Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says he can handle Valtteri Bottas’s contractual situation “better” in the future after the Finn called his career-long uncertainty “a pain in the ass”. Bottas has been retained by Mercedes for 2020, which will extend his spell with the team to at least four seasons, but was made to
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IndyCar series officials have held “exploratory” discussions about staging a race in Sydney, according to series president Jay Frye. The US series has made no secret of its ongoing desire to return to Australia, talks of a revived Gold Coast Indy event stretching back several years. But while the Queensland government has shown genuine interest
3:36 AM ET German Touring Cars (DTM) boss and former Formula One driver Gerhard Berger has unveiled a proposed electric series with high-performance cars racing at Formula One speeds and battery changes carried out by robots. If the concept, which was unveiled on Thursday, catches on with manufacturers, Berger said the series could run alongside
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes any breach of the rules addressed in the FIA’s latest technical directive on fuel-flow systems would amount to “foul play”. At last weekend’s United States Grand Prix the FIA responded to an enquiry from Red Bull about fuel-flow sensor systems, which suggested it was possible to pulse fuel
Shot 100% on the HERO4® camera from http://GoPro.com. Antonio Cairoli’s Moto 1 from round 4 of the 2015 FIM World Motocross championship in Arco Di Trento, Italy.
Take a lap around Lime Rock Park with Connor De Phillippi in the No. 25 BMW Team RLL BMW M8 GTE. Follow the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race on Saturday, July 21, beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET on FS1.
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The 2019 season will see SRO Motorsports Group unite the sprint-format championships formerly known as the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, Blancpain GT Series Asia and Pirelli World Challenge GT to form a new global initiative: the Blancpain GT World Challenge. This exciting international endeavour will present GT3 manufacturers, partners and teams with the
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11:18 PM ET Ed Jackson Ford star Scott McLaughlin’s car-wrecking crash at the Gold Coast 600 has sharpened his focus to wrap up this year’s Supercars championship. The DJR Team Penske ace will drive a newly-built Mustang at this weekend’s Sandown 500 after writing off his Bathurst 1000-winning car on the streets of Surfers Paradise.
The McLaren Formula 1 team will work on its pitstop procedure and equipment over the winter break in order to improve its efficiency and eliminate the risk of errors. Lando Norris was badly delayed by a glitch at the Mexican Grand Prix and ultimately retired because it left him so far behind, while his team-mate
8:06 AM ET Associated Press PLANO, Texas — NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch will enter the prestigious Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race in conjunction with Lexus and Toyota. Busch will drive the Lexus RC GT3 for AIM Vasser Sullivan, Toyota announced Monday at its annual “Motorsports Day” at its North American headquarters. Toyota approached
Honda Formula 1 technical director Toyoharu Tanabe says it is “clear” Ferrari had a reduced speed advantage at the United States Grand Prix but is cautious of drawing premature conclusions. Ferrari was at a loss to explain its lack of race pace last weekend, but defended itself aggressively as some – including Red Bull driver
NASCAR’s plan to revise its technical ethos and think about its long-term future has opened up the prospect of a fourth manufacturer. Could it be Honda that steps forward? In recent years, the topic of who the next manufacturer is in NASCAR could be answered by the question: When is Dodge coming back? But NASCAR
Sebastien Bourdais believes IndyCar lap times will be three quarters of a second per lap slower in 2020 due to the addition of the aeroscreen cockpit protection system. Bourdais experienced the aeroscreen for the first time in a simulated street course test at Sebring on Tuesday in preparation for the system’s introduction next year. Red
8:01 AM ET Lewis Hamilton became a six-time world champion in Austin, but that wasn’t the only news story doing the rounds at the Circuit of the Americas. Our regular writers — Laurence Edmondson, Nate Saunders, Maurice Hamilton and Kate Walker — discuss the main talking points from that emerged from the U.S. Grand Prix.
Maverick Vinales says his improved form in the second half of the MotoGP season is down to avoiding new parts and focusing on extracting the maximum from his Yamaha bike. Since the summer break, Vinales has scored three podiums and victory in Malaysia, and came close to adding a third win to Yamaha’s tally for
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says that his team making fewer mistakes than its rivals was key to it winning its sixth consecutive title double. Lewis Hamilton sealed the drivers’ championship at the United States Grand Prix in what was one of Mercedes’ strongest performances since the summer break, as both Ferrari and Red
Take a lap around Daytona International Speedway with Alex Riberas in the No.19 Moorespeed Audi R8 LMS GT3. Fans can watch the iconic-twice-around-the-clock race live Saturday, January 26, with coverage beginning at 2PM ET on NBCSN.
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As McLaren Reserve Driver and Formula 2 championship leader, rising star, Lando Norris faces complex gadgetry every day. Just one of these gadgets is the multi-buttoned Formula 1 steering wheel. Watch as Lando explains what each and every one of those buttons do. Subscribe and be the first to watch exclusive content from the Official
The 2019 season will see SRO Motorsports Group unite the sprint-format championships formerly known as the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, Blancpain GT Series Asia and Pirelli World Challenge GT to form a new global initiative: the Blancpain GT World Challenge. This exciting international endeavour will present GT3 manufacturers, partners and teams with the
10:42 PM ET Here we are, the calendar has turned to November, and I’m trying desperately to ignore the holiday decorations in the stores. I mean, I’ve got a solid festive spirit, but it’s still pumpkin spice season, and I cling to those moments. Oh yeah, and there are only two races left in the
McLaren will continue to pay James Hinchcliffe’s salary during the 2020 season after its controversial decision to oust him from its new IndyCar team. Hinchcliffe had an existing contract with the Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team that McLaren has partnered with to create Arrow McLaren SP for its full-time IndyCar return. After an initial suggestion
The Circuit of the Americas will close this winter for major work to address the bumps that Formula 1 drivers have complained about over the US Grand Prix weekend. There was a mixed reaction to the bumps, with Daniel Ricciardo saying the track was better for its undulations instead of being like a video game.
5:02 PM ET The most stunning part of it all? The one photograph. Don’t get me wrong. There was plenty of stunning to go around on Monday morning. As the American motorsports world boarded various aircraft to return home from Fort Worth, Austin and Las Vegas and the huge late-season NASCAR, Formula One and NHRA
Alex Marquez sealed the 2019 Moto2 world championship by finishing second to Brad Binder and beating his other main rival Tom Luthi in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Marc VDS rider held his nerve in a tense battle with Binder and Luthi to keep his points gap above the required 24 to add to his
Ferrari’s dramatic loss of pace during the United States Grand Prix weekend increased speculation around what might be behind its straightline speed advantage in the 2019 Formula 1 season. Its rivals suspect a technical directive clarification from the FIA about the cars’ fuel-flow meters could have thwarted a trick Ferrari had come up with, and
Roger Penske hops his “credibility” will prevent accusations of a conflict of interest following his corporation’s purchase of IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Hulman and Company. Penske, who has worked with Will Power for the past two seasons with the exception of the Indianapolis road course race and Indianapolis 500, announced on Monday he