Hyundai’s Ott Tanak holds the overnight lead after the first day’s action on the Arctic Rally, the second round of the 2021 World Rally Championship. Although it is one of Europe’s oldest rallies, with a roll of honour dating back to 1966 and featuring names such as Hannu Mikkola, Ari Vatanen, Henri Toivonen and Tommi
The three-time Supercars champion completed a strong test day at Barber Motorsports Park this week , finishing 0.161 seconds behind Penske team-mate Will Power, just a few hundredths behind Josef Newgarden, and was slightly quicker than Simon Pagenaud. All three are previous champions and winners at Barber, but McLaughlin – who has just one race
Supercars convert Scott McLaughlin says he’s “oblivious” to the impression he is making during IndyCar testing ahead of his 2021 full-time debut as he’s “my own harshest critic”. The three-time Supercars champion completed a strong test day at Barber Motorsports Park this week , finishing 0.161 seconds behind Penske team-mate Will Power, just a few
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville has tempered his team’s hopes of victory in this weekend’s Arctic Rally, ahead of the second round of the 2021 World Rally Championship. Team principal Andrea Adamo has declared that “nothing less than victory” is acceptable for the defending manufacturers’ champions on the WRC’s first visit to Lapland, which is a late
The Briton will be part of a two-car factory attack on the five-round endurance leg of the GTWCE in 2021 by Iron Lynx as Ferrari defends the drivers’ title it won last year with Alessandro Pier Guidi and the AF Corse team. Ilott will share one of the team’s two Ferrari 488 GT3s with Ferrari
New Ferrari Formula 1 test driver Callum Ilott will race for the Italian manufacturer in this year’s GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with the Iron Lynx squad. The Briton will be part of a two-car factory attack on the five-round endurance leg of the GTWCE in 2021 by Iron Lynx as Ferrari defends the
Hyundai boss Andrea Adamo admits nothing less than a win will do for the World Rally Championship team on this weekend’s Arctic Rally Finland. The squad already finds itself 22 points adrift of Toyota in the manufacturers’ championship after last month’s opening Monte Carlo Rally, which Sebastien Ogier won for a record eighth occasion. Adamo
The man tasked with overseeing work on M-Sport’s new Rally1 car believes it will be an immediate title contender in the 2022 World Rally Championship. As part of the ongoing process in developing a car for WRC’s rules overhaul, a workshop team dedicated to the project, and a separate test programme, have been created, while
The Frenchman, who will race all 13 of the 2021 IndyCar Series’ road and street courses for Dale Coyne Racing, completed his first test in the car on Tuesday at Barber Motorsport Park. Asked if the more relaxed atmosphere in IndyCar was suiting him, he said: “It’s been great. I’ve had already some good interaction
Ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean says he “used to be an asshole as a team-mate”, but has told new IndyCar stablemate Ed Jones he’d “like us to be friendly”. The Frenchman, who will race all 13 of the 2021 IndyCar Series’ road and street courses for Dale Coyne Racing, completed his first test in the
Dutchman VeeKay, who earned rookie of the year laurels in 2020, lapped the 2.38-mile course in 66.518s to go 0.115sec faster than Sebastien Bourdais of AJ Foyt Racing, although the Frenchman held top spot without use of the push-to-pass overtake. Rookie Grosjean was slowest of the cars in attendance in his first time in a
Rinus VeeKay put Ed Carpenter Racing on top in the 12-car IndyCar test at Barber Motorsports Park, while Romain Grosjean finished his first IndyCar test within one second of top spot. Dutchman VeeKay, who earned rookie of the year laurels in 2020, lapped the 2.38-mile course in 66.518s to go 0.115sec faster than Sebastien Bourdais
The 34-year-old is part of a 12-car test at Barber Motorsports Park, teaming up with the Dale Coyne Racing squad for the first time. He is set to compete in all 13 road and street course races on the 2021 IndyCar Series calendar, with Pietro Fittipaldi favourite to fill in on the ovals including the
Ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean says he’s “really happy” with his first morning testing an IndyCar, despite spinning off and feeling soreness in his arms and recovering burnt left hand. The 34-year-old is part of a 12-car test at Barber Motorsports Park, teaming up with the Dale Coyne Racing squad for the first time. He
Sebastien Ogier says Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Kalle Rovanpera can make World Rally Championship history and become the series’ youngest-ever winner in this week’s Arctic Rally Finland. The snow-based event is a new addition to the WRC calendar and replaces Rally Sweden, which was cancelled in December due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rovanpera, whose father
Rising French talent Adrien Fourmaux will step up to the World Rally Championship’s top division at April’s Rally Croatia with M-Sport. Confirmation of the drive in a Ford Fiesta WRC car coincides with the news that Red Bull has finalised terms to support the 25-year-old going forward. Last month, M-Sport said Fourmaux would be handed
In a radical shakeup for the 2021 campaign, there will be a record seven road course events on the 36-round Cup Series calendar, including visits to circuits such as Austin, Road America and the Indianapolis road course for the first time. Sonoma also returns after dropping off the 2020 roster, while Bristol will stage NASCAR’s
Penske team-mates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano are split over the NASCAR Cup series’ increased road course intake, with the former believing the series must “reap what we sow.” In a radical shakeup for the 2021 campaign, there will be a record seven road course events on the 36-round Cup Series calendar, including visits to
Bell, who was promoted to the Joe Gibbs Racing squad for 2021 in place of Erik Jones, posted a maiden career win at the 38th attempt in Sunday’s 70-lap event on the 3.6-mile Daytona road course, passing Penske’s Joey Logano on the penultimate lap. The 26-year-old, who drove for the JGR-affiliated Leavine Family Racing in
Christopher Bell says he is not “overly shocked” at winning his first career NASCAR Cup race on a road course, although he believes to win at Daytona “is quite surprising”. Bell, who was promoted to the Joe Gibbs Racing squad for 2021 in place of Erik Jones, posted a maiden career win at the 38th
A caution for a brief rain shower with 17 laps of the scheduled 70 around the 3.6-mile circuit closed the field up, with the leaders pitting for fresh slick tyres as opposed to switching to the grooved wet Goodyear rubber. Bell, in his second race for Joe Gibbs Racing, was running well inside the top
Christopher Bell hunted down leader Joey Logano in the closing laps of the NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona road course to record his maiden at the 38th attempt. A caution for a brief rain shower with 17 laps of the scheduled 70 around the 3.6-mile circuit closed the field up, with the leaders
Former DTM driver Juncadella and Gounon, winner of last year’s Bathurst 12 Hours with Bentley, will drive with ASP regular Marciello in the team’s solo pro class Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the five-race Endurance Cup segment of the GTWCE. Gounon, who was announced as part of the Mercedes GT3 roster along with Juncadella earlier this month,
New Mercedes drivers Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon will join Raffaelo Marciello for the French Auto Sport Promotion team’s defence of its GT World Challenge Europe crown in 2021. Former DTM driver Juncadella and Gounon, winner of last year’s Bathurst 12 Hours with Bentley, will drive with ASP regular Marciello in the team’s solo pro
The team behind Seb Morris and Rick Parfitt Jr’s 2017 championship run has campaigned Bentley machinery in British GT since 2016, but changes to the 911 GT3 R in 2021 to align with its activities in the Carrera Cup GB and Sprint Challenge GB. It marks the first full-season Porsche entry in British GT since
Championship-winning British GT outfit Team Parker Racing will switch from Bentley to Porsche for its assault on this year’s GT3 class title. The team behind Seb Morris and Rick Parfitt Jr’s 2017 championship run has campaigned Bentley machinery in British GT since 2016, but changes to the 911 GT3 R in 2021 to align with
This season the squad will field changed driver line-up with Chip Ganassi Racing refugee Felix Rosenqvist teaming up with Patricio O’Ward, who is set for his second season at Arrow McLaren SP. O’Ward, in his first full IndyCar season, drove the #5 AMSP-Chevy to a pole, four podiums and fourth in the championship, while Rosenqvist
Sam Schmidt believes Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet can join Chip Ganassi Racing, Team Penske and Andretti Autosport in the top echelon of IndyCar in 2020. This season the squad will field changed driver line-up with Chip Ganassi Racing refugee Felix Rosenqvist teaming up with Patricio O’Ward, who is set for his second season at Arrow McLaren
During last week’s Busch Clash exhibition race on the road course, drivers complained that dirt and grass was being pulled onto the track when cars cut the corners on the backstretch chicane. Ahead of all three national series’ races this weekend, and to help reduce incidents, NASCAR has now added rumble strips in front of
NASCAR has made changes to the backstretch chicane of the Daytona International Speedway Road Course ahead of this weekend’s racing following criticism by drivers. During last week’s Busch Clash exhibition race on the road course, drivers complained that dirt and grass was being pulled onto the track when cars cut the corners on the backstretch
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