Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Valtteri Bottas says his “critical” fuel situation at the end of Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix led to Max Verstappen almost overtaking him at the finish line. While confusion caused by the chequered flag being waved early meant the race result was
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Robert Wickens has blamed Ed Carpenter for causing their crash in IndyCar’s Texas race, believing that drivers were getting “really desperate” in their on track behaviour. Wickens, alongside Andretti’s Alexander Rossi and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon, had
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Suzuki MotoGP team has confirmed it will promote Moto2 ace Joan Mir to the premier class next year. Mir, 20, will replace Aprilia-bound Andrea Iannone aboard a works Suzuki GSX-RR for the next two years, partnering Alex Rins, who had been
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Clint Bowyer claimed a second NASCAR Cup Series win of the 2018 season by leading a Stewart-Haas Racing 1-2-3 in a Michigan race shortened by rain. Bowyer had run within the top 10 throughout the race. He was third in the opening
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Brendon Hartley has been given a clean bill of health after being taken to hospital for tests following his huge crash on lap one of Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix. The Toro Rosso driver clashed with Lance Stroll through the fast Turn
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastien Ogier has been given a suspended World Rally Championship points penalty and a fine for receiving outside assistance on his way to second place on Rally Italy. The reigning WRC champion was beaten to the win by series leader Thierry Neuville,
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. World Rally Championship title contender Sebastien Ogier‘s second place on Rally Italy is under investigation. The Frenchman left the end of the penultimate stage without the timecard, the vital paperwork which keeps a running record of the progress of the Ford Fiesta
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly will start the Canadian Grand Prix from the back row of the grid after taking a new Honda Formula 1 engine. The Frenchman suffered an issue with his new-specification engine in FP3, and with limited time to analyse
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville overhauled World Rally Championship rival Sebastien Ogier on the last stage in a dramatic conclusion to win Rally Italy by just 0.7 seconds. Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul began Sunday’s stages 3.9s behind their rival but won all four
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says that the team’s qualifying strugle in Montreal was due to high downforce levels the team has had to run due to low-speed corners. Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne will start 14th and 15th in Canada, with
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The charging Hyundai of Thierry Neuville cut his World Rally Championship rival Sebastien Ogier’s Rally Italy lead down to only 1.3 seconds on Sunday morning, with just two stages remaining. Ogier started the day with a slim 3.9s advantage but his advantage
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon surged into the IndyCar championship lead after a controlled victory at Texas Motor Speedway, taking advantage of Penske’s woes. Penske had taken a 1-2-3 in qualifying with Josef Newgarden leading Simon Pagenaud and Will Power, but two
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren’s lacklustre pace in qualifying for Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix was ‘bizarre’, according to Stoffel Vandoorne. Vandoorne and team-mate Fernando Alonso had been optimistic of a good showing in Montreal after showing some encouraging speed in Friday’s free practice sessions without
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso driver Pierre Gasly says his Canadian Grand Prix qualifying was “made tough” by him having to switch to an older-specification Honda power unit. The Japanese manufacturer introduced an upgraded engine in Montreal, which Gasly and team-mate Brendon Hartley agreed was
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Jari-Matti Latvala has lost third place on Rally Italy, after a technical problem forced him to retire his Toyota despite the World Rally Championship’s Saturday stages having already been completed. Latvala – last year’s runner-up on this event – had been engaged
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastien Ogier maintained a slim lead on Rally Italy ahead of World Rally Championship rival Thierry Neuville at the end of Saturday, taking a 3.9-second advantage into the deciding day. Reigning champion Ogier’s margin over Neuville had been cut down significantly before
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley say Honda’s upgraded Formula 1 engine provided a “very positive step” in Canada despite difficulties measuring performance relative to the Monaco Grand Prix. Honda’s latest specification is being scrutinised by Red Bull, which is monitoring
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Some Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series teams are using the debut of the new Camaro as an excuse for poor performance this season, according to Kyle Larson. Larson’s #42 Chip Ganassi Racing squad has been the most consistent performing Chevrolet team so far
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastien Ogier continues to lead Rally Italy after Saturday morning’s stages, but his lead has been slashed to 4.9 seconds by World Rally Championship title rival Thierry Neuville. Ogier held an 18.9s lead overnight in his M-Sport Ford Fiesta and had increased
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Former MotoGP rider Hector Barbera has parted ways with his Moto2 team after he was charged with driving under the influence. Barbera was stopped by Valencia police earlier this week and tested for alcohol consumption. He was found to have 0.67 milligrams
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Romain Grosjean says he was surprised the marmot he hit in Canadian Grand Prix Formula 1 practice was not removed when first spotted on television earlier in the session. The Haas driver hit the animal at the end of the long straight
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Reigning IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden led a Penske 1-2-3 in qualifying for the Texas oval race, ahead of team-mates Simon Pagenaud and 2018 Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power. Newgarden’s leading two-lap average speed of 220.613mph was set when he hit the track
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced a multi-year IndyCar contract extension with driver Graham Rahal. Rahal has driven for the team co-owned by his IndyCar legend father Bobby Rahal, David Letterman and Mike Lanigan since 2013, taking five of his six IndyCar
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. M-Sport’s Sebastien Ogier mastered muddy conditions to vault from fifth to first place on Rally Italy, eclipsing his main World Rally Championship rival Thierry Neuville in second. Reigning world champion Ogier made light work of his opponents through stage six, their first
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Aprilia has officially announced that Andrea Iannone will replace Scott Redding in its MotoGP factory team next year. Iannone, whose departure from Suzuki was formally confirmed earlier on Friday, has signed a two-year deal with Aprilia to partner incumbent rider Aleix Espargaro
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Max Verstappen topped the first Formula 1 free practice session of the Canadian Grand prix weekend, as Lewis Hamilton prevented a Red Bull one-two. Verstappen moved to the top of the order for the first time with 30 minutes remaining in the
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson believes that Martin Truex Jr, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick have been “head over heels” better than the rest of the NASCAR Cup series field. Larson finished second behind race-winner Truex and in front of Busch and
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Andrea Iannone is set to join the Aprilia MotoGP team in 2019, following official confirmation from Suzuki that it is parting ways with the Italian rider. Iannone chose to pre-empt a Suzuki statement ahead of last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello,
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Andreas Mikkelsen holds a 14-second lead over Hyundai World Rally Championship team-mate Thierry Neuville after winning two of Friday morning’s four stages on Rally Italy. Mikkelsen took six soft tyres aboard his i20 Coupe WRC and made the most of them in
Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault has revealed a new version of its Formula 1 halo mirrors ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, after it was forced to change its original concept. The manufacturer has been evaluating a change of mirror design since the FIA announced several