Current MotoGP points leader Fabio Quartararo says it’s “not correct” to start thinking about the championship after two races despite Marc Marquez’s absence strengthening the Frenchman’s position. Petronas SRT rider Quartararo won the first two rounds of the delayed 2020 season at Jerez, and now leads the standings by 10 points over factory Yamaha counterpart
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Charles Leclerc has hit out at those suggesting he is being racist for refusing to take a knee before the start of Formula 1 races. The Monegasque is one of a few drivers who has declined to kneel down during the anti-racism protests because they don’t feel comfortable doing so – even though they all
12:06 PM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — Valtteri Bottas said he talked with other teams before signing with Mercedes for 2021, but ultimately decided a one-year extension with the world champions was the best deal on offer. 1 Related Bottas started negotiations with Mercedes after the second race of the season, and his new contract
Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1 must be braced for unpredictable weather when it returns to the Nurburgring in October, calling the region “German Siberia”. F1 announced last month it would be returning to the Nurburgring this year after adding the track as part of its heavily-revised calendar. The track will host the inaugural Eifel Grand
Mazda Motorsports became the first manufacturer to reveal its brand new Daytona Prototype international (DPi) at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. The DPi concept brings incredible excitement to fans and competitors alike. With additional reveals on the way, the future is bright for the WeatherTech Championship.
What. A. Race. The emotions pour out after a fast, frantic race at Silverstone. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1 #BritishGP
This weekend’s MotoGP Czech Grand Prix will be notable for the absence of the reigning world champion Marc Marquez for the second race in a row. Marquez had to undergo a second operation on his broken right arm on Monday owing to stress damage on the titanium plate inserted in the first operation he had
Paul di Resta will be on standby at McLaren for this weekend’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone after undergoing a seat fitting for the team on Wednesday. McLaren has an agreement with Mercedes to share its reserves – Stoffel Vandoorne and Esteban Gutierrez – should regular drivers Carlos Sainz Jr. or Lando Norris be
12:33 PM ET Formula One commentary legend Murray Walker believes Lewis Hamilton is better than Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher because he does not share their “highly debatable driving tactics”. 1 Related Hamilton is five victories from overtaking Schumacher’s F1 record of 91 grand prix wins, and another world title would bring him level with
After a brief pause for breath, the reshuffled 2020 MotoGP season resumes with the Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno. Reigning world champion Marc Marquez has already been ruled out of action for Repsol Honda having undergone a second surgery on his broken right arm, which sees HRC test rider Stefan Bradl stepping in. But
Formula 1 doesn’t miss a beat as the paddock stays put at Silverstone for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. Following the dramatic finish to the British GP which saw Lewis Hamilton claim victory on three wheels after a tyre puncture, the second leg of the Silverstone double-header takes place this weekend. Valtteri Bottas will be
7:02 AM ET The hearing into Renault’s protest over the legality of Formula One rival’s Racing Point’s 2020 car will take place at Silverstone today. Renault has lodged an identical protest after the last three F1 races. The protest revolves around concerns about Racing Point’s collaboration with Mercedes, notably around the design of the brake
Helio Castroneves is targeting a full-time ride in the IndyCar Series next season, but expects this month’s Indianapolis 500 to be his final drive for Team Penske in single-seaters. With Acura and Team Penske having announced that their partnership will dissolve following November’s final round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship – and with the latter
Honda has confirmed Marc Marquez will miss this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix following a second surgery on his broken arm, with HRC test rider Stefan Bradl to step in. Marquez broke his right arm in a crash during last month’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and underwent an operation to have a titanium plate and
FIA president Jean Todt believes that Formula 1 has set a “global example” with its return to racing following the outbreak of COVID-19. F1 was forced to call off the opening 10 races of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but managed to get its season underway with the Austrian Grand Prix in July.
9:32 AM ET Formula One’s tyre manufacturer, Pirelli, has concluded that the failures it experienced at the British Grand Prix were related to a combination of high wear levels and extreme forces. Race winner Lewis Hamilton crossed the finish line on three wheels after his front-left tyre punctured on the final lap, seeing a lead
There are dramatic late twists – and then there’s this… For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1 #BritishGP
Takaaki Nakagami says he senses Honda’s support of him is growing following his best-ever MotoGP finish in the Andalusian Grand Prix. For the second weekend in a row, Nakagami was Honda’s top finisher at Jerez, following up his 10th place in the season opener with a strong ride to fourth in an attritional race. The
The Indianapolis 500 will be held behind closed doors for the first time in its 104-year history in 2020 due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana. IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were initially hoping the race could run at 50 percent crowd capacity, which was further reduced to 25 percent
Pirelli boss Mario Isola has downplayed concerns about the move to softer compounds for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone following the failures in last weekend’s British GP. Pirelli’s analysis of the front-left failures on the Formula 1 cars of Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz Jr has confirmed that the unusually long
12:32 PM ET Associated Press Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. The 104th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” will be the first without spectators, who showed up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway every year, even during the Great Depression. It was a
The news that MotoGP champion Marc Marquez is set to miss several races after a second surgery on his broken arm presents a huge opportunity for his rivals. But any claims that the 2020 season will be devalued simply don’t wash with three-time 500cc world champion Wayne Rainey, as he told LEWIS DUNCAN Much has
Daniel Ricciardo will raise Romain Grosjean’s aggressive defensive moves during the British Grand Prix at the next Formula 1 drivers’ briefing on Friday. The stewards noted two separate incidents during Sunday’s race where Grosjean appeared to move under braking while trying to defend position from Carlos Sainz Jr and Renault driver Ricciardo. Grosjean received a
11:59 AM ET Lewis Hamilton described the final lap of Sunday’s British Grand Prix as the “most dramatic ending I can remember”, which is quite a statement from a driver who won his first world championship in the final corner of the final lap of the season. But as exciting as it was watching Hamilton
With Brad Keselowski in a contract year at Team Penske he says negotiations over his future have altered as the “bar” to reach the NASCAR Cup Series has “lowered significantly”. After earning his third victory of the 2020 season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Keselowski appears to be in great position to re-sign with his
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the team had no warning of the “sudden death” of Carlos Sainz Jr’s left-front tyre in the closing laps of the British Grand Prix. The Spaniard was running a strong fifth and had just moved up to fourth after Valtteri Bottas suffered a tyre failure when he sustained a
5:00 AM ET Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli has launched a comprehensive investigation into what caused the series of dramatic tyre failures at the end of the British Grand Prix on Sunday. A look at how the British Grand Prix unraveled so dramatically and the key decisions made on the pit-wall which ensured a three-wheeled
All eyes were on Nico Hulkenberg as the German made a surprise return to the track as the temporary replacement for Racing Point’s Sergio Perez. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 https://www.tiktok.com/@f1 #F1 #BritishGP
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez seems set to miss this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix at Brno after undergoing a second bout of surgery on his broken right arm on Monday. The Repsol Honda rider was forced to sit out the Andalusian Grand Prix last month after a violent crash in the closing stages of the
One-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski has renewed his contract with Team Penske into 2021, ending speculation that he would leave upon the expiry of his current deal. The 2012 champion, whose third victory of the 2020 season last weekend at New Hampshire followed wins in the big ticket Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte