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Both 15-minute qualifying sessions at the Sachsenring on Saturday featured a number of riders backing off and cruising on track as they searched for a faster rider to use as a reference. This led to a lot of gesturing from riders on track – most notably from Tech3’s Danilo Petrucci in Q1, who flashed Avintia’s

In the wake of the Aston Martin and Red Bull tyre blowouts at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Pirelli concluded that one of the factors in the incidents was teams not running tyres at pressure levels it expected. As a result, the FIA has revised tyre checking procedures from this weekend’s race in France, with tyres

Making his first visit to the 4.014-mile circuit, Grosjean clocked a best time of 1m47.678s to rebound well from a difficult weekend in Detroit in which he retired from both races. His best effort was 0.124s quicker than 2012 champion Ryan Hunter-Reay’s Andretti Autosport machine, while Team Penske’s two-time champion and 2018 Road America winner

The Portuguese rider didn’t score a top 10 finish until the Italian GP last month when KTM introduced its new frame, which was designed to help get the bike out of corners better and work with Michelin’s softer 2021 front tyres. He was second in the Mugello race and went onto win the following Catalan

The FIA issued a technical directive earlier this week in reaction to the left-rear tyre failures for Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, clamping down on tyre pressure levels used by teams. Pirelli F1 chief Mario Isola revealed on Thursday that both Aston Martin and Red Bull were running lower pressures

The Red Bull Junior, who is driving for Trident this year, said he is “very thankful for the last name I have and for the benefits” but said “in one way it only gets you so far”. Doohan, 18, also said “it would be a lot more were I to take the two-wheeled route”. His

While Historic Formula Ford ace Cam Jackson continues to lead the way and BMW M3 E36 racer Dave Griffin retains his second spot, after taking a win in the Classic Sports Car Club’s Modern Classics series at Cadwell Park, there has been a lot of shuffling behind them. Alistair Camp has jumped from 12th to

Furbatto is the first high-profile hiring as the Silverstone team boosts its established technical strength. The Italian will report to Andrew Green, whose job title has changed from technical director to chief technical officer. “Working with our existing engineering group, he will bring a valuable perspective and knowledge to help shape our approach in the

At this year’s Indianapolis 500, Will Power, Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud and Scott McLaughlin were asked if they would be interested in racing for Porsche Penske Motorsport at the big endurance events in 2023. All four answered with a resounding and immediate ‘yes’ and Penske has now said he hopes that will be the case.

After a year out Ocon returned to F1 last year with Alpine, when it was still racing under the Renault banner, and stayed on for 2021 alongside double F1 world champion Fernando Alonso. Ahead of Ocon’s home race, the French Grand Prix at Le Castellet, Alpine has announced it will keep the Frenchman on board

Much of the pre-season Porsche Carrera Cup GB attention was focused on past champions Harry King and Dan Cammish, but the opening Snetterton round was the perfect demonstration that this is far from a two-horse race. Young chargers Lorcan Hanafin and Kiern Jewiss both laid down significant markers and showed they cannot be discounted. Hanafin

Both drivers suffered left rear blow outs in the Baku race, with the initial suspicion pointing to debris being the cause of the incidents. This theory was boosted by the fact that other cars were found to have suffered cuts on their tyres during the red flag period triggered by Verstappen’s incident. In a bid

Veekay, who currently lies fifth in this year’s IndyCar drivers’ standings, has now suffered a setback in his preparations for this weekend’s race at the Elkhart Lake circuit. ECR released a statement detailing that the Dutch driver had no further injuries, but it is currently unknown whether he will be able to drive in the

Those teams have been on the road since 31 May, having bolted over the Victoria/New South Wales border to escape Melbourne’s latest lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak. With some crew having served their two weeks outside of Victoria, trucks have already crossed into the NT and will arrive at the Hidden Valley circuit during

In the era of COVID-19, teams need easy access to drivers who can jump in with little preparation, and you never know when an unexpected opportunity might crop up. Like Nico Hulkenberg and Alex Albon, Kvyat is near the top of the list of drivers with recent F1 race experience, hence the interest from Alpine

While racing restarted in its usual April date this year, COVID-19 restrictions meant spectators were prevented from attending any events for many more weeks – with some restrictions still in place on the number of people allowed into venues. On the latest Autosport National podcast, Autosport deputy national editor Stefan Mackley is joined by Autosport

Larson grabbed the lead from Keselowski with seven laps remaining in the final 10-lap segment and held on to win the annual All-Star Race and its $1 million first prize. It’s Larson’s second All-Star victory. His first came in 2019 when he was with Chip Ganassi Racing. “Honestly, I can’t believe it. That second run

O’Ward’s Arrow McLarens SP surged forward on the last two restarts, passing Scott Dixon, Rahal, Palou, Herta and eventually Josef Newgarden to claim an impressive victory. Herta, who lost third to Palou after trying to retaliate on O’Ward and made a slight error at Turn 3, said after the race that he was disappointed as

With no success ballast on his Laser Tools Racing Infiniti Q50, Sutton opted for the soft option tyre, and was already up to seventh by the end of the opening lap. Just before half-distance, Sutton passed Ollie Jackson for second into the Wilson hairpin, and on the ninth lap of 12 he managed to get

The French manufacturer claimed pole position for Sunday’s Portimao 8 Hours WEC round with its Alpine-Gibson A480 grandfathered LMP1 car, but is facing the prospect of having to make at least one extra pitstop in the race.  Signatech boss Philippe Sinault, whose team runs the Alpine WEC programme, had argued after the Spa series opener

The #12 Team Penske driver appeared set for victory after leading 37 laps, when the race was red-flagged five laps from the finish following a crash by Romain Grosjean. The Dale Coyne Racing with RWR driver crashed against the outside wall at Turn 9 after a hard hit, and required salvaging. However, rather than put

The Detroit Grand Prix traditionally has a different qualifying system than the other road and street courses, but this year it has been brought much closer in line with the regular system, with the 25 cars divided into groups of 12 and 13 in qualifying, with the top six from each going into a top

F1’s new generation of cars in 2022 are set to be the heaviest ever, with the minimum car weight currently set at a whopping 790kg. The move to heavier turbo hybrid powerunits from 2014, allied to improved safety structures and the arrival of the Halo, have contributed to a big hike over the years. From

Ex-Formula 1 driver Magnussen, embroiled in a battle for pole with fellow Cadillac drivers Tristan Vautier (JDC Miller Motorsports) and Pipo Derani (Action Express Racing), suddenly had a new target after Vautier hurtled sideways into the Turn 4 tyre wall – but race control delayed hanging the red flag. This allowed Tincknell and Magnussen to

The all-electric SUV off-road racing championship was set to host an Amazon X-Prix event in Brazil across 23-24 October before a Glacier X-Prix season finale in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina over the 11-12 December. However, both events have now fallen off the calendar as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in South America. Autosport

The winner of the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours with the V12 LMR prototype has revealed its intent to join the new category after confirming last week that it was one of the options under review as it plotted its post-Formula E future. Now, it has firmed up its intent to join a class that

The annual competition among many of the Cup Series’ top drivers is getting a dramatic reboot this year, only the second iteration of the event to be held away from its traditional base at Charlotte Motor Speedway since 1986 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the event to be moved to Bristol Motor Speedway last year.

An exclusive interview with Perez is the centrepiece of this month’s GP Racing magazine. In the latest edition of the Flat Chat podcast, GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher join host Stuart Codling to discuss the scale of Perez’s achievement. Before winning last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, he admitted that there was

Liimatainen’s factory Audi squad fielded Rast in the DTM for the last four seasons, powering the German driver to an incredible run of three championships and 24 race wins during that period. However, Rast’s move to Formula E in 2021 left Team Rosberg searching for another A-list driver, with Muller – who was Rast’s closest

The former IndyCar driver joined the Vasser Sullivan team full-time this year, partnering Frankie Montecalvo in the #12 Lexus RC F, and at the last IMSA round at Mid-Ohio the pair took second place. However, a short statement from Vasser Sullivan Racing this afternoon read: “Vasser Sullivan Racing announced today that Zach Veach, co-driver of