Ferrari has provided extra insight into the power unit pneumatic valve issues that delayed Charles Leclerc in the Formula 1 Belgian GP and impacted the strategy of Sebastian Vettel. When the safety car came out after the Antonio Giovinazzi/George Russell accident, those in the second half of the field had the opportunity to pit on
Month: September 2020
Joan Mir believes Suzuki “is a contender” in the 2020 MotoGP title race despite having only scored one podium finish from the first five races. The 2017 Moto3 world champion beat Pramac’s Jack Miller to second in the Austrian Grand Prix last month to register his first podium in the premier class and the first
Robert Wickens says Arrow McLaren SP’s investment in youth with Pato O’Ward and Oliver Askew is “no longer a risk” having surpassed expectations during the 2020 IndyCar campaign. The Arrow McLaren SP team named O’Ward and rookie Askew as its 2020 IndyCar drivers, forcing James Hinchcliffe out of its line-up, to put together an inexperienced
Fresh from his first NASCAR Cup Series victory, William Byron has secured a two-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports. On Tuesday Hendrick Motorsports announced Byron will stay with the team through until at least the end of the 2022 season, having signed a contract extension on 8th August. Saturday night’s victory at Daytona International Speedway
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto thinks Formula 1’s ban on party modes has the capacity to shake up the competitive order at the Italian Grand Prix. As part of a push by the FIA to increase its confidence that none of the F1 teams are finding ways to exploit the rules, it wants teams to
11:09 AM ET Formula One will race twice in Bahrain this year, with the second of the two events taking place on an alternative outer track layout of the Bahrain International Circuit. 1 Related Misleadingly dubbed an “oval” by F1 boss Ross Brawn several months ago, the circuit is actually a shortened version of the
Tech3 is a MotoGP stalwart, having raced in the premier class for the past 20 years under the guidance of Herve Poncharal. A regular podium visitor, Tech3 had never been a winner – that is, until Poncharal’s bold switch to KTM reaped rewards in the 2020 Styrian GP. Tech3’s hugely popular team boss Herve Poncharal
Haas Formula 1 team boss Gunther Steiner says he gets “no satisfaction” from fighting the works Ferrari squad for minor places outside the points. At the Belgian Grand Prix, Romain Grosjean finished 15th place and just 3.9 seconds behind Sebastian Vettel and 1.8 seconds behind Charles Leclerc, having ceded a place to the Monegasque driver
7:07 AM ET Sebastian Vettel suspects Ferrari’s fans are suffering as much as the team following its recent slump in form, but says he would not expect to be booed at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix if the race at Monza were open to the public. 1 Related Ferrari failed to score a point at
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Honda will not qualify for concessions for the 2021 MotoGP season even if it fails to score a podium in a so-far tough 2020 campaign. For the first time since 2008, no Honda rider has scored a podium in the first five races of a season, with the best-placed HRC rider in the standings LCR’s
McLaren is waiting for Renault to analyse the failure on Carlos Sainz Jr’s Formula 1 power unit to find out the exact cause of the issue. Sainz was prevented from starting Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix after reporting an issue with his power unit en route to the grid, forcing him out of the race. McLaren
6:37 AM ET Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Ferrari’s dramatic drop down the order has left him feeling bitter about the races the Italian team won with its controversial engine in 2019. Rivals suspected Ferrari’s engine was illegal last year. After preseason testing this year, the FIA confirmed it had reached a private settlement