Spa 24 Hours organisers have issued a clampdown on track limits ahead of this weekend’s race after the majority of cars repeatedly ran off circuit during practice and qualifying. The move is the result of what race director Alain Adam described as “exaggerated abuse” of the original guidance issued during the pre-event driver briefing. The
The boss of the GT World Challenge Europe, of which the Belgian fixture is the blue riband round, explained that the imposition of new restrictions in the country gave him doubts earlier this week that the race could go ahead. “We had concerns in the last days when we were already here because the hospitals
Stephane Ratel has admitted to concerns that this weekend’s Spa 24 Hours would be cancelled as the result of the worsening COVID-19 situation in Belgium. The boss of the GT World Challenge Europe, of which the Belgian fixture is the blue riband round, explained that the imposition of new restrictions in the country gave him
McLaren would have considered signing Kevin Magnussen to its IndyCar team had it not already finalised its line-up for 2021, according to Zak Brown. Magnussen announced on Thursday that he would be leaving Haas at the end of the year after four seasons with the team, with his chances of remaining in F1 appearing slim.
MotoGP completes its latest triple-header with a second consecutive race at Aragon with the Teruel Grand Prix. Here’s how to watch qualifying. Honda’s resurgence has continued at Aragon with Alex Marquez topping the first practice session before Takaaki Nakagami took over at the top in second practice on Friday, beating Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales as LCR
The Italian posted a 2m32.166s during the Super Pole session held on Friday evening to claim the top spot in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 he shares with Felipe Fraga and Timur Boguslavskiy, his time putting him two tenths up on the best of the WRT Audis in second position. The times improved over the course of
Raffaele Marciello claimed pole position ahead of this weekend’s Spa 24 Hours round of the GT World Challenge Europe for the Auto Sport Promotion Mercedes team. The Italian posted a 2m32.166s during the Super Pole session held on Friday evening to claim the top spot in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 he shares with Felipe Fraga and
Alex Marquez says his MotoGP champion brother Marc told him not to show up to the Teruel Grand Prix “with the aim of winning” following his Aragon GP podium. Honda rookie Alex Marquez finished second in last weekend’s Aragon round having taken his maiden podium the week before in the wet French GP. Marquez topped
He revealed that uncertainty over the terms of the UK’s exit deal from the European Union explained why his Stephane Ratel Organisation had decided not go with Silverstone to fill a TBA in May on the provisional calendar published early last month. “It is the Brexit effect,” said Ratel, who had previously stated that Silverstone
Brexit has been blamed for the disappearance of Silverstone from the GT World Challenge Europe schedule for next season by series boss Stephane Ratel. He revealed that uncertainty over the terms of the UK’s exit deal from the European Union explained why his Stephane Ratel Organisation had decided not go with Silverstone to fill a
Former Volkswagen and Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Andreas Mikkelsen is set to make his first rally appearance of 2020 on next month’s Rally Hungary. Mikkelsen will start the European Rally Championship round in a Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo owned by the Topp-Cars Rally Team. The Norwegian will be eligible to score ERC points as
Michelin has explained what caused Fabio Quartararo’s front tyre pressure to go “out of control” during last weekend’s MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix, which left him in 18th. Petronas SRT’s Quartararo opted for the medium front tyre for last Sunday’s Aragon race, but after three laps began to drop down the order as the pressure in
Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s new NASCAR team will be known as 23XI Racing, and the team will field the No. 23 Toyota Camry with driver Bubba Wallace in 2021. NBA legend Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Hamlin combined their iconic numbers to create the team name, and social media channels for 23XI Racing
The Belgian squad’s #31 factory Audi R8 LMS driven by Dries Vanthoor, Christopher Mies and Kelvin van der Linde ended up nearly two tenths clear at the head of the times in the night-time aggregate session held on wet track. Van der Linde set the fastest time across the four 15-minute periods with a 2m34.255s,
The WRT Audi squad topped opening qualifying for this weekend’s Spa 24 Hours round of the GT World Challenge Europe. The Belgian squad’s #31 factory Audi R8 LMS driven by Dries Vanthoor, Christopher Mies and Kelvin van der Linde ended up nearly two tenths clear at the head of the times in the night-time aggregate
Three-time Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin says he’ll be “doing cartwheels, going crazy” if he finishes in the top 10 on his IndyCar debut with Team Penske. McLaughlin, who earlier this month wrapped up his third consecutive Supercars title with DJR Team Penske, was due to make his IndyCar race debut on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales believes MotoAmerica champion Cameron Beaubier “will do really good” when he makes his Moto2 debut in 2021. Beaubier is arguably America’s leading light in motorcycle racing, having won the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship five times – securing this year’s crown with a round to spare aboard his Attack Performance Yamaha R1.
Takaaki Nakagami has confirmed he will have a factory Honda bike next year having renewed his MotoGP contract with HRC to remain with LCR for two more years. Honda announced earlier on Thursday Moto2 race winner Nakagami had signed a new multi-year contract with the Japanese marque to remain with LCR, though the release made
Both IndyCar title contenders Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon head into the finale uncertain of how strong their cars are on a street course given the lack of 2020 running. With the COVID-19 pandemic-caused cancellations of Long Beach, Detroit and Toronto, while St. Petersburg has been shifted from season-opener to season-closer, this weekend the IndyCar
Takaaki Nakagami will remain in MotoGP in 2021 with LCR having signed a multi-year extension with Honda. Nakagami stepped up to the premier class from Moto2 in 2018 with LCR, though is contracted directly to HRC. Riding year-old RC213V machinery this year, Nakagami currently sits fifth in the standings and just 29 points off championship
Michael Andretti says he’s confident of Andretti Autosport maintaining a five-car programme in IndyCar next year and returning to the restarted Indy Lights series with four cars. Andretti’s multiple championship-winning and Indy 500-winning team has been the subject of much speculation during silly season, with rumours of the team cutting back from five cars to
MotoGP completes its latest triple-header with a second consecutive race at Aragon, the first-ever Teruel Grand Prix. Following yet another dramatic MotoGP race in the most unpredictable of seasons, Alex Rins became the eighth different winner across the opening ten races in the first Aragon encounter, while Suzuki team-mate Joan Mir claimed the riders’ world
Honda has confirmed reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez’s recovery from a broken arm is “proceeding as planned” amid reports he may need a third surgery. Marquez broken his right arm in a heavy crash during the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez back in July. He tried to stage a comeback the following week
Erik Jones has signed for Richard Petty Motorsports to replace Bubba Wallace in the famed #43 car for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series. Jones has signed a multi-year driver agreement with the team, to drive the number made famous by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty. “It is an incredible honour to have Richard Petty
Double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner says it’s “sad” for him to see Valentino Rossi celebrating a top five or a podium “like a victory”. Rossi will continue his MotoGP career into 2021 after signing a new deal with Yamaha to join Petronas SRT with full factory support. The nine-time grand prix motorcycle world champion
The first examples of Hyundai Motorsport’s newly-unveiled World Rally Championship support series challenger are set to be delivered to customers next summer once an “extensive testing” programme has been completed. The Alzenau-based squad claims the new Rally2 car will continue the success enjoyed by its R5 predecessor, with key development work to be overseen by
Oliver Askew has been given clearance by the IndyCar medical team to return to action for this weekend’s season finale in St. Petersburg with Arrow McLaren SP. The reigning Indy Lights champion was forced to miss the Harvest Grand Prix two weeks ago after complaining of balance issues at the end of the second Mid-Ohio
Pol Espargaro says the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix was “painful for KTM” after no RC16 rider made it into the top 10 for only the second time this season. Espargaro qualified 12th and couldn’t make any inroads on that position in the race, finishing behind team-mate Brad Binder. The Spaniard says everything “started to bend”
Reigning MotoAmerica Superbike champion Cameron Beaubier will return to the grand prix paddock in 2021 after signing a deal to join the American Racing Team in Moto2. Beaubier contested the 2009 125cc world championship with the Red Bull KTM squad, partnering future six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez in his second season in the class.
Aleix Espargaro says “it’s not easy to be positive” as he “can’t go faster” than he currently is on the Aprilia following his 13th at the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix. Espargaro has finished inside the top seven at Aragon since he joined Aprilia in 2017, but could only manage 13th last Sunday and 14.5 seconds
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