The FIA has confirmed the appointment of Compact Dynamics as the exclusive supplier of hybrid systems to the World Rally Championship from the 2022 season. The FIA launched an invitation to tender last year for the 2022‐2024 seasons when the next generation of Rally1 vehicles are introduced. FIA rally director Yves Matton has previously told
Month: March 2020
MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports says it is offering financial assistance to all satellite MotoGP teams and the Moto2 and Moto3 squads to help pay staff wages during the coronavirus-enforced hiatus. The 2020 MotoGP season has had the first five rounds of the year either cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with at least
IndyCar is currently standing by its new 2020 start date of 30 May at the Detroit Grand Prix, despite Michigan declaring a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. Following IndyCar’s decision to reschedule the GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis for 4 July, and the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 for 23 August,
NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano, in conjunction with his foundation and Elevation Church, is launching a $1million recovery fund for those affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The funding will address a variety of needs, including educational equity and access, medical supplies, food distribution, and financial shortages throughout the greater Charlotte area and communities
Formula 1 teams are looking to delay the introduction of the new technical regulations by one more year until 2023, according to Red Bull Racing chief Christian Horner. F1 was set to introduce an overhauled set of technical regulations in 2021, but has been forced to postpone the plan until 2022 as a result of
9:01 AM ET In addition to delaying Formula One’s next major rule change to 2022, motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, has banned all aerodynamic development of those cars until the end of this year. F1 was planning to herald a new era of racing in 2021 with heavily revised technical regulations aimed at encouraging
Jorge Lorenzo believes he will “not be short of offers” if he were to stage a full-time MotoGP comeback in the future, having retired at the end of the 2019 season. The three-time MotoGP world champion hung up his leathers at the end of last year following a bruising sole season aboard the factory Honda.
Lando Norris has revealed he often feels more nervous while sim racing than he does when driving a real-life Formula 1 car. McLaren driver Norris has been prolific in sim racing for a number of years, and is heavily engaged in a number of Esports events while the F1 season is on hold. Norris took
6:48 AM ET Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko considered putting a camp together where his drivers could get infected with the coronavirus before the 2020 Formula One season resumed. Alexis Nunes, Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson discuss the latest F1 news amid the coronavirus pandemic and reveal their favourite of the paddock’s most animated
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Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says there can be no degree of certainty when Formula 1 will return to normal amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The opening eight races of the 2020 F1 season have been called off as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has also prompted all 10 teams to agree
11:08 PM ET Laine Clark More Supercars teams have joined the fight against coronavirus after leading outfit Erebus Motorsport began distributing medical equipment they had developed to hospitals nationally on Tuesday. No.1 Supercars team Triple Eight have become the latest to offer their assistance, working with the Queensland government on a new ventilation system to
Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez says Jorge Lorenzo’s Yamaha wildcard at the Catalan GP proves he has “no fear of motorcycling”, but was “maybe afraid” of the Honda. Triple MotoGP champion Lorenzo announced his retirement from racing at the end of last year, following an injury-hit first season on the Honda that robbed him
For many Murray Walker will always be the voice of Formula 1. With a 52-year-long TV commentary career behind him, Walker is ingrained in the fabric of British motorsport. For 23 of those years he guided fans through the intricacies of grand prix racing with his inimitable enthusiasm alongside a host of co-commentators including James
12:45 PM ET McLaren driver Lando Norris will shave his head after successfully raising $12,000 for the fight against coronavirus through his Twitch feed. Norris amassed 136,000 viewers on Saturday evening as he played F1 2019, Rocket League and iRacing. The British driver, Formula One’s rookie of the year last season, has already taken part
Honda team manager Alberto Puig believes MotoGP promoters Dorna Sports has responded to the coronavirus pandemic better than “very hesitant” Formula 1 owners Liberty Media. The COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected well over 600,000 people worldwide and killed over 30,000, has forced the postponement and cancellation of many major sporting events, including the opening eight
McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has agreed to shave off his hair after raising more than $10,000 for the COVID-19 response fund. Norris is a prolific streamer of sim racing, and took part in the Twitch Stream Aid event on Saturday alongside a number of musicians and celebrities to raise money for charity. More
6:48 AM ET Red Bull’s motorsport boss Helmut Marko considered putting a camp together where his drivers could get infected with coronavirus before the 2020 Formula One season resumed. F1’s season has been indefinitely suspended by the global pandemic. Marko, who runs the famous Red Bull programme which brought the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Daniel
Carlos Sainz Jr. says there is no problem with Netflix dramatising rivalries and battles in Formula 1 as the Drive to Survive series continues to boost the series’ popularity. The second series of Drive to Survive came out at the end of February, following a number of drivers and teams with unprecedented behind-the-scenes access through
Mar 28, 2020 ESPN News Services Roger Penske insists his commitment to Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series remains steadfast as the world waits for the coronavirus pandemic to end. The American industrialist, who turned his racing hobby into a business empire, agreed last fall to become just the fourth owner of national landmark
Formula 1 is famous for its attention to detail, millimetric-precision and quest for improvements, so naturally it’s a sport in which records are king. While the hybrid era ushered in a series of record-smashing cars, there are some records that have stood – and look as if they will continue to stand – the test
6:04 PM ET Associated Press The walk to the starting grid for Tony Kanaan began in his Indianapolis kitchen, through the foyer, past the trophy case, up the stairs, down the hall, through the master bedroom, master bathroom and finally into the closet. That’s where the former Indianapolis 500 winner tucked away Saturday to participate
The 2020 Formula 1 calendar, like all other sporting events, has been badly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and it is increasingly likely that the season will be severely curtailed. All the races up until the Canadian Grand Prix on the 14th June have already been cancelled or postponed, meaning that as it stands the
11:53 PM ET Laine Clark Supercars great Mark Skaife admits the 2020 season may not resume until at least late July but says a full schedule can be completed with back-to-back, two-day meets – even if it has to run into next year. Supercars CEO Sean Seamer has pencilled in a June return at Winton
Formula 1 teams are open to the idea of a ‘super season’ that runs into January 2021 and includes two-day grands prix, says Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto. The coronavaris pandemic has forced F1 to put a hold on the 2020 campaign, with the first eight races currently postponed or cancelled. The first scheduled race
6:32 PM ET Formula One could shorten grand prix weekends and race into January if that helps salvage a season ravaged by the coronavirus, according to Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto. The opening race in Australia on March 15 was canceled and the showcase Monaco Grand Prix in May has also been scrapped – the first
Formula 1’s brave new turbo hybrid era finally delivered in brilliant fashion at the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix – which was the subject of F1’s rewind broadcast today. Here, with the help of the Autosport.com Archive, we take a look back at the stories of the race, and the bigger pictures that were bubbling away
7:32 AM ET Bernie Ecclestone holds little hope of Formula One racing this season due to the coronavirus pandemic and said he would have declared it game over already. The 89-year-old former F1 supremo, speaking to Reuters from the seclusion of his locked-down farm in Brazil, also saw no chance of the British Grand Prix
Johann Zarco believes Ducati can “give me time” to prove himself on the year-old Avintia-run Desmosedici and show he deserves a factory MotoGP seat with the marque in 2021. The double Moto2 world champion has signed directly with Ducati for 2020 to ride a GP19 in Avintia colours, with the team now becoming an official
Formula 1’s switch to biofuels with its new generation of cars looks set to trigger a surprise development battleground thanks to a change it brings in engine cooling characteristics. As part of F1’s continued push for sustainability, new rules – which were originally slated for 2021 but have now been delayed – will require teams
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