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Month: July 2020
Established in 2015, the championship offers Bronze drivers a chance to fight their peers for overall race wins aboard modern GTmachinery while also enjoying an exclusive and friendly paddock atmosphere. In 2019, each Blancpain GT Sports Club weekend consists of free practice, two qualifying sessions of 15 minutes and two races of the same duration
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff thinks Lewis Hamilton’s five-second penalty for a late clash with Alex Albon in the Austrian Grand Prix was “too harsh”. Hamilton was battling Albon after the final safety car period of the race when they clashed at the Turn 4 right-hander as the Red Bull driver tried to take second around
8:11 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has dropped from second to fifth on the grid for the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix after being penalised for ignoring yellow flags in qualifying. 1 Related The decision came after Red Bull requested the stewards review their original decision not to take further action on Saturday night. It means Red
Scott Dixon eased to his first win on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course after a caution period thwarted polesitter Will Power in the second IndyCar race of the season. Power dominated the opening stages of the Grand Prix of Indy until the Arrow McLaren SP of Oliver Askew slid backwards into the barriers at
The FIA has confirmed the full details on how Formula 1’s new podium procedure will work for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, taking place on the start/finish straight. As part of the new “closed event” protocols for F1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was confirmed last month that the podium ceremony would be heavily revised to
3:17 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Dixon finally made his second trip to Victory Lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve years after winning his only Indianapolis 500 on the Brickyard’s historic 2.5-mile oval, the five-time series champion added a second title Saturday — this one by a dominant 19.9469 seconds over Graham Rahal
Grand Prix of Indy winner Scott Dixon says the timing of the race’s only full-course caution meshed ideally with Chip Ganassi Racing’s “aggressive” race strategy. The five-time IndyCar Series champion dominated the second half of Saturday’s race after making his second pitstop just before the yellows came out for an accident to Oliver Askew’s Arrow
Red Bull and Ferrari have been issued a reminder of Formula 1’s strict coronavirus protocols after Sebastian Vettel was spotted speaking to Christian Horner and Helmut Marko without face masks. Photographs and video footage of Vettel in conversation with Christian Horner and Helmut Marko in the Red Bull Ring paddock were shared widely on social
2:39 PM ET Formula One’s drivers say they are unified in the anti-racism message the sport is promoting, although some may opt against taking a knee ahead of Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. On Saturday the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), made up of all 20 drivers, said competitors would have “the freedom to show their
Andrea Dovizioso’s manager admits his MotoGP rider is now considering taking a sabbatical in 2021 should contract negotiations with Ducati fully break down. Talks between Ducati and Dovizioso over a renewal beyond the 2020 season have been a protracted affair, with the Italian marque wanting to renegotiate the terms for the current campaign owing to
Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has become the first NASCAR driver to confirm he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Hendrick Motorsports announced Johnson, 44, had tested positive on Friday afternoon, forcing him out of this weekend’s Brickyard 400 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson has not experienced any symptoms but was
Max Verstappen says balance issues with his Red Bull meant the gap to Mercedes in qualifying for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix was bigger than it should be. The Dutchman has spent the weekend trying to get the best out of a new wing philosophy that his team has brought to the Red Bull
10:19 AM ET Valtteri Bottas secured pole position for the opening race of the 2020 Formula One season, beating teammate Lewis Hamilton to pole position by 0.012s. Bottas secured pole despite sliding off the track and into the gravel on his final flying lap, just as Hamilton was on a faster lap behind. Despite yellow
Former Hyundai World Rally Championship competitor Andreas Mikkelsen believes his new role as Pirelli’s tyre development driver will aid his attempts to secure a full-time seat in the series again. October’s Wales Rally GB was the last time Mikkelsen competed in the category, with his sixth-place finish bringing the curtain down on a turbulent two-year
Racing Point CEO Otmar Szafnauer has no concerns about any possible protest from the team’s rivals over the legality of its RP20 car, dubbed as a ‘pink Mercedes’. Racing Point opted to follow the design lead of Mercedes’ 2019 title-winning W10 car with the design of its 2020 model, much to the frustration of its
7:48 PM ET Red Bull’s protest against Mercedes’ Dual Axis Steering (DAS) system has been rejected after the stewards of the Austrian Grand Prix declared the innovation legal. 1 Related The legality of the novel solution, which is unique to the Mercedes, has been debated since it was first spotted by rival teams during preseason
Team Penske’s Will Power denied Jack Harvey a maiden IndyCar pole position on the Indianapolis road course, as last year’s winner Simon Pagenaud struggled to a lowly 20th position. Three-time winner of the Grand Prix of Indy Power earned his 58th career pole position in the second race of a belated IndyCar season, which is
Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has become the first NASCAR driver to confirm he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Hendrick Motorsports announced Johnson, 44, had tested positive on Friday afternoon, forcing him out of this weekend’s Brickyard 400 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson has not experienced any symptoms but was
The Austrian Grand Prix stewards have rejected Red Bull’s protest against Mercedes’ dual-axis steering (DAS) system ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 season opener, calling it “not founded”. Mercedes debuted the innovative steering solution, which allows drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to adjust the toe angle of their front wheel from within the cockpit
6:41 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, The 44-year-old Johnson is the first driver in any NASCAR series to test positive and the news cast a shadow over the historic NASCAR-IndyCar doubleheader races
MotoGP rookie Brad Binder insists he isn’t worried about KTM’s development in 2021 stalling owing to the lack of experience with the bike within its ranks next year. KTM will field two rookies in 2020 in Binder at the works team and Tech3’s Iker Lecuona, while Binder’s team-mate Miguel Oliveira faces a truncated sophomore season
Max Verstappen says Red Bull’s true pace in Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix practice was disguised by him breaking his front wing on his fastest lap of the day. With Red Bull having headed into the F1 season opener with high hopes after what it has called its best winter of preparation since it last
10:22 AM ET Sebastian Vettel was Ferrari’s first choice to stay and partner Charles Leclerc in Formula One next year until the Covid-19 pandemic changed everything, team principal Mattia Binotto said on Friday. The four-times world champion, who won his titles with Red Bull, will now be replaced by Spaniard Carlos Sainz who joins from
Max Verstappen says he missed out on Red Bull simulator days as well as driving a Formula 1 car during the coronavirus lockdown due to travel restrictions in Europe. The Dutchman, who lives in Monaco, says a combination of limits on leaving the principality early on along with quarantine rule changes in the UK left
1:25 PM ET Charles Leclerc has downplayed Ferrari’s chances of challenging for the Formula One title in 2020, saying he is all but certain its current car is a step down on its predecessor. 1 Related Ferrari already has confirmed it will not bring an upgrade to the two Austria events which will start the
Updated FIA guidelines designed to allow future rounds of the World Rally Championship to be held safely in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic have been welcomed by team bosses. The list of measures set out in the 81-page ‘Return To Motor Sport’ paper are “sensible” according to M-Sport’s Richard Millener, while his counterpart at
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has unveiled his new helmet design, switching to a black base colour and carrying support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Hamilton – the only black driver in F1 history – has been vocal about the ongoing activism around the world against racial injustice, calling on those within
12:59 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo is standing by his decision to switch from Renault to McLaren next year despite McLaren experiencing some financial struggles as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 1 Related Ricciardo was part of a driver market merry-go-round during the hiatus in racing this year after being signed by McLaren for 2021
The World Rally Championship has revealed a revised calendar for the coronavirus-halted 2020 season, with the campaign now set to resume in Estonia in September. The 2020 season was put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic after just three rounds and several ensuing rallies have since been cancelled, including Finland, New Zealand and Rally GB,