Three-time 500cc world champion Wayne Rainey doesn’t believe his arch MotoGP rival Kevin Schwantz gets enough credit for his “tremendous” 1993 title win. Rainey and Schwantz’s rivalry in the 500cc era of MotoGP in the late 1980s and early 1990s is one of motorcycle racing’s most iconic. From 1990-1992, Rainey won the premier class crown
Month: January 2021
AlphaTauri believes switching to Red Bull’s 60% Formula 1 windtunnel for this year will offer a “big advantage” in designing its 2022 car. Following the rebranding of Toro Rosso as AlphaTauri for 2020, Red Bull has identified the Faenza-based squad as being more of a sister team rather than as a B-team as it had
The new owner of the Williams Formula 1 team is determined that it retains the close family feel that has characterised the multiple title-winning squad for decades. Following the sale to American private investment firm Dorilton Capital last year, the Grove-based outfit is undergoing a period of investment and restructure as it bids to move
Dakar organisers have confirmed Pierre Cherpin has passed away following his crash on Sunday’s seventh stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally. The Frenchman, competing in his fourth Dakar and first since 2015, crashed 178km into last Sunday’s seventh Dakar stage. After being found unconscious he was rushed to hospital in Sakaka for surgery before being
Max Verstappen thinks that Red Bull would have enjoyed Mercedes levels of dominance in Formula 1 if the turbo hybrid rules had not been introduced. The arrival of new powerunits in 2014 opened the door for Mercedes to deliver title winning form ever since. The German car manufacturer has delivered seven consecutive F1 title doubles
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Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville has said he will make a decision on remaining with co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe for the remainder of the 2021 World Rally Championship after next week’s Rally Monte-Carlo. On Friday the Belgian announced that his 10-year partnership with fellow countryman Nicolas Gilsoul – which stretched back to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge – had
Carlos Sainz Jr entered initial talks with Ferrari over a 2021 Formula 1 deal “without trying to believe it too much”, assuming it was talking to a number of drivers. Ferrari announced last May it had struck a deal for Sainz to join the team on a two-year contract from 2021, replacing four-time world champion
The latest addition to Lamborghini’s factory GT roster faced the tough prospect of abandoning his F1 dream while still at school. But 2020 British GT champion Sandy Mitchell has proved that the move was absolutely the right one, as he told JAMES NEWBOLD The news shortly before Christmas that Sandy Mitchell had been appointed as
Toyota driver Nasser Al-Attiyah says he is “not interested” in returning to the Dakar Rally if the rules are not changed to make the fight fair between buggies and 4x4s. Three-time Dakar champion Al-Attiyah suffered a second successive defeat to the JCW buggies fielded by X-raid Mini in 2021, losing out on the crown by
Alexander Albon will dovetail Red Bull Formula 1 reserve and test duties with select events in the DTM racing a Ferrari 488 GT3 after losing his spot to Sergio Perez. With Albon replaced by Perez in Red Bull’s 2021 line-up, the Anglo-Thai driver faces an unexpected year ahead as he remains in the F1 team’s
Stephane Peterhansel has secured a record-extending 14th Dakar Rally title after winning the 2021 edition of the event in Saudi Arabia, as Carlos Sainz won the final stage. Peterhansel grabbed the lead after the second of the 12 stages and never surrendered it thereafter, eventually claiming victory by 14m51s from the factory Toyota of Nasser
3:31 AM ET French motorcycle rider Pierre Cherpin has died five days after crashing during the seventh stage of the Dakar rally, organisers announced on Friday. The 52-year-old, who was taking part in his fourth Dakar rally, had undergone neurosurgery and was placed in a medically induced coma after the crash in Saudi Arabia. A
Marco Andretti has announced he will no longer be a full-time IndyCar driver, but is targeting Indy 500 glory and other iconic races in other series. Andretti has scored two wins since making his IndyCar debut in 2006, and as recently as last August took pole for the Indianapolis 500. However, he has notably struggled
Lando Norris believes a “perfect combination” of rivalry and friendship with Carlos Sainz Jr as Formula 1 team-mates helped drive McLaren forward in their two years together. Norris made his F1 debut in 2019 alongside Sainz at McLaren as part of an all-new line-up at the British squad, with the pair combining to give the
Stephane Peterhansel has responded to the comments made by Nasser Al-Attiyah and believes the Toyota driver lost the 2021 Dakar Rally because he was too egoistic to win the Prologue. X-raid Mini driver Peterhansel clinched a record-extending 14th Dakar title on Friday, beating Al-Attiyah by just under 15 minutes in what was effectively a two-horse
Grammy award-winning music artist Pitbull has secured an ownership stake in the Trackhouse Racing NASCAR Cup Series team. Trackhouse Racing, founded by Justin Marks, is making its Cup Series debut in February’s Daytona 500. With Monterrey native Daniel Suarez at the wheel of the No. 99 Chevrolet, the team intends to run the entire Cup
3:15 PM ET Associated Press Marco Andretti will not run the full IndyCar schedule this season as the third-generation driver reprioritizes his racing career. Andretti will compete in the Indianapolis 500, the historic race his family has won just once, and assist Andretti Autosport with preseason testing and development. He will be in a car
Former Mercedes executive Jurgen Hubbert, a key player behind the marque’s move into the DTM and Formula 1, has died at the age of 81. It was on Hubbert’s watch that Mercedes joined forces with McLaren, creating a partnership that would win two World Championships with Mika Hakkinen in 1998 and 1999, and a third
Thierry Neuville has split from long-term co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul one week before the start of the 2021 World Rally Championship season. Hyundai i20 WRC driver Neuville has entered next week’s shortened Rally Monte Carlo with Martijn Wydaeghe in the navigator’s seat. However, it has yet to be confirmed by Neuville or Hyundai Motorsport whether Wydaeghe’s
4:51 AM ET Indian racer Jehan Daruvala was handed a one-year extension by Red Bull Racing team, on Friday, which will see him continue with Carlin in the upcoming Formula 2 season. The 22-year-old, created history last month, when he finished his maiden FIA Formula 2 Championship with a well-deserved victory. Daruvala’s victory in his
Autosport is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s greatest Formula 1 title with a 1991-themed special issue of the magazine. The full impact of Adrian Newey at Williams wouldn’t be realised until 1992 but, as the aerodynamics guru told GIORGIO PIOLA in the 11 July 1991 issue, the key principles of making cars go
Suzuki MotoGP project leader Shinichi Sahara says the marque will be “more united than ever” in the wake of team manager Davide Brivio’s shock exit. The Japanese manufacturer announced last week Brivio would be stepping down from his role as team manager after eight years, with Autosport revealing he is set to become CEO of
Alfa Romeo Formula 1 boss Frederic Vasseur has called on Antonio Giovinazzi to become more of a team leader in the Italian’s third full season with the Swiss outfit. Following a difficult debut season in 2019, two years after a two-race cameo for the team then known as Sauber subbing for the injured Pascal Wehrlein,
Nasser Al-Attiyah secured a fifth stage win of the 2021 Dakar Rally on Thursday, but was unable to make a major dent in Stephane Peterhansel’s lead ahead of Friday’s showdown. Starting third on the road, Peterhansel grabbed an early lead in the shortened 464km test between Alula and Yanbu, heading X-raid Mini team-mate Carlos Sainz
MotoGP has confirmed two extra days of testing and a shakedown have been added to the schedule in Qatar in March following the cancellation of the Sepang test. Earlier this week, MotoGP announced it had cancelled what was set to be the opening three-day pre-season test of 2021 at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia after
9:42 AM ET Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering mild symptoms. Leclerc was tested after he learned he had been in contact with a positive case. He confirmed the news in a social media post, adding that he is “feeling OK”, suffering mild symptoms and currently self-isolating
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc is battling “mild symptoms” after testing positive for COVID-19. Leclerc announced via Instagram on Thursday afternoon that he had contracted COVID-19, and was now self-isolating at home in Monaco. “Hello guys, I hope you are all staying safe. I want to let you know that I have tested positive
The World Rally Championship will pay its first ever visit to the Arctic Circle at the end of next month after striking a deal with Finnish motorsport’s governing body. Arctic Rally Finland is a direct replacement for Rally Sweden, which was cancelled back in December due to troubling coronavirus case numbers in the Varmland region.
4:54 AM ET Alpine has released images of its 2021 Formula One car painted in an interim livery as part of the brand’s relaunch. The rebranded Renault F1 team will race under the Alpine name this year, although the images released on Thursday were of an concept livery that is due to change again ahead
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