Bringing the Schumacher name back to Formula 1 in 2021 through Formula 2 champion Mick is “an honour” for Haas, but also brings “a lot of pressure”, reckons Gunther Steiner. Schumacher will step up to F1 this year after winning last year’s F2 title, joining the Haas team alongside fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin. Mick is
Month: January 2021
Dakar Rally organisers have presented plans for a cleaner future for the event focused on installing a ‘green bivouac’ and introducing an alternative energy category. GCK Energy and Saudi-based solar energy firm Desert Technologies are ramping up its provisions for solar energy to power the Dakar bivouac and supply charging points for electric vehicles in
MotoGP race winner Alex Rins admits he initially thought team boss Davide Brivio’s exit from Suzuki “was a joke” when the Italian told him of his decision. Suzuki confirmed last week long-time team manager Brivio would be leaving the Japanese manufacturer having helmed the squad for the past eight years. This came days after Autosport
Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer says four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel will “bring out the best” in new team-mate Lance Stroll. Vettel joins the former Racing Point outfit this year after his Ferrari contract was not extended beyond 2020, having struggled in the past two seasons at the Maranello squad against Charles Leclerc.
Nasser Al-Attiyah believes buggy competitors at the Dakar Rally have an inherent advantage over his Toyota Gazoo Racing squad ahead of the showdown in his victory battle with Stephane Peterhansel. The three-time Dakar winner trimmed overall leader Peterhansel’s advantage by 49 seconds on Stage 10, finishing second to Yazeed Al Rajhi on the stage, to
MotoGP teams will meet online with Dorna Sports and the FIM on Thursday to discuss the possibility of moving the date of the 2021 season-opening Qatar Grand Prix. On Tuesday MotoGP announced it had cancelled the Sepang pre-season test in Malaysia after a state of emergency due to an escalation in COVID-19 cases in the
9:02 AM ET Formula One postponed the Australian Grand Prix from March to November because it would not have been possible for hundreds of team staff to quarantine for 14 days upon their arrival, the sports minister of Victoria state said on Wednesday. The Melbourne race is normally the season-opener but was given a new
McLaren has one target in mind for Daniel Ricciardo’s first Formula 1 grand prix on board: that team and driver feel like they have been together for years. With F1’s pre-season testing schedule the most compact it has ever been, and strict limits on who could join the Abu Dhabi young driver run last year,
Overdrive Toyota driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi took top honours in Stage 10 of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, as Nasser Al-Attiyah narrowly beat Stephane Peterhansel to second. Starting fourth in the 342km loop between Neom and Alula, Al-Rajhi snatched the lead from fellow Saudi Arabian driver Yasir Seaidan at the second waypoint and never looked back,
Alfa Romeo Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur says his team’s close links to the Italian manufacturer are more than just a “nice reward”, with the tie-up crucial to its future. The team formerly known as Sauber first carried Alfa Romeo branding in 2018 before it took over the name of the Swiss outfit from 2019
Stephane Peterhansel has extended his lead in the 2021 Dakar Rally with a dominant victory in Stage 9, as Nasser Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz Sr both hit trouble. What had been a six-minute gap between Peterhansel and Al-Attiyah was nearly tripled on Tuesday’s stage as the X-raid Mini driver secured his first stage win of
The deal between Formula 1 and the new promoter of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos faces a hurdle after a judge intervened and temporarily suspended the contract. The decision results from a legal challenge regarding the use of public funds to secure the race, and the level of transparency surrounding the deal. In
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Rally Northern Ireland promoter Bobby Willis says securing the British round of the World Rally Championship in 2022 would be his “biggest achievement” if he can pull it off. Willis remains “committed” to bringing the series to the Northern Ireland for the first time since 2009, having put his own money behind a business case
MotoGP’s opening pre-season test of 2021 due to take place in Malaysia next month has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MotoGP had been due to hold its now traditional two three-day pre-season tests in Malaysia at the Sepang International Circuit on 19-21 February and in Qatar at the Losail International Circuit on 10-12
11:09 AM ET ESPN staff Rally rider CS Santosh will be flown back to India in the next couple of days after he suffered a crash during Stage 4 of the Dakar Rally and was airlifted to a Riyadh hospital last Wednesday. The 37-year-old Indian sustained head trauma and a dislocated right shoulder and has
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says his team faces a “formidable” challenge to stay on top in Formula 1 this year, ahead of the “earthquake” of all new 2022 regulations. Mercedes is coming off the back of seven consecutive F1 title doubles, and is favourite for the campaign ahead with teams carrying over their cars for
Overdrive Toyota driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi overcame the X-raid Mini of Stephane Peterhansel to claim a maiden stage win in the Dakar Rally on Sunday. Peterhansel led much of the 453km Stage 7 between Ha’il and Sakaka, the first part of the two-day marathon stages crews have to do without external assistance, with his advantage stretching
The Suzuki MotoGP squad will not sign anyone to the role of team manager to replace Formula 1-bound Davide Brivio in 2021, Autosport understands. Autosport revealed last week Brivio was to leave his post at Suzuki to take on the role of CEO of the Alpine F1 team this year. Suzuki confirmed Brivio’s departure from
2:57 AM ET Formula One has issued a revised 2021 race schedule, with the planned season-opener in Australia postponed until November and a race at Imola replacing the Chinese Grand Prix. The changes have been made in response to travel restrictions imposed by governments due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The season will now get
Renault Formula 1 team boss Cyril Abiteboul is leaving the French car manufacturer, it was announced on Monday. The Frenchman had been expected to move into a new role within the company following a management shake-up at the rebranded Alpine squad, but instead he is departing completely. His exit has resulted in Laurent Rossi, director
Hubert Auriol, a three-time winner of the Dakar Rally and the first person to win the legendary event on both two wheels and four, has died aged 68. The Ethiopian-born Frenchman, nicknamed ‘The African’, passed away on Sunday “after a long battle with heart disease”, according to Agence France-Presse. Auriol was among the participants of
10:09 AM ET Long-time Renault F1 team boss Cyril Abiteboul has left the company ahead of its first season competing under the Alpine name. Abiteboul had led the Renault brand in Formula One since its return to the sport in 2016, but parent company Groupe Renault confirmed he left his position on Monday and named
Carlos Sainz Jr believes McLaren is building up to become a “force to be reckoned with” in Formula 1 and can “hit the ground running” under the 2022 regulations. Sainz made his final appearance for McLaren in last month’s Abu Dhabi season finale, ending a two-year stint with the team ahead of his move to
Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb has retired from the 2021 Dakar Rally after failing to make it to the finish in Monday’s eighth stage. Competing in the 375km Sakaka and Neom loop that formed the second part of the marathon stage, Loeb suffered two punctures in the first 80km when he had only one
Gresini MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini’s condition is “improving” in hospital in Italy as he continues his fight with COVID-19. The double 125cc world champion and veteran team boss was taken ill with COVID-19 just prior to the Christmas break, before being admitted to hospital in Imola. He was transferred to a specialist COVID care
10:40 AM ET McLaren Racing have signed an option to compete in the electric Formula E championship from 2022-23, the Formula One team announced on Monday. The British-based team will spend 2021 assessing the feasibility of joining the series for season nine, when a lighter and more powerful Gen3 car makes its debut with faster
Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi believes working on his race starts has been one of the keys to his improvements across the 2020 season. After a tough debut season Giovinazzi was retained at Alfa alongside Kimi Raikkonen and managed to qualify ahead of the Finn in nine out of 17 events. Both drivers
Toyota driver Nasser Al-Attiyah closed the gap to his X-raid Mini rival Stephane Peterhansel with a victory in the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally. Having slipped nearly eight minutes behind Peterhansel with a subdued showing in the first part of the marathon stage, Al-Attiyah brought the deficit back under five minutes with his fourth
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton’s qualities stretch far beyond what he shows on the Formula 1 track – and include him not thinking the universe revolves around him. The reigning F1 world champion delivered perhaps his strongest season ever in 2020 as he roared to his seventh title, matching the all-time titles record
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