1:59 PM ET Any proposed cap on the salaries of Formula One drivers should be careful not to hold back the sport’s top talent, newly crowned seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday. Formula One has been discussing a cap on driver salaries as part of a wider effort to level the financial playing field
Month: November 2020
Lewis Hamilton believes the points gap to Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Valtteri Bottas has been inflated by the Finn’s bad luck, calling him “one of the strongest drivers here”. Hamilton clinched his seventh F1 world championship with victory at the Turkish Grand Prix two weeks ago, moving into an unassailable lead over Bottas with three
The biggest race of the year is right around the corner. See some of this year’s stars like Fernando Alonso, Scott Pruett, Andy Lally and more, as well as relive some of the best moments from last year’s Rolex 24 set again for Saturday, January 27, 2018. Watch live on FOX at 2 p.m. ET.
Brad Binder says he was “surprised” to be crowned MotoGP’s rookie of the year “with the amount I’ve fallen off this season”, after beating Alex Marquez by 13 points. The KTM rider was one of three rookies on the MotoGP grid in 2020, along with Tech3 KTM’s Iker Lecuona and Honda’s graduating Moto2 champion Marquez.
Red Bull Formula 1 sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not attend this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Red Bull announced on Thursday morning ahead of the upcoming race weekend at the Bahrain International Circuit that Wheatley had tested positive for COVID-19 as part of the pre-event screening. Wheatley’s positive test
The Dakar Rally has released details of the route for the 2021 edition, featuring nearly 5,000 competitive kilometres divided into 12 stages that are “80-90% new”. After months of uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the 43rd running of the Dakar and the second to take place in Saudi Arabia will start on 3 January in
Aleix Espargaro says he is “furious” by Johann Zarco’s apparent lack of “responsibility” for the safety of other MotoGP riders following an incident in Portuguese Grand Prix practice. Zarco’s Avintia Ducati developed an engine issue at the end of the FP4 session at the Algarve Circuit, with the Frenchman deciding to cut across the final
Formula 1 starts its triple-header finale of the reshuffled 2020 calendar with the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit. After Lewis Hamilton wrapped up the F1 world drivers’ title in Turkey, sealing a record-equalling seventh crown to match Michael Schumacher’s all-time record, focus will turn to the rest of the grid and the
A hydrogen-powered contender will take on the Dakar Rally in 2024. Former World Rallycross team GCK Motorsport has launched a four-year off-road programme, starting with an all-electric vehicle and culminating in a hydrogen machine. French freeriding skier and rallycross driver Guerlain Chicherit’s squad has already started testing the new GCK e-BLAST 1. It won’t contest
American rider Joe Roberts turned down an Aprilia MotoGP offer for 2021 because “I want to win” and believes only Italtrans in Moto2 can allow him that opportunity. Aprilia was forced into looking for a replacement for Andrea Iannone for 2021 when the Italian was hit with a four-year doping ban following his Court of
Saudi Arabia’s motorsport boss insists the country is not trying to ‘sportswash’ its image amid criticism over its inclusion on Formula 1’s calendar for 2021. The Middle East kingdom has just signed a deal to hold a night race on a new street circuit in Jeddah from next year. The grand prix will then switch
On this day 15 years ago, Richard Burns sadly passed away due to cancer, exactly four years after claiming the 2001 World Rally crown. In an article originally published in Autosport magazine on 1 December 2005, David Evans recounts his incredible career along with tributes from those who knew him best Diagnosed with an astrocytoma
Pol Espargaro says he has “no regrets” about ending his MotoGP career with KTM without a race victory and is “super-happy” with his achievements from the last four years. Espargaro joined KTM for its debut season in 2017 and spearheaded development of the RC16, bringing the marque its first MotoGP podium in 2018 in a
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has cautioned that Formula 1 should focus on costs when deciding upon new power unit regulations for 2026. Wolff says that F1 made a mistake when the current hybrid V6 rules were drawn up, because they have proved to be overly complex and too expensive. Those rules will be in place
Danilo Petrucci says he “never found a good bike” across his final race weekends as a Ducati MotoGP rider, ending the Portuguese Grand Prix without a point in 16th. Petrucci knew before the start of the season he would not be staying for the 2021 season with Ducati and will join the Tech3 KTM squad
Formula 1 bosses and engineers will find it ‘phenomenally difficult’ to do their job remotely in the future, says senior Williams figure Dave Robson. The rapid expansion of the F1 calendar, which has scheduled 23 grands prix next year with plans for it to jump up to 24 in the longer term, has prompted questions
Alex Rins admits he “didn’t even think to finish third” in the MotoGP standings as he slumped to 15th in the Portuguese Grand Prix due to an incorrect tyre choice. The Suzuki rider came into the 2020 finale just four points down on Petronas SRT’s Franco Morbidelli in the battle for runner-up spot in the
4:49 AM ET Andy Murray has said Lewis Hamilton is deserving of a knighthood but added that he doesn’t believe athletes should be given the award from Queen Elizabeth II. The Times reported that seven-time Formula One champion Hamilton would receive the honour in recognition of his achievements in 2020. 1 Related Hamilton, 35, has
Shot 100% on the HD HERO4® camera from http://GoPro.com. Watch Ken Roczen during his first laps of Moto 1 at the seventh round of the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship in Buchanan, Michigan
Ride ‘em cowboy! All the angles – including onboard – of Nick Tandy’s incredible save at Eau Rouge. The ROWE Racing Porsche he shared with Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor would go on to win this year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa despite suffering a blown gearbox on the penultimate lap. #IntGTC | #Spa24H GT
Carlos Sainz Jr believes very few of the current Formula 1 drivers would be able to beat Lewis Hamilton as his Mercedes team-mate but would win races with his car. Hamilton wrapped up his seventh world title after one of his most dominant campaigns in his career, capped by a brilliant comeback win in the
Tony Kanaan says that his return to Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar team adds pressure to win, but that it is a “great problem to have”. The Brazilian veteran, who raced for Ganassi from 2014 through ’17, was confirmed this morning as the oval driver of the #48 CGR-Honda for the next two years. He will
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro admits he is “very angry” about qualifying 14th for the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix as he felt he could have fought for the podium. Espargaro came through from the fifth row in the grid to score a season-best eighth in last Sunday’s race at the Algarve International Circuit to cap of the
6:29 AM ET Saudi Arabia will host Formula E’s first ever night race with a double-header in Diriyah next February, the all-electric series announced on Tuesday. Organisers said low consumption LED floodlights would be powered by fully renewable energy, using low-carbon certified hydrogenated vegetable oil made from sustainable materials. Formula E first raced in Saudi
Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen has dismissed suggestions that the 2022 F1 regulations are designed to stop Mercedes from dominating and says they “need to make racing more exciting”. After a one-year postponement caused by the pandemic, F1 will move to all-new technical regulations in 2022 with cars designed to improve the show
Miguel Oliveira rounded out the 2020 MotoGP season on home soil with a dominant lights to flag victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Tech3 rider led every lap from pole to round off his time with Tech3 before stepping over to the factory KTM squad as a double MotoGP race winner. Second place for
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says he always felt “pretty relaxed” about George Russell’s future despite a brief period of uncertainty at Williams last month. Russell has been part of Mercedes’ junior programme since 2017, and has impressed since making his F1 debut with Williams last year, with Lewis Hamilton saying he has “the
Fabio Quartararo says a “strange” arm pump issue from around midway through the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix led to him dropping down the order to a lowly 14th. The Petronas SRT rider looked the strongest of the 2020 Yamaha runners at the Algarve Circuit after qualifying fifth, feeling a top five finish was possible. But
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Kelvin Fletcher introduces live coverage of the Intelligent Money British GT Championship’s seventh race of the season. As many different GT3 crews won the first six races of 2020 while GT4’s top-four crews are covered by just 2.5 points. GT World is the official YouTube channel for SRO Motorsports Group, the global leader in GT
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