Dixon, a six-time winner at Mid-Ohio, finished fourth in last weekend’s race behind race winner Josef Newgarden (Team Penske), and fellow Ganassi drivers Marcus Ericsson and Palou. Having been jumped in the final round of stops by Palou, Dixon finished 10 seconds behind the Spaniard and was left to defend from the pack of Alexander
Month: July 2021
A number of names were linked to the RS-GP alongside Espargaro for this season after Andrea Iannone was banned for four years due to a doping offence. As well as MotoGP winners Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow, leading names from Moto2 in Marco Bezzecchi, Joe Roberts and Fabio Di Giannantonio were all linked to Aprilia
Lando Norris qualified on the front row at the Red Bull Ring and ran ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the early stages of the race. After Hamilton was delayed by damage, Norris retook the reigning champion to finish third, only dropping behind Valtteri Bottas because of a five-second penalty for forcing Sergio Perez off the
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After a difficult outing at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend left Hamilton trailing Max Verstappen by 32 points in the drivers’ standings, the world champion is in no doubt about the tough situation he faces. And while Mercedes is set to bring some developments for the Silverstone race in a bid to cut the
It was confirmed earlier today that neither of the Formula 1 or MotoGP Australian GPs will take place this season, with both the events cancelled. That’s courtesy of Australia’s strict closed border policy amid the global health crisis. MotoGP has now confirmed two changes in the wake of the Phillip Island round cancellation. The first
8:22 PM ET The Australian Grand Prix is believed to have been scrapped from the 2021 Formula One calendar, 7NEWS reports. The race at Albert Park in Melbourne was originally scheduled for March but a COVID-19 outbreak earlier in the year forced organisers to shift the event to November, between the races in Brazil and
The young British driver’s sanction for forcing Sergio Perez wide at the Austrian Grand Prix means he has now totted up 10 penalty points on his licence – with a driver being banned for an event if they get to 12 points over a 12-month period. Although Norris will lose two points prior to the
The second race of Formula 1’s Austria double-header proved more eventful than the first – even if the final result bore heavy resemblance to one week earlier. Max Verstappen produced another devastating display at the front, taking his third win on the bounce to extend his drivers’ championship lead and continue to turn the screw
The 26-year-old scored his maiden Cup win on the Daytona road course earlier this year, but had endured a disappointing run of form with just five further top-10 finishes in the following 17 points-paying races prior to Road America. Bell had a gradual rise up the order in Sunday’s race, earning a penalty for driving
Two-time IndyCar champion Newgarden secured Team Penske’s first win of the season following an unlucky pair of races at Detroit and Road America, in which he had led the most laps but was denied from taking either win late on. Ericsson made Newgarden work for the win, however, and began to quickly erode the Penske
Quartararo won four of the first nine races of the 2021 season and holds a 34-point lead in the standings as the championship pauses for its summer break. The Frenchman has already surpassed his 2020 haul of three wins and bettered his overall podium tally to six courtesy of two thirds in France and Germany.
Following a summit of major manufacturers – including Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, Audi and Porsche – at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix to discuss the new rules, an outline concept of what F1 should look at was discussed. And while the specifics will take many months to formulate, Wolff says that F1 is doing the right
The seven-time WRC champion indicated earlier this that he intended to only contest a part campaign next year and dovetail that with possible circuit racing outings. After winning four of the opening six rallies of the season, Ogier’s performances coupled with uncertainty as to how many rallies he will do next season has sparked suggestions
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Norris was given a five-second time penalty and two penalty points on his licence for being deemed to have pushed Sergio Perez off the track in the early stages of the Red Bull Ring race. Those two points take his total up to 10, just two removed from the 12-point threshold which comes with an
Russell delivered Williams’ first Q3 appearance in almost three years on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring, and started the race eighth after a grid penalty for Sebastian Vettel. Russell dropped to 12th on the opening lap after being forced to “slam on the brakes to avoid an incident” with Yuki Tsunoda, but remained in
Newgarden had led the most laps in the previous two IndyCar encounters at Detroit and Road America, but flagging tyres and mechanical issues contrived to deny him victories in either event. But with pole, Newgarden was able to keep ahead of fellow front-row starter Colton Herta in the early stages, eventually building a three-second lead
Double-waved yellow flags were brought out on the final lap of the race at the Red Bull Ring after Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel crashed at Turn 5. A number of drivers were summoned by the stewards after the race for allegedly failing to adhere to the double-waved yellows by passing the crash site too
Elliott took command of the race on lap 46 of the 62-lap race, as Kyle Busch passed Aric Almirola on a restart and Elliott then cleared Busch in Turn 12 to grab the lead for the final time. On lap 59, Christopher Bell got around Busch to move into second but couldn’t mount a serious
2:28 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ohio — Josef Newgarden snapped his streak of late race misfortunes Sunday to win for the first time this season, earning the first IndyCar victory of the year for Team Penske on the same weekend the storied organization celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first win. Newgarden led all
Norris started a career-best second on the grid in Austria on Sunday, but was hit with a five-second time penalty after the stewards adjudged that he forced Perez off-track early on. Perez tried passing Norris around the outside of Turn 4 on lap four following an early safety car period, only to be squeezed out
Verstappen’s advantage was so great that he had enough time to pit for a second time and put the fastest lap bonus point target out of sight for the rest, while Bottas benefitted from being allowed by Hamilton in a Mercedes team order and Norris got by too to claim a podium despite picking up
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2:47 PM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Sebastian Vettel has dropped to 11th on the grid for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix after he was penalised by the stewards for blocking Fernando Alonso during qualifying. Vettel, who qualified eighth, was docked three grid positions and given a single penalty point on his superlicence after he blocked Alonso
Vettel has been dropped from eighth to 11th on the grid, handing places to George Russell, his own Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll, and Carlos Sainz Jr, while he also picks up a penalty point. Alonso was left furious after his final lap in the Q2 session was ruined when he came into the last
Mercedes announced on Saturday that seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him with the team until the end of the 2023 season. It leaves one free seat at Mercedes for 2022, with Bottas out of contract and facing competition from Mercedes junior George Russell to be Hamilton’s team-mate next
4:34 PM ET Britain’s defending champion Jamie Chadwick took the lead in the all-female W Series on Saturday after winning the second race of the season in Austria from pole position. W Series, which aims to help women progress up the racing ladder to Formula One, is supporting selected grand prix weekends this year. 1