The Japanese driver posted the fastest time of the meeting so far with his first flying lap during a qualifying simulation at the start of the 60-minute Free Practice 3 session. His 1m48.978s aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID was just undera tenth quicker than his best from FP2 on Friday morning, a session held in cooler conditions. Kobayashi ended up seven tenths clear of ... Keep reading
Right now I feel pure joy, because it is over. I dont want to be sad at this moment. It is fun for me. All the people and friends in Formula 1 that I know are not going to disappear anywhere and I am not going to leave the planet. So why be sad? I felt relieved after announcing my decision at Monza to take a sabbatical. I was able to relax and concentrate fully on my racing. It was a really ... Keep reading
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The suspension of reigning champion Mercedes has been on the spotlight over the past days after video analysis showed the back end of the car drops down at high speed on the straights in order to boost straightline speed. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said after the United States Grand Prix that Mercedes' system "could be quite powerful" in the remaining races of the season. "It will ... Keep read
LSU quarterback Myles Brennan has entered the transfer portal. Brennan has been beset by injuries since starting the first three games of the 2020 season. He sustained a torn abdominal muscle that ended his season and then broke his non-throwing arm this summer that required surgery. Max Johnson, who replaced Brennan in 2020, has started all eight games for LSU this season. Brennan is in his fifth year at LSU. He backe
The Japanese driver qualified 10th and finished ninth in Austin, behind the eight cars from the Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren teams. He was one of only two drivers to qualify and start on the unfavoured soft tyres, along with Carlos Sainz. It was the first time he had made the top 10 since he finished sixth in the Hungarian GP. "It was a good step," he said. "[It's been a] long ... Keep readin
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Although the 2010s had Formula Ford switching from a national competition to something that was very much seen as club level, that didnt detract from the quality of the racing on display. While some would have argued that the stature of the event wasnt what it once was years ago, the decade still produced moments as dramatic as any that had gone before, and turned more of its winners into ... Keep reading
GM ANZ will continue to back the former Holden factory team across the next two seasons through its range of brands including ACDelco, GM Trade Parts and GMSV. The announcement also flags a 'further evolution' of the deal when the T8-developed Gen3-spec Chevrolet Camaro debuts in 2023. Its exciting to have GM ANZ on board as we enter this highly-anticipated new era in the sport, ... Keep reading
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After his victory in last weekend's US Grand Prix, Verstappen currently leads Mercedes rivalHamilton by 12 points as the 2021 season heads into the final five races. Marko cites the examples of the British, Azerbaijan and Hungarian Grands Prix as examples that Verstappen should be further ahead in the standings. The Red Bull driver retired from the British GP after first-lap contact ... Keep reading
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Hartley claimed his first pole of the Hypercar era with a 1m47.049s aboard the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID. That compared with the 1m47.447s from Kamui Kobayashi, who had topped the times in the second and third sessions of free practice in the #7 Toyota. Both Toyotas set only one timed lap around a circuit known for its high tyre wear to save their allocation of Michelin rubber for the ... Keep reading
Ex-Formula 2 racer Matsushita was second-fastest behind Toshiki Oyu in his Q2 group, but come the eight-car pole shootout the roles were reversed, with Matsushita setting the day's fastest time of 1m36.717s. That marginally eclipsed the time with which Oyu topped Q2 as the Nakajima Racing driver failed to improve on his earlier time with a 1m36.901s, leaving him 0.184s shy of pole. It marks ... Keep reading
At the start of the race, Nobuharu Matsushita made a clean getaway from pole position to lead Toshiki Oyu into Turn 1, before building a small buffer up front over the chasing pack. But Matsushitas chances of claiming a maiden victory in Super Formula ended when he was handed a drive-through penalty for a jump start, with his car having rolled forward by "less than 5cm". This promoted ... Keep reading
Davidson, who started 24 grands prix for Minardi, BAR Honda and Super Aguri, made the announcement on Twitter the day after finishing third in LMP2 with the Jota team in the first leg of the Bahrain double-header that closes out the 2021 WEC. "One more to go which Ive decided will also be my final race as a professional racing driver," wrote the 2014 WEC title winner. "Its been an ... Keep reading
It's expected the yet-to-be-revealed 2022 schedule will at least 13 events, split by a mid-season break and run at roughly two-week intervals. A move to a minimum 13 rounds would make for a bigger schedule compared to the last two seasons that have been heavily affected by state border closures prompted by the pandemic. It would also be more than the 12 required by the broadcast agreement ... Keep reading
In the closing 25 of 501 laps, Bowman's Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet and title contender Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) battled side-by-side multiple times for the lead until Bowman got loose and knocked Hamlin into a spin on lap 494. As Hamlin dropped to an eventual 24th position, Bowman - who had dropped out of playoff contention after the Charlotte roval - escaped after the final restart ... Keep reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff revealed over the United States Grand Prix weekend that the German manufacturer was facing "some reliability issues that keep coming back" with its engines. Valtteri Bottas had to take his third new engine in four races in Austin, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton had taken his fourth power unit of the year in the previous race in Turkey. Mercedes customers Aston Martin ... Keep reading
Lopez, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi cruised to a 50-second victory in the penultimate round of the season last weekend, having managed their tyres in the sweltering sun and avoided the pitstop issues that plagued the sister #8 GR010 Hybrid of Kazuki Nakajima, Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley. The result gives the trio a healthy 15-point lead in the championship heading into this ... Keep reading
Afterthe originalplans for an event adjacent to theocean frontwere abandoned, the track is being constructed on land around the Hard Rock Stadium, which is owned by the race promoters. Masi, who recently visited thehome of the Miami Dolphinsto checkon progress, insists thatthe track will not conjure up memories of the infamous Caesars Palace venue ... Keep reading
The results of the F1 Global Survey commissioned by Motorsport Network in partnership with F1 and Nielsen Sports were released ahead of the United States Grand Prix after responses from more than 167,000 fans in 187 different countries. The survey revealed that F1s audience is becoming younger and more diverse. The average age of respondents fell from 36 in 2017 to 32, while female ... Keep reading
As F1 embarks on its new rules era in 2022, with all-new car regulations aimed at improving the racing, the championship's owner Liberty Media is also finalising plans for a revised weekend format. With the planned schedule compressing Friday practice in to the afternoons, it means Thursday's regular media day is being ditched in a bid to squeeze events to three days. With F1's chiefs eager ... Keep reading
Last week, in the run-up to the MotoGP Emilia Romagna MotoGP Grand Prix, Autosport broke the news that Ducati confirmed a couple of hours later: the Borgo Panigale brand will take over from Energica as the sole supplier of the bikes that will compete in the MotoE World Cup from 2023 until 2026. A few days have passed since the news broke and Energica, through the mouth of Livia Cevolini, its ... Keep reading
The polesitter seemed to be cruising early in the first stint, building a 3.5-second gap over fellow front row starter Will Brown across the first five laps. However a delaminating right rear tyre forced De Pasquale into an early stop, his Lap 11 service coming some five laps sooner than expected. That initially gave him a healthy lead, close to 10 seconds, thanks to the undercut but ... Keep reading