Citroen’s chief executive officer Linda Jackson says any decision about whether Sebastien Loeb returns to the World Rally Championship full-time in 2019 remains entirely in the nine-time champion’s hands. Loeb won a quarter of the stages on last weekend’s Tour of Corsica, despite last competing on the island 10 years earlier and having been away
Daniel Ricciardo believes his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen was “a little too greedy” and squeezed Lewis Hamilton too much in their controversial Bahrain Grand Prix clash. Verstappen dived inside Hamilton at Turn 1 at the start of the second lap and was almost clear of the Mercedes before his left-rear wheel made contact with
Romain Grosjean says Toro Rosso-Honda’s surprise form is “amazing” for Formula 1, because it proves new manufacturers can come in and be successful. After a difficult first race of 2018 in Australia, Pierre Gasly was best of the midfield F1 runners in the Bahrain Grand Prix, recording Honda’s best result since it returned in 2015
Honda rider Marc Marquez insists he “would not do anything different” were he to repeat last weekend’s Argentina MotoGP race in which he collided with Valentino Rossi. The reigning champion was the centre of controversy at Termas de Rio Hondo, where he was penalised for clashing with both Rossi and Aleix Espargaro and caused the
The NASCAR Cup series believes that the Charlotte All-Star race is the “perfect opportunity” to trial a radically different format for the 2018 race. NASCAR confirmed it will trial a new aero package that was debuted in the feeder Xfinity series last year at Indianapolis. It means that each Cup car will be fitted with
Hendrick Motorsports’s Chase Elliott has been hit with a penalty for a violation during last weekend’s Texas race that has cost him 20 points in the NASCAR Cup series standings. Elliott’s #9 Chevrolet Camaro violated sections 20.4.8.1 of NASCAR’s rulebook, which relates to a rear brace support, because his rear window did not meet the
FIA president Jean Todt has denied having an agenda against including an endurance element to events in the World Rally Championship. At last week’s Tour de Corse, Todt told Autosport that he still saw endurance as very much part of the appeal and challenge of the WRC. But in recent years, event organisers have collectively
Last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix offered the first proper look at how McLaren plans to start making strides up the order by developing its Formula 1 chassis. The front wing used by both drivers in Bahrain featured revised supports near the tips, as the designers looked to reduce the flutter generated at high speed as
Take a closer look at the Shanghai International Circuit ahead of Formula 1’s 2018 Chinese Grand Prix with our exclusive track animation. Our video takes you around the 16-corner track in detail, exploring the most challenging parts of the layout and recalling a famous moment that took place on a corner that isn’t part of
New Mercedes DTM test and reserve driver Christian Vietoris will race for the German manufacturer in this year’s Blancpain GT Series with the factory-supported Strakka squad. The German, whose return to the Mercedes DTM fold for 2018 was also announced today, will drive for Strakka Racing in the five BGTS Endurance Cup events, starting at
Andrea Dovizioso believes MotoGP title rival Marc Marquez threw away an “easy” win in last weekend’s Argentine Grand Prix with his erratic riding. Marquez became embroiled in controversy at Termas de Rio Hondo, earning a ride-through penalty for illegal actions on the grid after stalling his bike and then getting into further trouble with the
Reigning IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden expects Andretti’s Alexander Rossi and surprise standout Robert Wickens to feature in the 2018 title fight. Newgarden took his first victory of the year at Phoenix following a “risky” late pass on Wickens, and now leads the drivers’ standings by seven points over Rossi after two races. Rossi recovered from
Following its unexpected victory in the opening race of the 2018 Formula 1 season, Ferrari brought aerodynamic updates to its car for Bahrain to make it more of a match for Mercedes. Heading to Australia, the team had lingering doubts leftover from pre-season testing and so decided to use some of its free practice time
Suzuki is targeting three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo to partner Alex Rins for the 2019 season, Autosport understands. While Rins is all but certain to extend his relationship with Suzuki beyond the end of the year, the Japanese marque is thought to have run out of patience with Andrea Iannone and is searching for a
Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa is in doubt for next weekend’s Austin race after undergoing surgery on his right wrist following his highside crash in Sunday’s Argentine Grand Prix. Pedrosa was launched from his bike at Turn 13 on the opening lap at Termas de Rio Hondo after being forced out onto a wet patch
Aleix Espargaro has criticised the Pramac Ducati MotoGP team over an attempt to defend Danilo Petrucci’s riding in last weekend’s Argentine Grand Prix. Aprilia rider Espargaro was unhappy with Petrucci in the aftermath of the Termas de Rio Hondo race, saying the Italian deserved to be penalised in the same way as Marc Marquez, who
Monster Energy will extend its title sponsorship of the NASCAR Cup series into the 2019 season, but is “highly unlikely” to continue beyond that. The energy drink company has signed a one-year extension to the partnership it began with NASCAR in 2017 and will remain the the ‘official energy drink of NASCAR.’ Autosport understands Monster
Mercedes has admitted that it lost its chance to beat Sebastian Vettel to victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix because it was too slow to realise the Ferrari driver would try a one-stop strategy. The Brackley-based outfit spent the middle phase of the Sakhir race convinced that Valtteri Bottas was well-placed to triumph because it
Red Bull’s motorsport boss Helmut Marko has demanded a “fast and reliable engine” after the Renault failure that ended Daniel Ricciardo’s Bahrain Grand Prix after one racing lap. The team believed that it had a shot at victory in the second round of the Formula 1 season but a suspected energy store failure forced Ricciardo
The NASCAR Cup series has taken six cars to a windtunnel for aerodynamic testing on Tuesday following last weekend’s Texas race. NASCAR selected the Fords of Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano, the Chevrolets of Jamie McMurray and Chase Elliott and the Toyotas of Kyle Busch and Erik Jones to be analysed. The series introduced more
MotoGP championship leader Cal Crutchlow says the new engine Honda has introduced for the 2018 season has allowed its riders to “take fewer risks”. Honda’s RC213V bike has struggled on acceleration and straightline speed in the recent years, and the marque tested several engine specifications in the off-season to address its weaknesses. The new spec
Phoenix should put on a special track session in which the IndyCar field must drive in the second lane in order to end its processional racing, says Penske’s Will Power. The Phoenix circuit has a reputation for mostly one-lane racing, leading IndyCar to drag tyres around the outside lane in an effort to create more
Valentino Rossi “exaggerated” in his critique of Marc Marquez in Argentina and was wrong to suggest the Honda rider hit him deliberately, says grand prix motorcycling legend Giacomo Agostini. Yamaha man Rossi pulled no punches when addressing the media after reigning MotoGP champion Marquez made contact with him in the latter stages at Termas de
Honda will step up the development of its Formula 1 engine’s performance after scoring the best result since it returned to F1 in 2015 last weekend. Pierre Gasly’s fourth place for Toro Rosso in Bahrain was better than anything McLaren managed in three trouble-hit years with Honda power before swapping engine suppliers with the Red
Valentino Rossi says Marc Marquez’s attempts to apologise in the aftermath of their MotoGP clash in Argentina were “a joke” and only made for the sake of PR. Marquez speared Rossi off the track at the Turn 13 right-hander while battling for sixth place late in the race – with Rossi crashing on the wet
Max Verstappen has shrugged off four-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton’s post-race comments about him ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix podium ceremony. Hamilton was heard calling Verstappen “a dickhead” in the drivers’ room after watching back an incident between himself and the Dutchman early in the race. The two collided on the exit
Johann Zarco says he is sorry for causing Dani Pedrosa to crash out on the opening lap of MotoGP’s Argentine Grand Prix last weekend. Pedrosa was an early casualty at the Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo, as he was the victim of a highside at Turn 13 that followed Tech3 Yamaha’s Zarco attempt to muscle
The NASCAR Cup series admits it should have penalised Kevin Harvick during one of the pitstops that the Stewart-Haas Racing driver later branded “pathetic”, after further pitgun failures at Texas. Harvick lost out in Sunday’s race to Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch, and was hampered by two botched pitstops having dominated early on. The
Formula 1 championship leader Sebastian Vettel felt “healthier” in his Ferrari in Bahrain but insists the team must improve despite winning the opening two grands prix of the season. Vettel followed up a fortunate victory in the Australian Grand Prix by qualifying on pole in Bahrain and holding off Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas for the win
Penske’s Josef Newgarden says he had no idea if his “risky” pass on Robert Wickens to win the 2018 IndyCar race at Phoenix in the final laps would work. Newgarden and team-mate Will Power had moved to the front of the field in Saturday’s race after Simon Pagenaud, Alexander Rossi and polesitter Sebastien Bourdais all