To celebrate what would have been Niki Lauda’s 72nd birthday, legendary Formula One designer Gordon Murray has named his latest car design after the three-time world champion. Murray, who now runs Gordon Murray Automobiles (GMA), has set his sights on creating the ultimate driver’s car and the result is two-fold: the remarkable road-going T.50 and
Month: February 2021
Christian Horner says Red Bull has had to fix a correlation misalignment in its Formula 1 design and windtunnel work, which contributed its 2020 car problems. Red Bull’s RB16 machine had several spins during winter testing last year, a problem that continued when the pandemic-delayed season got underway. The team initially attributed the spins to
Penske team-mates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano are split over the NASCAR Cup series’ increased road course intake, with the former believing the series must “reap what we sow.” In a radical shakeup for the 2021 campaign, there will be a record seven road course events on the 36-round Cup Series calendar, including visits to
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez admits he doesn’t know when he will make his return to racing from injury, and confirms he will not ride in the Qatar test. The Honda rider broke his right humerus in a crash during last July’s Spanish Grand Prix, and has been out of action since making an
9:51 AM ET Alex Albon is determined to return to Formula One in 2022 after he was replaced by Sergio Perez at Red Bull over the winter. 1 Related Albon raced for two years in F1, completing half a season with Red Bull’s junior team, Toro Rosso, before being promoted to the senior team midway
Alex Albon says there is no point ‘wallowing about’ over losing his Red Bull Formula 1 drive, because that will not help him win a race seat back. The Thai driver has been replaced by Sergio Perez for this season, after Red Bull felt that Albon had not delivered what it needed in its bid
Christopher Bell says he is not “overly shocked” at winning his first career NASCAR Cup race on a road course, although he believes to win at Daytona “is quite surprising”. Bell, who was promoted to the Joe Gibbs Racing squad for 2021 in place of Erik Jones, posted a maiden career win at the 38th
Technical regulations within Formula 1 seemingly get more and more restrictive as the years go on, much to the chagrin of many fans. But, as KEVIN TURNER argues, a wide-open rulebook would be detrimental to the series They should free-up the regulations. The only rule should be that the cars have to fit into a
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Amid Formula 1’s continual pursuit to add more races to its calendar, the appeal of a second race in the United States is clear. But as LUKE SMITH explains, there are several feasible candidates it can consider Since regaining a foothold in the United States at the Circuit of The Americas in 2012, Formula 1
One-time Formula 1 starter Chris Craft, one of Britain’s leading racers of the 1970s, has died aged 81 after a long illness. Best known as a sportscar driver, Craft claimed an overall podium in the 1976 Le Mans 24 Hours and won the 1973 European Sports Car Championship. His single F1 start came in the
Mercedes has been the dominant force of Formula 1’s turbo hybrid era since 2014, but its pedigree in grand prix racing can be traced back over 100 years. KEVIN TURNER picks out its very best machines from the pre-war and world championship eras Mercedes has a remarkable history in grand prix racing. Aside from its
Check out the sights and sounds from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Watkins Glen International.
A new driver line-up for 2021 means team bonding is essential. To kick off the season in style, Lando and Daniel were tasked with creating a new McLaren anthem to soundtrack the year. Here’s how they got on… #SendIt Join McLaren Plus, our fan engagement programme which brings McLaren fans closer to the team with
Japan’s new Formula 1 star Yuki Tsunoda has enjoyed a mercurial rise through the ranks, spending just one year apiece in Formula 3 and Formula 2 before his graduation this year with AlphaTauri. Already he has impressed his team, as ADAM COOPER has been finding out Tsunoda’s ascension through the junior ranks to a Formula
New Mercedes drivers Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon will join Raffaelo Marciello for the French Auto Sport Promotion team’s defence of its GT World Challenge Europe crown in 2021. Former DTM driver Juncadella and Gounon, winner of last year’s Bathurst 12 Hours with Bentley, will drive with ASP regular Marciello in the team’s solo pro
Christian Horner says Red Bull made a “grown-up” decision to look outside its junior drivers when deciding on its 2021 Formula 1 line-up, where Sergio Perez replaces Alex Albon. Perez is the first non-Red Bull junior to race for the energy drinks company’s eponymous team since Mark Webber was hired to race alongside David Coulthard
AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost says his team must iron out mistakes if it is to deliver on its target of finishing head of the midfield in Formula 1 this year. The Faenza-based team had an encouraging 2020 campaign, with its highlight being Pierre Gasly’s surprise victory in the Italian Grand Prix. However, it did not
Go onboard with Shane McElrath during the 450 Heat 1 from round 7 of the 2021 Monster Energy Supercross Series in Orlando, Florida. Text GOPROSX to the number 65047 right now for your chance to win a brand new GoPro Hero 9 Black camera. Sign ups are valid up until 2/20/21 at 11:59 Eastern time
Championship charges don’t get much more dramatic than this. From the front, to the back, to an unforgettable third world title – here’s how Seb got it done back in 2012. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1 #F1Rewind #BrazilGP
We took our 2021 contender to the track at Silverstone for some filming day fun. Watch and listen to DR’s first time in a McLaren Formula 1 car. #SendIt Join McLaren Plus, our fan engagement programme which brings McLaren fans closer to the team with the most inclusive, rewarding and open-to-all fan programmes in F1
The LCR team has pulled the covers off Alex Marquez’s 2021 MotoGP challenger, as the 2019 Moto2 world champion joins the Honda satellite squad this season. Marquez was extracted from his Marc VDS Moto2 contract and placed at the factory Honda squad for 2020 after triple MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo announced his retirement during
1:22 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell was rewarded Friday with a sponsorship increase from CarParts.com. The online parts sales company was already part of McDowell’s program at Front Row Motorsports but was still working on its 2021 budget when the NASCAR season began Sunday with the Daytona
Pietro Fittipaldi, who made his Formula 1 debut subbing for the injured Romain Grosjean at the end of 2020, will remain as Haas’s official test and reserve driver this season. Fittipaldi, 24, made his first two F1 starts last December at the Sakhir and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix after Grosjean was forced out because of
Championship-winning British GT outfit Team Parker Racing will switch from Bentley to Porsche for its assault on this year’s GT3 class title. The team behind Seb Morris and Rick Parfitt Jr’s 2017 championship run has campaigned Bentley machinery in British GT since 2016, but changes to the 911 GT3 R in 2021 to align with
Alex Marquez admits there was a stage in his rookie MotoGP season where he had to stop his world champion brother Marc giving him advice as it became too much. The 2019 Moto2 world champion stepped up to the factory Honda squad in 2020 and was meant to partner his six-time title-winning brother Marc Marquez
Franz Tost is confident Yuki Tsunoda can bring his “extraordinary” strengths to AlphaTauri despite facing a steep learning curve through his debut Formula 1 season. Tsunoda will embark on his rookie F1 campaign in 2021 after graduating from Formula 2, where he finished third in the championship last year. The Japanese youngster is set to
Sam Schmidt believes Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet can join Chip Ganassi Racing, Team Penske and Andretti Autosport in the top echelon of IndyCar in 2020. This season the squad will field changed driver line-up with Chip Ganassi Racing refugee Felix Rosenqvist teaming up with Patricio O’Ward, who is set for his second season at Arrow McLaren
The death of Dale Earnhardt Sr at the 2001 Daytona 500 shocked NASCAR to the core. Days before his accident, in the 15 February 2001 issue of Autosport magazine, ‘The Intimidator’ shared his expectations of challenging for an eighth Cup title with JONATHAN INGRAM Dale Earnhardt started his pursuit of a record eighth Winston Cup
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