Dale Coyne expects to be able to confirm his 2021 IndyCar line-up by the middle of next month, amid speculation that drivers with Formula 1 experience could be in contention. With Alex Palou moving to Chip Ganassi Racing and Santino Ferrucci’s future as yet undecided, the identity of Dale Coyne Racing’s lineup has been the
Month: December 2020
Formula 1 could become an energy battleground in the future that will keep it at the cutting edge of technology, according to Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul. As discussions start about the framing of new hybrid engines rules from 2026 at the latest, there has been an increased focus on how best F1 can remain
Johann Zarco says his future Pramac Ducati MotoGP team-mate Jorge Martin “will have the talent to really adapt” to the premier class when he steps up in 2021. Autosport first reported earlier this year that Ducati had come to an arrangement with Moto2 race winner Martin to bring him into its fold at Pramac for
Sebastian Vettel says he is happy to help compatriot Mick Schumacher in his Formula 1 rookie season in 2021, but believes the Haas rookie has to “find his own path”. Outgoing Ferrari driver Vettel forged a strong friendship with Mick’s father Michael Schumacher prior to the seven-time champion’s 2013 skiing accident and has also grown
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has received a knighthood in the 2021 New Year Honours list that was officially announced on Wednesday evening. The knighthood has been awarded at the end of a year that saw Hamilton match Michael Schumacher’s record of seven F1 world championship titles and surpass the German’s all-time F1 wins
MotoGP is working with the Malaysian government to allow the paddock to go to the first pre-season test without having to serve a minimum quarantine period. Travel restrictions remain in place worldwide heading into 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, with countries tightening their borders in the wake of the spread of a new variant
5:41 PM ET Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was awarded a knighthood in the UK New Year’s honours list published on Wednesday. The 35-year-old this year became the most successful F1 driver of all time after equalling Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s record seven titles and beating the German’s 91 race wins. The sport’s
Romain Grosjean says his hands “are getting better” one month on from his fiery Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix crash, as he streamed his return behind the wheel in sim racing. Last month Grosjean survived a horrifying crash on the first lap of the Bahrain GP in what turned out to be his final F1
Gresini team boss Fausto Gresini has been hospitalised with COVID-19 in Italy having fallen ill shortly before Christmas. The veteran team owner tested positive for the virus last week and was hospitalised on 27 December at the Sant Maria della Scaletta in Imola. However, an update from the Gresini team says he was transported to
8:45 AM ET The government of Catalonia has given the go-ahead for Spanish Grand Prix organisers to agree a contract extension with Formula One for 2021. The May 9 race at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya is listed as subject to contract on the sport’s record 23-round provisional calendar. The regional government said in a statement
Mick Schumacher’s trait of taking time to get up to speed in new categories could leave him facing a “difficult” first season in Formula 1, says Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto. The young German, who is part of Ferrari’s young driver academy, will make his debut for the Haas F1 team in 2021 off the back
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andreas Seidl believes the team’s decision to fast track aerodynamic updates to the 2020 season has been key in securing third in the world championship. McLaren enjoyed a strong 2020 campaign in which both Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris took a podium and were a regular factor in the upper
Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies thinks Formula 1 teams will have to do a lot of “head scratching” to get on top of Pirelli’s new 2021 tyre compounds. After initially planning to stay on the current tyres for a third consecutive season, Pirelli has developed new prototypes in the wake of several high-profile tyre blowouts
World Rally Championship race winner Kris Meeke says participating in the 2021 Dakar Rally without previous rally raid experience will be “a big challenge”. Meeke is driving a PH Sport Zephyr T3 car, which uses the commercially available Can-Am Maverick X3 off-road vehicle as a base, but with an FIA-homologated tubular chassis and bespoke BOS
Alex Marquez says his switch to the LCR Honda squad for the 2021 MotoGP season won’t be like “starting from zero” as he already knows the team well. The 2019 Moto2 world champion tested for LCR in Valencia last year ahead of his factory team debut in 2020, and will work with ex-Cal Crutchlow crew
Lewis Hamilton believes his dominant victory in the Turkish Grand Prix was his “stand-out” performance en route to his seventh Formula 1 title in 2020. Hamilton tied Michael Schumacher’s record of seven drivers’ championships after a dominant campaign that saw him win 11 of the 16 races he took part in. The Mercedes driver wrapped
McLaren Formula 1 boss Zak Brown believes the new Williams owners will need to “get their chequebook out” to help turn the team’s fortunes around. After the Williams family announced back in May that it was considering selling the team, American investment fund Dorilton Capital acquired the British squad at the end of August. The
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Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says the squad would be open to lending out Alex Albon to other Formula 1 teams in 2021 if they needed a replacement driver. Albon has lost his full-time race seat at Red Bull for next year, but will retain an intense development role and be present at a
Double MotoGP race winner Danilo Petrucci admits he is “happy” Ducati “fired me” when it did, as it allowed him to secure a ride with KTM at Tech3 for 2021. Petrucci was handed his marching orders from Ducati before the coronavirus-delayed 2020 season got underway, with Pramac’s Jack Miller taking his place for 2021. The
Carlos Sainz Jr has paid tribute to how McLaren’s family atmosphere has allowed him to thrive and isn’t worried that his new employer Ferrari will be lacking in that area. The Spaniard has left McLaren for Ferrari to replace Sebastian Vettel, whose expiring contract was not renewed beyond 2020. Vettel enjoyed a strong start to
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff would both back a delay of Formula 1’s increased use of biofuels planned for 2022. F1 is currently pushing to increase the sustainability of its fuels, with the existing level of biofuel components required to be used by teams standing at 5.75%. Under the
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff thinks there is no chance Formula 1 teams will be able to produce faster cars next year in the wake of downforce cuts. In a bid to reverse the dramatic performance gains that teams have unlocked, which are putting tyres under more and more stress, a raft of changes have been
Andreas Mikkelsen says he wants to “dominate” every WRC2 and European Rally Championship round he starts in 2021 as he still targets a full-time World Rally Championship return. The former Volkswagen and Hyundai driver has announced he will contest both series in full next season at the wheel of a Skoda Fabia Rally 2 evo
Yamaha says it is “confident” in the reliability of its engines for the 2021 MotoGP season, having been hampered early in 2020 by technical issues. The Japanese marque suffered mechanical issues on several of its engines across the Jerez weekends in July, with Valentino Rossi, Maverick Vinales and Franco Morbidelli all losing units to problems.
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc believes his 2020 season was his “best season in F1” as he battled to finish eighth in the championship with an uncompetitive car. While Ferrari slumped to its worst result in the constructors’ championship since 1980 in sixth, Leclerc often managed to drag his underpowered Ferrari SF1000 to the
Lewis Hamilton believes there is no need for Valtteri Bottas to defend his Formula 1 performances through 2020, praising a “big showing” of his personality and character this year. Bottas finished 2020 as runner-up in the F1 drivers’ championship for the second time, but failed to maintain a sustained challenge to Mercedes team-mate Hamilton for
McLaren Formula 1 racing director Andrea Stella says the close relationship between Carlos Sainz Jr and Lando Norris encouraged both men to open their “box of secrets” and share information. Stella hopes that Norris and new arrival Daniel Ricciardo will also form a fruitful partnership, although he says inevitably it won’t be the same and
Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis says Valentino Rossi will be a “very important part” in the development of the 2021 MotoGP bike despite his switch to Petronas SRT. After 15 seasons together, Rossi’s time at the factory Yamaha squad came to an end at the conclusion of the 2020 campaign, with the nine-times grand prix world
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