. Running in the podium battle from the off, Rossi found himself in second on lap 14 when Petronas SRT’s Franco Morbidelli made a mistake at the first corner. But
The trio’s BMW M6 overcame the #3 Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS driven by three-time winner Markus Winkelhock, Mirko Bortolotti and Christopher Haase after the latter stayed out one lap too long amid rain showers with 90 minutes to go. The ROWE car eventually finished 15s ahead as Sims and Yelloly became only the
BMW scored its first victory in the Nurburgring 24 Hours since 2010 as ROWE Racing’s #99 entry driven by Nick Catsburg, Nick Yelloly and Alexander Sims prevailed in wet/dry conditions. The trio’s BMW M6 overcame the #3 Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS driven by three-time winner Markus Winkelhock, Mirko Bortolotti and Christopher Haase after
Darryn Binder grabbed his maiden Moto3 win in a dramatic Catalan Grand Prix in which championship rivals John McPhee and Albert Arenas collided. After crashing out of victory contention in the Misano double-header, CIP’s Binder made a last-lap pass for the lead on Leopard’s Dennis Foggia to grab the first win of his grand prix
After a red flag interruption of nine and a half hours due to rain, the Nurburgring 24 Hours has restarted on Sunday morning. The race was halted shortly after seven hours of running by heavy rainfall, while drama unfolded as the two leading Mercedes-AMG GT3 challengers crashed out while leading. Initially Haupt Racing Team lost
Valentino Rossi admits his age prompted him to question his MotoGP future during a tough 2019 season, but says he “didn’t trust” those doubts. The nine-time grand prix world champion’s deal to remain with Yamaha and join Petronas SRT in 2021 was officially confirmed on Saturday after months of discussions. Next year will mark Rossi’s
KTM’s Pol Espargaro says Sunday’s MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix will come down to “who cares less” about crashing as the degradation of the preferred soft rear tyre will be “huge”. Most riders have struggled for grip and tyre durability at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya circuit this weekend, with most already favouring the softest rear tyre
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