The fast Turn 7 left-hander was a particular point of concern following a fast crash for Marc Marquez in FP3, where the Honda rider went straight to the air fence and was subsequently taken to hospital for checks. Marquez’s Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro had a similar crash at the same corner in FP4 and says
Month: May 2021
Toyota started its first-ever race with the all-new GR010 Hybrid on the front foot by qualifying both cars on the front row, but its narrow pace advantage over the #36 Alpine A480-Gibson – the grandfathered LMP1 car its only rival in the Hypercar class – meant the Japanese giant needed a relatively smooth race to
F1 introduced a new $145 million budget cap for the 2021 season, policed by an all-new set of financial regulations that worked alongside the sporting and technical rulebooks. The financial regulations state the sanctions for breaches can include financial penalties, minor sporting penalties, material sporting penalties or enhanced monitoring. But it has emerged that three
11:29 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Scott Dixon finished first in a race of two New Zealanders, the veteran six-time IndyCar champion ahead of the series rookie racing in his debut on an oval track. “Definitely the most happy I’ve ever been finishing second,” Scott McLaughlin said. It was another dominating victory
Practice for this evening’s first race on the 1.5-mile oval was delayed by two hours due to the dampness of the track, and the 90-minute session – which includes 10 minutes of two-stage pit speed limiter practice at the start and ‘hot’ pitstops in the final 30 minutes – will be the only time the
Many riders were critical of having to use pre-heated tyres during the Doha GP round, with a number of runners getting caught out in crucial moments with the lack of grip from these options. Pre-heated tyres are unused tyres from an allocation for a grand prix weekend that have been returned to Michelin to be
The Chip Ganassi Racing driver was the only runner to nudge past the 220mph barrier with his 16th of 54 laps turned at the 1.5-mile oval near Fort Worth. This was a psychological boost for the Brazilian driver considering he will have to start from the last row of the grid after qualifying was canned
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko spoke out after qualifying at Portimao suggesting that there could have been an ulterior motive to Norris being told on team radio not to do Verstappen any favours. Speaking to Austrian channel Servus TV, Marko said Red Bull had noted the radio message – and hinted at it being
2:19 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 After a disastrous Emilia Romagna Grand Prix two weeks ago, Valtteri Bottas bounced back
Quartararo has been on pole at Jerez for the last three races at the circuit and continued that run on Saturday, edging ahead of Yamaha stablemate Morbidelli by 0.057 seconds. Ducati’s Jack Miller found himself promoted into a Q2 slot despite ending FP3 11th, as Morbidelli has a lap cancelled after the session and dropping
The latest changes to the 2021 FIA Financial Regulations include official confirmation of the numbers that were finally agreed after months of debate between the teams, the FIA and F1, which delayed the official announcement of the sprint qualifying format. Teams were concerned that a sprint race and thus an extra start and first lap
In the wake of Honda pulling out of F1 at the end of this year, Red Bull has done a deal to take over the Japanese manufacturer’s power unit project from 2022. In the longer term, Red Bull has ambitious plans to create its own engine entirely for new regulations that are set to come
Ducati’s Bagnaia edged MotoGP world championship leader Fabio Quartararo for top spot in FP2 with a best lap time of 1m37.209s, putting him 0.178s ahead of the Yamaha rider. With the majority of the MotoGP pack going for a late time attack at the end of the afternoon session, Aleix Espargaro impressed for Aprilia to
Kobayashi posted a 2m00.747s aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID to beat team-mate Kazuki Nakajima, who ended up half a second behind on 2m01.266s in the second of the Japanese marque’s new Le Mans Hypercars. Filipe Albuquerque again set the pace in LMP2 for the United Autosports team to claim third overall at the end
What is a sprint race and why are they coming to F1? A sprint race is essentially a shortened version of a normal race, taking place over a shorter distance. They’re used in many other series, though perhaps most notably for Formula 1 is their inclusion in the Formula 2 race weekend. In F2 the
5:46 AM ET Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and 11 other Formula One drivers will boycott social media for the next three days. The boycott is aimed at making a stand against discriminatory abuse online. Teams, players and the governing bodies of English football agreed last week to boycott social media from 3pm on Friday