Mercedes have explained a slight misalignment between wheel gun and wheel nut caused the machining effect that made it impossible to remove Valtteri Bottas’ wheel. Bottas’ race ended at under less than half the distance of the Monaco Grand Prix, when a disastrous pit stop saw mechanics unable to remove his car’s front right wheel.Footage…
Lewis Hamilton believes he won’t be following in the footsteps of Kimi Raikkonen and continue racing until he’s 41 as he spoke about his Formula One career being the “biggest ride” of his life. The 36-year-old has been hounded about his future plans in the championship after opting for a one-year deal with Mercedes this…
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series were the first NASCAR-sanctioned division to officially race at Circuit of the Americas with Saturday’s Toyota Tundra 225. Despite the race name, Chevrolet and Ford drivers dominated the day and the latter camp’s Todd Gilliland came out on top. Tyler Ankrum was the fastest qualifier earlier in the day…
Ducati’s Scott Redding claimed a dominant victory in the final race of the World Superbike season opener at Aragon, as Jonathan Rea came into contact with Garrett Gerloff. Having been caught out on wet tyres on a drying track in the superpole race earlier on Saturday, Redding made the right call to start Race 2…
Max Verstappen took the lead in the Formula One championship race for the first time in his career with a dominating victory Sunday at the Monaco Grand Prix, his first win on the vaunted circuit. Verstappen took control of the race right at the start from the second position, in part because pole sitter Charles…
Charles Leclerc has been ruled out of Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix before the race even started after he encountered a gearbox issue on his way to the grid. The Ferrari driver claimed a sensational pole position at his home race but crashed out on his final lap of qualifying, leaving him concerned about potential…
Jonathan Rea claimed his 100th career WorldSBK win as he led all 18 laps of the opening race in Aragon. The six-time world champion joins a very select club of Motorcycle riders to win over 100 races at world level which includes Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi. But unlike the two Italian’s, all of Rea’s…
Difficult weather conditions and tyre choices dominated the Tissot Superpole Race for the Pirelli Aragon Round at MotorLand Aragon as the second race of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) holding off an early challenge in the 10-lap race to claim his 101st WorldSBK victory. Redding got the…
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes the team is willing to take risks with Lewis Hamilton’s strategy in Monaco after he only qualified seventh on Saturday. Hamilton slumped to his worst qualifying performance in almost three years as he struggled to get his tyres in the right temperature window, leaving him low on grip….
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner estimates the damage to Mick Schumacher’s car sustained in his final practice crash will cost the team between $300,000 and $500,000. Schumacher crashed in the closing moments of final practice after losing control of his Haas into Casino Square. He caused significant damage to the left-side of his car after…
Ferrari driver Charles will start today’s Monaco Grand Prix from pole position. Ferrari confirmed that Leclerc’s gearbox was not damaged in his qualifying crash on Saturday. As such, the Monegasque will not face a five-place grid penalty for taking on new parts and assumes his position at the front of the pack for his home…
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo will be driving cars with a different colour from their usual orange and blue during the F1 race at the Monaco Grand Prix. Why is McLaren racing in cars with a different pattern? McLaren will be hoping to push for a second podium of the season this weekend,…
Mattia Binotto thinks Red Bull are making too much of a song and dance about recruiting engine staff from Mercedes. The new Red Bull Powertrains operation, which is taking over Honda’s intellectual property to become an in-house engine shop at Milton Keynes from next season, has attracted at least 15 staff from the Mercedes base…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed the team will not participate in a wet weather Pirelli tyre test scheduled to take place at Paul Ricard following the Monaco Grand Prix. Pirelli has enlisted teams to aid in the development of its new 18-inch tyres for F1’s radical rule changes being introduced in 2022, with…
After a long offseason, the 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship got underway with the first Free Practice session at MotorLand Aragon for the Pirelli Aragon Round. It was Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK) who topped the session after a flurry of late laps from the entire field, with Razgatlioglu the only rider…
Pramac rookie Jorge Martin’s injury-forced absence will continue into next weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, with Ducati MotoGP test rider Michele Pirro deputising. Martin suffered several fractures in a heavy crash during practice for last month’s Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao, which required surgery. The MotoGP rookie was forced to miss his home round at Jerez…
