7:20 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Colton Herta zipped around 11 turns, over a bridge and through an NFL parking lot and had one small piece of feedback for IndyCar’s debut race on Nashville’s city streets. “I’m still not really sure on how easy it’s going to be to pass,” he said. Herta
Month: August 2021
These are just a few of the angles covered in a frank and exclusive interview with Sainz in this month’s GP Racing magazine. An exclusive interview with Sainz is the centrepiece of this month’s GP Racing magazine. In the latest edition of the Flat Chat podcast, GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher
In soaking wet conditions, Kevin Magnussen (Ganassi Cadillac) set the early pace at 2m09.774s, 0.4s faster than Ricky Taylor (Wayne Taylor Racing Acura) and Nasr. Nasr then jumped to the top of the times at 2m08.114s, following Taylor on track. He improved again to 2m07.919s, three quarters of a second faster than the car he
The Pramac Ducati rider produced a new lap record to clinch his second pole position in his rookie MotoGP campaign, following up his pole from the Doha GP, after Fabio Quartararo had his pole lap time deleted for exceeding track limits. Saturday at the Styrian GP : Quartararo’s demotion pushed him to third place in
Herta advanced from his Q1 group on primary tyres, which meant the Andretti Autosport driver had a set of fresh red soft tyres for the final segment of qualifying, and he duly delivered a scintillating 1m13.6835s with his third lap to grab pole position in the top six pole shootout. In that context, six-time IndyCar
The Frenchman took advantage of similar scenarios when he took second place behind Max Verstappen in Brazil 2019, claimed a shock victory in Monza last year, and bagged another podium in Azerbaijan this season with third. In Hungary last weekend he qualified fifth, but was forced to run wide at the first corner to avoid
It’s takes a good car, a good team and a lot of good luck to conquer the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts. Tune in Saturday, March 17 at 10:30 a.m. ET on FS1 to see who comes out on top at Sebring International Raceway in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
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Heavy rainfall and some aggressive driving led to some crazy spins and left multiple cars sliding about all over the track. Catch the best spins, skids and slides from the exhilarating race right here! GT World is the official YouTube channel for SRO Motorsports Group, the global leader in GT racing. Join us for live
Quartararo admitted after the wet FP2 session in Austria on Friday that it was “a nightmare” for him as he had no rear grip in the conditions. Sunday’s Styrian GP is set to be weather-affected, with the Yamaha rider hoping for heavy rain as the bike is better in those conditions than if it is
As reported by Autosport in June, Fernandez will step up to MotoGP with KTM and Tech3 next season having stunned so far in his debut season in Moto2 by winning three races. KTM made Fernandez’s signing official midway through Saturday’s FP4 session at the Styrian Grand Prix, with other rider market announcements due to take
O’Ward clipped the inside wall at Turn 3 on his eighth lap of the opening session, bouncing him into the outside wall, thereby breaking the front suspension on both sides of his car. Despite this, the Mexican 21-year-old who sits second in the championship was enthusiastic about the course that Tony Cotman’s NZR Consulting firm
With Sainz and Leclerc both having impressed for the Italian outfit this year, as it currently sits a joint third in the constructors’ championship, Binotto is in no doubt about how strong his line-up is. Reflecting on the first half of the campaign, Binotto thinks that his drivers deliver more together than any other team pairing. “I’m very
Perfect conditions for FP3 meant combined order lap time improvements came immediately, Pramac rookie Jorge Martin making the biggest jump on his Ducati early on. Martin fired in a 1m23.834s, an improvement of well over a second from his Friday best, to go second overall and move into the lead of the individual session timesheet.
MotoGP legend Rossi announced on Thursday ahead of the Styrian Grand Prix that the current season will be his last in MotoGP, marking the end of a 26-campaign career in grand prix racing. A series of incidents in 2015 culminating in the infamous Sepang Clash after Rossi accused Marquez of conspiring to sabotage his title
The FIA has announced that members of the Aston Martin team are requested to appear in front of a video teleconference at 3pm CEST on Monday 9 August to discuss the case. Aston Martin believes that it has discovered ‘significant new evidence’ that was not available at the time that Vettel was excluded from the
Friday’s running for the Styrian GP was affected by rain in the afternoon session, though most riders felt the grip on offer was surprisingly high. But for a number of years riders have expressed concerns over the safety of the Red Bull Ring in wet conditions, particularly at Turns 1 and Turns 3 where a
Reports emerged last week in the Italian press that Rossi would be selling his VR46 organisation, including its grand prix race teams, for 150 million euros to Tanal Entertainment and Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. Tanal Entertainment is the company allegedly behind the VR46 MotoGP team’s title sponsorship deal with
Prior to last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19, Elliott had won the last two races at Watkins Glen, including his 2018 victory which was his first career win. Should he win again on Sunday, Elliott would join NASCAR Hall of Famers Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon as the only drivers since track’s first race in
The Silverstone-based outfit has enjoyed two podium finishes with Sebastian Vettel this year, although the German’s runner-up spot in Hungary last week is subject to appeal after his car did not have enough fuel left in it for post-race checks. But despite some obvious highlights, Aston Martin is well aware that it failed to build
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Domenicali also gave the first official indication that the third sprint test event of 2021 will take place at Interlagos, following the first trial at Silverstone and the second one lined up for Monza. While Brazil has long been earmarked for the third sprint, F1 had shied away from formally confirming it, because doubts remain
The three-time MotoGP race winner has been called up to replace the injured Franco Morbidelli at SRT for the next three races having retired from full-time racing at the end of last season. Though now Yamaha’s official test rider, Crutchlow hasn’t ridden a motorcycle since a test in April, which made getting back into the
With the outfit having faced years of financial headaches to keep its head above the water amid the ever-increasing costs of F1, Williams came to rely on drivers with good financial backing. These included Pastor Maldonado, Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi, all of whom delivered mixed results. However, the increased investment from Dorilton, allied to F1’s cost
The three-time MotoGP race winner retired from racing at the end of last season and joined Yamaha as its official test rider, with the Briton designated as one of its replacement riders. With Franco Morbidelli out of action until September’s Aragon Grand Prix at the earliest following knee surgery in June, Crutchlow will ride the
After the cancellation of July’s Finnish Grand Prix, the second-ever Styrian GP was added to the calendar to form an Austria double-header to kick off the second half of the season. Reigning world champion Joan Mir set the early pace on his Suzuki with a 1m25.933s, with the Japanese marque finally bringing the rear ride
Controls Engineers in Formula 1 are responsible for monitoring car performance, ensuring systems like the brakes, differential, clutch and more are all operating correctly. To find out more about what a Controls Engineer does, what qualifications you need, and how to become one, we spoke to David Sloan – Controls Engineer for Haas F1 Team
In addition the team has requested a separate process, a right of review, and says that it has “discovered significant new evidence” that was not available on Sunday night. The right of review is likely to take place ahead of any appeal hearing as it is possible that the original decision could be changed. It
Rossi made his grand prix motorcycle racing debut back in 1996 in the 125cc class, and since then has written himself into the history books as arguably the greatest of all time – both on two wheels and perhaps across all of motorsport. Winning 115 grands prix across the 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP classes, Rossi