Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says the team’s stance on the proposed 2022 Formula 1 engine freeze is not a case of “blackmail”. The Austrian has confirmed that a deal is in place for Honda to continue to supply Red Bull’s two F1 teams – Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri – in 2022 and
Hyundai boss Andrea Adamo believes his World Rally Championship team “cannot be proud” of its Rally Monte Carlo showing so far. At the 2021 opener, Thierry Neuville and new co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe are the highest-placed i20 WRC crew in fourth place after three days of competition, seven seconds off a podium spot, while team-mate Dani
12:24 PM ET Carlos Sainz will get his first taste of Ferrari machinery on Wednesday as part of a five-day test session in Italy. Sainz joined Ferrari from McLaren for this season but was prevented from appearing for his new team at the test which followed the 2020 finale, the Abu Dhabi GP, in December.
Ferrari has announced plans for a seven-driver test at Fiorano next week using its 2018 Formula 1 car, including Carlos Sainz Jr, Charles Leclerc and Mick Schumacher. Following the arrival of Sainz from McLaren ahead of the 2021 season, Ferrari said late last year that it planned to give the Spaniard in some older machinery
Sebastien Ogier has grabbed the lead from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans in the Monte Carlo Rally on the third day of this year’s World Rally Championship opener. After Friday’s action, Ogier had lost half a minute following a puncture on the penultimate stage of the day, although he immediately reclaimed 16 seconds from Evans before
Jenson Button feels there is a “sense of optimism” at Williams after joining the team as a senior advisor, saying its new owners are “not afraid of change”. Williams announced on Friday that 2009 F1 world champion Button would be taking up an advisory role with the team on a multi-year deal. It marked a
The BMC Mini rally team of the 1960s revelled in the dark arts of finding every advantage available, but not everybody approved. NICK GARTON reflects on the disputed 1966 Monte Carlo Rally and argues that its vigorous scrutineering was merely fighting fire with fire The 1966 Monte Carlo Rally is probably the most debated result
Lance Stroll admits his 2020 Formula 1 season “was a year of missed opportunity” given the competitiveness of his Racing Point package. The Canadian took his maiden pole position for Racing Point – which has been rebranded as Aston Martin for 2021 – at the Turkish Grand Prix last season, and enjoyed two podium finishes
KTM has revealed its first pictures of double MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira as part of its factory team line-up for 2021 alongside Brad Binder. Oliveira made his MotoGP debut in 2019 with KTM at the satellite Tech3 squad, remaining with Herve Poncharal’s outfit in 2020 despite being asked to step up to the Austrian
Sebastien Ogier will “take more risks” to win WRC’s Rally Monte-Carlo for the eighth time after his time on Friday’s final stage moved him back into contention. Ogier lost the lead of the World Rally Championship’s season opener on the penultimate stage when the front-left tyre on his Yaris WRC punctured and cost him the
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The opening round of the 2021 IndyCar Series at Barber Motorsports Park has been pushed back a week in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The rescheduled date, from Sunday, 11 April to Sunday, 18 April, means that Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama will be featured on NBC network television, meaning a record
Jenson Button is returning to Williams in 2021 as a senior advisor, 21 years after making his F1 debut with the Grove outfit in 2000. The team is in a very different position now, but so too is Button – who reflected on his rookie campaign for the 11 August 2016 issue of Autosport magazine.
The 2021 MotoGP season will begin with back-to-back races in Qatar followed by the Portuguese Grand Prix in April as part of COVID-19-enforced changes to the calendar. MotoGP issued a provisional 20-race calendar for 2021 late last year, though delays and postponements were expected as the COVID-19 situation worsened across the world over the winter.
Brit Elfyn Evans holds the overnight lead in the Monte Carlo Rally after Toyota seized the initiative on the second day of this year’s World Rally Championship opener. The first two stages on Friday were held in the dark and, with uncertain conditions in the mountains, this led to plenty of hesitancy amongst the crews
7:19 AM ET Former Formula One champion Jenson Button has returned to the Williams team as a senior advisor on a multi-year deal. Button made his F1 debut with Williams in 2000, aged 20. The English driver went on to win the championship with Brawn in 2009 and retired in 2016 with 15 grand prix
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says armchair critics who feel he should be doing better against Lewis Hamilton only serve to motivate him rather than get him down. The Finn is heading in to his fifth season as Hamilton’s teammate in 2021, and has yet to beat the Briton in the points standings since
Ott Tanak says he is confident of giving a better account of himself in his second World Rally Championship season at Hyundai, after a disappointing title defence in 2020. The Estonian caught many WRC paddock figures off guard when he decided to leave Toyota in the wake of his title-winning 2019 campaign and join Thierry
The countdown to the 2021 Formula 1 season is under way, but before the first race of the campaign there is still plenty to get done. F1 teams need to get their new cars ready and tested on track, and before that there will be the regular launch season. Here is what we know so
AJ Allmendinger plans to make his first NASCAR Cup Series start since 2018 next month on the Daytona road course with regular Xfinity Series outfit Kaulig Racing. The 39-year-old, who has been without a Cup ride since his five-year spell with JTG Daugherty Racing concluded at the end of the 2018 season, has scored three
Hyundai’s Ott Tanak has thrown down the first marker at the start of the 2021 World Rally Championship season in Monte Carlo with victory in both of Thursday’s stages. Tyres were the major talking point of the day, with Pirelli replacing Michelin as the WRC’s new control supplier. A shortage of pre-event testing in the
5:49 PM ET Red Bull have agreed a deal to continue using Honda’s power unit after the Japanese manufacturer leaves Formula One next year but it depends on a vote to freeze engine development, according to team advisor Helmut Marko. Honda announced last October that it will end its participation as an engine supplier at
Check out the sights and sounds from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at the 2018 Acura Sports Car Challenge from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
This F1 TV original is one of hundreds of videos available on F1 TV, including exclusive content, archive footage and much more! Subscribe now at http://f1.com/Subscribe-F1TV When Max Verstappen crashed on the way to the grid at the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix, it triggered pre-race chaos for Red Bull. With never-before-heard radio and exclusive access,
Esteban Ocon believes that the rebranded Alpine Formula 1 team is “in good hands” and that its new management is “really motivated and really humble”. The Enstone outfit confirmed recently that erstwhile team principal Cyril Abiteboul has left, and that former Suzuki MotoGP boss Davide Brivio has joined as racing director. Brivio reports to new
Gresini MotoGP boss Fausto Gresini remains in intensive care with COVID-19 as his condition remains “serious” due to his lungs being “hit hard” by the virus. The double 125cc world champion and veteran MotoGP team boss took ill just before Christmas and was hospitalised on 27 December in Imola. Due to his worsening condition he
Toyota World Rally Championship driver Elfyn Evans says a safety-first approach is not how he plans to win the 2021 WRC title, despite it almost netting him glory in 2020. A consistent run of points scoring finishes and two victories in Sweden and Turkey meant the Welshman was tipped to become the first British WRC
7:10 AM ET Former Haas driver Kevin Magnussen said a Formula One car “lacks a little bit of soul” compared to the sports car he is testing ahead of his debut season in IMSA. Magnussen signed up to the North American sports car series after failing to secure an F1 contract for 2021. The Danish
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez said he felt like ‘the stupidest guy on earth’ last year when he became the first Formula 1 driver to catch COVID-19. Driving for Racing Point at the time, Perez caught COVID-19 after a trip home to Mexico to visit his mother who had been in hospital. It meant he missed
1:20 PM ET New signing Sergio Perez said he felt “like a dog finding a new family” at Red Bull and promised on Wednesday to help push performance and over-deliver as Max Verstappen‘s Formula One team mate. Speaking in a team interview during a factory visit, the Mexican said he was adjusting to his surroundings