11:25 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Colton Herta is not going to drive in Formula One or for Roger Penske or Chip Ganassi or anywhere but Andretti Autosport for now. Andretti announced a two-year contract extension with the young American driver Friday that begins with the 2022 season. Gainbridge, the sponsor that shifted its
The steer-by-wire technology pioneered by Schaeffler-Paravan is making its debut in the DTM this year, with Glock one of the three drivers to have it equipped on their cars along with Gary Paffett (Mucke Mercedes) and Sophia Floersch (Abt Audi). The system eliminates the need for a conventional steering column and a physical connection to
Just a few weeks after the Turkey event was announced as being slotted in to the schedule to replace Canada on 13 June, F1 chiefs have had to change plans again. The fate of the Istanbul race was thrown in to doubt when the British government added Turkey on to a list of red zone
Thick grey clouds enveloped the sky above Le Mans ahead of Friday’s second practice, prompting a rush out of pitlane at the start of FP2 from the field to get some banker laps in just in case rain did arrive. Aleix Espargaro set the early pace with a 1m35.466s on his Aprilia in a session
Mayor John Tory announced the cancellation of several events in line with the stay-at-home order across the state of Ontario. This restriction was originally set to end on July 1, but has now been extended to September 6. Green Savoree Racing Promotions (GSRP), which also runs the St. Petersburg, Mid-Ohio and Portland events, said in
Who was quickest in the opening practice session in Barcelona? Here are all the best bits from FP1… 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 #SpanishGP
The most successful driver in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Sebring 12 Hours, Kristensen won Formula 3 titles in Germany and Japan in his early days and also won races in the domestic touring car championships of Britain, Germany and Japan. Retired since 2014, Kristensen has now released his memoirs
After a torrid 2020 season in which Ferrari only finished sixth in the constructors’ championship, the Maranello outfit has made great strides with its SF21, which features a much-improved power unit. Ferrari’s new car has allowed Charles Leclerc and new arrival Carlos Sainz to challenge McLaren at the head of F1’s midfield, trailing the Woking
In an exclusive interview with Autosport’s Tank Slappers Podcast, Schwantz admitted he was “concerned” about Rossi but was sure he “still has some fight left in him”. This was in response to the miserable start to 2021 Rossi has endured on the Petronas SRT Yamaha, having scored just four points from the opening four rounds.
7:11 AM ET Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen will do “his talking on the track” in his title battle with Lewis Hamilton this year and believes the 23-year-old is more than capable of soaking up pressure from his rival. 1 Related After four rounds of the 2021 championship, Hamilton leads Verstappen
Last week, NASCAR revealed the three models that manufacturers Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota will use next year. All teams will now have to invest in buying the new standardised chassis and common components to build up their fleet of cars for the 36-round 2022 season. NASCAR has capped teams at seven cars per driver for
Red Bull is making an ambitious push with its new powertrains division, as it looks to produce its own engine for new F1 regulations that come into play in the next few years. The Milton-Keynes based operation has begun work on a state-of-the-art factory on its campus, and has made a big recruitment drive, signing
Miller qualified on the front row for last year’s Le Mans race, but rain just before the start forced everyone to change to their second bikes. Unfortunately for Miller, his second bike had developed mechanical issue in warm-up and wasn’t due to be run again for the rest of Sunday. But with the weather forcing
12:22 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — – Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage is stepping down after overseeing the track since it opened 24 years ago. The 62-year-old Gossage said Thursday that his final event will be NASCAR’s All-Star race June 13, the first at TMS. He said that will be a
The six-time MotoGP world champion felt the 2021 RC213V was lacking in mid-exit of corners last time out at Jerez compared to the bike he last rode in 2020. Admitting the base bike he is riding as he continues his comeback this weekend at the French Grand Prix is “not bad”, he conceded again it
Mazepin made his F1 debut this year with Haas, but has finished as the slowest driver to record a time in all four qualifying sessions, and as the last classified finisher in the three races he has completed. Haas opted against using its permitted development tokens for its 2021 car in order to place a
Having failed to crack the top six at any point in 2020, Espargaro has been sixth in the last two races and has finished inside the top 10 in all four grands prix so far in 2021. This has left Espargaro convinced Aprilia will see the podium in 2021, while the progress of the RS-GP
The team co-owned by Gary Trout and Bill Throckmorton had planned to enter the 500 in 2020, but deferred its entry by a year when last year’s race was held without fans in attendance. Enerson, who finished fourth in Indy Lights in 2015, has made four starts in IndyCar with Dale Coyne Racing and Carlin,
Spain played host to a dramatic race, which saw Lewis Hamilton claim a well-executed victory against Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly surge into the points after a five-second penalty and more. Here is the best of the airwaves. 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
Team-mate Clement Novalak was second-quickest, just five-hundredths slower. ART Grand Prix’s Frederik Vesti was third-quickest with a 1m29.700s, followed by Carlin’s Jonny Edgar and Vesti’s team-mate Alexander Smolyar in fifth. The times were quicker in the morning session, with the top seven all setting fastest times in the 1m29s. Doohan also set the quickest lap
The subject become a hot talking point at the Spanish Grand Prix, when Lewis Hamilton suggested Red Bull had been running a ‘bendy’ rear wing to boost straightline speed performance. In the wake of these allegations, and no doubt following some prompting from teams, the FIA has reviewed what some outfits are up to and agreed that action needs to be taken. Read
8:43 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An appeals officer ruled Wednesday that JR Motorsports did not violate any rules when NASCAR disqualified Noah Gragson at Darlington Raceway. The decision restored the fourth-place finish Gragson earned Saturday in the Xfinity Series race and he can collect the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus he’d won.
Both three-time Dakar winner Sainz and WRC champion Loeb lashed out at the roadbook over the course of the two-week marathon in Saudi Arabia in January, having lost heaps of time with unrelated navigational troubles. X-Raid Mini driver Sainz said he was “fed up” after getting lost in the desert twice in the first three
Last Friday Reutemann, who finished runner-up to Nelson Piquet in the 1981 F1 world championship, was transferred from the Santa Fe hospital to a different hospital in Rosario after repeated episodes of internal bleeding due to a digestive haemorrhage. Reutemann, who has been treated at the intensive care section of Rosario’s Sanatorio Parque ever since, was reported as
Dovizioso rode the Aprilia for the first time in April at Jerez having agreed a deal with the marque to privately try the bike, with the Italian moving to Mugello for two further days of running on Tuesday and Wednesday. Currently, the tests at Jerez and Mugello are all that have been agreed between Dovizioso
Tilley, the 2021 Rolex at Daytona race winner and Asian Le Mans Series LMP2 Am champion, will make his debut in the May 23 race at Circuit of the Americas driving the No. 78 Ford Mustang. He will race at Road America and Watkins Glen International in July and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
London, 12th May 2021: Motorsport Network has strengthened its commitment to its direct-to-consumer offering by recruiting seasoned industry professional Simon Danker to lead the next growth steps of its OTT platform Motorsport.tv. As CEO of Motorsport.tv, Simon will build upon his experience managing streaming services and driving commercial and audience growth. Simon spent several years working with the NFL and Overtier to roll out the commercial growth strategy for NFL Game Pass. Prior to this, Simon was Head of Eurosport Player in the UK and Germany for Discovery, relaunching
The German took 15th place in the season opener in Bahrain and was also classified in the same position at Imola after a late retirement, and finished 13th in the Portuguese and Spanish Grands Prix. For Barcelona Vettel had the new floor that his Aston team-mate Lance Stroll had already tried in Portimao, and despite
Jack Miller secured his first MotoGP race win in five years last time out at Jerez but was slightly fortunate to see long-time leader Fabio Quartararo fade badly suffering with severe arm pump. Miller led home a Ducati 1-2 in Spain with team-mate Francesco Bagnaia taking the runner-up spot which meant he became the new
4:20 AM ET Formula One’s governing body has warned teams it will introduce new rear wing flexibility tests next month amid suspicions of rule bending. 1 Related Mercedes’ seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton flagged up the issue after qualifying for last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, which he won. “The Red Bulls are really fast