Coming globally to Netflix on March 19… Netflix’s Drive To Survive returns for Season 3, taking fans deeper than ever before into Formula 1. Every twist and turn, every triumph and heart-stopping moment – and all captured raw for unfiltered access to the figures at the heart of the world’s fastest sport. For previous series
Since retiring from racing in 2008, 1993 Indy Lights champion Herta Sr has concentrated on team ownership with his eponymous Bryan Herta Autosport squad famously running Dan Wheldon to victory in the 2011 Indianapolis 500. Herta Sr has been a part-owner and strategist for the #98 Andretti-run car driven in recent seasons by Marco Andretti,
Following a long-running push to introduce some kind of race weekend format change, F1 received “broad support” from teams to stage three sprint races this year to set the grid for the final grand prix. The plan is to run a 100km race in Canada, Italy and Brazil, with qualifying taking still place in its
Vinales ended the day 0.455 seconds off the benchmark pace of his Yamaha team-mate Fabio Quartararo in seventh, but was one of only a few riders to try consistent long runs. The Spaniard’s rhythm was strong, with Vinales – who suffered a small Turn 2 crash on Sunday – able to lap in the low
The six-time MotoGP podium finisher made his debut on the RC213V on Saturday in Qatar, and made a lap time improvement of 1.2 seconds on Sunday to 12th with a 1m54.673s. Espargaro noted on Saturday that both the KTM he rode for four years and the Honda are similar in terms handling – but felt
Palou joins the outfit which claimed the first title of IndyCar’s aeroscreen era with Scott Dixon last year and won five races after a promising rookie season with Dale Coyne Racing that yielded a best finish of third at Road America. The 23-year-old joins six-time champion Dixon and Marcus Ericsson on the team’s full-time roster,
The Canadian missed the Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring due to illness, being replaced at the team then called Racing Point by Nico Hulkenberg. Stroll later revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19, but following a negative test he was able to return to the cockpit for the Portuguese Grand Prix. He struggled on
The current qualifying system was introduced ahead of the 2018/19 season, replacing the lottery method that had been in place previously. As per the new format, the entire field is still grouped on the basis of their championship positions, the top six drivers heading out on track first, with the other groups following them in
The three-time MotoGP race winner made his on-track debut on Saturday at Losail as a factory Yamaha team rider and ended the day down in 15th, having completed the most laps of anyone with 69. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant testing has started later than normal this year, with February’s Sepang test cancelled. Quartararo was
Dixon spoke candidly to Autosport last year about how, despite scoring four wins and his sixth championship, there were several performances that left them either disappointed or bemused, citing the car’s performance with the tyres on some tracks, and difficulties with the handling of the car. Although he believes the issues have been overcome, he
Along with sustainability a key aim of Formula 1’s budget cap is to rein in the performance of the top teams by levelling the playing field. And yet in typical glass-full style Mercedes boss Toto Wolff sees the cap not as a hurdle for the Brackley team, but an opportunity to become even stronger. F1
Pre-season testing should have started back in February, but the escalating COVID-19 situation in Malaysia forced MotoGP to cancel this and confine all five days of running this winter to Qatar in March. High winds and dust greeted the field at the Losail International Circuit, with the sub-optimal conditions meaning just nine riders took to
Aprilia and KTM are the only manufacturer’s allowed to start 2021 with totally new motorcycles, with the former unveiling its redesigned RS-GP on Thursday. Espargaro and team-mate Lorenzo Savadori have already been testing the bike since last November, with Espargaro completing a further 57 laps on Saturday in Qatar on his way to the top
Rosenqvist won the IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year title in 2019 with sixth place in the championship driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, but last year slipped to 11th, despite scoring his first win in the series. For his third IndyCar season, he has joined Arrow McLaren SP, partnering team incumbent Patricio O’Ward. Asked about
Bottas will enter the 2021 season looking to finally beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ championship battle, having been defeated in each of their four years together so far. During the brief off-season since the end of the 2020 campaign in December, Bottas split his time between Finland and Monaco, allowing him to
The nine-time grand prix motorcycle world champion made his on-track debut in SRT colours on Saturday at the Losail International Circuit as pre-season testing got underway, ending the day 14th with a best lap of 1m55.584s after 54 laps. Remaining on a factory Yamaha contract and riding a fully works-supported M1 in 2021, Rossi says
Saturday’s first of five test days at Losail marked Espargaro’s debut on the RC213V, with the six-time MotoGP podium finisher completing 68 laps across the day having been one of the first to take to the track in the seven-hour session. Espargaro ended the day 1.2 seconds off the pace of his Aprilia-mounted brother Aleix
Vettel was told before the delayed 2020 season start that his expiring Ferrari contract would not be renewed, as the Scuderia secured the services of McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr for 2021. During a disappointing year, Vettel often struggled to perform with a car that didn’t suit his driving style and he ended up being comfortably
Two-time world champion Alonso is coming out of retirement this year to replace McLaren-bound Daniel Ricciardo at the Enstone outfit. Despite Alonso’s credentials, Alpine has stated that the Spaniard will not get number one status in the team and that his team-mate Ocon will receive equal treatment. “The drivers have to be as fast as possible and
The eight-time MotoGP race winner endured a torrid 2020 campaign on his M1, with a sole victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix the highlight of a campaign of wild inconsistency. With the 2021 regulations staying frozen in regards to engine development for most as part of COVID-19 cost-saving measures, Yamaha has had to focus
Approaching his IndyCar debut at 45 years old, Jimmie Johnson is an old rookie. But he’s not just any old rookie. In a NASCAR Cup career that spanned 20 years and 686 races, he won seven championships and scored 83 race wins. Now he’s about to embark on an IndyCar career of currently indeterminate length,
The German impressed as a stand-in at Racing Point for both Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll last year when they were struck down by coronavirus. Although the outings did not lead to any full-time race seat for this season, his ability to quickly get up to speed and his current knowledge of F1 machinery looks
The Spa 6 Hours retains its original date of 1 May on the latest revision to the calendar following a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Friday, which follows Thursday’s shift of the Le Mans 24 Hours from its traditional mid-June slot to 21-22 August. Algarve’s eight-hour fixture will now take place
9:09 AM ET Williams was forced to abandon plans to reveal its 2021 Formula One car via an augmented reality app after it was hacked and images leaked online. Instead, Williams launched its new car by releasing images of the FW43B, its car for the upcoming F1 season. The team has opted for a brand
Speaking to media ahead of Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet’s 2021 livery reveal, each driver was full of praise for the other, and stated their goal was to ensure they pushed each other this year in order to earn the team race wins. However, Rosenqvist said that it’s too soon to assess how they’ll compare and contrast
Haas F1 driver Grosjean was involved in a huge accident on the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix at the end of November when the chassis of his car was ripped in two, leaving the main monocoque lodged within a barrier. A huge fire was sparked during the accident, and Grosjean was able to
The Italian manufacturer’s latest deal covered the four seasons from 2020 to 2023, and only the first was to be with traditional 13-inch tyres before the originally planned switch to 18-inch in 2021. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year the new F1 regulations were postponed to 2022, which meant that Pirelli would have
Four rookies will start the 2021 campaign this month in Qatar (although Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori already has three races under his belt from last year), with a day of running at Losail ahead of the official test allowing them to experience their first laps on a MotoGP bike. Typically, Pramac’s Jorge Martin and Avintia duo
2:03 PM ET Romain Grosjean’s fiery crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix registered a peak force equivalent to 67Gs, the FIA’s investigation into the accident found. Motor racing’s governing body has published its full report on the accident and the areas of safety it must improve. Grosjean miraculously escaped after his Haas car hit a
This will mark Chilton’s sixth season in the IndyCar Series and his fourth with the Carlin team after spending the first two years of his American single-seater career with Chip Ganassi Racing. The former Formula 1 driver cutback his IndyCar schedule in 2019 after failing to qualify for the Indy 500, removing the remainder of