KTM MotoGP rookie Brad Binder says he is “not at all” thinking about challenging for the 2020 world championship despite sitting fourth in the points after the first five races. Binder has been one of the standout performers of this “chaotic” 2020 season, with the rookie winning his first grand prix just three races into
Month: September 2020
Lewis Hamilton missed Formula 1’s pre-race anti-racism demonstration ahead of the Italian Grand Prix due to a timing mix-up after returning to the Mercedes garage. F1 has held a formal demonstration for its anti-racism messaging at races since the British GP in July, giving drivers the opportunity to take a knee or make other gestures
12:15 PM ET After crossing the finish line, celebrating with his mechanics, lifting the winners’ trophy and spraying champagne, Pierre Gasly finally had a moment to himself on top of the Monza podium. In the space of less than an hour, his day had gone from a routine midfield finish to the defining moment of
Rally Estonia winner Ott Tanak says the first World Rally Championship event in his home country was “one that I had to win”. The reigning WRC champion duly took victory on home soil last weekend, which was also his first win for the Hyundai team since joining at the start of 2020. His first win
Cal Crutchlow insists he has not been demotivated by a tough 2020 MotoGP campaign as he continues to look to secure a ride for the 2021 season. The LCR rider has so far only scored seven points from the opening five races, managing a best finish of 13th at the Andalusian Grand Prix, with a
Kevin Harvick won the opening round of the 2020 NASCAR Cup playoffs at Darlington as long-time race leaders Martin Truex Jr. and Chase Elliott hit the wall late on. Truex had picked up both stage victories, though lost the race lead to Denny Hamlin at the start of the final stage. Polesitter Elliot had started
Formula 1 is set to revisit running reversed grid sprint races at select race weekends in the wake of Sunday’s dramatic Italian Grand Prix at Monza. AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly scored a shock victory after Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton received a penalty and the other usual frontrunners hit trouble. Gasly was joined on the podium by McLaren’s
5:52 AM ET Pierre Gasly had a lot of missed calls to get back to after his stunning win at the Italian Grand Prix, including one from French President Emmanuel Macron. How did Pierre Gasly win that race? Should Lance Stroll have won it? What on earth was Mercedes doing? An in-depth look a the
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Sebastian Vettel says he is glad that there were no fans at Monza this year after Ferrari endured another nightmare showing at the Italian Grand Prix. Having struggled for pace in qualifying, both Vettel and Charles Leclerc failed to make it to the chequered flag after both were forced out in spectacular incidents. Vettel suffered
7:53 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Shawn Langdon powered to his first Top Fuel victory since 2016 on Sunday, beating Leah Pruett in the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway. Langdon had a 3.705-second run at 326.32 mph against Pruett for his 17th career win at second at Indy. “There’s
Dinamic Motorport’s Christian Engelhart, Matteo Cairoli and Sven Muller utterly dominated the second GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup round of the season at the Nurburgring for Porsche. The trio started second on the grid following Saturday evening’s qualifying but made the most of a chaotic opening lap in which the polesitting GPX Porsche of
Andreas Seidl says McLaren was the second most competitive Formula 1 team behind Mercedes in the Italian Grand Prix and could have got a better result in a “normal” race. In a dramatic Monza event punctuated by a safety car and a red flag, Carlos Sainz Jr finished a close second to Pierre Gasly, while
4:15 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Ryan Blaney was penalized 10 points and sent to the back of the field before NASCAR’s first playoff race on Sunday. Blaney’s car was found to have improperly mounted ballast. Blaney’s crew chief, Todd Gordon, was also suspended for the Southern 500 at Darlington. Blaney’s owner, Team
Ott Tanak took a relatively untroubled home victory on Rally Estonia to record his first World Rally Championship win for Hyundai since joining this season – ahead of team-mate Craig Breen. Tanak and Breen merely had to minimise the risks in the six final stages as they held first and second respectively overnight, but there
The Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix has been red flagged following a huge crash for Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc at Parabolica at the halfway point of the race. Leclerc crashed out at high speed near the exit of the final corner at Monza, losing the rear of his car and spearing into the barrier at
8:28 AM ET Formula One champions Mercedes spent 333 million pounds ($442 million) in winning both titles last year but still reported a profit, according to the team’s published 2019 accounts. Mercedes are on course to win both titles again this season for the seventh year in a row, with six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton
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Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes was preparing for a ban on Formula 1 ‘party mode’ engine settings before the FIA issued its technical clampdown. This weekend’s Italian Grand Prix is the first race where teams have been banned from changing engine settings during qualifying and the race, requiring them to run a single mode
10:21 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Funny Car driver Matt Hagan gave Don Schumacher Racing its 350th victory, beating teammate Jack Beckman in the final round of the Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals — the rain-delayed July event completed during final qualifying Saturday for the DENSO Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway. Hagan
Hyundai’s Ott Tanak took the fourth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship in Estonia by the scruff of the neck and leads after Saturday’s 10 stages. The reigning world champion survived a day in which many fancied runners found their progress stymied by tyre wear and punctures on the fast, flowing gravel stages. As
The IndyCar Series has reinstated a double-header event at Mid-Ohio next weekend, after the race meeting was postponed from its planned August date due to a spike in coronavirus cases. IndyCar has issued multiple revisions to its calendar since the COVID-19 pandemic forced its first round in St. Petersburg to be postponed after teams had
Esteban Ocon says a new clampdown aimed at stopping drivers going too slow on out laps actually made things worse in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. In a bid to avoid a repeat of the traffic farce that marred qualifying last year, the FIA made clear to drivers that it would come down hard
4:29 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Brandon Jones played it out in his mind over and over as he drove behind leaders Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain. When the moment arrived, Jones was ready to pounce. Jones swept past leaders Chastain and Hamlin two laps from the end to win the Xfinity Series
George Russell was left frustrated after feeling Williams missed the chance to capitalise on a “comical” Formula 1 qualifying session for the Italian Grand Prix. The opening stage of qualifying at Monza was marred by a number of drivers bunching at Parabolica in a bid to get a tow on cars ahead, and led to
9:26 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live You couldn’t fail to notice Jochen Rindt. Apart from his distinctive looks, unruly hair and cool style of dress, every action image
Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc have labelled their Ferrari as “difficult” and “a handful” to drive, as they brace themselves for a tough Italian Grand Prix. While Ferrari seems to be slightly more competitive than it was in Belgium last weekend, the duo still faced a difficult first day of running at Monza as both