AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly is currently self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. Gasly has recently been in Dubai for a training camp as part of his off-season preparations, but announced on Sunday night via social media that he had contracted COVID-19. It makes Gasly the sixth F1 driver to test positive for the
Month: January 2021
In denying Felipe Massa a morale-boosting win one year after his horrific Hungary accident and bringing Formula 1 into disrepute with cloak-and-dagger team orders, Ferrari’s call to hand the 2010 German Grand Prix to Fernando Alonso was widely unpopular. But, as LUKE SMITH argues, hindsight proved it was the right decision Delivered in his distinguishable
Stefano Domenicali says Formula 1 must continue its “active role” in highlighting social issues through the We Race As One campaign, with drivers serving as ambassadors in its messaging. F1 launched We Race As One ahead of the delayed start to the 2020 season to acknowledge the global fight against COVID-19 and a great push
6:57 PM ET Associated Press The nerves hit Jimmie Johnson as he stood on the starting grid before the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The seven-time NASCAR champion is beginning a new chapter of his career — at 45 years old — in unfamiliar race cars. He was tabbed to start the most prestigious sports car
New Arrow McLaren SP recruit Felix Rosenqvist believes he has settled into his new IndyCar home in a “very natural way” ahead of the 2021 season. The Swede joined the team after two seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing that yielded one win at Road America last year and a best placing of sixth in his
Stefano Domenicali hopes Formula 1 can attract car manufacturers looking for a “fresh image”, believing it to be one of the biggest challenges facing the automotive industry today. F1 currently has four manufacturers on the grid as V6 hybrid power unit suppliers – Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and Honda – but will drop back to three
AlphaTauri rookie Yuki Tsunoda says he is not afraid to make mistakes as he embarks on his first season in Formula 1 with the Italian squad in 2021. The Japanese is stepping up after a single season in F2 in which he finished third in the standings as the best-placed rookie, with three victories including
Former Suzuki team manager Davide Brivio has explained why the Japanese marque opted for reigning MotoGP champion Joan Mir over triple world champion Jorge Lorenzo for the 2019 season. After a difficult first season for Ducati in 2017 and average start to 2018, Lorenzo was ousted from the team for 2019 and was linked to
Mercedes technical director James Allison has provided the team’s customary warning of being tripped up by the latest Formula 1 rule changes despite the seemingly minor alterations for 2021. With preparations for the new F1 season ramping up, earlier this week Mercedes released a video in which Allison discussed the technical rule changes and feared
Take a lap around Daytona International Speedway with Cooper MacNeil in the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR – 19.
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Dale Coyne Racing has announced it is entering into a collaboration with Rick Ware Racing for a full-time entry and a part-time entry in the 2021 IndyCar Series. Following Wednesday’s announcement that Ed Jones will pilot the #18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan, Coyne has revealed his second full-time entry #51 will also be
AlphaTauri technical chief Jody Egginton believes aerodynamic development will remain “king” in settling the close midfield fight in Formula 1 this year despite the new token system. With the new technical regulations postponed until next year, a freeze has been placed on widespread car development between 2020 and 2021 to try and cut costs in
Andrea Dovizioso’s manager Simone Battistella says his rider is “ready” should Honda call him up to stand-in for the still-recovering Marc Marquez during the 2021 MotoGP season. Marquez underwent a third operation in December on the broken right arm which ruled him out of the 2020 MotoGP campaign, and which is likely to see him
6:38 AM ET Formula One has released its race start times for the 2021 season and announced an end to races starting at 10 minutes past the hour. When Liberty Media took control of F1 in 2018 it shifted races away from traditional 2pm race starts for European races in favour of a later slot
Mercedes hit the ground running when Formula 1’s turbo-hybrid era began in 2014, as its W05 made perfect use of the best power unit to charge to world title glory. That championship was hardly a flash in the pan. Instead, the story of how Mercedes built on that early success with its subsequent cars offers
7:13 AM ET ESPN and Reuters Spanish motor racing team boss and former Minardi Formula One driver Adrian Campos, who helped compatriot and double world champion Fernando Alonso reach the top, has died aged 60. Campos Racing, who have teams in the Formula Two and Three support series, said in a statement on Thursday that
Dale Coyne says he would “love to have” ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean join his IndyCar team for the 2021 season, and is targeting an announcement next week. After losing his F1 drive with Haas last October, Grosjean confirmed that he was exploring options in a number of other championships, including IndyCar, for the future.
Former NASCAR driver now team co-owner Justin Marks believes delaying NASCAR’s next-generation Cup car until 2022 is a “blessing in disguise” for his new Trackhouse Racing squad. Set to make its Cup Series debut at next month’s Daytona 500 with 2016 Xfinity series champion Daniel Suarez at the wheel, Trackhouse will run the #99 Chevrolet
2:45 PM ET Mick Schumacher completed an afternoon of testing with Ferrari at Italian circuit Fiorano ahead of his rookie Formula One season. Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael, is part of the Ferrari driver academy and will race for American team Haas this season. Ferrari has booked out its Fiorano race track for
Go onboard with Malcolm Stewart during the 450 Main Event from round 1 of the 2021 Monster Energy Supercross Series in Houston, Texas. Shot 100% on the HERO9BLACK® camera from http://GoPro.com For full event results visit: http://www.supercrosslive.com #gopro #moto #supercross
Haas Formula 1 driver Mick Schumacher completed an outing for Ferrari at Fiorano on Thursday, which he deemed “an excellent base” for his 2021 rookie season assault. The German ran over 50 laps and completed some practice starts in the team’s 2018 SF71H test car, which he had previously sampled at the same venue on
Three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo says he “would never have imagined” Valentino Rossi moving to the satellite Petronas SRT Yamaha squad in 2021. After 15 seasons together from 2004-2010 and 2013-2020, Rossi departed the factory Yamaha outfit at the end of last season after losing his seat to Fabio Quartararo for 2021. Yamaha offered
NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano is looking forward to the series’ first dirt race since 1970 at Bristol, but is trying to keep his season preparation balanced. Among the many changes to the Cup schedule for 2021 are the addition of several more road course events, along with the first dirt track race in more
9:16 AM ET Formula E on Thursday cancelled its Paris race due to restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and said E-Prix races planned for Seoul and the Chinese resort of Sanya remained uncertain. The seventh season of the all-electric series, now an FIA-sanctioned world championship, starts in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 26 and 27
Recent discussions about which direction Formula 1 should go with its engines over the longer term has tended to focus on two clear options. On the one side there is committing to hybrids (an internal combustion engine with extra battery power) allied to greater advances in more sustainable fuel. This is the option that F1
6:47 AM ET At the age of 26, Carlos Sainz has completed six seasons in Formula One. He has driven for four teams in that period, raced in 118 grands prix and scored 372 career points. But none of that will prepare him for the next chapter in his career: a move to Ferrari. It
McLaren has fired up its new Mercedes-powered MCL35M for the first time ahead of the 2021 Formula 1 season. The Woking-based outfit has had a busy winter getting its new car ready for the campaign, having switched from Renault power. The changes to the car to accommodate the Mercedes power unit have been extensive, and
12:16 PM ET McLaren has fired up its new Mercedes Formula One engine for the first time. McLaren and Mercedes have rekindled their former partnership for 2021 and beyond. McLaren ran Renault engines from 2018 until last year. New signing Daniel Ricciardo will join Lando Norris in spearheading McLaren’s new era as it looks to
Ed Jones will return to the IndyCar series for the full 2021 season after agreeing a deal with Dale Coyne Racing, Jimmy Vasser and James Sullivan. Jones, the 2016 Indy Lights champion with Carlin, spent his rookie IndyCar season with Coyne before moving to Chip Ganassi Racing in 2018. The following year he moved to
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