In recent months, Liberty Media has been working on a more favoured version of a sprint race format without the reverse grid element that saw three previous attempts blocked. The proposed idea, known as ‘sprint qualifying’, would see a regular qualifying session on Friday to decide the grid for a 100km race on Saturday, with…
The schedule for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola has been altered to avoid clashing with the funeral of Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh sadly passed away at the age of 99 last Friday. His funeral will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor at 3pm UK time on Saturday April 17, the…
Andrea Dovizioso has commenced the MotoGP test which he is conducting with Aprilia over three days at Jerez. Dovizioso is currently on what he deems a sabbatical from MotoGP having failed to agree a new deal with Ducati, with the test a one-off appointment for now. The Italian rode a predominantly black RS-GP, Aprilia Racing…
Work has officially begun on the street circuit which will host the inaugural Saudi Arabia Grand Prix in December. At the weekend, Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Faisal, chairman of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF), officially got things underway by cutting the ribbon to signal the start of construction. Officials are predicting a…
F1 boss Stefano Domenicali says that if Sprint Qualifying passes the litmus test this year, the format will not feature on the schedule of every Grand Prix in the future. F1 is set to give the go-ahead to a three-race Sprint Qualifying trial that shall be conducted this season after teams reportedly agreed on the…
Reigning Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton signed a new contract with Mercedes at the start of the season, ensuring he would race with them for another year. There was much speculation about whether Hamilton would put pen to paper on a new deal, with the contract only finalised a month before the season was…
Heading into the 2021 campaign Alpine hoped to be among the cluster of midfield teams battling it out for P3 in the Constructors’ Championship. The opening round in Bahrain suggested they have an outside chance as Fernando Alonso made Q3, and was then in the hunt for points before a sandwich wrapper got stuck in…
Former Ferrari team boss Marco Mattiacci is set to return to Formula 1 with the Aston Martin team. The 50-year-old Italian led Ferrari for a short time following Stefano Domenicali’s ousting in 2014. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Mattiacci is now “one step away from Aston Martin”, with correspondent Lorenzo Pastuglia claiming that he…
Lewis Hamilton came under fire from fans for not posting a Twitter tribue to Prince Philip, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, but the F1 star did pay his respects on Instagram. The Mercedes ace wrote a touching message to wrapper DMX, who died on the same day, and was quickly bombarded by supporters. The…
The rain fell in little increments throughout the only practice session ahead of qualifying for race two of the 2021 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Rome ePrix. The slippery track, from rain that fell before and during the session, led to a few moments of sliding from the drivers, mostly in Turns Four and…
Doctors have finally given the go ahead for eight-time world champion Marc Marquez to make a MotoGP return, for the first time since last July, following his latest medical check. A Repsol Honda statement made no mention of next weekend’s Portimao round, but on social media Marquez made clear he will be on track for…
Max Verstappen will always be remembered for his victory as a rookie at the Barcelona Grand Prix. It was a remarkable achievement for the then 18-year-old. He has now gained a lot of experience. Motorsport.com held an interview with him, questioning whether Verstappen is still the same guy as back then. “Well, you gain more…
NIO driver Oliver Turvey struck the stationary Techeetah of Jean-Eric Vergne as first practice came to an end. Vergne was part of a group of drivers waiting in a queue to perform practice starts.Turvey arrived on the scene at speed and struck Vergne’s car with enough force to rip the right-rear quarter off the Techeetah,…
Mercedes driver Stoffel Vandoorne charged to his third pole position in Formula E as he topped qualifying for the opening race at the Rome E-Prix. The former McLaren Formula 1 driver turned in a brilliant lap as light rain fell in the Italian capital to claim his first pole in Formula E since the 2019-20…
Charles Leclerc has received a very special addition to his garage collection from Ferrari – his race-winning SF90 from the 2019 season. Leclerc will have very fond memories of the SF90 having won back-t0-back races with it at the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix and, more notably, Ferrari’s home race at the 2019 Italian Grand Prix….
NASCAR is expected to officially unveil its Next Gen race car at 3 p.m. ET May 5. NASCAR Cup Series teams will transition to the new car for 2022 competition. Testing began on the car in late 2019 for an expected 2021 competitive debut. But after the COVID-19 pandemic caused a break in testing, the…
