Hamilton was raised on a council estate in Stevenage, with his father holding down multiple jobs to fund his early karting career that helped pave the way for his success in F1. The seven-time F1 world champion said in an interview with Spanish publication AS that F1 “has become a billionaire boys’ club”, adding: “If
The Swiss 19-year-old Dupasquier tragically died from injuries sustained in a horror qualifying crash on Saturday at Mugello, with the FIM announcing his passing just before Sunday’s Moto2 race. A moment of silence was held on the grid ahead of the MotoGP race, but track action in Moto2 and MotoGP carried on as normal. Bagnaia,
7:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Whenever the big, traditional sporting events pop up on the living room TV, from the Kentucky Derby to the Masters to those midweek midafternoon “WTH are they doing?” Olympic events, everyone loves that one guy in the room who is suddenly the expert on that sport, even though no one
Reduced dust levels for the four-mile beachfront course in Lac Rose allowed for much closer racing than in the inaugural Saudi Arabia round. That was typified in the first semi-final as the Rosberg X Racing crew of Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor battled back to win against X44 and the Abt Cupra squad as the
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Sainz and Norris raced together at McLaren in 2019 and 2020, striking up one of the closest partnerships on the grid as they lifted the team to third place in the constructors’ championship. Sainz left McLaren at the end of last year to join Ferrari, but Norris had continued his impressive form, scoring two podiums
In something of a slow burner, the race came alive in the final hour as the #63 Lamborghini partnership of Andrea Caldarelli, Mirko Bortolotti and Marco Mapelli – which had dominated proceedings for close to five hours – began to struggle with pace. Bortolotti started the car from pole and was comfortably in charge at
Quartararo smashed the lap record around Mugello, logging a 1m45.187s laptime to secure his fourth consecutive MotoGP pole – beating Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia after the Italian headed the field in the second and third practice sessions. Pramac Ducati rider Johann Zarco continued his impressive start to the season by completing the front row, as Aprilia’s
May 28, 2021 ESPN News Services “This Is Us” actor Milo Ventimiglia will serve as the honorary starter for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Ventimiglia will wave the green flag and start the 105th running of the race. Ventimiglia plays family patriarch Jack Pearson on the show and is a three-time Emmy nominee for best actor. “Milo’s
The French-Spanish pair carried a fine 4.239s advantage over from the Saturday morning session on the four-mile beach course. Times would prove almost invariably slower in the afternoon shootout as the sand ruts grew deeper. That meant Loeb and Gutierrez returned a stint of 10m57.567s, a little over 10s adrift of their morning pace, but
Chip Ganassi Racing driver Dixon scooped his fourth pole position at the Brickyard by pipping Colton Herta and Rinus VeeKay in last week’s Fast Nine, and after finishing second to Takuma Sato last year will hope to finally add a second 500 victory to his 2008 triumph. Team Penske’s Power meanwhile had a difficult qualifying,
Tsunoda’s heated and often expletive-ridden team radio messages attracted a lot of attention this season and drew mixed responses from fans and observers. Speaking on F1’s Beyond The Grid podcast, Tsunoda accepted that his temper behind the wheel and his team radio communications are a “main topic” to improve in the coming races, admitting he
Marquez followed Vinales on both of their runs in Q1 at Mugello on Saturday, with the Honda rider using this to sail through to Q2 while Vinales ultimately missed out and will start 13th. Visibly frustrated with Marquez – who even followed Vinales through pitlane when he tried to find clear air – the Yamaha
12:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Dear smart watch and pedometer manufacturers: I don’t want to tell you how to run your business, but you’re missing out on a sponsorship opportunity during Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. And I don’t mean slapping a sticker on any of the 33 race cars that will be roaring down the frontstretch
The highly decorated American short-course oval champion was on course for a flying run along the four-mile beach course in Lac Rose when his Odyssey 21 machine stopped. LeDuc had recovered 5.3s to X44 pacesetter Cristine Gutierrez and her nine-time World Rally champion team-mate Sebastien Loeb during the first half of the lap when the
The 2016 IndyCar champion will start Sunday’s race from 26th on the middle of the ninth row, behind team-mates Scott McLaughlin in 17th and Josef Newgarden in 21st, while 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power will start from the back row in 32nd. But despite Penske’s struggles for one-lap pace, which he said the team
After a difficult start to the year the former Racing Point team showed much improved form in Monaco, where Sebastian Vettel finished fifth and Lance Stroll eighth. The team lost much of the momentum that it had established at the end of last season as a result of the changes to aerodynamic rules introduced for
The 19-year-old Swiss rider Dupasquier is in a “very serious condition” in hospital in Florence following a horrible accident during qualifying for the Moto3 race. Quartararo admitted it was hard initially for him to regain his focus when the delayed FP4 session finally got underway following the accident, but would go on to claim pole with
9:48 AM ET Associated Press MUGELLO, Italy — Swiss rider Jason Dupasquier was airlifted to a hospital after a crash during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello on Saturday. The 19-year-old was involved in a crash with riders Ayumu Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba toward the end of the session, which was immediately
Giovinazzi is in his third full season with Alfa Romeo, scoring the Swiss team’s first point of 2021 with a 10th place in Monaco. After a difficult debut campaign with the team in 2019, Giovinazzi got on par with Raikkonen as the pair finished 2020 with four points each, while Giovinazzi narrowly outqualified the 2007
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When is the Indy 500? The 2021 Indy 500 will take place on Sunday 30 May, 2021. This marks a return to its traditional Memorial Day Weekend running, following the postponement of last year’s race to August. How many laps and miles is the Indy 500? The Indy 500 covers a total of 500 miles
“We’ve lost the victory, fastest lap, and pole position. I hope that’s the end of it. Something has to change.” That’s how Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko responded to TV reporters at the Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix with post-race emotions still running high after a spate of high-profile track limit infringements. The problem
Pleasant conditions for the start of FP3 meant combined timesheet improvements were had almost instantly, with KTM’s Miguel Oliveira – armed with the RC16’s new chassis and fuel – jumping up to fourth overall and top in the session with a 1m46.331s early doors. Pramac’s Johann Zarco fired in a 1m46.201s moments later to take
11:01 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — John Hunter Nemechek made it through a late crash, then held on to the lead on a restart 10 laps from the end to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night. Nemechek used a three-wide pass to gain the lead
The all-electric SUV off-road racing championship has cut the minimum time for a driver change over from 45 down to 40 seconds for the second round in Senegal this weekend. This follows an inaugural round in Saudi Arabia in April for which most teams completed their swap comfortably under the limit. Autosport understands the justification
Dixon got a multi-car tow to send the #9 Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda to the top of the speeds on only his sixth of 47 laps, lapping the 2.5-mile track at 228.323mph. With every car now running its race engine, it was important for all teams to do a full systems check, and Dixon was content
Ocon has picked up points in four of the first five races of the year, leading Alpine’s charge by outscoring two-time world champion teammate Fernando Alonso 12-5 so far this season. The French driver’s displays have drawn praise from across the F1 paddock, and has helped spark an early start to talks over extending his
Much like Peter Gabriel in 1986, Mugello has bathed in red rain in MotoGP’s last three Italian Grands Prix at the stunning ribbon of tarmac nestled in Tuscany’s gorgeous green hills. Andrea Dovizioso battled through illness to win his first-ever dry MotoGP race in 2017 on the Desmosedici, while Jorge Lorenzo finally dragged a victory
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