Three-time MotoGP title runner-up Dovizioso was ousted from the factory Ducati squad at the end of last year and elected to take a sabbatical after turning down a race ride with Aprilia. With the 2021 RS-GP immediately proving to be a strong package, Dovizioso requested two private tests with Aprilia before signing on for a
1:08 AM ET Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. — Ron Capps led Funny Car qualifying Friday night in the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Capps had a 3.897-second run at 328.78 mph in a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat during the lone qualifying session of the day at Sonoma Raceway. “This race, for me, it’s a home race,” Capps
Hamilton and Verstappen collided on the opening lap of Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Copse, resulting in a 51G impact for Verstappen with the barrier. Verstappen was able to walk away from the crash, but was taken to hospital as a precaution after being heavily winded and bruised in the accident. He was discharged that
A tweak to the usual weekend format moved the longer opening practice run to Friday evening, after a morning shakedown, as the world’s first indoor-outdoor circuit made its official debut. The tight 22-turn course is expected to produce processional racing with limited space for overtaking, while even a 4kWh race energy deduction made by the
Zarco returned to factory rider status this year for the first time since quitting KTM after a disastrous 2019 after Ducati promoted him to Pramac from Avintia on full works-spec machinery. The Frenchman scored four podiums from the first nine races – all of them second-place finishes – and currently sits second in the standings
Frikadelli had planned to run two Porsche 911 GT3 Rs for the Intercontinental GT Challenge season opener on 31 July-1 August in the Belgian Ardennes. Dennis Olsen, Frederic Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet were set to share driving duties in the #3 car, while 2019 winner Michael Christensen, Thomas Preining and Julien Andlauer were set to pilot
In the wake of the collision between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at Silverstone, Red Bull was left furious at both the accident and the way in which Mercedes and its driver cheered its success afterwards. Verstappen himself called Hamilton’s actions “disrespectful” while Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko said that Mercedes had shown its
Abril finished second and 11th across the two races in Italy last month, making him the top Mercedes driver in the points standings in fourth position ahead of this weekend’s second round at the Lausitzring. However, the Monegasque has now lost all 21 points he scored during the season opener due to a fuel irregularity,
Maverick Vinales’ decision to quit the factory Yamaha squad at the end of the current MotoGP season amid a strained relationship between both parties is set to open up at least one spot at SRT in 2022, with Franco Morbidelli the most likely option to replace him. Should Valentino Rossi retire at the end of
Harvey switched to the American open-wheel ladder system on the back of his fifth-placed finish in 2013’s GP3 season, finishing runner-up twice with the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team in Indy Lights. The 2012 British Formula 3 champion was then unable to find a budget to stake his claim for an IndyCar seat, but made a
A 38-year career came to a close at this year’s Rolex 24 but he will continue as part of the Mustang Sampling team.
The second generation R8 LMS was launched in 2015 and received its first ‘Evo’ kit four years later, primarily aimed at improving drivability for amateur drivers as well as a more durable transmission system. The release of the Ingolstadt marque’s revised model, the Audi R8 LMS Evo II, comes as rival marque BMW plans to
Ferrari junior Schumacher, who won the FIA Formula 2 title in 2020, made his F1 debut in 2021 for Haas in difficult circumstances. So far, the German has failed to score points in an uncompetitive car, and he only managed to progress from Q1 to Q2 on one occasion, at the French Grand Prix. Schumacher’s
The Hyundai Motorsport driver has announced that he has split with Borja Rozada, who only took over the seat earlier this year from long-time co-driver Carlos del Barrio, with whom Sordo scored his three WRC wins. However, only three events into their partnership, Sordo has confirmed that Rozada will be replaced by Candido Carrera, who
Ducati currently sits second in the manufacturers’ table, 17 points behind Yamaha, while three of its riders – Pramac’s Johann Zarco and factory team pair Bagnaia and Jack Miller – occupy three of the top four spots in the riders’ title battle. Zarco is Quartararo’s nearest rival heading into the summer break, though is some
2:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Helio Castroneves will race for a record fifth Indianapolis 500 while running the full season in 2022 with Meyer Shank Racing. Castroneves, who won his record-tying fourth Indy 500 in May, has only a partial IndyCar schedule this season with Meyer Shank and has not raced since he joined
Castroneves lost his full-time Team Penske IndyCar ride in 2017, as he switched across to the Acura Team Penske program in IMSA, culminating in the 2020 drivers’ championship. However, following the end of that project, he was cut loose by Penske after 21 years and signed for six races in the second MSR car alongside
4:49 PM ET Associated Press ALGONA, Iowa — An Iowa race track said Thursday that it will cut ties with an announcer who went on a racist rant against Black fans and athletes who kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racial inequality. The Kossuth County Speedway in Algona, Iowa, said its leaders
Engineers are crucial to the success of a Formula 1 team, and whether they’re working on a car at a race weekend or optimising the car in the factory, there’s a wide variety of engineering roles out there. To find out more about the world of F1 engineering, we spoke to Ayao Komatsu – Haas
Last week Dale Coyne told Autosport: “So long as they continue to be in IndyCar, I think ‘Sulli’ and Jimmy will remain partners with us. They’re not going to go out on their own, and I don’t think other teams can give them what we give them.” However, Sullivan has painted a different picture of
Mir has been critical of the lack of progress Suzuki has made with its 2021 challenger compared to the bike he won the championship on last year, noting after the Dutch TT last month that his current package was “not enough” to defend his title with. PLUS: Why Mir’s MotoGP title defence can’t be written off
The 23-year-old Kentishman, who scored one British GT race victory last season in a McLaren, will take the seat vacated by Glynn Geddie following the opening three rounds. Mitchell graduated to the top GT3 echelon of British GT after claiming the GT4 crown in 2018 in a BMW. In 2014, he won the BTCC-supporting Ginetta
Two-time F1 world champion Alonso was the star of F1’s inaugural 100km Saturday race ahead of the British Grand Prix, making up six positions on the opening lap as he moved from 11th to fifth. While Alonso would ultimately slip back two places before the end of the sprint race, the improved grid position set
Raikkonen made the comment via team radio after finishing the British Grand Prix out of the points in 15th place. The Finn had gained places at the start in both the Saturday sprint and in the grand prix itself. He spent the latter part of the main event battling with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, but
Once it was clear that he had emerged unscathed, thoughts turned to the lost world championship points, and the huge gain that Lewis Hamilton was able to make by ultimately winning the race. However, in 2021 there is another consequence for the top teams that was not previously a serious consideration: the monetary cost of
That’s a point not lost on 2012 Cup champion Keselowski, who at an official presentation announcing his long-anticipated team switch for 2022 on Tuesday went out of his way to compare his new driver/owner role at Roush to Tony Stewart’s move into a similar position at Haas CNC Racing in 2009. As Keselowski noted, Stewart
Take a lap around Lime Rock Park with Zacharie Robichon in the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3R.
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In recent seasons there has been a relatively lenient approach to first-lap incidents, with drivers sometimes given the benefit of the doubt on the basis of the “let them race” philosophy. However, Lewis Hamilton was given a 10-second penalty after his first lap clash with Max Verstappen in the British GP, while George Russell received
The Sustainable Circuits Index white paper, which has been produced by Enovation Consulting and Right Hub, uses 21 different industry specific and United Nations criteria to judge the environmentally-friendly ranking of tracks around the world. Its report, which was published on Wednesday, was based on evidence collected between August and December last year. The aim
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