Denny Hamlin says he will be a “hands on” NASCAR team owner in his new venture with NBA legend Michael Jordan, taking inspiration from veteran owner Joe Gibbs. Hamlin and Jordan’s 23XI Racing outfit, which has signed Bubba Wallace to drive its #23 Toyota and will operate out of the former Germain Racing workshop in
Month: October 2020
2:33 PM ET The Mongolian government has written to motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, to complain about F1 driver Max Verstappen’s “racist and derogatory remarks” during the Portuguese Grand Prix. Verstappen collided with rival driver Lance Stroll during Friday practice at the Portimao circuit. After the incident, a radio message from Verstappen to his
Pierre Gasly has downplayed the value of AlphaTauri’s pre-season test at Imola despite equalling his best Formula 1 qualifying performance with fourth place for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Prior to the Austrian GP 2020 season opener and even before the Imola race was confirmed on the reshaped F1 calendar, Gasly and his team-mate Daniil
KTM admits developing its RC16 MotoGP bike in 2021 with a relatively inexperienced line-up will be a “challenge”, as it prepares to “manage the situation”. The Austrian marque will lose Pol Espargaro to Honda next year, with the Spaniard having been with KTM since its debut season in 2017 and spearheading its development. KTM’s works
FIA Rally Director Yves Matton thinks Ypres Rally organisers have “proven” their case for hosting future World Rally Championship events even though it failed to go ahead because of coronavirus. Just three weeks before the rally was due to make its bow as the series’ penultimate round, it had to be abandoned as the number
7:00 AM ET A proposed cap on Formula One driver salaries is under discussion but still some way away, although teams are supportive of the idea, bosses said on Friday. The idea has been bubbling away for some time and was put forward last Monday in a virtual meeting of the Formula One commission. It
Red Bull principal Christian Horner has challenged Pierre Gasly’s suggestion that he was surprised that he was not considered for a promotion to the Formula 1 team in 2021. Horner says it has been “made clear” to the Frenchman why he wasn’t in contention for a seat, should Red Bull decide to replace Alex Albon.
12:37 PM ET On Friday morning the 23XI Racing team unveiled the long-anticipated news of its manufacturer and technical partner, Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing. But what the stole the show was when driver Bubba Wallace and team co-owner Denny Hamlin unveiled their race car, bearing the number and colors made famous by Hamlin’s ownership
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Formula 1 may have to be “adaptive” to finish the current season amid an increasingly “complicated” situation caused by a second wave of coronavirus infections. With Europe becoming an epicentre for COVID-19 cases, there is an increasing likelihood of travel disruption and greater difficulties in moving personnel as countries move
Retired three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo admits an Aprilia test rider role is an option for 2021, but insists his priority is to remain with Yamaha. Lorenzo returned to Yamaha – with whom he won his three MotoGP titles – in the winter as its official test rider, following his retirement from racing at
1:55 PM ET The Racing Point Formula One team have had seven positive cases of COVID-19 this season, including both their drivers and team owner, principal Otmar Szafnauer said on Friday. Mexican Sergio Perez, who missed two races in August, and Canadian Lance Stroll, who was ruled out of the Eifel GP at the Nuerburgring
McLaren’s Lando Norris messaged Lewis Hamilton to apologise for his “stupid and careless” comments following Formula 1’s Portuguese Grand Prix, as he revealed his motivation for publicly posting his apology. Norris wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that he had “been stupid and careless with some things I’ve said lately in media and interviews, and haven’t
Lando had a rough ride, but a last-gasp sixth place for Carlos ensured we departed the Algarve with more points than Racing Point or Renault. Join McLaren Plus, our fan engagement programme which brings McLaren fans closer to the team with the most inclusive, rewarding and open-to-all fan programmes in F1 & esports: https://www.mclaren.com/racing/mclaren+/ Subscribe
Yamaha MotoGP project leader Takahiro Sumi insists the Japanese marque is “not giving up” on finding top speed gains with the M1 for 2021 despite a freeze on engine development. As part of COVID-19 cost-saving measures, all manufacturers (except KTM, which has been granted special dispensation to develop its engine after losing its concessions for
The World Rally Championship’s inaugural visit to Belgium for the Ypres Rally is off due to restrictions in the wake of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. Added to the heavily-disrupted 2020 WRC schedule in August as a replacement for the cancelled Rally Japan, the Ypres Rally had been set to take place
9:10 AM ET Lewis Hamilton is on the verge of a record-equaling seventh Formula One world championship. Hamilton leads Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by 77 points with five races to go, starting with this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Regardless of what happens, Hamilton cannot secure the championship at Imola. Should Bottas fail
Chip Ganassi Racing will expand to four cars for the 2021 IndyCar season, with Alex Palou replacing Felix Rosenqvist in the #10 machine. It will be the first time Ganassi has run four cars since 2017, after Wednesday’s announcement that Marcus Ericsson will continue in the #8 car, joining six-time champion Scott Dixon and seven-time
Fernando Alonso will continue his Formula 1 testing programme with Renault next week when he gets a run in a 2018 car at Bahrain. The Spaniard has fully immersed himself with preparations for his grand prix return in 2021 for Renault, having agreed a deal to replace McLaren-bound Daniel Ricciardo. He has already conducted a
12:31 PM ET For the past two years, the Red Bull drive alongside Max Verstappen has been a poisoned chalice. Had the team got its own way during contract negotiations in 2018, Daniel Ricciardo would still be occupying it, but instead Red Bull has burned through two promising junior drivers in as many years. Pierre
Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin has fulfilled the requirements for rookies entering next year’s Indianapolis 500 by completing a series of laps of the oval. While reigning Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato of Rahal Letterman Lanigan and two-time series champion Josef Newgarden were carrying out aero tests for IndyCar, track time was made available for three-time
George Russell’s Formula 1 trainer is self-isolating after showing mild respiratory symptoms for COVID-19 ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Williams F1 driver Russell’s trainer, Aleix Casanovas, self-isolated on Thursday and will undergo a test on Friday outside of the paddock that must return negative before he can enter the circuit. Russell and
Suzuki’s Alex Rins says he didn’t “have the chance” to attack MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix race winner Franco Morbidelli as the Italian was “unstoppable”. Aragon GP race winner Rins qualified on the front row for only the third time in his MotoGP career in third place and shadowed Morbidelli for the entirety of the 23-lap
Following his use of a racial slur during an iRacing event, Kyle Larson was suspended from NASCAR and let go by Chip Ganassi Racing. Seeking redemption, Larson was signed by Hendrick Motorsports for 2021 – but is he fully rehabilitated? When Kyle Larson uttered a racial slur, speaking into his Esports headset on 12 April
4:18 PM ET Associated Press Felix Rosenqvist was hired by Arrow McLaren SP for the 2021 IndyCar season Thursday, and rookie Alex Palou moved to Chip Ganassi Racing to fill Rosenqvist’s seat. Rosenqvist spent two seasons driving the No. 10 Honda for Ganassi, but his option was not picked up when Ganassi and the Swede
Felix Rosenqvist will join Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet for the 2021 IndyCar season, as predicted by Autosport. After two years at Chip Ganassi Racing, in which he secured the 2019 Rookie of the Year title, a win and two other podiums, it has now been confirmed he will take over the #7 Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet from
Esteban Ocon says the Portuguese Grand Prix was the best weekend he has had working with his Renault Formula 1 team, even if performance on-track was not as strong. The downforce demands and slippery track surface left Renault slightly on the back foot against rivals Racing Point and McLaren last weekend, with Ocon finishing in
Cal Crutchlow says he’ll be “happy” with everything he has achieved in his MotoGP career should he not find a ride for the 2021 season after losing his LCR seat. Crutchlow will be moved out of the LCR Honda squad at the end of the current season to make way for Alex Marquez, who is
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch secured his first win of the 2020 season in the heavily-delayed Texas race, having perfectly executed an aggressive fuel strategy. The race on the 1.5-mile oval near the city of Fort Worth was suspended on Sunday evening after 52 laps of 334 after rain and mist hit the
9:15 AM ET Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato has re-signed with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the 2021 IndyCar season, the team announced Saturday. Sato, the Indy 500 winner in 2017 and 2020, will be in his fourth straight season with RLL. He also raced for the team in 2012. “I am very pleased that
Alfa Romeo has extended its support of the Formula 1 team run by Sauber Engineering for a further season. Although there was never any real doubt that the partnership would continue into 2021, it had not officially been confirmed. The two parties joined forces for the first time in 2018 when the Italian manufacturer was
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