Aleix Espargaro admits he is “not really enjoying” riding his Aprilia MotoGP bike at the moment as he is “fighting for very bad positions”. Espargaro has only cracked the top 10 once this season, when he was 10th at the Czech Grand Prix, and currently sits 17th in the standings on 22 points after finishing
Month: September 2020
Lewis Hamilton says he and Mercedes must “cover ourselves” to ensure Formula 1 stewards do not have “even a sniff” to sanction them after his Russian Grand Prix penalties. Hamilton was hit with two five-second time penalties during Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix for completing practice starts in the wrong place while on his reconnaissance laps
Ducati has announced it has chosen Francesco Bagnaia to replace the outgoing Andrea Dovizioso for the 2021 MotoGP season, while Johann Zarco steps up to Pramac as a works rider. Dovizioso announced during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend in August that he would not be extending his stay with Ducati beyond the 2020 season. Numerous
The NASCAR Cup Series is set to make its first appearance at the Circuit of the Americas next year as part of a major calendar shakeup featuring increased road racing. A provisional version of the 2021 schedule obtained by Autosport, with a majority of the dates independently confirmed, will pave the way for six races
Edoardo Mortara will return to race an Audi in next month’s Spa 24 Hours, the first time in four years that the former DTM racer will have represented the marque. The Venturi Formula E driver was named in one of four WRT Audi R8 LMS entries for the centrepiece round of the GT World Challenge
One-time World Rally champion Petter Solberg believes his chance to compete on the powerstage of next month’s Rally Italy is the perfect litmus test for Pirelli’s new gravel tyres. The Norwegian, who beat Sebastien Loeb to the 2003 WRC title, will get back behind the wheel of a WRC-spec Citroen C3 on the closing 4.28-mile
Ferrari is set to bring further updates for its SF1000 Formula 1 car to the Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring next weekend. Ferrari ran with a number of new parts on its car throughout the Russian Grand Prix weekend in Sochi as Charles Leclerc recorded the team’s best result in five races, finishing sixth.
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KTM’s Pol Espargaro says he has “never been so inconsistent” in a MotoGP season as he is now after crashing out of Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix. Espargaro crashed out of Sunday’s race at Catalunya while running eighth on the 13th lap, losing him ground in the championship as he drops to 51 points adrift of
Esteban Ocon says that the Russian Grand Prix was his best race since he returned to Formula 1 with Renault, until he pitted and changed to the hard tyres. From seventh on the grid Ocon jumped up to fourth at the start, and he subsequently ran in that position ahead of his team mate Daniel
8:10 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said he “may not always get it right in the face of adversity” two days after accusing the racing governing body, the FIA, of trying to stop him from winning. Hamilton was denied a chance at victory at the Russian Grand Prix after being handed two time penalties for two
Honda’s Alex Marquez “expected a bit more” from the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix finishing 13th and 17 seconds off the lead owing to a mistake over his front tyre choice. Marquez made a step forward in adapting to the RC213V in his rookie season in the Emilia Romagna GP at Misano, where he finished a
Le Mans 24 Hours class winner United Autosports is targeting an Intercontinental GT Challenge campaign in 2022 as part of its latest expansion. The British-based squad, which won the LMP2 division at Le Mans earlier this month, announced last week that it will return to the GT ranks next season with a programme in the
Five-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon, who leads the 2020 championship with three rounds to go, says that each one becomes more significant. Dixon won the IndyCar title in 2003, ’08, ’13, ’15 and ’18, and although he won the season-openers in ’03 and ’08, he then suffered misfortunes in subsequent races and had to fight
Alex Albon’s Russian Grand Prix struggles were made worse by the Sochi circuit layout exaggerating the difficulties he has with Red Bull’s Formula 1 car, says team boss Christian Horner. The Thai driver has suffered from the inconsistent balance of the RB16 this year, with teammate Max Verstappen better able to deal with the tricky
8:27 AM ET Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time Formula One champion Michael, will take part in the opening practice session of the Eifel Grand Prix at Germany’s Nurburgring circuit on Oct. 9. Schumacher, a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, will drive in place of Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi for the first session of
Petronas SRT Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo says his victory in the Catalan Grand Prix was the “best moment of my life” and “better” than his maiden wins at Jerez in July. Quartararo dominated the opening rounds of the year in July at Jerez, but struggled from Brno through to the second Misano race – scoring just
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that Mercedes’ rules mix-up at Sochi could be a sign of complacency creeping in at the reigning Formula 1 championship-winning team. Lewis Hamilton was handed two five-second penalties at the Russian Grand Prix after making practice starts outside of the area that had been designated by the FIA. Mercedes
6:13 AM ET Valtteri Bottas said his post-race radio message after winning the Russian Grand Prix was aimed at online critics who have been telling him to give up in recent weeks. 1 Related Bottas won Sunday’s grand prix in Sochi after teammate Lewis Hamilton was taken out of contention by a ten-second time penalty.
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Fabio Quartararo returned to the top step of the podium and at the top of the MotoGP world standings after claiming victory in last Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix. Quartararo endured a difficult run from Brno to the second Misano outing, failing to score a podium having dominated the opening two rounds of the year at
George Russell says he was too aggressive on the first lap of the Russian Grand Prix and regrets not taking his usual cautious approach of “fannying around”. From 13th on the grid Russell became caught up in an incident at Turn 2, with the Williams driver following Carlos Sainz Jr through the escape route and
7:24 AM ET Formula One’s race director, Michael Masi, has countered Lewis Hamilton’s suggestions that the sport’s governing body, the FIA, is attempting to hold him back. 1 Related Hamilton’s chances of victory at Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix were dealt a critical blow when he was given two five-second penalties for completing practice starts away
LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami feels he had a “great chance to win” the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix, but sluggish opening laps meant he got stuck behind Ducatis. The Japanese rider had pace comparable with the frontrunners during the race-simulation FP4 session on Saturday, but gave himself work to do in the race after qualifying. Nakagami
Nurburgring 24 Hours winner Nick Yelloly described the inclement weather that caused the race to be red-flagged for nine hours on Saturday evening as “the worst conditions I have experienced”. The BMW factory driver joined ROWE Racing team-mates Alexander Sims and Nicky Catsburg to score BMW’s 20th success in the event, 50 years on from
George Russell says he was too aggressive on the first lap of the Russian Grand Prix and regrets not taking his usual cautious approach of “fannying around”. From 13th on the grid Russell became caught up in an incident at Turn 2, with the Williams driver following Carlos Sainz Jr through the escape route and
10:00 AM ET Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Mercedes operational errors this season demonstrate why it is so important his team closes the gap and put the world champions under increased pressure at the front. Lewis Hamilton was given a ten-second time penalty at the Russian Grand Prix which cost him the chance of
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