The Total 24 Hours of Spa staged its 20th edition since GT rules were introduced in 2001. We had to wait a little longer than usual before heading to the Ardennes. While the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic altered the character of this year’s event, what did not change, however, was the level of
Month: November 2020
Lance Stroll was left frustrated after struggles with tyre graining meant his hopes of a maiden Formula 1 win ended in Turkey as he eventually finished the race ninth. Stroll took a shock pole position in rainy conditions on Saturday in Turkey, and was able to open up a 10-second lead over the field in
Snipers Honda’s Tony Arbolino won the Valencia Grand Prix to set up a three-rider Moto3 title finale in Portugal, with Albert Arenas’ championship lead now seven points after finishing fourth. Despite missing the first Aragon round due to a COVID-19-enforced quarantine, Arbolino is now just 11 points adrift of Arenas after claiming his first win
4:18 AM ET Formula One’s governing body will investigate procedures after cars were allowed on track before a recovery crane had returned to safety during Turkish Grand Prix qualifying, race director Michael Masi said on Saturday. The crane had been deployed at turn eight after Nicholas Latifi’s Williams was bogged down in the gravel trap
Formula 1 race director Michael Masi says he will review procedures after the Turkish Grand Prix’s second qualifying session was started while there was a crane in the run-off area. The drivers were released to start Q2 while Nicholas Latifi’s stricken Williams was still being recovered, after the Canadian had spun into the gravel at
Honda MotoGP rider Alex Marquez has escaped with a bone marrow edema in his left hand following his violent crash in qualifying for the Valencia Grand Prix. Marquez suffered a vicious highside in the opening stages of Q1 at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit’s Turn 11 right-hander, landing heavily on his backside. Despite being slow to
9:23 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jim Pace, the overall winner of the 1996 24 Hours of Daytona, has died after contracting COVID-19. He was 59. Pace’s family said he died Friday in Memphis. “Racer, teacher, and loyal friend,” IMSA President John Doonan said. “These are three simple words to describe Jim Pace.
Lando Norris says Formula 1 cars have felt no quicker than F2 or F3 machinery in Turkey this weekend, thanks to the low-grip track surface at the Istanbul Park circuit. A recent resurfacing of the track, after Pirelli had already committed to bringing its hardest range of tyre compounds, has not had time to properly
Valencia Grand Prix polesitter Franco Morbidelli admits “we still need to aim” for the 2020 MotoGP title despite his very slim hopes. Morbidelli trails Suzuki’s Joan Mir by 45 points in the standings with a maximum of 50 up for grabs across the final two rounds. The Petronas SRT rider qualified on pole with a
12:14 PM ET Lance Stroll took the first pole position of his career during qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, but for the majority of the wet session it looked like Max Verstappen had the top spot wrapped up. Here’s what went wrong for the Dutchman… Red Bull’s blunder Max Verstappen finished the second session
The Sprint Cup season is complete. The test days have been run. It’s just about time to head to the Ardennes for the biggest GT3 race on the planet. Which raises one very important question: who is the favourite to take victory at the Total 24 Hours of Spa? This year’s race could feature a
Toto Wolff has rejected the suggestion Mercedes could be “cornered” in Formula 1 contract talks with Lewis Hamilton, saying there is a “good balance” between the two sides. Hamilton’s existing F1 contract with Mercedes expires at the end of the 2020 season, but the six-time world champion has said he is eager to renew terms
Petronas SRT’s Franco Morbidelli dominated a tense third practice for the MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix as both Alex Rins and Fabio Quartararo missed the Q2 cut. A light sprinkling of rain ahead of the session posed a potential problem for those outside of the top 10 on combined times looking to bag a place in
Formula 1 drivers had been chomping at the bit to experience the high-speed swoops of the Istanbul circuit with the current generation of high-downforce cars. Talks ahead of the opening day of practice for the Turkish Grand Prix had been of the thrills to be expected, and what a joy it would be to take
Fabio Quartararo admits Friday at the MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix was “one of the worst days of the season”, after finishing 16th overall on his Petronas SRT Yamaha. Quartararo’s championship hopes are all but gone following a crash last weekend in the European GP, in which he remounted to take a lowly 14th place, while
8:47 AM ET Saudi Arabia is keen to hold a round of the women-only W Series as part of the support race package for its inaugural Formula One race next year. A new night-race on the streets of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia’s second largest city, will take place on November 28 next year as part of
Pirelli Formula 1 boss Mario Isola admits the Italian company would have brought softer tyres to the Turkish Grand Prix had it known in time the track was being resurfaced. Pirelli learned about the plan to lay a new surface on the traditionally abrasive Istanbul Park track several weeks after committing to its three hardest
Cal Crutchlow says he “knew I’d made the right decision” to stop racing in MotoGP in 2021 and become Yamaha’s test rider upon seeing his daughter’s reaction to the news. Yamaha confirmed on Friday morning Crutchlow would replace Jorge Lorenzo as its official test rider in 2021. Crutchlow had been linked to a race seat
M-Sport has completed its Ladder of Opportunity strategy with the new Fiesta Rally3, meaning it now builds a car for each of the World Rally Championship’s five-tier class structure. Designed and engineered at the Cumbrian team’s Krakow facilities in Poland, order books for the four-wheel-drive supermini – which costs £89,875 excluding VAT – are set
10:03 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has described a lap of the Istanbul Park circuit as “terrifying” after low-grip conditions saw drivers lap several seconds off the predicted pace during practice for this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. Hamilton, who can win his seventh title this weekend, finished the session fourth fastest as all 20 drivers struggled
Who better to unbox the brand new OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition than our very own Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris? Okay, they’re not tech experts, but watching them pretend to be is pretty entertaining! The OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition will be available to buy from 5 November. More info: https://www.oneplus.com/uk/7t-pro-mclaren?from=7t Subscribe and be
Saudi Arabian Formula 1 chiefs say the design of their new street circuit in Jeddah will prioritise overtaking so it is good for racing, rather than pleasing aesthetics. The Middle East country has just announced a deal with F1 that will see it host its maiden grand prix next November as the penultimate round of
KTM MotoGP rider Brad Binder says it was “cool to see” Andrea Dovizioso’s comments about him following last Sunday’s European Grand Prix. Binder recovered from an early long lap penalty – a legacy of his clash with Jack Miller at the Teruel GP last month – to beat Dovizioso in the closing stages to finish
7:33 AM ET Formula One needs Lewis Hamilton to have a teammate who provides a better challenge than Valtteri Bottas, according to former world champion Jenson Button. Hamilton has dominated Mercedes partner Bottas since the Finn replaced Nico Rosberg ahead of the 2017 season. Rosberg retired after beating Hamilton to the 2016 championship. Bottas has
Renault’s Esteban Ocon feels it has taken him longer than expected to get back up to speed in Formula 1, following his year on the sidelines after leaving Force India. Ocon returned to F1 action with Renault for 2020 after missing 2019 as a result of losing his seat at Force India, which was rebranded
Pol Espargaro says he is not “super nervous” to score his maiden MotoGP win with KTM in 2020, admitting his best chance of victory might already be gone. Espargaro has been a part of KTM’s MotoGP team since its first season in 2017 and has been widely hailed for his role in turning the Austrian
11:20 AM ET Max Verstappen said sharing the podium with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas without being the winner has felt like being the third wheel on a date with a couple. F1 has unveiled a bumper 23-race schedule for its 2021 season. Here’s a look at the stories behind each of the additions and
Sao Paulo is set to keep the Brazilian Grand Prix until at least 2025, with local officials announcing on Thursday they are poised to sign a new Formula 1 deal. Despite a recent push by the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro to hold a race in Rio from 2021, the provisional calendar issued by F1 earlier
Andrea Dovizioso explained his decision not to sign for Aprilia as a MotoGP race rider in 2021 was because the marque currently isn’t “the situation I need for my career”. Dovizioso confirmed on Tuesday he would be taking a sabbatical in 2021, having not found the right project for him in MotoGP to continue, and
12:11 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday his campaigning for equal rights and diversity made him more proud than an imminent seventh Formula One world championship. The 35-year-old Mercedes driver will match Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s record seven at this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix if team mate Valtteri Bottas fails to beat him by
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