Penske Entertainment says that conversations are ongoing with Ferrari over building an IndyCar engine when the series switches to 2.4-litre hybrids in 2023. In May this year, Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto said that the Scuderia was evaluating the possibility of entering IndyCar when F1’s budget cap comes into force. Rather than make
Month: December 2020
Sebastien Ogier closed the final full day of Rally Monza on the cusp of his seventh World Rally Championship title after Elfyn Evans crashed out. The opening loop of three stages began with a stage win for Ogier by 8.3 seconds, pushing his Toyota Yaris past Hyundai’s overnight pacesetter Dani Sordo to the top of
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has admitted his attempt to return to action at Jerez just days after surgery on a broken right arm was “a mistake”. Marquez crashed heavily in the closing stages of the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, breaking the humerus bone in his right arm which required an operation
Williams driver George Russell replaces Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this weekend in what is being seen as the ultimate job interview for a full-time drive with the world champions in 2022. His first competitive track session went well, with second on the grid, but how close was it to being even better? When Formula One
George Russell has revealed he accidentally pressed his Mercedes car’s neutral button during qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix, as he continues to adapt to his temporary Formula 1 environment. Russell qualified second behind Valtteri Bottas for the inaugural Sakhir race, which will take place on the ‘outer looper’ layout at the Bahrain International circuit,
McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes the 2021 Arrow McLaren SP line-up of Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist holds a “superstar” status, and that the team hit its targets for 2020. Speaking to the media ahead of this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2020 Formula 1 season, Brown declared himself content with
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World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans has crashed out on the 11th stage of Rally Monza, putting his title hopes in serious jeopardy with main rival Sebastien Ogier currently leading. As snow continued to fall on the closed road stages on the final full day of competitive stages, Evans slid wide near the end of
Pol Espargaro says his move to Honda in MotoGP for 2021 is about “discovering” what he can achieve as an athlete and sees it as an “adventure”. The 2013 Moto2 world champion will switch from KTM after four seasons together to Honda in 2021, after penning a two-year deal with HRC to partner Marc Marquez.
Ferrari Formula 1 team sporting director Laurent Mekies says it would be “common sense” for the FIA to open up the Abu Dhabi young driver test to any driver. The Maranello outfit is keen to put its incoming 2021 driver Carlos Sainz Jr into the car that is currently scheduled to be run by simulator
1:13 PM ET Lewis Hamilton’s stand-in George Russell is not in a straight shootout for a 2022 seat with Valtteri Bottas at the Sakhir Grand Prix, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. With Hamilton missing the penultimate race of the season having contracted COVID-19, Mercedes junior Russell has stepped up from the backmarking Williams team
After Lewis Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19, George Russell stepped up to Mercedes and headed both Formula 1 practice sessions for the Sakhir Grand Prix. In addition to Russell’s excellent start to life with the constructors’ championship winners, Jack Aitken took control of his compatriot’s Williams, while Pietro Fittipaldi took over from the injured Romain
Dani Sordo holds the overnight lead after the first full day of Rally Monza, with both Sebastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans in title contention in the World Rally Championship decider. The Spaniard won the opening stage of the morning but then M-Sport Ford’s Esapekka Lappi gambled and put on one of the two sets of
6:38 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson will open his first year of semi-retirement by racing the Rolex 24 at Daytona as part of an Action Express Racing lineup revealed Friday that should be among the best in the field. The seven-time NASCAR champion will be teamed with Simon Pagenaud, Kamui Kobayashi
George Russell has downplayed his sweep of Friday’s Formula 1 practice sessions for the Sakhir Grand Prix, saying the lap times are “a little bit deceiving”. On his first outing in the Mercedes W11 car ahead of his stand-in appearance in place of Lewis Hamilton, Williams regular Russell was able to set the fastest time
The Bahrain Grand Prix proved to be a marathon rather than a sprint, but that didn’t stop it from being one of our best weekends of the season. Admittedly, after qualifying, such an outcome seemed unlikely, but everything clicked on Sunday with Lando and Carlos coming home fourth and fifth respectively under the lights in
BMW will end its relationship with the Le Mans 24 Hours-winning Schnitzer Motorsport squad after more than 50 years. The German squad, whose successes with the Bavarian marque also include victory in the 1987 World Touring Car Championship and the 2012 DTM, will not be given a works programme by BMW for 2021, Autosport has
The FIA World Rally Championship has collaborated with Motorsport Network to launch a dedicated Motorsport.tv channel ahead of the 2020 finale at Monza this weekend. Launching onto Motorsport Network’s OTT platform, the championship will deliver the latest news updates and most spectacular videos from the world of rallying to the network’s 56 million-strong digital monthly
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez underwent a third operation on his broken right arm on Thursday and looks unlikely to make the start of the 2021 season. Marquez broke his right arm in a violent crash during the Spanish Grand Prix, and required a second operation on it after making an aborted comeback at
9:14 AM ET Chassis engineering head Simone Resta is moving from Ferrari to the Haas Formula One team in a strengthening of technical ties after the U.S.-owned team signed Mick Schumacher for next season. 1 Related Schumacher, son of seven times world champion and Ferrari great Michael, is a Ferrari Academy driver and Haas use
Romain Grosjean has recounted the full story of the escape from his burning Formula 1 car – and revealed there were moments where he feared he was going to die. The Frenchman crashed out of the Bahrain Grand Prix on the opening lap last weekend, with his car plunging through the barriers and splitting in
3:46 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Team Penske will mentor a new entry in the IndyCar ladder series that will be owned by a Black businessman as part of a new “Race for Equality & Change” initiative. Force Indy will compete in the USF2000 Series, which is part of the “Road to Indy” system
Daniel Ricciardo will meet with Formula 1 chiefs in Bahrain on Thursday to discuss his unease at the way that endless replays of Romain Grosjean’s crash were played on television. The Renault driver was deeply unhappy last weekend that screens were filled with repeat showings of Grosjean’s fiery accident – just as other drivers were
Half of the 2020 British GT3 grid consisted of Silver-Silver pairings. But the decision to outlaw such combinations, and return to its Pro-Am roots, will have a mixed impact as key championship stakeholders told JAMES NEWBOLD “It’s been difficult, maybe a bit too difficult, to manage the balance between the Silver pairings and the Pro-Am,
In a few short days, Elfyn Evans could become Britain’s first World Rally champion in almost two decades and join elite company that includes Richard Burns, Colin McRae and Louise Aitken-Walker. She tells NICK GARTON what he needs to do at Monza A framed copy of Autosport from December 1990 was recently restored to pride
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has undergone a third operation on his right arm in Madrid and likely faces a six-month recovery period. The Honda rider broke his right arm in a heavy crash during the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez on 19 July. Marquez had an operation immediately afterwards to have metalwork
4:33 PM ET Charles Leclerc says he feared Romain Grosjean was dead following the Frenchman’s fiery crash in Bahrain. Grosjean spent three nights in the hospital before being discharged on Wednesday morning after receiving treatment for burns on both hands Leclerc, speaking with BBC Sport, said: “I saw the crash in my mirrors, was aware
Carlos Sainz Jr has confirmed that Ferrari is pushing for him to be allowed to take part in the young driver Formula 1 test after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Crucially, the current McLaren driver will be free contractually, and will thus be able to do the test should Ferrari receive permission from the FIA
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Bentley will end its factory programme with the Continental racer at the end of this year as part of a phased withdrawal from the GT3 category. The British manufacturer has opted against restarting its works assault on the Intercontinental GT Challenge with M-Sport, which was put on ice in the summer, and is releasing the