NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano has given Ford’s new 2019 Mustang its first on-track appearance at Charlotte. Ford claimed its first title since 2004 when Logano triumphed in his Penske-run Ford Fusion – the oldest car on the grid by some margin. Chevrolet brought its Camaro model to series for 2018, exploiting a loosening of
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Mercedes is turning to psychologists, well-being practices and medical support for its staff in its bid to remain at the top of Formula 1. Although Mercedes secured a fifth consecutive double of drivers’ and constructors’ championships in 2018, it faced its sternest threat during F1’s V6 turbo-hybrid era this season and is seeking further gains
9:05 AM ET The fifth Formula E season gets underway in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but will it be worth watching? Since its inception in 2014, the all-electric racing series Formula E has split opinion. For motorsport purists, the absence of an exhaust note and the relatively slow speeds has left plenty to be desired,
Toyota’s Monte Carlo Rally preparations were halted briefly when Jari-Matti Latvala crashed the team’s test Yaris World Rally Car on Thursday. The Finn hit an Armco barrier and damaged the car sufficiently to halt the test for the remainder of the day while the team fixed it Latvala’s co-driver at the test – former Toyota
Formula 1 will escalate efforts to improve overtaking in the future if revised aerodynamic rules for the 2019 season do not pay off. Amid concerns about the difficulties drivers have had following each other with the current generation of F1 cars, a raft of new regulations have been introduced for next year to help the
5:33 AM ET ESPN staff Formula One is hoping to attract new engine manufacturers to the grid by introducing rules that require existing manufacturers to share technology with new entrants. The idea is essentially a compromise solution after the sport’s bosses backed down on plans to overhaul Formula One’s engine regulations in 2021. At the
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Take a lap around WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with Pipo Derani in the No. 22 Tequila Patrón ESM Nissan DPi. Follow the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race on Sunday, September 9, beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET on FS1.
Sergey Sirotkin says his Formula 1 exit has hit him hard because his efforts with Williams “took so much as a human” and he will not benefit in 2019. The Russian made his grand prix debut with Williams this season but will not continue in F1 after his backer SMP Racing was put off by
It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for… How will four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel fare in Grill the Grid? Find out now! For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Follow F1® on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/F1 Follow F1® on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/F1
Aprilia MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone believes the feedback he has provided the manufacturer in the 2018 post-season tests has “taken it a bit by surprise”. Ex-Suzuki rider Iannone made his Aprilia debut in post-season testing at Valencia and said he found the RS-GP to be better than he had expected it to be despite suffering
Hyundai has announced Sebastien Loeb will contest six rounds of the 2019 World Rally Championship, sharing an i20 Coupe WRC with Dani Sordo. Autosport had revealed on Wednesday that Loeb had agreed to join Hyundai, and his two-year deal with the starts with next month’s Monte Carlo Rally. Nine-time champion Loeb had returned to the
Sebastian Vettel says he does not expect there to be “anything wrong on-track” between himself and new Ferrari Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc in 2019. Vettel’s four seasons at Ferrari have been spent alongside Kimi Raikkonen, with whom the four-time world champion developed a strong relationship with off-track. The arrival of Leclerc next season, after
7:47 AM ET Carlos Sainz says he has joined McLaren in the belief the struggling British team can return to the front of the Formula One grid. After a major shake-up in the driver market this summer, Sainz will move from Renault to McLaren in 2019, replacing fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso. He joins the team
Formula E Season 5 starts this weekend and if you’re interested in checking it out, here’s everything you need to know about the cars and the rules to follow along! This is a broad overview. We’ll occasionally be diving into the detail of some of the interesting technology and ideas within Formula E through the
Encouraged by the success of the Blancpain Endurance Series, world-renowned Swiss watch manufacture Blancpain and the SRO Motorsports Group decide at the end of 2013 to extend their partnership to the Sprint series, previously promoted as the FIA GT Series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall Blancpain GT Series title,
Indycar and NASCAR Cup race winner Robby Gordon will return to the Dakar Rally after a two-year hiatus in 2019. Gordon, a Dakar regular since 2005, took stage wins during six of his 11 outings in the event and finished as high as third overall in 2009, driving for Hummer. He has spent recent years
Lewis Hamilton says he now has a “super focus” on working out how to defeat potential new Formula 1 title rivals Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in the 2019 season. The arrival of Leclerc alongside Vettel at Ferrari for next season and Verstappen’s late-2018 form means five-time title-winner Hamilton could face two completely new championship
Watch Adam Cianciarulo’s Main Event from round 16 (8 of the 250 West Division) of the 2018 Monster Energy Supercross Series in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shot 100% on the HERO6® camera from http://GoPro.com For full event results visit: http://www.supercrosslive.com
While No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing driver Joey Hand won at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, it’s his infamous crash in 2006 that is remembered by most. In this Throwback Thursday, Hand revisits his magnificent incident yet expresses his excitement to return to the track.
Lando Norris says he steered clear of choosing hero Valentino Rossi’s #46 to use on his McLaren in Formula 1 because he did not want to be a “copycat”. The young British driver has been a fan of the MotoGP legend since he was young, and considered Rossi’s famous number for his 2019 F1 step.
6:31 AM ET ESPN staff McLaren will enter the world of professional cycling after announcing a joint venture with Team Bahrain-Merida. The deal will see McLaren apply its racing know-how to the cycling team, which counts 2014 Tour de France winner Vicenzo Nibali among its riders. Both the racing and cycling teams are Bahraini-owned, McLaren
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Sebastien Loeb has signed to drive for Hyundai in the 2019 World Rally Championship. Autosport understands the agreement, Loeb’s first professional contract outside of the PSA Group, will be announced on Thursday. Loeb is currently out of contact and is testing the PH Sport-run Peugeot 3008DKR in Liwa, Abu Dhabi ahead of next month’s Dakar.
Newly-promoted factory Ducati MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci says he wants to avoid the strained relationship his predecessor Jorge Lorenzo had with Andrea Dovizioso. Petrucci was promoted from the satellite Pramac team to replace Honda-bound Lorenzo for 2019, and made his debut outing in factory colours last month in the first post-season test at Valencia. The
Max Verstappen says his Austrian Grand Prix victory stands out in his impressive 2018 Formula 1 season because it was “completely unexpected”. Verstappen recovered from a tough start to the year to enjoy the best campaign of his young F1 career, winning twice and scoring 11 podiums to finish fourth in the championship. After emerging
Chevrolet says it is now on the right track in the NASCAR Cup series after a troubled introduction for the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro and the exit of veteran drivers. The General Motors brand made the perfect start with its new-for-2018 Camaro by winning the season-opening Daytona 500, but it took until the 22nd race of
7:46 AM ET ESPN staff Aston Martin has released the first audio and images of the V12 engine that will power the Adrian Newey-designed Valkyrie hypercar. Newey, who has designed some of the most successful Formula One cars of recent decades, started work on the Valkyrie project after becoming frustrated with F1’s increasingly restrictive rule
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After two World Rally Championship titles with Sebastien Ogier, M-Sport Ford is going into 2019 facing uncertain prospects following its champion’s exit for Citroen. DAVID EVANS has the latest on M-Sport’s efforts to ensure it is still in the WRC field – and competitive – next season. Malcolm Wilson insists there will be no dip