Denny Hamlin says he will be a “hands on” NASCAR team owner in his new venture with NBA legend Michael Jordan, taking inspiration from veteran owner Joe Gibbs. Hamlin and Jordan’s 23XI Racing outfit, which has signed Bubba Wallace to drive its #23 Toyota and will operate out of the former Germain Racing workshop in
Month: October 2020
AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat blasted “bullshit” track limits monitoring at Imola after the subject became a major talking point during Saturday’s running at the Emilia Romagna GP. In the only practice session at Imola on Saturday morning, 22 lap times were deleted at Turn 9, and a further 38 at Turn 15. It
2:33 PM ET The Mongolian government has written to motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, to complain about F1 driver Max Verstappen’s “racist and derogatory remarks” during the Portuguese Grand Prix. Verstappen collided with rival driver Lance Stroll during Friday practice at the Portimao circuit. After the incident, a radio message from Verstappen to his
KTM admits developing its RC16 MotoGP bike in 2021 with a relatively inexperienced line-up will be a “challenge”, as it prepares to “manage the situation”. The Austrian marque will lose Pol Espargaro to Honda next year, with the Spaniard having been with KTM since its debut season in 2017 and spearheading its development. KTM’s works
FIA Rally Director Yves Matton thinks Ypres Rally organisers have “proven” their case for hosting future World Rally Championship events even though it failed to go ahead because of coronavirus. Just three weeks before the rally was due to make its bow as the series’ penultimate round, it had to be abandoned as the number
Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff has given the firmest indication yet that he’s on the lookout for a successor so he can step back from his role. Wolff admitted earlier this year that his time in helping Mercedes to a run of world championship success since 2014 has taken its toll on him,
7:00 AM ET A proposed cap on Formula One driver salaries is under discussion but still some way away, although teams are supportive of the idea, bosses said on Friday. The idea has been bubbling away for some time and was put forward last Monday in a virtual meeting of the Formula One commission. It
Lando had a rough ride, but a last-gasp sixth place for Carlos ensured we departed the Algarve with more points than Racing Point or Renault. Join McLaren Plus, our fan engagement programme which brings McLaren fans closer to the team with the most inclusive, rewarding and open-to-all fan programmes in F1 & esports: https://www.mclaren.com/racing/mclaren+/ Subscribe
Yamaha MotoGP project leader Takahiro Sumi insists the Japanese marque is “not giving up” on finding top speed gains with the M1 for 2021 despite a freeze on engine development. As part of COVID-19 cost-saving measures, all manufacturers (except KTM, which has been granted special dispensation to develop its engine after losing its concessions for
With no Friday practice taking place for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the latest Formula 1 weekend begins with a very unusual outlook. Here’s how and when to watch qualifying. As part of F1’s reshuffled 2020 race calendar and seen as an opportunity to try out a new race weekend format, F1’s return to Imola
12:37 PM ET On Friday morning the 23XI Racing team unveiled the long-anticipated news of its manufacturer and technical partner, Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing. But what the stole the show was when driver Bubba Wallace and team co-owner Denny Hamlin unveiled their race car, bearing the number and colors made famous by Hamlin’s ownership
Retired three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo admits an Aprilia test rider role is an option for 2021, but insists his priority is to remain with Yamaha. Lorenzo returned to Yamaha – with whom he won his three MotoGP titles – in the winter as its official test rider, following his retirement from racing at
The World Rally Championship’s inaugural visit to Belgium for the Ypres Rally is off due to restrictions in the wake of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. Added to the heavily-disrupted 2020 WRC schedule in August as a replacement for the cancelled Rally Japan, the Ypres Rally had been set to take place
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Formula 1 may have to be “adaptive” to finish the current season amid an increasingly “complicated” situation caused by a second wave of coronavirus infections. With Europe becoming an epicentre for COVID-19 cases, there is an increasing likelihood of travel disruption and greater difficulties in moving personnel as countries move
1:55 PM ET The Racing Point Formula One team have had seven positive cases of COVID-19 this season, including both their drivers and team owner, principal Otmar Szafnauer said on Friday. Mexican Sergio Perez, who missed two races in August, and Canadian Lance Stroll, who was ruled out of the Eifel GP at the Nuerburgring
Felix Rosenqvist will join Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet for the 2021 IndyCar season, as predicted by Autosport. After two years at Chip Ganassi Racing, in which he secured the 2019 Rookie of the Year title, a win and two other podiums, it has now been confirmed he will take over the #7 Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet from
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto has revealed that he had to mentally rehearse three times his phone call to inform Sebastian Vettel he wasn’t being retained for 2021. Vettel’s current contract ran out at the end of the 2020 season, and it had looked likely at the start of this year that it
5:13 AM ET Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi will remain with Alfa Romeo in 2021, the team confirmed on Friday. It will take Raikkonen, the 2007 world champion, into an 18th F1 season. The Finn, 41, holds the records for most races entered (327) and started (324) by any driver in the history of the
Suzuki’s Alex Rins says he didn’t “have the chance” to attack MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix race winner Franco Morbidelli as the Italian was “unstoppable”. Aragon GP race winner Rins qualified on the front row for only the third time in his MotoGP career in third place and shadowed Morbidelli for the entirety of the 23-lap
Chip Ganassi Racing will expand to four cars for the 2021 IndyCar season, with Alex Palou replacing Felix Rosenqvist in the #10 machine. It will be the first time Ganassi has run four cars since 2017, after Wednesday’s announcement that Marcus Ericsson will continue in the #8 car, joining six-time champion Scott Dixon and seven-time
George Russell’s Formula 1 trainer is self-isolating after showing mild respiratory symptoms for COVID-19 ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Williams F1 driver Russell’s trainer, Aleix Casanovas, self-isolated on Thursday and will undergo a test on Friday outside of the paddock that must return negative before he can enter the circuit. Russell and
4:18 PM ET Associated Press Felix Rosenqvist was hired by Arrow McLaren SP for the 2021 IndyCar season Thursday, and rookie Alex Palou moved to Chip Ganassi Racing to fill Rosenqvist’s seat. Rosenqvist spent two seasons driving the No. 10 Honda for Ganassi, but his option was not picked up when Ganassi and the Swede
KTM’s Brad Binder says he was “too narrow-minded” at Turn 2 at the start of the MotoGP Teruel Grand Prix, which led to his collision with Pramac’s Jack Miller. Both Binder and Miller launched off the fifth row together in Sunday’s race, but only made it to the second corner when the former ran into
Following his use of a racial slur during an iRacing event, Kyle Larson was suspended from NASCAR and let go by Chip Ganassi Racing. Seeking redemption, Larson was signed by Hendrick Motorsports for 2021 – but is he fully rehabilitated? When Kyle Larson uttered a racial slur, speaking into his Esports headset on 12 April
Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin has fulfilled the requirements for rookies entering next year’s Indianapolis 500 by completing a series of laps of the oval. While reigning Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato of Rahal Letterman Lanigan and two-time series champion Josef Newgarden were carrying out aero tests for IndyCar, track time was made available for three-time
Esteban Ocon says the Portuguese Grand Prix was the best weekend he has had working with his Renault Formula 1 team, even if performance on-track was not as strong. The downforce demands and slippery track surface left Renault slightly on the back foot against rivals Racing Point and McLaren last weekend, with Ocon finishing in
12:31 PM ET For the past two years, the Red Bull drive alongside Max Verstappen has been a poisoned chalice. Had the team got its own way during contract negotiations in 2018, Daniel Ricciardo would still be occupying it, but instead Red Bull has burned through two promising junior drivers in as many years. Pierre
Cal Crutchlow says he’ll be “happy” with everything he has achieved in his MotoGP career should he not find a ride for the 2021 season after losing his LCR seat. Crutchlow will be moved out of the LCR Honda squad at the end of the current season to make way for Alex Marquez, who is
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch secured his first win of the 2020 season in the heavily-delayed Texas race, having perfectly executed an aggressive fuel strategy. The race on the 1.5-mile oval near the city of Fort Worth was suspended on Sunday evening after 52 laps of 334 after rain and mist hit the
AlphaTauri driver Daniil Kvyat insists that he is not worried about his Formula 1 future despite the chances of holding on to his seat receding. On Wednesday Pierre Gasly was confirmed at the Faenza team for 2021, while F2 star Yuki Tsunoda is being lined up for the other drive and is due to test
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