During Saturdays regular meeting between team principals and F1 chiefs in the Jeddah paddock, it has emerged that an initial proposal about the 2022 sprint events was put forward. While F1s ideas remain in a very formative stage, and no vote was taken about whether or not to definitely push on with the concept for next year, several key details were outlined. In particular, multiple ... Keep reading
With images showing just how much construction work was still ongoing in the corniche area north of Jeddah, comments from the sports bosses were always explicit that the track would be sorted on time. The inference from that was that a lot of the intended infrastructure around the circuit that is normal for F1 venues like offices, hospitality units and other facilities were ... Keep reading
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Rossi, who retired from bike racing at the conclusion of this year's MotoGP season, will take part in the two six-hour events that make up the Yas Marina enduro in Abu Dhabi on 8 January aboard a Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo. His teammates will be half-brother Luca Marini and his long-time friend and associate Alessio 'Uccio' Salucci, with whom he finished third and fourth overall in his ... Keep reading
Hamilton beat his title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull in FP1 by 0.056s and was then 0.061s ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas under the floodlights in FP2. Read Also: Hamilton says F1 in "danger zone" over Jeddah circuit traffic Horner: Red Bull "desperately needs" Perez up front in 2021 battle Hamilton: Mercedes has "work to do" on one-lap F1 pace Saudi ... Keep reading
The seven-time series champion was named the recipient of Supercars' best and fairest award on the eve of his final start as a full-time driver in the category. It's Whincup's third Barry Sheene Medal win after he took it home in his first two title-winning seasons, 2007 and 2008. The Barry Sheene Medalist is picked by Australia's leading motorsport journalists. "Every time you win this ... Keep readi
With this weekends Saudi Arabian Grand Prix taking place on the high-speed Jeddah track, which will put a premium on power, Verstappens title rival Lewis Hamilton will be boosted by his freshest engine. It is the same one that Hamilton put to good use at the Brazilian Grand Prix, with its power advantage helping him charge from the back of the grid in the sprint race to take a brilliant ... Keep reading
For the fourth consecutive season, Elliott was named the winner Thursday night of the 2021 National Motorsports Press Associations Most Popular Driver Award. This is the 31st consecutive year a member of the Earnhardt or Elliott family has won the award, including Chases father, Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, who won the award each season from 1984 to 2002. Darrell Waltrip (1990) was the ... Keep reading
The high-speed characteristics of the Jeddah circuit, with blind apexes and a narrow run to the final corner, means drivers on flat-out laps only get to see slower cars ahead of them at the very last moment. With huge closing speeds between those cars waiting for a clear bit of track to start their run, and those putting in hot laps, one small miscalculation could lead to a big crash. World ... Keep reading
Mostert set a record-breaking 2m03.373s to top a thrilling 2021 running of the famous Top 10 Shootout. That effort was a little over a tenth quicker than the previous qualifying record set by Scott McLaughlin back in 2019. Mostert's lap is even better than McLaughlin's 2019 Shootout time (a 2m03.378s), which was later scrubbed due to a technical breach. The battle for pole was enthralling ... Keep reading
Minister says he is deeply disappointed about Mercedes deal with Kingspan, which made insulation used on tower Anger at the sponsoring of Lewis Hamiltons Formula One car by a firm that made combustible insulation used on Grenfell Tower has intensified after a cabinet minister demanded a U-turn by Mercedes. Michael Gove, the secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, spoke out after Grenfell survivors br
The Yokohama marque matched its 2020 tally of two race wins this season, with the factory #23 NISMO GT-R of Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda winning at Suzuka and the #12 Impul machine shared by Nobuharu Matsushita and Kazuki Hiramine coming out on top at Sugo. However, only the Impul car went into the final round of the season still mathematically in the title fight, with Matsushita and Hiramine ... Keep reading
Shwartzman spent the majority of an eventful 45 minute session in second before a final 1m42.6263s effort pipped Campos Racings Ralph Boschung by 0.184s. A flurry of late times elevated new Formula E recruit Dan Ticktum to third for Carlin ahead of UNI Virtuosis Felipe Drugovich, while Marcus Armstrong starred late on top claim fifth. Championship leader Oscar Piastri rounded out the ... Keep reading
The newly constructed 27-turn street circuit is playing host to the inaugural Saudi Arabia Grand Prix and is set to provide a whole new challenge to drivers thanks to its blend of fast flowing high-speed blind corners. After scoring his fourth consecutive F2 pole position for Sundays feature race, the Alpine Formula 1 reserve driver admitted the circuit got the adrenaline pumping ... Keep reading
Sulayem is going up against Graham Stoker in the battle to become successor to outgoing FIA president Jean Todt. The vote will take place on December 17. Neither candidate has emerged as a clear frontrunner so far, as both camps bid to secure the votes of the national motorsport and motoring clubs that will decide the outcome. On Friday, however, Sulayem's campaign was officially endorsed by ... Keep reading
The Korean marques heavily modified final iteration of its i20 Rally1 hybrid broke cover earlier this week as the squad embarked on six-day testing programme in Alsace, France. However, Hyundai has confirmed to Motorsport.com that after two days of running, the team has been forced to reshuffle its test plan after heavy snow hit the region. Running had been conducted in snow and icy ... Keep reading
The championship leader produced the goods on his final lap to post a 1m40.878s to snatch pole by 0.165s from Prema teammate Robert Shwartzman. ART Grand Prix's Theo Pourchaire seemed on course for pole before Piastri and Shwartzman struck, demoting the Frenchman down to third at the chequered flag. Piastri's title rival Guanyu Zhou was sixth fastest, almost half a second shy of the ... Keep reading
Both title contenders had their mid-session qualifying simulations disrupted, with Hamilton's session-topping time remaining his best from the early running on the medium tyres. Under the lights with night having set in over Jeddah, Carlos Sainz led the pack around to set the first time of the day's second one-hour session, the Ferrari driver running the hard tyres posting a 1m32.506s ... Keep reading
Williams died at the age of 79 last week, leading to an outpouring of emotion and tributes from the F1 community to one of motorsport's most iconic figures. Plans were already in place for the iconic Williams FW07 car to complete show runs in Saudi Arabia, as the car was sponsored by Saudia, the national carrier, as part of wider sponsorship deals between the team and companies in the ... Keep reading
The first half of the hour-long session was largely dedicated to practicing stops with driver and brake rotor changes, with little in the way of representative lap times. The only team to have a crack at a time was Erebus, Brodie Kostecki leading the way with a 2m04.704s. That left him a second clear of the field until after the mid-way point of the session, when van Gisbergen slashed the ... Keep reading
The Walkinshaw Andretti United driver was consistently fastest across the hour-long session, after dipping into the fives with a 2m05.920s on his first run. He then improved to a 2m05.707s right before the midway point in the session, before lowering the benchmark to a 2m05.642s. That was good enough to leave him 0.39s clear of the rest of the field led by Team 18's James Golding. "The ... Keep reading
Leclerc lost the rear of his car at Turn 22 towards the end of second practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, causing him to slam into the barrier at high speed. The session was immediately red flagged, but Leclerc was able to get out of the car unassisted and told his Ferrari team that he was OK. He underwent routine medical checks before being given the all clear by the doctors. Ferrari ... Keep reading
Ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Mercedes announced a new deal with international firm Kingspan, whose logos now appear on the nose section of the W12 car. But with Kingspans involvement in the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster, which claimed the lives of 72 people, still under scrutiny amid an ongoing public enquiry, there has been a backlash from those affected by the tragedy. Well ... Keep reading
In the closing stages of FP3 at the Jeddah Corniche street circuit Hamilton was cruising around in the first sector while Mazepin was on a flyer behind him. Through the blind Turn 8 Mazepin had to take avoiding action as Hamilton appeared unaware the Russian was closing in. The stewards found that while Hamilton was told about Mazepin's position 10 seconds before the incident, he wasn't ... Keep reading
The New Zealander made the most of a strong start from the front row to overhaul polesitter Liam Lawson to complete a light-to-flag win. Lawson was unable to really threaten Armstrong until the final lap and settled for second, while Juri Vips claimed the final spot on the podium. Although there wasnt much action in the fight for the win, there was plenty of overtaking behind with Jehan ... Keep reading