Kyle Larson “did 10 times” what was expected of him during his suspension from NASCAR after using a racial slur in an i-Racing event, according to new boss Rick Hendrick. Larson was competing in an online race in April last year with fellow drivers from the American stock car scene when he uttered the n-word,
3:26 PM ET Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has undergone corrective surgery on his jaw after being involved in a road traffic accident on Thursday. Alonso was knocked off his bike while cycling in Switzerland. Alonso is set to return to F1 with Renault’s rebranded team, Alpine, this season, which starts with preseason
Ferrari has set the dates for its two launch events ahead of the new Formula 1 season, presenting both the team and the new SF21 car. After completing a first fire-up of the new car for the 2021 season on Friday morning, Ferrari announced that it would be holding two launch events in the coming
Check out the sights and sounds from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Daytona International Speedway.
KTM Motorsport boss Pit Beirer says that the marque has not radically overhauled its 2021 MotoGP engine, despite fears from rivals it could build a ‘super engine’. Due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, MotoGP’s six manufacturers agreed on a total freeze on development of homologated parts for the 2020 season, with those
Toyota Racing’s NASCAR chief David Wilson has revealed he’s in talks with two potential new team owners that are not currently involved in America’s premier stock car racing series. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Cup Series-opening Daytona 500, Wilson said the potential new team owners “come from the business world” and that they are both
11:34 AM ET Ferrari has fired up the engine of its 2021 car for the first time ahead of its launch on February. Ferrari is coming off the back of its worst season in recent memory. It finished 2020 in sixth position – its lowest finish since the 1980 season. On Friday, Ferrari posted a
Mercedes admits it is battling some “issues” with its engine preparations for the new Formula 1 season, but is confident it can have fixes in place for the first race. The German manufacturer is chasing an eighth consecutive F1 title double this season, having been undefeated during the turbo-hybrid era. But, as it ramps up
DTM race winner Peter Dumbreck is standing down from the Falken Motorsports team’s Nurburgring 24 Hours line-up after 14 consecutive appearances in the German enduro. The 47-year-old Briton, who raced for Mercedes and Opel in the DTM, will continue his relationship with a team for which he has driven Nissan, Porsche and BMW machinery in
KTM Motorsport boss Pit Beirer says that the marque has not radically overhauled its 2021 MotoGP engine, despite fears from rivals it could build a ‘super engine’. Due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, MotoGP’s six manufacturers agreed on a total freeze on development of homologated parts for the 2020 season, with those
Aric Almirola and Austin Dillon claimed victories in the two 150-mile Duel races that set the grid for Sunday’s Daytona 500, which formally begins the NASCAR Cup season. Stewart-Haas Ford driver Almirola held off a fast-approaching Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) to secure third on the grid in the first race, while 2018 Daytona
9:45 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The Daytona 500 will kick off NASCAR’s Cup Series season Sunday (2:30 p.m. ET). Coming off two straight victories at “The Great American Race,” three-time winner Denny Hamlin is unsurprisingly the favorite at Daytona International Speedway. Who will take the checkered flag? Senior writer Ryan McGee, fantasy analyst Mike
Alpine Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso is set for minor surgery on some broken teeth as the first details have emerged regarding his cycling accident. Two-time F1 world champion Alonso was involved in an accident whilst out riding on the outskirts of Lugano on Thursday around lunchtime, leaving the Spaniard hospitalised. Alpine issued a statement
2:02 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar veteran Charlie Kimball will return to the series for two races in May with AJ Foyt Racing, the team announced Thursday. The 35-year-old Californian will try to qualify for the Indy Grand Prix on May 15 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course and the Indianapolis 500 on
Alpine Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso has been taken to hospital after being involved in an accident while riding his bike in Switzerland. According to a report by Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy, two-time F1 world champion Alonso was hit by a car while out on a training ride near Lugano in Switzerland. Alonso was
Charlie Kimball will rejoin AJ Foyt Racing for his 11th attempt at the Indianapolis 500, to be held on 30 May, and the Indianapolis GP. Kimball, who raced full-time for Foyt last year, will join the squad’s 2021 full-timers Sebastien Bourdais and Dalton Kellett to drive the #11 Tresiba car for the Indy Grand Prix
3:26 PM ET Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has been involved in a road incident, the Alpine F1 Team confirmed on Thursday. Alonso, 39, was cycling in Switzerland at the time of the incident. The team said in a statement: “Fernando is conscious and well in himself and is awaiting further medical examinations
Formula 1 wants to finalise plans to stage sprint races at select grands prix in 2021 after the plan received “broad support” from teams on Thursday. F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali revealed last week that sprint races were being considered as part of a format change for certain races this year, with the plan
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto says the Scuderia has ended talks over an engine supply deal with IndyCar, but series bosses remain optimistic of landing a third manufacturer. Last May, Binotto revealed Ferrari was evaluating a possible entry to IndyCar, as imminent F1 budget caps reduced potential outlets for current staff members’ expertise.
MotoGP has announced a five-year extension to agreement in place between Dorna Sports and the International Road-Racing Teams’ Association (IRTA) beginning in 2022. In 2016, Dorna signed a five-year agreement with MotoGP’s independent teams running from 2017-2021 safeguarding the signed-on outfits for that duration and ensuring (among other things) increased financial support. The International Road-Race
Alex Bowman claimed a second Daytona 500 pole position in qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup season-opener, with team-mate William Byron securing a second Hendrick Motorsports front-row in three years. In a change from the traditional multi-segment format to qualifying for the traditional curtain-raiser, each car on the 44-strong entry list was permitted to run a
Former World Rallycross champion and double DTM title-winner Mattias Ekstrom will return to the World Rally Championship for the Arctic Rally Finland later this month, driving a Skoda Fabia R5. The 2016 World RX champion is contesting selected events in preparation for his 2021 programme with the ABT Cupra team in the new Extreme E
Alpine is confident it can work with other Formula 1 teams to find seats for its young drivers in the future despite currently having no customer or affiliated squads. As part of the rebranding of Renault’s F1 project as Alpine for 2021, the French marque launched its 2021 academy on Wednesday, with three of its
Formula 1 has confirmed it will drop the rainbow branding from its We Race As One campaign after updating its objectives for the initiative in 2021. F1 launched We Race As One ahead of the delayed start to the 2020 season, adopting a rainbow flag as the symbol by merging the colours of all 10
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12:53 PM ET Portugal’s Algarve circuit is set to return to the Formula One calendar this season, taking the vacant slot left by Vietnam on May 2. The BBC and Sky Sports television said teams would be told officially at a meeting of the F1 commission on Thursday that the third round of the season
Even as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic complicates the running of the 2021 Formula 1 season, officials remain confident of delivering a record-length calendar. But with concerns over a 23-race schedule, talk of rotating events in the future has swirled. LUKE SMITH looks at how F1 could make this work Although changes have already been forced
Jack Miller says proving detractors wrong is still a “big driving force” behind his motivations in MotoGP as he prepares for his first season as a factory Ducati team rider. The Australian said at the end of last season that he felt his three-season stint with Pramac from 2018-2020, in which time he scored nine