F1 eyeing new races in Asia, not US, amid wild Chicago rumoursSince US-based Liberty Media took over F1 in 2017, it has made untapping the series' potential in the US one of its key priorities, adding races in Miami and Las Vegas to its existing US Grand Prix in Austin.In the Read More
F1 Imola GP: McLaren fastest as Alonso and Perez crash out of FP3Perez’s late shunt at the Variante Alta led to a last-gasp scramble for drivers to set final qualifying simulation times, where only Lando Norris was able to set a time that put him second, 0.3s slower than his team-mate.A host Read More
What's behind the penalty confusion after Imola's chaotic F3 sprint?The opening F3 race of the Imola weekend was a chaotic affair that saw four safety car interventions and a virtual safety car period across the 18-lap duration.For the culprits behind the various disruptions, penalties were naturally forthcoming, but the Read More
Supercars Perth: Mostert ends Ford's victory drought Mostert, who led a front row lockout for Walkinshaw Andretti United in qualifying, followed his team-mate Ryan Wood for the opening 14 laps of the 55-lap race before taking the lead and pacing himself to a 4.9s win over Triple Read More
F3 Imola: Leon wins chaotic sprint but faces investigationLeon negotiated the various interruptions in a stop-start race to top the podium despite crossing the line in second after being caught out on the final restart.He was promoted back to the top spot when second-placed Oliver Goethe was handed Read More
F1 weighs up rule change to stop Magnussen-style racing tacticsTwice this season, in Saudi Arabia and Miami, Magnussen has acted as rear-gunner for his Haas team-mate Nico Hulkenberg in holding up rivals behind him – even if it has meant running wide on occasion.In Miami, his antics earned him Read More
NASCAR All-Star Race: Qualifying and pit crew challenge postponed The session for the 17 eligible drivers and teams already locked in the All-Star Race main event on Sunday night has been rescheduled for 11:40 p.m. ET a.m. Saturday following Truck Series qualifying.More rain is forecast for Saturday but it’s Read More
Harvick: Working with Hendrick "a peek behind the curtain"Harvick, who retired from full-time competition in the Cup Series at the end of last season, was asked by Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick if he would run Larson’s No. 5 Chevrolet in All-Star Race practice on Friday at Read More
What we learned in Friday practice for the 2024 F1 Imola Grand PrixAfter the opening series of pan-continental flyaway rounds, the Formula 1 circus returned to its European heartland and descended upon Imola.One of F1's returning classics after a lengthy spell away, the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari took a rather popular Read More
Indy 500 Fast Friday practice halted by Siegel’s flying crashA 19-year-old California native, Siegel was in the midst of a third lap during a simulated qualifying run when his No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda snapped around and hit the outside wall on the exit of Turn 2.After making Read More
Verstappen: Red Bull "severely off the pace" in Imola F1 practiceVerstappen's frustration boiled over throughout both practice sessions as his upgraded Red Bull RB20 proved hard to control on the technical Italian venue's second sector.The triple world champion ended first practice in fifth and slipped to seventh in the second, Read More
F1 Imola GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, TV channelCharles Leclerc set the pace in Friday practice, making Ferrari the favourite to take pole position on home turf.Red Bull, meanwhile, suffered with the updated version of RB20, with reigning champion Max Verstappen finishing the two sessions in fifth and Read More
F1 Imola GP: Leclerc quickest in FP2 as Verstappen slides to seventhAfter he had also led Friday afternoon's FP1 action, Leclerc continued as the frontrunner through the early stages of the day's second 60-minute session when the cars were split across the medium and hard tyres.When they switched the softs for Read More
O’Ward: “Badass” Indy 500 qualifying boost means “that wall comes fast”O’Ward, who set the pace on Thursday courtesy of a “pretty fat tow lap”, is looking forward to the extra turbo boost that becomes available in today’s so-called ‘Fast Friday’ practice in preparation for the weekend’s qualifying sessions.“When the boost Read More
Mercedes parting ways with F1 aero chief, but will get Ferrari signings earlyMotorsport.com has learned that Mercedes has begun an internal reshuffle of its aerodynamics department with Vino departing following six years at the team.He had been principal aerodynamicist from February 2018 until October 2022 when he moved into his current role.The Read More
Ferrari’s F1 upgrades are all about “tilting the map”But the current generation of ground-effect cars are trickier beasts to make fast, and the challenge involves nailing the right compromise between high-speed and low-speed performance.Throw on top of that the desire to make sure that the car is not Read More
Why "misfortune" would help Bearman's case for 2025 Haas F1 seatAfter his impressive surprise debut in place of the appendicitis-addled Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Jeddah, Bearman is now finally starting the main challenge of his season in the top categories of single-seaters.Imola marks the first of six FP1 appearances Read More
Red Bull explains why Lambiase wasn't engineering Verstappen in FP1Red Bull opened up for first practice at Imola on Friday afternoon with Tom Hart acting as the voice in Verstappen's ear instead of Lambiase, who is also Red Bull's head of race engineering.The team explained to Motorsport.com that the Read More
F1 Imola GP: Leclerc leads opening practice, Verstappen strugglesLeclerc set the session’s best time – a 1m16.990s – aboard the updated Ferrari shortly after the one-hour FP1 action was stopped by Alex Albon’s Williams shutting down after he hit a kerb hard and ran down the Imola track Read More
Mercedes delivers fresh batch of F1 car upgrades at ImolaThe rear wing’s tip section has been completely overhauled as part of the redesign, with the team having already switched to a semi-detached layout for 2024.Based on what was revealed in the Imola pitlane on Friday, it has now pushed Read More
Vasseur talks on Newey prospects and his plans for Mercedes F1 capturesAnd while the Scuderia's boss Fred Vasseur remains tight-lipped on the state of their discussions, ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix he offered some teasing insight about the thought process he is going through.While the bid to lure Newey Read More