Motorsport

McLaughlin issues statement following St. Pete disqualification

Thu, 2024-04-25 02:52
McLaughlin finished third in St. Petersburg and team-mate Josef Newgarden took the win, but both drivers were stripped of their results for illegally being able to use push-to-pass on the restarts.Will Power, who drivers the third entry for Team Penske, received a 10-point penalty but was not disqualified after it was discovered he did not use the overtake system on the restarts.The updated ...Keep reading

Full-time IndyCar move “an option” says supersub Pourchaire

Wed, 2024-04-24 23:36
With no ride in Formula 1 available, Pourchaire has spent this year as a reserve and test driver for Sauber and taken random racing opportunities elsewhere when given the opportunity.Pourchaire made his Super Formula debut earlier this year, but it was his latest chance in North America’s Premier open-wheel championship that has enticed possibilities.Reliant only on time spent in the simulator ...Keep reading

When Senna broke his F1 duck by walking on water

Wed, 2024-04-24 22:13
Following a late electrical failure that took him out of the running for a podium finish in Rio de Janeiro’s opening round, Senna arrived at Estoril looking for his first points of the season.Senna and Lotus had certainly showed flashes of pace-setting form in Brazil, but here he was able to unleash some fearsome speed from his Renault-powered 97T right from Friday’s first qualifying ...Keep reading

Josh Berry "not necessarily panicked" over tough 2024 season

Wed, 2024-04-24 19:15
Berry faced plenty of change when he began the year – his first full-time Cup schedule, a new organization in Stewart-Haas Racing as well as Ford Performance’s introduction of its updated ‘Dark Horse’ Mustang into competition.All of those – plus some mishaps on the track and pit road – have contributed to a disappointing start with SHR’s No. 4 team.“We feel good about where we’re ...Keep reading

Greg Biffle among new 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees

Wed, 2024-04-24 18:03
A total of 15 nominees were announced Wednesday for the 2025 Hall class as well as five for the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.Biffle, the first driver to win both the Xfinity and Truck series championships and a successful Cup driver, joins the Modern Era ballot alongside legendary engine builder Randy Dorton and three-time Truck champion Jack Sprague.“Mr. Modified” ...Keep reading

Krack: Aston Martin frustrated by inconsistent F1 penalty decisions

Wed, 2024-04-24 17:35
In Saturday's sprint race, Alonso was given a 10-second penalty for a glancing collision with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz towards the end of the race, which resulted in Alonso retiring with a puncture.The next day Stroll received a similar penalty for crashing into the back of RB's Daniel Ricciardo under safety car conditions, which caused terminal damage for the Australian and also damaged Oscar ...Keep reading

Yamaha to test completely new MotoGP bike at Jerez

Wed, 2024-04-24 17:18
The Iwata-based manufacturer has pulled out all stops to convince Quartararo that he won't be better off at a rival outfit, having managed to renew its contract with the French rider in a move that caught half the paddock by surprise.Although it is clear that a lucrative €12 million financial offer played a significant part in Quartararo's decision to stay at Yamaha, the profound changes in the ...Keep reading

Penske's Newgarden loses St. Pete IndyCar race win after violation

Wed, 2024-04-24 15:57
Both drivers were struck from the results for wrongfully being able to use push-to-pass on restarts. The third Team Penske entry of Will Power received a 10-point penalty but was not stripped of his finish as he did not use it on restarts.As a result, 45 days after the checkered flag flew, Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward was promoted to the victory, with Power moved up to second and Andretti ...Keep reading

Kawasaki to shut down factory WSBK team at end of 2024

Wed, 2024-04-24 15:43
From next year, the Japanese manufacturer will not be represented with a full works team in WSBK, but will continue to have an involvement in the championship as an official partner to the resurrected Bimota operation.As part of the arrangement, Kawasaki will supply the engine from its existing Ninja-10RR to a Bimota chassis, while also transferring some of the staff members from its KRT squad to ...Keep reading

Ricciardo felt "rapid" before Stroll F1 clash in China

Wed, 2024-04-24 15:33
Under a mid-race safety car, Aston Martin driver Stroll clattered into the back of Ricciardo at the hairpin, which forced the Australian to retire with car damage.Ricciardo was furious with Stroll's refusal to take blame for the incident, while the Canadian labelled his penalty a "joke".But amid a tough a thus far point-less start to the 2024 season, which has dented Ricciardo's hopes of landing ...Keep reading

Ferrari reprises azzurro blue for Miami Grand Prix

Wed, 2024-04-24 15:01
Now, the team is about to bring the colour back on its return to US soil, with a special edition collection from PUMA that is expected to be worn by the star drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, as well as other team members during the race weekend.To mark this occasion, we delved into the history of Ferrari in blue – and this is what we found…Sommer stars in MonacoIn 1950, Raymond ...Keep reading

Auction raises more than €50K for Craig Breen Foundation

Wed, 2024-04-24 14:31
To mark the one-year anniversary since the loss of much-loved World Rally Championship driver Craig Breen, an auction was set up. The Hyundai WRC team, which Breen drove for from 2019-2021 and in 2023, supported it by donating a host of items.The list of items up for auction included crash helmets worn by WRC drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak last year, a pair of Dani Sordo’s Hyundai WRC ...Keep reading

Ferrari announces HP as new F1 team title sponsor

Wed, 2024-04-24 13:59
Hewlett Packard announced it is set to join Ferrari as its new title partner, renaming the official team to Scuderia Ferrari HP in what has been called a "multi-year" deal.The American technology company and its distinctive blue logo will feature on Ferrari's F1 livery from next week's Miami Grand Prix onwards as well as on its team kit and overalls. The title branding deal will also extend to ...Keep reading

Raul Fernandez set to get 2024 Aprilia MotoGP bike at Jerez

Wed, 2024-04-24 13:46
Fernandez was the only rider within the Aprilia contingent to start the season with last year’s bike, with team-mate Miguel Oliveira getting the latest-spec machinery in 2024 following the takeover of RNF Racing by American outfit Trackhouse.Originally, it had been communicated to Fernandez that he would move to the upgraded RS-GP at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, but his debut outing now ...Keep reading

Ford simulator boosting M-Sport WRC Puma performances

Wed, 2024-04-24 12:55
Adrien Fourmaux highlighted that recent simulator sessions in the US played a role in helping improve the M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1’s performance on Croatia’s asphalt stages last weekend.While Ford is not currently operating as a fully-fledged factory team in the WRC, the blue oval offers support to M-Sport’s WRC programme, which includes access to the Ford Performance Technical Centre’s ...Keep reading

Mooted F1 points system like "putting a plaster on a big cut" - Ocon

Wed, 2024-04-24 11:30
As revealed by Motorsport.com ahead of the Chinese GP, the FIA, FOM and F1 teams are to discuss the idea of increasing the points-scoring positions down to 12th, two more than currently on offer.The change would result in just eight cars not scoring points in Sunday races.While that means that Alpine driver Ocon would have scored his first points of 2024 in the Chinese GP last weekend, the ...Keep reading

Same driver quality but less carnage - van der Linde on smaller 2024 DTM grid

Wed, 2024-04-24 10:50
Only 20 cars are entered for the full 2024 DTM season, marking the fewest entries seen in the championship since it first switched to GT3 regulations in 2021.High operating costs, reduced manufacturer support and economic conditions at large have been cited as key reasons behind the decline in participation from last year, when 28 drivers took part in the series.However, 17 drivers from 2023 are ...Keep reading

Peugeot won't replace Vergne, Vandoorne for Spa WEC amid Formula E clash

Wed, 2024-04-24 10:00
The French manufacturer has not nominated a replacement for either Jean-Eric Vergne or Stoffel Vandoorne, who will be competing with Peugeot sister marque DS and Penske in the clashing Berlin round of the Formula E World Championship on the weekend of 11/12 May.It means Nico Muller and Mikkel Jensen will race the #93 Peugeot as a duo and Paul di Resta and Loic Duval likewise in the #94 Hypercar ...Keep reading

Why Audi and Verstappen have complicated Formula 1’s driver market decisions

Wed, 2024-04-24 09:30
But while we have had some important decisions made already – like Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari and Fernando Alonso re-committing to Aston Martin – there remains a great deal still to be sorted.What is perhaps most fascinating though is that not everyone is running to the same timing agenda, and that has left things hugely complicated for both drivers and teams as they try to plot their best path ...Keep reading

‘Metronomic’ Verstappen may rule F1, but it won’t last forever - Horner

Wed, 2024-04-24 08:50
Verstappen has turned F1 into a one-man show over recent seasons, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is the only other driver to have won a race since last year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.And despite rivals throwing everything they can at trying to close down Red Bull’s advantage, the world champion squad is still clearly in a class of its own at the front.It means that with Verstappen in the form of ...Keep reading

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