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Re-live a wet and wild weekend at Donington where WPI, Team Parker, TF Sport and HHC Motorsport shared the GT3 and GT4 wins. GT World is the official YouTube channel for SRO Motorsports Group, the global leader in GT racing. Join us for live and uninterrupted coverage of major events, as well as behind-the-scenes access,
Andrea Dovizioso says his lowly ninth in MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix qualifying was the result of “something strange that never happened” to the Ducati rider before. Dovizioso stormed to victory in the Austrian GP last weekend and has been amongst the favourites for the win in this weekend’s second Red Bull Ring race. The Ducati
Formula 1 drivers are relishing the pending addition of Turkey’s Istanbul Park to the 2020 calendar, and expect Turn 8 to be “easy flat” in the modern cars. F1 is set to confirm the return of the Turkish Grand Prix in the final 2020 calendar in the near future, reviving the race after nine years
2:35 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis 500 has been stripped almost to the bone for the 104th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The iconic test of man and machine is too important to new owner Roger Penske to cancel in the year of the coronavirus pandemic. Its importance to the
Cal Crutchlow admits he is “going round in circles” with the 2020 Honda MotoGP bike after the LCR rider qualified down in 18th for the Styrian Grand Prix. Crutchlow has endured a difficult season on the troubled 2020 Honda, with his results sheet so far only showing a best of 13th. The Briton has complained
Defending IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden believes Team Penske will be a contender for the win on Sunday – but is wary of putting too much stock in its Carb Day performance. Newgarden will start 13th, having outqualified his three Indy 500-winning team-mates Will Power, Simon Pagenaud and Helio Castroneves, and in Friday’s two-hour session he
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says his team is pursuing its appeal in the Racing Point brake duct case in order to make the rules “crystal clear” in Formula 1. Renault protested the Racing Point brake duct design after the Styrian, Hungarian and British rounds and following a hearing at Silverstone during the build-up to the
9:04 AM ET Marco Andretti‘s first memories of the Indianapolis 500 (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET) were not made inside the walls of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They come from the parking lot outside Turn 2. That’s where the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Motel, better known simply as the “Speedway Motel,” stood from 1963 to 2009. Every
Suzuki’s Joan Mir led third practice for the MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix in a tight session by 0.151 seconds, while Valentino Rossi missed the Q2 cut in 15th. After a troubled Friday on his Petronas SRT Yamaha, in which he was hit with a mystifying “bad” feeling on Michelin’s tyres, Fabio Quartararo made an early
Pato O’Ward put his Arrow McLaren SP at the top of the speed charts in the last on-track session before the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500. In the final track time ahead of this weekend’s Indy 500, O’Ward, classified as a rookie at Indy after failing to qualify for the race in 2019, was
Max Verstappen thinks Formula 1’s current stretch of nine races in 11 weekends is “the limit” and hopes to return to a more regular schedule in 2021. Following the coronavirus pandemic which effectively called off the first half of the planned 2020 race calendar, F1 bosses have produced a heavily revised schedule, and in a
2:48 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske will give the command to start the engines for the Indianapolis 500, taking over a role held by the late Tony Hulman or the Hulman-George family for decades. Penske in January became the fourth owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The track on Friday confirmed to The
ABOUT INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE POWERED BY PIRELLI The world’s only global GT3 series represents the highest echelon of long-distance GT racing, while its 2020 calendar once again features five iconic circuits on as many continents. Established in 2016, the series’ purpose couldn’t be simpler: reward the manufacturer and drivers who achieve the best collective results
From Heikki Kovalainen’s heavy clash with the tyre wall to Rubens Barrichello’s double overtake… take a look back at five moments you may have forgotten from the history of the Spanish Grand Prix *Correction* It was Pierluigi Martini, not Gianni Morbidelli who limped back to the pits in the “Disaster for Minardi” segment of this
Johann Zarco admits he is “unhappy” with his MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix pitlane start penalty, but believes it “is not the end of the world”. The Avintia Ducati rider was handed the punishment for his part in the heavy crash with Franco Morbidelli in last week’s Austrian GP, which almost led to Maverick Vinales and
Fernando Alonso believes his car is strong enough to get to the front of the Indianapolis 500, after making a “step forward” in today’s Carb Day final practice. The two-time Formula 1 world champion was only 23rd on the speed charts at the end of today’s two-hour session and will have to climb from 26th
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andreas Seidl is confident that Mercedes will remain the benchmark power unit supplier despite the upcoming clampdown on engine modes. The FIA informed the teams last week that it wants them to run a single mode in qualifying and the race, which was initially set to be introduced from the
9:00 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The Indianapolis 500 has always been held in May. But the 104th edition, scheduled for May 24, had to be moved amid the pandemic and will now take place on Sunday. That makes for an especially big weekend for racing fans, because there’s also a double-dip of NASCAR races
Pol Espargaro admits he “still cannot really believe” the pace KTM has been showing in MotoGP in 2020, but wants to see how the bike stacks up against Marc Marquez. The reigning world champion has been absent since breaking his right arm in a heavy crash during the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez last
The FIA clampdown on Formula 1 teams usage of qualifying engine modes has been postponed until the Italian Grand Prix, instead of next weekend’s Belgian GP as originally intended. The concession has been made to allow engine manufacturers more time to conduct dyno testing before they head into a race weekend committed to the new
10:42 AM ET Associated Press The World of Outlaws is ramping up its coronavirus protocols following an outbreak after last weekend’s event in Knoxville, Iowa. The sprint car series confirmed “several drivers and crew members have tested positive for COVID-19” following the Saturday night main event won by suspended NASCAR driver Kyle Larson. Daryn Pittman,
Johann Zarco has been penalised with a pitlane start for the MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix for the horrific crash with Franco Morbidelli a week ago at the Red Bull Ring. Zarco and Morbidelli suffered a 200mph collision after the Turn 2 kink during lap 10 of the Austrian GP last weekend, with Zarco’s bike hitting
The IndyCar Series will continue to hold races at Portland until 2023, despite the cancellation of this year’s race due to COVID-19, after event promoters signed a three-year contract extension. The 1.96 mile Portland International Raceway was a fixture on the IndyCar calendar between 1984 and 2007, the final year of Champ Car before its
Williams has announced that its Formula 1 team has been sold to American private investment firm Dorilton Capital, but will retain its identity and name. Williams confirmed back in May that it was considering a partial or full sale of its F1 team in a bid to ease financial pressures, and that it was undergoing
2:22 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske will not pretend he is not disappointed he can’t open the gates to spectators for his first Indianapolis 500 as steward of the iconic event. Penske purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway in January and spent an additional $15 million on capital improvements for an enhanced fan experience.
A thrilling qualifying session under the lights in Bahrain as Ferrari and Mercedes took the battle for pole right down to the wire… For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Follow F1® on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/F1 Follow F1® on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/F1 #F1 #BahrainGP
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Safety at the Red Bull Ring has been called into question again for MotoGP after last weekend’s huge accident between Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco. The pair collided at the fast Turn 2 kink under braking for the uphill Turn 3 right-hander, with Zarco moving off-line and leaving Morbidelli with nowhere to go but into
Senior IndyCar officials Mark Miles says the series is learning to make decisions more quickly due to the coronavirus pandemic, and will need to remain “agile and flexible” in future. Several IndyCar rounds have been either cancelled or postponed due to spikes in COVID-19 cases, or due to travel restrictions. This weekend’s Indianapolis 500 has