Supercar ace Scott McLaughlin will make his IndyCar debut in a fourth Penske entry in next month’s season finale at St Petersburg. The two-time and reigning Supercars champion, who tested impressively for Team Penske at Sebring and Circuit of The Americas as well as passing his oval rookie test at Texas Motor Speedway, has long
Maverick Vinales says he “wants a reaction” from Yamaha to cure his grip woes in races, after struggling in last weekend’s MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix at Misano. The Yamaha rider smashed the circuit lap record to claim pole and was expected to be a main threat for victory following a strong set of practice
Avintia’s Johann Zarco says a chassis update given to him from Ducati in Tuesday’s Misano MotoGP test made him feel “like he was a factory rider” again. Zarco is signed directly to Ducati for 2020 but is riding the year-old GP19 bike in Avintia colours with a small amount of support from Ducati in terms
MotoGP stays in place at Misano for the second part of its latest double-header, featuring another new race for 2020 with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. After another dramatic race in one of the most unpredictable MotoGP campaigns, Franco Morbidelli became the fourth different first-time winner as he stormed to victory at Misano last Sunday.
IndyCar will hold a street race in downtown Nashville in 2021 and will be called the “Music City Grand Prix”, marking a return to the calendar for the city. The “Music City Grand Prix” will be held 6-8 August next year, using a 2.17-mile track that features a unique water crossing. The Nissan Stadium, home
Scott McLaughlin is in talks with the Australian government about a travel exemption that would allow him to make his IndyCar debut next month. The Kiwi has been linked to Team Penske seat for the IndyCar season finale in St Petersburg, ahead of what could be a full-time Stateside switch in 2021. While McLaughlin’s schedules
Fabio Quartararo says he is “getting used” to riding with the Yamaha’s current problems, after numerous updates in the Misano MotoGP test yielded no improvement in this respect. The Petronas SRT rider dominated the opening rounds of the 2020 season at Jerez, though admitted at the time that this year’s Yamaha was not an easy
Valentino Rossi says he would “sign now” if Yamaha has the chance to recruit outgoing Ducati star Andrea Dovizioso as a test rider for 2021. Dovizioso’s future in MotoGP is uncertain after he confirmed during last month’s Austrian Grand Prix weekend that he would be quitting Ducati at the end of the season, bringing to
Sebastien Bourdais says he’ll avoid setting targets for his return to IndyCar after it was announced he will contest this year’s final three rounds ahead of a full 2021 season. Bourdais was originally signed to share the #14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet this year with Tony Kanaan and Dalton Kellett. The four-time Champ Car title
The MotoGP field have offered their thoughts on the radio warning system they tested during Tuesday’s post-San Marino Grand Prix test at Misano. Last Friday, Honda rider Stefan Bradl tested the system for the very first time upon request from MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports as a means of communicating warning messages to riders to go
San Marino Grand Prix poleman Maverick Vinales topped the one-day MotoGP test at Misano on Tuesday on his works Yamaha, while race winner Franco Morbidelli was absent through illness. The paddock returned to the Misano circuit just two days after the San Marino GP for the only in-season test of 2020 as a result of
Jack Miller says severe tyre graining in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix made his race one of “survival” after being persuaded to use his less-preferred rear option. The Pramac Ducati rider ran third for the first 13 tours of Sunday’s 27-lap Misano race, but from early on knew he was in “difficulty” with his
Craig Breen says he is “confident” of getting another shot with Hyundai for the Ypres Rally, having impressed with second place on the World Rally Championship’s return in Estonia. The Irishman, who is without a full-time seat in the sport’s top flight for 2020, impressed on the Estonian gravel by finishing just 22.2s behind team-mate
Andrea Dovizioso admits his consistency “will not be enough” to win the 2020 MotoGP title because his speed still isn’t good enough, despite him now leading the standings. The Ducati rider struggled throughout the San Marino Grand Prix weekend at Misano and ended up seventh, but now leads the championship by six points after Fabio
Pramac Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia admitted he was not expecting to score his maiden MotoGP podium on his return from a broken leg at the San Marino Grand Prix. The 2018 Moto2 champion broke his left leg in a fast crash during first practice for the Czech GP at Brno in August and had been
Ryan Hunter-Reay was left frustrated at what he feels were missed opportunities in the IndyCar Mid-Ohio double-header thanks to pitstop strategy and questionable track ethics from Scott Dixon. The 2012 IndyCar champion started Saturday’s first race from the front row, but was demoted to third at the start by Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden. Hunter-Reay was
MotoGP crowned its fourth first-time winner in an incredibly dramatic 2020 season, as Franco Morbidelli scorched to victory in the San Marino Grand Prix. The Petronas SRT rider endured a tough 2019 as he faced up to the surprise challenge of rookie sensation team-mate Fabio Quartararo. But Morbidelli worked on himself across the winter and
Dani Sordo will make his second World Rally Championship appearance of 2020 with Hyundai on next month’s Rally Italy after scoring his second career victory on the event last year. The 37-year-old Spaniard will drive Hyundai’s third works i20 Coupe WRC alongside regular drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak in the Sardinia-based event on 8-11
Mid-Ohio IndyCar winner Colton Herta says that hitting the right fuel number gave him an edge over his Andretti Autosport team-mates despite possibly making the wrong strategy call on tyres. Herta led 57 of the 75 laps in Mid-Ohio’s second race of the weekend, and the majority of laps in which he wasn’t P1 were
Colton Herta headed an Andretti Autosport 1-2-3 in the second and final IndyCar race of the double-header weekend at Mid-Ohio, as points leader Scott Dixon finished 10th after a spin. There was drama on the opening lap as first-time front row starter Santino Ferrucci attempted to drive around the outside of poleman Herta at the
Valentino Rossi has joked establishing his VR46 Academy may not have been a good idea, after Franco Morbidelli and Francesco Bagnaia beat him in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix. Nine-time grand prix world champion Rossi set up his VR46 Academy in 2014 in a bid to nurture and promote young Italian talent. In a
Fabio Quartararo says his first crash in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix was a result of him pushing “like it was the last lap” to catch Jack Miller. The Petronas SRT rider dropped from third to fifth at the start and got stuck behind factory Yamaha counterpart Maverick Vinales for the opening six laps.
Maverick Vinales says he was just a “cone on track” after encountering the “usual” race issues with his Yamaha on route to sixth in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix. Vinales blasted the Misano lap record in qualifying to grab pole and was favourite for victory ahead of the race after showing strong long run
Colton Herta earned pole position for the second race of the weekend at Mid-Ohio after topping a rain-hit qualifying session that involved a crash for race one victor Will Power. The 23-driver field was split across two qualifying groups, with the drivers from the fastest group occupying the odd-numbered places on the grid and the
Haupt Racing Team’s Maro Engel and Luca Stolz closed on the lead of the GT World Challenge Europe standings with victory and a third in the Sprint Cup at Magny-Cours. The Mercedes pair, who were narrowly beaten to both the overall and sprint titles last season, claimed a routine win in race one, with race
John McPhee came from 17th on the grid to win a dramatic Moto3 San Marino Grand Prix to get back into championship contention after points leader Albert Arenas crashed. McPhee’s participation in this weekend’s San Marino GP was in doubt after an inconclusive COVID-19 test pre-weekend – though a third test carried out on Thursday
Brad Keselowski has secured his place in the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with his fourth win of the season at Richmond. Keselowski enjoyed a near-perfect race, running towards the front of the order throughout the 400 laps, to finish 2.5 seconds ahead of Martin Truex Jr. Despite a penalty for
Will Power claimed his first victory of the 2020 IndyCar season with a commanding victory in the opening race of the double-header weekend at Mid-Ohio. Power scooped his 60th career pole earlier on Saturday and converted that qualifying advantage into an early race lead ahead of his Team Penske team-mate Josef Newgarden. At the other
Team Penske’s Will Power earned his third pole position of the 2020 IndyCar season, after topping qualifying for the opening race of the double-header weekend at Mid-Ohio. The 23 drivers were split across two sessions, with the fastest session setting the odd-numbered grid positions and the other group responsible for deciding who occupies the even-numbered
MotoGP is testing a rider radio warning system this week at Misano, but it has raised fears that it could advance into Formula 1-style ship-to-shore communication. Would this dilute MotoGP or should it be embraced? Valentino Rossi believes introducing radio communication into MotoGP would be “a good step” for the series, though this has been
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