5:20 AM ET Charles Leclerc kicked off Ferrari’s preparations for the return of Formula One by driving its 2020 car through the streets of Maranello, Italy. At dawn on Thursday, Leclerc drove the car out of the team’s famous F1 factory. He drove through the town to Ferrari’s test circuit at Fiorano. Charles Leclerc driving
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McLaren is considering selling a stake of up to 30% in its Formula 1 team as it seeks to raise extra finance with which to improve its level of competitiveness. The main McLaren Group has been searching for extra funding in recent months having been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis and resulting staff furlough.
8:52 AM ET Haas boss Guenther Steiner says the measures Formula One has taken steps to future-proof itself during the coronavirus pandemic has exposed just how financially flawed its model has been. Ahead of the start of the season, Haas boss Guenther Steiner opens up on the future-proofing measures taken by F1 to ensure the
Pol Espargaro admits the Honda and Ducati MotoGP machines are the “dream bikes” to fight for the title, as he gets set to leave KTM at the end of the 2020 season. Last month, Autosport revealed that 2013 Moto2 champion Espargaro has agreed a deal to join the factory Honda squad in 2021 alongside reigning
Racing Point became the first team to run a 2020 Formula 1 car since winter testing when Lance Stroll took part in a filming day at Silverstone on Wednesday. It was the first time that any team’s 2020 car has run on a race circuit since pre-season Barcelona testing back in February, after which the
12:39 PM ET Racing Point became the first Formula One team to hit the track since the coronavirus pandemic put things on pause, holding a private Silverstone test on Wednesday with its current race car. Ahead of the start of the season, Haas boss Guenther Steiner opens up on the future-proofing measures taken by F1
A penalty dropped him to a P6 start on race day – but that didn’t stop Michael Schumacher producing one last bit of Monaco magic in his final F1 season, clocking the fastest time during Qualifying in the principality. 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
The organisers of the Ypres Rally have begun negotiations to host what could be Belgium’s first World Rally Championship event. The WRC has been hit by a string of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving just five rallies remaining on the schedule – on top of the three events that were completed before the
Jack Miller says he feels “ready to guide” Ducati to the MotoGP world championship again, as he gets set to step up to the factory team in 2021. One-time MotoGP race winner Miller was announced last month by Ducati as one half of its factory team line-up for the 2021 season, having been part of
As Autosport launches the latest part of the Race of My Life podcast series, we remember the race Peter Gethin chose as the best of his career – the 1971 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, the scene of his sole Formula 1 victory Race: 1971 Italian GP, Monza Car: BRM P160 I started in Formula
5:41 AM ET The all-electric Formula E series will hold six races in nine days at Berlin’s former Tempelhof airport in order to finish a season interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Wednesday. All the races, on Aug. 5-6, 8-9 and 12-13, will be held without spectators. “We’re heading to Berlin Tempelhof, a
Indianapolis 500 regular James Davison will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. The 33-year-old cousin of two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Will Davison has made five appearances in the IndyCar Series’ marquee event since 2014 with a best finish of 12th last year. As
Formula 1 managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn says the new development token system being introduced for 2020 had to be “flexible” owing to its late implementation. In an attempt to rein in spending, the development of some key elements of the car is to be frozen from the first race of the 2020 season
3:17 PM ET Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo returned to the cockpit of a Formula One car Tuesday at the Austrian circuit set to host the two opening races of the new season. Ricciardo completed 115 laps of the Red Bull Ring, his first time on track since the end of preseason testing in late February. The
Ex-World Rally Championship driver Kris Meeke could be handed a career lifeline as Pirelli’s tyre tester ahead of the marque’s return to the series in 2021. The Northern Irishman, a five-time WRC event winner, had been left without a drive for the 2020 season after being dropped by Toyota having spent just one season and
KTM’s racing director Mike Leitner has ruled out the Austrian marque filling the Honda-bound Pol Espargaro’s MotoGP seat in 2021 with Dani Pedrosa. Last month Autosport revealed that 2013 Moto2 champion Espargaro would be leaving KTM at the end of the year to join Marc Marquez at the factory Honda team, after a deal was
Daniel Ricciardo has made his Formula 1 testing return with Renault at the Red Bull Ring in Austria ahead of the 2020 season-opener in two weeks’ time. Renault announced last week that it would be holding a private test at the Spielberg circuit using its 2018 car, stepping up its preparations for the delayed start
Watch Ken Roczen’s 450 Heat 1 Highlights from round 14 of the 2020 Monster Energy Supercross Series in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shot 100% on the HERO8BLACK® camera from http://GoPro.com For full event results visit: http://www.supercrosslive.com #gopro #moto #supercross
It’s the most famous race on the calendar, and it’s been an almost ever-present fixture of the sport… so it’s no wonder that there are so many crazy memorable moments! Here are five, to name a few… 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®
Organisers of Latvia’s World Rallycross Championship round, RA Events, are in talks with the World Rally Championship about hosting a round of the WRC this year. RA Events organises and promotes Rally Liepaja, a round of the European Rally Championship, which has been postponed this year until August 14-16. Following the latest cancellations of WRC
As Autosport launches the latest episode in its Race of My Life podcast series, we revisit the race 1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill chose as his best – the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix Race: 1994 Japanese GP, Suzuka Car: Williams FW16B There are lots of exciting races you have in a career in
6:25 AM ET China has been invited to host two Formula One races in Shanghai this season but no decision has been reached over whether to accept the offer, the head of the Shanghai Sports Bureau has told local media. The Chinese Grand Prix was supposed to take place at the Shanghai International circuit on
Toyota has decided against the introduction of its GR Yaris in the 2021 World Rally Championship, opting instead to continue using its current model. The Japanese manufacturer had originally planned to retire the current Yaris model after the end of the current season and replace it with a new contender based on the GR Yaris
As Autosport releases the latest episode in its Race of My Life podcast series, we look back on the race British icon Tony Brooks chose as his best race – the 1958 Formula 1 German Grand Prix 1958 German GP, Nurburgring Car: Vanwall The previous year the Vanwall had been diabolical at the Nurburgring, with
The NASCAR All-Star Race will move from Charlotte Motor Speedway for just the second time since its inception with a switch to Bristol Motor Speedway. Due to the recent increase of the number of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina and the corresponding increase in the state’s positive rate of infection, the annual All-Star race will
6:38 AM ET The much-hyped short film featuring Charles Leclerc, a 1000bhp Ferrari road car and the Monaco Grand Prix circuit is here. The idea was simple: recreate the cult movie C’etait un Rendezvous (which featured grainy onboard footage from the 1970s of a car racing around the streets of Paris) using a modern-day Ferrari
When the rally world reconvenes after the Covid-19 hiatus it will be without one of its most ardent supporters and knowledgeable chroniclers, Martin Holmes, who died late last week after a long battle with cancer. Martin had been part of the sport since the 1950s as a journalist, photographer and competitor who last year made
The high-speed nature of the new Bahrain ‘oval’ track that is being considered for a Formula 1 race later this year can be revealed in this onboard virtual lap of the track. With Bahrain potentially holding two races towards the end of the season, a plan has emerged for the second event to take place
10:49 AM ET Mercedes engine boss Andy Cowell — one of the key individuals behind the brand’s success in Formula One — will leave his role at the end of the month, prompting a restructure of the management at the team’s engine department. 1 Related Cowell is currently the managing director of Mercedes AMG High
Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo puts in a storming lap to claim the second pole of his F1 career – both in Monaco. 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