Nigel Mansell was the Formula 1 world champion when he decided to switch to Indycar for 1993. In the 14 August 2014 CART special issue of Autosport magazine, he told us why he made the move and described the challenges he had to overcome Nigel Mansell spent just two seasons in Indycar racing in 1993-94,
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has reverted to a previously used power unit after Honda discovered an “anomaly” in the data of his Formula 1 car. Under parc ferme conditions Verstappen has swapped back to a previously used V6, turbo, MGU-H and MGU-K. No penalties are associated with the changes. A Red Bull spokesperson told Autosport:
6:10 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — One by one, Roger Penske’s four drivers took their shots during Indianapolis 500 qualifying Saturday. Each time, they returned frustrated or flummoxed, futilely searching for answers. And when the gun finally sounded, the most successful team in race history found itself shut out of Indy’s nine-car pole shootout
Maverick Vinales pulled off an impressive turnaround to claim pole position for the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. The factory Yamaha rider beat Pramac Ducati’s Jack Miller to pole position by just 0.068 seconds at the Red Bull Ring with early championship leader Fabio Quartararo completing the
Lewis Hamilton starts on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. The F1 champion secured his 92nd career pole position by beating Bottas by just 0.059 seconds. Mercedes is looking to strike back after losing its 100% winning
6:30 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti led a Honda rout on the first day of Indianapolis 500 qualifying — a session dominated by Andretti Autosport and Honda as Team Penske was shut out of pole contention. Andretti posted a four-lap average of 231.351 mph to top the speed chart Saturday ahead of
Pol Espargaro says his crash in fourth practice for the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix was because he was “super pumped” about his ‘best’ race pace. The KTM rider came into FP4 fastest on the combined times and led the way in the final 30-minute practice ahead of qualifying having focused on his race pace. A
Marco Andretti headed an Andretti Autosport one-two-three-four on the first day of Indianapolis 500 qualifying, as Team Penske struggled, while Fernando Alonso could only manage 26th on the grid. Indy 500 qualifying rules allow each driver a guaranteed four-lap run of the 2.5-mile oval, with their average speed over these laps counting towards their grid
Austin Dillon has become the fourth NASCAR Cup driver to have tested positive for COVID-19 and will how miss the race on the Daytona Road Course this weekend. The Richard Childress Racing team announced on Saturday morning that Dillon had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and, according to NASCAR protocols, would enter a period
As Lewis Hamilton claimed his 92nd career Formula 1 pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix, qualifying had a familiar feel but surprises could be sprung in Sunday’s race. Having dominated practice, Mercedes secured another 1-2 in qualifying with Hamilton edging team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.059 seconds, while Max Verstappen’s “subscription” to third in qualifying
12:50 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The grid for the Spanish Grand Prix looks very familiar at the front, with
Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales turned around his fortunes after a tough Friday at the Austrian Grand Prix to take MotoGP pole by 0.068 seconds from Jack Miller. Vinales admitted after Friday he was “lost” with the set-up of his YZR-M1 as the grip issues which blighted his Czech GP had carried over. But the Spaniard was
Marco Andretti’s startling morning speed was enough to keep him in top spot as drivers and engineers spent a tough and hot afternoon struggling to get a strong four-lap average. While Takuma Sato has said the IMS track surface has been surprisingly kind to the Firestones over race stints, the track conditions on Friday threw
Formula 1 could be set to return to Turkey and Jerez in November as it puts the final pieces in place on the 2020 calendar. With the Vietnam Grand Prix looking set to be cancelled, F1 is moving to add some more European events to the calendar before finishing the 2020 season in the Middle
10:41 AM ET Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff cast fresh doubt on his future on Friday while signalling that the champions were now prepared to sign a new deal with commercial rights holders Liberty Media. The Austrian had said at Silverstone last week that Mercedes were not ready to sign a new ‘Concorde Agreement’
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Maverick Vinales admits he and Yamaha are “a little bit lost” at the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix and can’t explain why his form has dipped so much since Jerez. The Yamaha rider was 0.020 seconds outside of the top 10 in 11th at the end of Friday’s practice sessions following a scrappy FP1 in which
After an unseasonal British heatwave at Silverstone last weekend, the Formula 1 paddock was graced with more high temperatures as practice for the Spanish Grand Prix got underway on Friday. Mercedes was able to set the pace with a 1-2 finish in both sessions, but remains wary of the tyre problems that led to its
8:56 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Graham Rahal took advantage of a coin flip Friday. He’s hoping it pays off all weekend. Minutes after completing Friday’s Indianapolis 500 practice, the 31-year-old IndyCar driver and his two teammates with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing all wound up picking top-10 spots in Saturday’s qualifying line. Rahal will
MotoGP has set up camp at the Red Bull Ring for a double-header starting this weekend with the Austrian Grand Prix. Here’s how to watch qualifying. Marc Marquez remains out of action after his second surgery to fix the plate in his broken right arm, with Honda test rider Stefan Bradl stepping in again, but
Haas Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean says he has no explanation for the strong performance in Barcelona where the Frenchman finished sixth fastest in FP1 and fifth in FP2. Last year Grosjean and his team-mate Kevin Magnussen both finished in the points in the Spanish Grand Prix, but nevertheless Friday’s speed came as a surprise
1:47 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The horsepower boost sent speeds skyrocketing over 233 mph early on Fast Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Andretti Autosport cars quickly jumped to the top of the board, with Marco Andretti logging a lap of 233.491 mph (375.77 kilometers per hour). It’s the fastest lap in a
Pol Espargaro led the opening MotoGP practice session for KTM’s home Austrian Grand Prix, while race-winning team-mate Brad Binder was a low-key 16th. With unpredictable weather forecast for the later today, the latter stages of FP1 featured riders trying to secure provisional Q2 places. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo set the early pace in the opening
Mercedes is ready to “move forward” with signing the Concorde Agreement after talks with Formula 1 led to a change in opinion from team boss Toto Wolff. Wolff said last Friday at Silverstone that Mercedes was not in a position to put pen to paper on F1’s new commercial terms for 2021, feeling the team
6:49 AM ET As you read this on your electronic device, your favorite NASCAR Cup Series is likely strapped into their own much larger electronic device, running virtual laps on a racetrack that they have never driven before, built inside a racetrack that they have all raced on so many times before. Yes, that’s a
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A 70th anniversary is supposed to be platinum, but our weekend at Silverstone was encapsulated in a rather more base material. We’re into the meat of what promises to be a hard-fought scrap for the rest of the year. #WeRaceAsOne Get ready for McLaren HomeFest: https://www.mclaren.com/racing/2020/70th-anniversary-grand-prix/mclaren-racing-announces-virtual-fan-festival-mclaren-homefest/ Subscribe and be the first to watch exclusive content
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KTM’s Pol Espargaro says his motivation is “in the clouds” for this weekend’s MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix after the team’s first premier-class victory in the Czech GP. Rookie Brad Binder guided the RC16 to his and KTM’s first MotoGP victory at Brno last weekend just four years after the Austrian brand came into the premier