Formula 1 race director Michael Masi believes the series can be proud of what it has achieved in the wake of COVID-19 after the opening three races of the season. Masi was one of the key FIA players, who along with F1 and the teams, created and implemented special protocols that allowed the season to
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Andrea Dovizioso says he doesn’t want to “copy” what the Pramac Ducati riders are doing with the GP20, despite Francesco Bagnaia qualifying third for the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix. Dovizioso failed to make it out of the first part of qualifying for the first time since the 2019 German GP, and will start Sunday’s second
Maurice Petty, an engine builder who propelled the Petty family dynasty to NASCAR success and younger brother of NASCAR legend Richard, has died aged 81. Maurice primarily served the Petty Enterprises organisation, founded by his father Lee, as an engine builder and crew chief, but he also had his own racing career from 1960 to
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has warned that triple-headers must not become the new standard for Formula 1’s future calendars despite their frequency through 2020. F1 is set to begin its second triple-header of the season next weekend at Silverstone after running races on three consecutive weekends in Austria and Hungary earlier this month. A
Crash. Bang. Wallop. Take a look at ten of the biggest bumps and bangs from the 2019 Formula 1 season. 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
Pramac Ducati’s Jack Miller believes Marc Marquez’s injury and withdrawal from the Andalusian Grand Prix means he is now a contender for this year’s MotoGP title. Reigning world champion Marquez pulled out of the remainder of the second weekend of the MotoGP season having experience a loss of energy in the broken right arm he
All 10 Formula 1 teams will test 2021 Pirelli prototype tyres on the Friday of the second Silverstone race and in the Barcelona event the following weekend. The FIA sporting regulations have been changed for this season to give Pirelli the option of some extra testing time, as there is no separate dedicated programme. All
Maverick Vinales blitzed the Jerez lap record to lead MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix FP3, as Marc Marquez made his return just four days after surgery on a broken arm. Reigning world champion Marquez crashed heavily in last week’s Spanish GP and was set to miss this weekend’s second Jerez race following surgery on Tuesday. However,
In a rapidly developing Formula 1 driver market, Sergio Perez’s next steps could be pivotal to the rest of the grid, should he be axed by Aston Martin next year. ADAM COOPER explains the permutations Sergio Perez’s Formula 1 future is one of the big questions to emerge from the news that Sebastian Vettel is
Suzuki’s Alex Rins admits Friday at the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix was a “painful day” for him, as he put miles on his recently dislocated and fractured right shoulder. Rins crashed in qualifying for the Spanish GP at Jerez last week and had to miss the race owing to his injury, but was declared fit
Imola’s return to the Formula 1 calendar in October will be as a two-day race weekend, although the exact timetable has yet to be finalised. As expected, F1 chiefs confirmed on Friday that it has abandoned plans to race in the Americas this year, and instead extra events have been scheduled for the Nurburgring, Algarve
9:13 AM ET Associated Press MILAN — Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi was moved back into intensive care Friday, three days after being transferred to a neurological rehabilitation center. Zanardi was moved from a hospital in Siena to the Villa Beretta rehab center in Costa Masnaga on Tuesday, a month after he
Valtteri Bottas decided to do a bit of lawnmowing on his way to getting pole in Austria! 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
Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi says he feels “stronger than last week” after completing the opening day of practice for the Andalusian Grand Prix at Jerez second-fastest. Rossi endured a difficult start to the 2020 campaign at the Spanish track last weekend as he qualified 11th and retired after a dashboard alarm on his works
IndyCar’s newest winner Felix Rosenqvist says that the extreme compression between fastest and slowest drivers on any given weekend makes success extremely tough for all drivers. Even on IndyCar’s longest circuit, the 4.014-mile Road America track, the gap between the front rear of the 23-car grid was two seconds, while on the 2.439-mile road course
Ticket sales for the 2020 Formula 1 US GP were significantly up prior to the coronavirus pandemic that forced its cancellation, Circuit of the Americas boss Bobby Epstein has revealed. Formula 1 finally confirmed today that there will be no races in the Americas this year, with the US, Canadian, Brazilian and Mexican events all
9:20 AM ET Formula One has confirmed three new races on its 2020 calendar, with the addition of the Nurburgring in Germany, Portimao in Portugal and Imola in Italy. 1 Related The three races will take place in October and early November, plugging the gap left by cancelled races in Japan, the U.S.A. and Mexico.
The Nurburgring 24 Hours will take place behind closed doors this year, following the latest restrictions issued by the German government in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Following postponements to the 2020 race due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, the Nordschleife event has been moved to the weekend of 24-27 September, but the organisers have
Maverick Vinales led a factory Yamaha 1-2 by 0.142 seconds from Valentino Rossi in first practice for the inaugural MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix at Jerez. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, MotoGP’s revised 2020 calendar features several rounds run on the same circuit, with the first Andalusian GP taking place at Jerez just a week after
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin held on for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup victory at Kansas Speedway, having grabbed the lead with 13 of 267 laps remaining. Hamlin ended a streak of three sub-par finishes by passing Kevin Harvick for the lead with 13 laps to go and held off a furious challenge from Team
Lewis Hamilton, Silverstone and Northamptonshire Police have reinforced warning calls telling Formula 1 fans to stay away from the upcoming British and 70th Anniversary grands prix on coronavirus safety grounds. Silverstone will host two closed F1 races – starting with next weekend’s British GP – in the second double-header at the same track of the
Jul 23, 2020 Jonathan SelvarajESPN At a time when most Indian athletes’ sports careers are in limbo, Jehan Daruvala’s is roaring forward. Last weekend, at the legendary Hungaroring, he won the first points of his debut Formula 2 season, finishing sixth. And he’s aiming higher. With a little over a week to go to his
Brad Binder learned in his debut MotoGP race last weekend at Jerez that premier class riders aren’t the “superheroes” they seem and now believes he “deserves to be here”. KTM rider Binder finished his debut race 13th, though displayed podium pace after running off track in the early stages out of the top 10 and
McLaren is set to bring the iconic Gulf Oil brand back to Formula 1 as part of a new sponsorship deal. Images of a McLaren showcar on a photoshoot at a Gulf-branded petrol station began circulating on social media on Thursday. With Lando Norris and CEO Zak Brown taking centre stage, the McLaren car was
9:47 AM ET Copying is a part of Formula One and Racing Point has just taken it further than other teams with its new car, the sport’s managing director Ross Brawn said on Monday. Renault have lodged official protests for the past two races against the ‘Pink Mercedes’, questioning the legality of the car’s brake
After two fun-filled and successful weeks in the foothills of the Styrian Alps we travelled about 250 miles east for the Hungarian Grand Prix. It was expected to be a different sort of race weekend to the two that had preceded it, and that’s exactly how it played out. #WeRaceAsOne Subscribe and be the first
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Jack Miller says claims that a MotoGP title win against an injured Marc Marquez would be illegitimate are a “complete crock” as all riders “have the opportunity to get injured”. Reigning world champion Marquez broke his right arm in a heavy crash in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix and had been set to miss this
Mercedes will continue to work on the development of its innovative dual-axis steering (DAS) system despite being banned for 2021, saying it is “not a closed book”. Mercedes sparked intrigue up and down the paddock when it debuted DAS during pre-season testing back in February. The device allows drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to
9:30 AM ET Associated Press JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain — Six-time defending MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will race at the Andalucia Grand Prix this weekend despite a broken arm. Team Honda said on Thursday that Marquez passed a physical and was declared fit to race despite undergoing surgery to fix a broken right humerus