Rain, shine, or something in between? Saturday at the Grand Prix de France presented quite a challenge for the MotoGP grid, but the final few minutes of Q2 eventually delivered a stunning shootout for pole on a dry track. And who came out on top? Home hero Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), the Frenchman…
The unique offer is sure to attract race fans with the chance to take on the high banks, running two full laps at highway speed around the 2.66-mile superspeedway. The event is being organized by the race track along with the Alabama National Guard, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC Foundation…
After steadily making his way forward for most of the race, reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric wrangled the lead from Justin Allgaier with 51 laps remaining and then checked out on the field to claim his third trophy of the season in Saturday‘s Drydene 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Josh Berry passed…
How big is the impact of the new regulations? That question was on the minds of fans and teams after the 2020 season. It was feared that the cars will be a lot slower as there is also a lot more downforce lost due to the floor being subjected to major changes. Auto, Motor und…
Toto Wolff the team principal of the Mercedes Formula 1 team has confirmed the former head of the German manufacturer’s F1 powertrains division will not join Red Bull’s latest venture. With Honda set to depart the sport at the end of the season this year, Red Bull proceeded to buy Honda’s IP and set up…
Jack Miller topped a wet and tricky opening MotoGP practice session in France, while Alex Marquez and Maverick Vinales suffered late crashes. Race winner last time out Jack Miller continued his great form by topping a wet first MotoGP practice session at Le Mans ahead of fellow Ducati rider Johann Zarco. The wet and low…
From 2022, Formula 1 hopes to have at least two test weeks prior to the new season. Ross Brawn believes that is necessary because of the major rule changes that will come into effect next season. In 2021, teams and drivers were only given three test days to understand the new cars. This was partly…
You have to feel for Valtteri Bottas. When he signed for Mercedes in 2017 – it must have felt like a dream come true. The fastest car in Formula 1, the most successful team, a championship winning package – and yet, coming into his fifth year at the team, he’s mostly had a string of…
Ex-Williams driver Damon Hill says he was shocked to see Valtteri Bottas put up a fight against teammate Lewis Hamilton as the British driver was in the process of hunting down Max Verstappen. With Hamilton on the new tyres and behind his teammate Bottas, the Finn’s race engineer came on the team radio and asked…
Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton makes the Forbes highest-paid athletes list. Despite the enormous paycheque he is set to take home, the British star’s position on the list may surprise you. Mercedes driver and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton unsurprinsingly is Formula 1 highest paid driver. Satistically the most successful man ever to grace the…
The war of words between Mercedes and Red Bull continues as Austrian F1 team principal Toto Wolff makes a snide remark about Red Bull Powertrains. With Honda set to depart the sport at the end of the season Red Bull were forced to procure the Japanese manufacturer’s IP in order to develop their own power-units….
A fifth place was the best Sergio Perez could achieve at the Spanish GP, but he is not happy with it. He knows he needs to do better if he wants to race for Red Bull Racing next season. The Mexican is looking forward to the Monaco Grand Prix. Max Verstappen, as a teammate, is…
Formula 1’s next generation of cars will be even heavier than planned next year, with the minimum weight raised further to 790kg, 100kg more than the start of the V6 turbo-hybrid era. The 2022 rules are a major departure from F1’s current cars, with overhauled aerodynamics and a range of restrictions designed to make it…
Turkey was added to the 2021 calendar as a replacement for the cancelled Canadian Grand Prix at the end of April, taking the June 13 date slot, one week after the Azerbaijan race in Baku. But fresh doubts were raised of the race after Turkey was added to the UK’s ‘red list’ for travel, meaning…
Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team can now focus on the playoffs and battle for the title after ending the regular season with a match against Team Redline. The two teams went head-to-head in the round selector and combined to select Monza as our favoured track while Team Redline opted for Spa-Francorchamps. Aston Martin Cognizant Esports…
As testing continues in Barcelona, Pirelli reveals that it is “80-90%” towards finalising the construction and profile of the tyres to be used in 2022. The news comes as Robert Kubica was in action for Alfa Romeo at the Spanish track, and Alex Albon on duty for Red Bull. The test is the latest in…
