Formula 1’s 2020 calendar has been officially signed off by the FIA, following a meeting of its World Motor Sport Council on Friday. The 22-race schedule, which is the biggest in F1 history, will begin in Australia on March 15 and conclude in Abu Dhabi on November 29. The two new events being added to
Month: October 2019
3:56 AM ET Juan Manuel Correa has released a public statement for the first time since sustaining severe injuries in the crash that killed F2 driver Anthoine Hubert. Correa underwent a 17-hour surgery on Sunday which was deemed successful by doctors. The American driver has been in hospital since suffering severe leg injuries in the
Toyota’s Kris Meeke kept himself in the lead of his home World Rally Championship round, Rally GB, on a very wet Friday morning. Though Meeke did not win any of the loop’s four stages, his consistently quick pace meant he headed for service with a six-second lead over Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville. Meeke managed to
LCR rider Cal Crutchlow says the current performance of Honda’s MotoGP bike on out-laps is “embarrassing”, and believes this played a part in Marc Marquez’s FP1 crash at Buriram. Marquez was thrown from his RC213V late on in the first practice session at the Turn 7 right-hander while off-throttle, and had to go to hospital
The aeroscreen IndyCar will adopt in 2020 is stronger than the halo device used in Formula 1 and other single-seater categories, according to developer Red Bull Advanced Technologies. The device – which also features a halo-like structure – was tested on-track for the first time on Wednesday at Indianapolis, after which IndyCar drivers Will Power
Williams believes the delayed arrival of a new Formula 1 steering wheel is still of value to Robert Kubica, even though it did not appeared until after the summer break. Kubica pushed for more controls to be moved to the left-hand side of the steering wheel at the start of the season, because his injured
5:43 AM ET Ferrari legend Ross Brawn has warned his former team it will need to carefully manage the dynamic between Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc to prevent an all-out civil war. The pair were embroiled in controversy at the Russian Grand Prix. At the start, Vettel had got past Lewis Hamilton and used the
Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso says this week’s Morocco Rally will give him a “concrete” idea of whether he wishes to continue with plans to contest the Dakar Rally. Alonso faces his first major test in his fledging cross-country rallying career in the five-day event based around Fez, the traditional warm-up event for next
MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez has been taken to hospital following his brutal crash in first practice for the Thailand Grand Prix. Marquez was thrown off his bike at the Turn 7 right-hander during a late out-lap in FP1, and was clearly shaken and hurt by the incident, spending some time on his knees in
The Williams Formula 1 team says a wheel-retention issue caused George Russell’s Russian Grand Prix retirement, and reiterated a lack of spares led it to stop Robert Kubica’s sister car. Russell crashed on lap 27 of 53 at Sochi under virtual safety car conditions, shortly after making a pitstop. Williams then decided to call Kubica
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Encouraged by the success of the Blancpain Endurance Series, world-renowned Swiss watch manufacture Blancpain and the SRO Motorsports Group decide at the end of 2013 to extend their partnership to the Sprint series, previously promoted as the FIA GT Series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall Blancpain GT Series title,
10:08 AM ET A Spanish team is pushing to join Formula One in 2021, with former Mercedes junior Pascal Wehrlein named as a driver. Ex-F1 driver Adrian Campos, who runs the Campos Racing team that competes in the world championship’s main feeder series, F2 and F3, is spearheading the project with team CEO Salvatore Gandolfo.
Kris Meeke leads Rally GB following the Oulton Park opener, with Petter Solberg a sensational third and World Rally Championship leader Ott Tanak only 13th after an error. Crews were greeted with an extremely wet and slippery stage for Oulton’s first appearance on a WRC itinerary since 1993, with the 2.25-mile mix of asphalt and
Jorge Lorenzo says he will likely have to “sacrifice” front stability with his Honda to improve tyre life for the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix, after struggling with this at Aragon. Lorenzo was running strongly in the early stages of the race at Aragon, before tyre wear dumped him to a distant 20th – some 45
Champions Scott Dixon and Will Power say the Red Bull-designed aeroscreen IndyCar will implement in 2020 would be ready to race this weekend, following the device’s first on-track test. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Dixon and Penske’s Power each tested their regular cars, fitted with the new device, at Indianapolis on Wednesday. While both drivers have
Formula 1 has responded to suggestions from a Spanish entity that it is planning an entry for 2021 by stating it is in “no serious discussions” with potential new teams. A press release was issued earlier on Thursday on behalf of a prospective team with links to F2 outfit Campos Racing and MIM, the Monaco-based
7:20 AM ET Robert Kubica’s sponsor has asked Williams to provide an explanation for the Polish driver’s retirement from the Russian Grand Prix. Kubica, who will leave the team at the conclusion of the 2019 season, was brought into the pits to retire the car one lap after teammate George Russell crashed during a Virtual
Autosport previews this weekend’s Rally GB with a special podcast episode recorded live from the World Rally Championship service park, in association with the new Gravel Notes podcast. Autosport Rallies Editor David Evans is joined in Llandudno by drivers including 2003 World Rally champion Petter Solberg and 2017 Rally GB winner Elfyn Evans as they
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has admitted his arch-rival Marc Marquez has put together a season “close to perfect” in 2019, as the Spaniard nears a sixth premier-class title. Marquez only needs 27 points from the five remaining races to put the championship out of reach for his only remaining mathematical rival Andrea Dovizioso. The Honda
A new team linked to Campos Racing has targeted entering Formula 1 in 2021 with ex-Mercedes protege Pascal Wehrlein as one of its drivers. Eponymous team owner Adrian Campos and his co-owner Salvatore Gandolfo want to use F1’s major rules overhaul in 2021, including a budget cap, to enter a Spanish team. It intends to
4:01 PM ET Ed Jackson Ford driver Cameron Waters has committed his Supercars future to Tickford Racing. The 25-year-old has signed a multi-year deal to stay with the team for 2020 and beyond. The Mildura-born driver has been with Tickford since his rookie season in 2016, delivering one race win in that time – the
Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul insists catching McLaren in the constructors’ championship is still possible despite recent grands prix being a “poor reward” for the car’s pace. In last weekend’s Russian GP, Daniel Ricciardo had to retire after sustaining damage in first lap contact with Antonio Giovinazzi while from seventh on the grid Nico
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Encouraged by the success of the Blancpain Endurance Series, world-renowned Swiss watch manufacture Blancpain and the SRO Motorsports Group decide at the end of 2013 to extend their partnership to the Sprint series, previously promoted as the FIA GT Series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall Blancpain GT Series title,
4:18 PM ET Associated Press Scott Dixon and Will Power both declared IndyCar’s new aeroscreen “ready to race” during the first extensive test session for the cockpit protection that will debut next season. “It’s like a road car,” Dixon said. “It’s just very quiet. I can hear my radio, usually I can’t hear that. I
Sebastian Vettel’s refusal to adhere to instructions from his Ferrari Formula 1 team during last weekend’s Russian Grand Prix evoked a sense of deja vu. At Sochi, Vettel was told by Ferrari to allow his team-mate Charles Leclerc past after gaining the lead from the polesitter at the start, but refused to do so –
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Elfyn Evans has been told he can take risks to win his home World Rally Championship round as he returns for Rally GB after missing three rallies through back injury. Evans won Rally GB in 2017 driving a Fiesta WRC on DMACK tyres, as opposed to the standard Michelins, and challenged pacesetter Ott Tanak on