12:34 PM ET Sebastian Vettel has explained why he told Ferrari it had “messed up” his strategy at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, where he endured another miserable afternoon of racing. Vettel spun at the beginning of the grand prix, adding to the long list of unforced errors made by the four-time world champion in
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Leopard Racing’s Dennis Foggia prevailed in a tense battle in the Czech Grand Prix to claim his first win in Moto3, while Albert Arenas opened up his championship lead again. Gresini rider Gabriel Rodrigo muscled his Honda into the lead from second on the grid at the start, though he would be usurped by Arenas
Kevin Harvick fended off an attack from Brad Keselowski in overtime to seal victory in the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series double-header at Michigan. Harvick’s Stewart-Haas Racing machine was dominant throughout the eventual 161-lap encounter around the 2.0-mile Michigan oval, scooping all three stages in his Ford Mustang after a flurry of late
Formula 1’s bid to create some tyre ‘controversy’ by going softer with its choices at the 70th Anniversary GP this weekend was the right thing to do, says Lando Norris. Drivers and teams have faced some strategy headaches this weekend in dealing with the softer compound tyres, especially with there being such high degradation on
6:02 AM ET Sergio Perez should return for Racing Point at next week’s Spanish Grand Prix after the Mexican Formula One driver missed two races due to COVID-19, team boss Otmar Szafnauer said on Saturday. The 30-year-old Perez has tested positive in two tests but Szafnauer said recent samples showed the amount of virus in
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The MotoGP paddock has detected its first positive COVID-19 case in a member of Dorna Sports’ TV crew, but the Czech Grand Prix weekend is not expected to be affected. MotoGP has deployed strict protocols amidst the coronavirus pandemic in order to get its delayed 2020 season under way last month with a Jerez double-header.
Valtteri Bottas starts on pole ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton looking to fight back in the Formula 1 title tussle. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. Fresh from signing his new Mercedes F1 contract for 2021, Bottas ended Hamilton’s run of three consecutive pole positions with a stunning last lap in
5:30 PM ET Johann Zarco claimed his first MotoGP pole position for Avintia Ducati at the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno on Saturday, edging fellow Frenchman Fabio Quartararo, who crashed on his final lap. Zarco produced a blistering lap of one minute 55.687 seconds, which was enough to ensure he was 0.303 seconds faster
Andrea Dovizioso admits “I don’t know what happened” in MotoGP Czech Grand Prix qualifying, after managing a career-worst 18th at Brno. The Ducati rider was unable to secure a place into Q2 at the end of FP3 and struggled through the Q1 session, eventually ending up 18th with a lap some eight tenths outside of
Sebastian Vettel feels like he is “going up against a wall” in trying to work out how to get more speed from his Ferrari in Formula 1’s 70th Anniversary GP. After a tough time at last weekend’s British Grand Prix, Vettel had hoped for an uplift in form at the 70th Anniversary GP. However, he
1:09 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 Given Sunday’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix — the name of the second event at
Franco Morbidelli topped a frantic MotoGP FP3 ahead of the Czech Grand Prix, with Alex Rins, Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller propping up a volatile Q1 group for qualifying. Just 0.257 seconds covered the top 10 at Brno on Saturday morning, with Petronas SRT’s Morbidelli edging late-improver Johann Zarco on the Avintia Ducati by 0.016s
Christian Horner expects all 10 Formula 1 teams to sign the new Concorde Agreement despite resistance from Mercedes, anticipating it will be “concluded in the coming days”. F1 is nearing the conclusion of talks with teams over the new commercial agreements that will be in place from 2021, with the existing Concorde Agreement expiring at
1:33 PM ET MotoGP confirmed Pramac Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia will miss this weekend’s Czech Republic Grand Prix and next weekend’s race in Austria after sustaining a knee injury in a crash during free practice in Brno on Friday. The Italian crashed at turn one and was taken to Brno University Hospital where it was
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Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso is “worried” about the “crazy” consumption and movement of the rear tyre at Czech Grand Prix venue Brno, which he says has “never happened” before. The Brno circuit hasn’t been resurfaced since 2008, and over the years the asphalt has degraded to the point where grip is much lower and
Erik Jones’ tenure with Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series will come to an end after the 2020 season. On Thursday evening, JGR announced Jones would not return to its No. 20 Toyota in 2021. Jones had signed a one-year extension with JGR last season and in recent weeks had said he had
Before track action had even begun ahead of Formula 1’s practice sessions for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone, there was already plenty of drama to speak of. Renault’s protest against Racing Point’s rear brake ducts had been upheld, and the latter team had been handed a fine and points deduction for breaking the
3:54 PM ET Ferrari and McLaren have both lodged their intention to appeal the sanctions handed to Racing Point following Renault’s successful protest of the team’s 2020 car. A look ahead to Silverstone’s second F1 race in eight days and what Pirelli’s response to the British GP drama means for the weekend’s action.Listen to the
Maverick Vinales says his “mentality” is not focused on what Yamaha stablemate and MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo can produce at the Czech Grand Prix. Petronas SRT rider Quartararo has machine parity with Vinales for 2020, and leads him by 10 points in the standings after dominant wins at the Spanish and Andalusian GPs at
Formula 1 stays at Silverstone for the middle part of the latest triple-header with the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. Here’s how to watch qualifying. Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 at the end of Friday practice after team-mate Valtteri Bottas, fresh from confirming his new deal at the F1 world champion for 2021, topped FP1.
11:14 AM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — McLaren and Ferrari suspect Racing Point’s breach of Formula One’s regulations may go deeper than the stewards’ decision issued on its brake ducts. FIA stewards found that the design process of Racing Point’s rear brake ducts was in breach of F1’s sporting regulations as they were based on
Takaaki Nakagami lead a tight MotoGP Czech Grand Prix FP1 by 0.011s seconds from Joan Mir, while Maverick Vinales crashed early in the session. Vinales lost the front of his factory Yamaha early on the way into the penultimate left-hander at Turn 13 five minutes into the session, a cold tyre catching him out. The
Racing Point has been reprimanded, docked constructors’ championship points and fined 400,000 Euros after the FIA upheld Renault’s protests against its brake ducts. In a lengthy summary handed down by the governing body on Friday morning, stewards concluded that Racing Point’s brake duct design was in breach of F1 design rules. The FIA concluded that
5:05 AM ET Racing Point has had 15 championship points deducted and been fined 400,000 Euros ($472,942) after the FIA upheld Renault’s protest over its controversial car. Renault protested its midfield rivals over its controversial ‘pink Mercedes’ at the previous three races. The FIA seized Racing Point’s brake ducts after the first protest at the
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Jack Miller says his crash from the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix was his only acceptable mistake this season, and believes he can still be a title threat. The Pramac Ducati rider declared ahead of the second Jerez race last month – and following reigning world champion Marc Marquez’s withdrawal through injury – that he was
Lando Norris has explained how a misjudgement while altering settings on his steering wheel left the door open for Daniel Ricciardo to snatch fourth place in the British Grand Prix. The McLaren driver had been looking to hold off his Renault rival and future team-mate in the closing stages of last weekend’s Silverstone event. But
2:17 PM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he does not feel comfortable negotiating a new contract with Mercedes while people are losing their jobs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 1 Related Hamilton’s contract expires at the end of this season and he is expected to sign