The Dutchman is coming out of an encouraging pre-season testing run for Red Bull, with its new RB16B having proven to be both quick and consistent. His team’s form was in contrast to Mercedes, which had a more troubled run in Bahrain as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas battled with a poor balance on the
Month: March 2021
The all-electric off-road SUV racing championship has already announced rights packages with Sky Sports, BT Sport and online BBC platforms. The headline partnership with Sky Sports is initially for one year only and placed Extreme E coverage behind a TV paywall subscription service, but now the first three seasons of the nascent electric series will
The three-time MotoGP race winner will once again race on the older ‘A-spec’ version of Yamaha’s MotoGP challenger in 2021, despite ending last season as its top rider in second in the championship. The bike Morbidelli rode last year was essentially a slightly modified 2019 M1, but Yamaha brought upgrades to the bike for Qatar
Williams regular Russell was drafted in by parent team Mercedes for the second race in Bahrain last December when a positive test for COVID-19 ruled out Lewis Hamilton. Russell qualified second and dominated the majority of the race on the Bahrain International Circuit’s outer loop, only for a tyre mix-up by Mercedes and a late puncture to deny
Take a lap around Sebring International Raceway with Frankie Montecalvo in the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3.
If there were any doubts Fernando Alonso has still got it, they were quickly erase with his mega effort during the second day of testing in Bahrain. Second-fastest in the morning session, he got his first outing in his Alpine A521! 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
Larson took both stage victories and led a race-high 269 of 325 laps but a 56-lap run on the same set of tyres took them beyond their limits, opening the door to the rapidly chasing Blaney. With eight laps remaining and as Larson and Blaney both approached the lapped car of Joey Logano, Blaney dove
This year, the entirety of pre-season testing was compressed into three days at the Bahrain International Circuit to help minimise costs and ensure that cargo could be shipped to the same venue as the opening round, following the postponement of the Australian Grand Prix. The complete overhaul in F1’s regulations for next season, in which
Like with the final Moto3 pre-season test, Moto2’s final three-days of running ahead of the season had to be moved to Qatar this weekend due to the COVID-19 pandemic having originally been scheduled to take place at Jerez in Spain. After the first day of running on Friday, Ajo KTM’s new signing Remy Gardner –
Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha will be better able to “prepare something” with its MotoGP bike when it encounters difficult moments this season unlike in 2020. The factory Yamaha rider managed to win three races last year when he rode for Petronas SRT and led the championship up until the Aragon Grand Prix, when a sharp
After a 2020 campaign where Alfa Romeo duo Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi struggled at times to make much of an impression in the midfield battle, the Swiss outfit was left more encouraged by its run in Bahrain. The new C41 showed signs of being a step forward over its predecessor, and on the final day of
The blue, white and gold branding of Rothmans had become a motorsport staple of the 1980s and ’90s, having emblazoned Porsche’s 956 prototypes, the Prodrive-run Subaru World Rally Championship team and Honda’s 500cc grand prix bikes across the years. Then assuming title sponsorship of Williams’ Formula 1 team at its peak, it enjoyed four successful
11:54 PM ET Associated Press SEBRING, Fla. — Sebastien Bourdais grabbed the lead on a restart with 19 minutes remaining in the Twelve Hours of Sebring, then held off a furious challenge from the defending winner Saturday night to give JDC-Miller Motorsports the victory in the IMSA sports car endurance event. Bourdais was missing the
Three days, a sandstorm and 328 laps later, the team completed pre-season testing in Bahrain. Up next? The 2021 season opener. #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 & esports: https://www.mclaren.com/racing/mclaren+/ Subscribe and be the
The four-time world champion has just signed a deal to become an ambassador for Austrian water treatment company BWT, which is pushing a number of sustainability projects. It wants to cut back on single-use plastic bottles around the world by expanding the use of water treatment facilities so more clean tap water is available. Vettel’s
The Ganassi car had exchanged the lead with the Daytona 24 Hours-winning Wayne Taylor Racing Acura for much of the opening phase of the race, following a controversial clash between van der Zande and the pole-sitting Action Express Racing Cadillac of Pipo Derani that cost the latter three laps of repairs. No further action was
During the run of 2021 car launches this year, the lengths that some teams went to to hide their new ideas became a big talking point. Mercedes and McLaren both blanked out areas of their cars in launch images, while AlphaTauri released renders of its 2021 car with a completely different nose and suspension design.
The collision occurred just 45 minutes into the endurance classic when the two Cadillac DPi-V.R drivers were approaching GTD traffic on the run to the Turn 17 hairpin. Action Express Racing driver Derani, a three-time Sebring winner, had made a move to the inside of van der Zande just as the Dutchman’s Chip Ganassi Racing
Ducati has refreshed its factory line-up for 2021, bringing in former Pramac pair Miller and Bagnaia to replace the ousted Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci. Miller ended pre-season testing fastest of all with an unofficial lap record in Qatar of 1m53.183s, while 2018 Moto2 champion Bagnaia was just 0.281s behind him in fifth. Many in
Verstappen led Red Bull to the top of the timesheets as the team enjoyed a smooth three days of running in Bahrain with the updated RB16B. Contrasting Red Bull’s strong showing was defending champion team Mercedes, as both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas reported issues with the rear end of the W12, causing instability on-track.
The Kiwi’s season was under threat of being derailed when he crashed his mountain bike and broke his collarbone less than a fortnight ago. He went into surgery immediately and has since been undergoing hyperbaric treatment to prepare for this weekend’s Sandown SuperSprint. It was only after practice this morning that it became a certainty
Ride along with the four-time world champion as he clocks his fastest lap on the first day of Aramco Pre-Season Testing in Bahrain. 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 #F1Testing
The four-time champion has switched Formula 1 squads this year, moving from Ferrari to the rebranded Aston Martin outfit that has taken over from Racing Point. After his first official public outing with the team during pre-season testing at Bahrain last weekend, Vettel has highlighted the key areas where he feels there are gains still
The ex-Formula 1 driver turned touring car ace is gearing up for his 15th season in the WTCC/WTCR in search of a so-far elusive title. This year is only Monteiro’s third full season since recovering from serious injuries sustained in a horrible touring car testing accident caused by brake failure at Barcelona in 2017. At
7:05 PM ET Associated Press LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart is engaged to Leah Pruett, the NHRA drag racer he began dating at the start of the pandemic. The pair announced their engagement in social media posts. “So excited to spend the rest of my life with a
Ericsson finished 12th in IndyCar last year but, although he showed vastly improved consistency compared with his rookie season at Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, he could not replicate the podium finish he scored in Detroit in 2019. The former Formula 1 driver says he must increase his one-lap speed in qualifying in order to demonstrate
Drive to Survive has been a hit for Netflix since it was first shown in 2019, helping bring rafts of new fans to F1 with unparalleled behind-the-scenes access. Haas team boss Steiner has become a fan favourite through the first two seasons of Drive to Survive, most notably for his forthright demeanour and interactions with
Wayne Taylor Racing Acura driver Ricky Taylor was the first driver to get under the 1m46s barrier, and he did it comprehensively with a 1m45.571s. Then the Whelen Engineering AXR Cadillac of Derani, which had set the pace throughout Thursday’s practice sessions moved to the top by 0.152 seconds. Renger van der Zande’s attempts to
8:08 AM ET Sergio Perez has the Formula One chance of a lifetime with Red Bull this season and the Mexican intends to seize it with both hands. 1 Related Only months ago it looked like the 31-year-old had run out of options after missing two races due to COVID-19 and being left without a
Ferrari heads into 2021 looking to recover from its worst campaign in 40 years as it slumped to sixth in the constructors’ championship last season, scoring just three podium finishes. The team struggled with a troublesome SF1000 car that was compromised by a lack of straight-line speed, owing to its underperforming power unit and draggy
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