Aston Martin Formula 1 chief Otmar Szafnauer is confident the team can “make racing fun again” for Sebastian Vettel following his winter switch from Ferrari. Four-time world champion Vettel was left without a seat for the 2021 season after Ferrari opted against offering him a new contract, signing Carlos Sainz Jr as his replacement. Ahead
Month: February 2021
Reigning Moto2 world champion Enea Bastianini says there is ‘no pressure’ on him to emulate Alex Marquez’s rookie MotoGP podium success from 2020 this season. Marquez won the 2019 Moto2 title before stepping up to MotoGP with Honda, scoring the marque’s only podiums last year with a brace of seconds in France and in Aragon.
Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric says he has “compartmentalised” his Daytona 500 programme for Penske, describing his Cup debut as a “separate programme”. Cindric will dovetail a select schedule at Cup level with defending his Xfinity crown in 2021 will drive the #33 Ford Mustang alongside team regulars Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, and
Toyota young gun Kalle Rovanpera believes this month’s Arctic Finland Rally presents his best chance yet to fight for a maiden World Rally Championship victory. The series travels to the Arctic Circle for the first time later this month for the only snow event of 2021 as a replacement for the cancelled Rally Sweden. Comprising
Damon Hill says that it “broke my heart” to turn down racing for Jackie Stewart’s Formula 1 team for the 1997 season, but felt the move was too risky. Towards the end of his championship-winning 1996 campaign, Hill was informed by Williams that he would not be retained for the following season, with the team
In 2021 Formula 1 teams are operating for the first time with a success handicap created by a sliding scale of aerodynamic testing limits based on last year’s results. It means that Williams, as the worst performing team of 2020, can now do more aero R&D work in the windtunnel and on CFD than everyone
Kurt Busch has pinpointed the exhaust system of the Next Gen NASCAR car currently undergoing testing as an area that needs development through its “venting and cooling”. Busch, the 2004 Cup champion, has been one of a number of drivers to test the generation seven car that was slated for introduction into competition this year,
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Haas Formula 1 boss Guenther Steiner hasn’t ruled out calling on Romain Grosjean or Kevin Magnussen should the team need a replacement driver during the 2021 season. However the priority will be to employ a reserve who can attend all the races and at the track in case of any late issues with regulars Mick
Denny Hamlin has shed light on how he’ll split his workload between racing for Joe Gibbs and be co-owner at the new 23XI Racing squad in the NASCAR Cup Series. Hamlin, a triple Daytona 500 winner who is also seeking a third consecutive win the Cup Series’ showpiece event later this month, will combine driving
The 2021 Formula 1 season will mark the 10th anniversary of the widely-criticised DRS overtaking aid, but STEFAN MACKLEY argues its greatest problem is down to the application by circuits rather than the device itself “Artificial”, “gimmick”, and “a band-aid” are just some of the words which have been used to describe the Drag Reduction
The Termas de Rio Hondo circuit, host of the MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix, has suffered a huge fire which has destroyed most of the paddock and pit area. The fire started at around 11pm on Friday night with firefighters from Termas de Rio Hondo tackling the blaze along with help from other fire and rescue
Formula 1 plans to make a big push to boost interest in the United States this year, as it continues to evaluate a second race in the country. Liberty Media has long had ambitions to increase F1’s foothold in the USA, and talks have advanced with a project in Miami to hold a race there.
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Nikita Mazepin looks set to race under a neutral flag for the next two years following confirmation that an anti-doping ruling against Russia would extend to Formula 1. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced in December that it had upheld a ban on Russia from competing at world championship sporting events, relating to
Construction has begun on IndyCar’s new street course in Nashville, and local star Josef Newgarden is excited to race in front of his home fans on a truly unique layout. The inaugural Music City Grand Prix will be held on 6-8 August as the 12th race in a 17-round in the 2021 IndyCar Series season,
Avintia has become the first team on the 2021 MotoGP grid to unveil its colours for the new season, with the squad sporting a new look with its all-rookie line-up. The Ducati satellite squad enters its 10th season in the premier class in 2021, fielding reigning Moto2 world champion Enea Bastianini and series runner-up Luca
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has urged teams to back Red Bull’s call for an engine freeze for the good of the series, ahead of a crunch meeting next week. Red Bull is hoping to take over the Honda engine project from the end of this year, following the Japanese manufacturer’s decision to pull out
The Honda Racing Corporation will remain in the MotoGP world championship until the end of 2026, after signing a new five-year deal with Dorna Sports. Honda has been a mainstay in the world championship since it made its full-time return to grand prix racing’s premier class in 1982, winning the title 20 times in that
Oliver Solberg will step up to the premier class in the World Rally Championship with Hyundai at Arctic Rally Finland. The drive is seen by Hyundai as part of the “ongoing learning curve” for the promising 19-year-old, with Solberg sharing the i20 Coupe WRC with Aaron Johnston which will be serviced by French team 2C
6:04 AM ET Formula One could start the season with two races in Bahrain due to the COVID-19 pandemic but is still confident of putting on a record 23 rounds, chief executive Stefano Domenicali said on Thursday. The current schedule has the Gulf kingdom opening on March 28, followed by Imola in Italy on April
Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver and Ferrari protege Antonio Giovinazzi says the Maranello team has set clear targets for him in 2021 as he embarks on his third full season. Following a difficult rookie year alongside Kimi Raikkonen in 2019, Giovinazzi’s form improved in his sophomore campaign. He ran his vastly more experienced team-mate Raikkonen
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Dale Coyne and Rick Ware hope to confirm Romain Grosjean’s primary backers by the end of the month, and say the ex-Formula 1 driver will be a hit in IndyCar. Although Grosjean was confirmed as driver of the #51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR-Honda for all road and street course races on Wednesday, the team’s
Formula 1 is considering trialling a Saturday sprint race format in 2021, with CEO Stefano Domenicali revealing plans for reversed grid qualifying races have been shelved completely. Last year, F1 discussed the possibility of experimenting with some reversed grid races on a Saturday in a bid to spice up the show at certain venues. But
Valentino Rossi’s right-hand man Uccio Salucci says the nine-time grand prix world champion will evaluate extending his MotoGP career to 2022 after the opening “six, seven GPs” of 2021. Rossi switches to Petronas SRT for 2021 after signing a deal to extend his MotoGP career last year following 15 seasons (split by two years with
8:26 AM ET A new racing series which hopes to emulates the pod racing from Star Wars has launched its first electric flying race car. Airspeeder has unveiled the Mk3, which will form the basis of the company’s maiden season in 2021. The vehicles, which will race at speeds in excess of 120 km/h in