F1 Qatar GP: Piastri beats Norris to sprint pole as McLaren sweeps shootout Lando Norris seemed to be on course to beat his team-mate before blowing his final lap with an error at the final corner. Autosport · Oct 7, 2023
BTCC Brands Hatch: Ingram pips Hill to top free practice Ingram faces a mountain to climb if he’s to make it back-to-back titles – the only rival to three-time champion Ash Sutton is 45 points adrift heading into the competitive action – but he was on form in the opening session early on Saturday morning. Autosport · Oct 7, 2023
Williams will see out F1 season before deciding on Sargeant future The Grove-based squad is evaluating whether Sargeant is making the necessary progress in his rookie season to justify being given another year in the car. Autosport · Oct 7, 2023
How Pirelli discovered F1's biggest tyre drama since the 2005 US GP On that occasion after failures in practice, the Michelin runners pulled out after the formation lap, leaving the six Bridgestone cars – two Ferraris, two Jordans and two Minardis – to race on their own. Autosport · Oct 7, 2023
F1 introduces emergency safety measures for Qatar GP amid tyre failure concerns Analysis of Pirelli rubber after the opening day of action at the Losail circuit has revealed that there was evidence of a sidewall separation between the topping compound and the carcass cords. Autosport · Oct 7, 2023
Claims 11th F1 entry would hurt existing teams' value "crazy town talk" – Rodin The New Zealand-based Rodin Cars submitted an entry to join the F1 grid, projected for either 2025 or 2026, along with US racing powerhouse Andretti Global, F2 and F3 competitor Hitech GP, and South East Asian outfit LKYSUNZ. Autosport · Oct 7, 2023
The key to Mercedes reversing its slow-start F1 trend For the return of ground effect in 2022, Mercedes sought to run the W13 as low to the asphalt as possible to achieve maximum theoretical downforce. Motorsport · Oct 7, 2023
Why is Stroll having such a "rough" time with Aston Martin's 2023 F1 car In a season where Aston Martin has produced a car worthy of podium finishes, Stroll's best result has been a fourth place, which he took in the Australian GP. Autosport · Oct 7, 2023
Hamilton clarifies Andretti stance, says F1 needs more diverse team owners The FIA has approved Andretti's new team bid after ruling it to be financially stable, able to achieve sustainability targets and use the F1 platform to contribute positively to society. Motorsport · Oct 7, 2023
Hamilton clarifies Andretti stance, F1 needs more diverse team owners The FIA has approved Andretti’s new team bid after ruling it to be financially stable, able to achieve sustainability targets and use the F1 platform to contribute positively to society. Autosport · Oct 7, 2023
AlphaTauri: No budget for $20m extra CapEx F1 allowance The FIA has granted all F1 teams an extra allowance with which to improve the infrastructure of their factories. Motorsport · Oct 7, 2023
Bathurst 1000: Pole position for Kostecki/Russell Kostecki ran last in the single-lap dash for pole thanks to topping qualifying on Friday afternoon. Motorsport · Oct 7, 2023
Qatar GP F1 Sprint race: Start time, how to watch, TV channel The grid for the Qatar GP sprint race will be decided by a separate qualifying shootout on Saturday morning. Motorsport · Oct 7, 2023
Bathurst 1000: Stanaway tops final co-driver practice The focus was on long runs for the co-drivers, which meant little in the way of Hollywood lap times. Motorsport · Oct 7, 2023
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023 Max Verstappen takes Qatar Grand Prix pole as third world title confirmation looms The dominant Dutchman will celebrate another championship triumph if he finishes sixth or better in Saturday’s sprint race
Autosport · Oct 6, 2023 F1 Qatar GP sprint qualifying and race - Start time, how to watch & more F1 has turned its sprint race into a standalone Saturday event, with sprint qualifying deciding the starting grid followed by the sprint race later in the day. Here’s how the latest sprint race format changes will work.
Motorsport · Oct 6, 2023 Malukas "still pinching myself" while settling into Arrow McLaren The 22-year-old Chicago-born American Lithuanian landed one of the most coveted seats on the IndyCar Series grid after spending the past two seasons with Dale Coyne Racing, and the adjustment has kept him busy since the checkered flag fell on the 2023 season four weeks ago at Laguna Seca.
Autosport · Oct 6, 2023 Norris: Making mistakes "all I did" in F1 Qatar GP qualifying Norris went second in Q3 in Losail for McLaren, which proved to be the second-fastest car through the high-speed corners behind Red Bull's dominant polesitter Max Verstappen.
Motorsport · Oct 6, 2023 Hamilton: Qatar circuit provides model to ditch F1 track limits Behind polesitter Max Verstappen, who will land his third title if he scores three points in the Saturday sprint race at Losail, Mercedes drivers George Russell and Hamilton snared second and third place in Friday night qualifying for the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.
Autosport · Oct 6, 2023 Horner: F1 teams waiting for Liberty proposal on Andretti entry Andretti’s plans took a step closer to becoming a reality when the team was approved by the FIA, and it now falls to the F1 organisation and its owner Liberty to assess the commercial position of the potential new entrant.
Autosport · Oct 6, 2023 Espargaro opens up on giving up his Tech3 MotoGP ride for 2024 Earlier on Friday, Tech3 announced that it would swap eight-time podium finisher Espargaro in favour of Moto2 championship leader Acosta, while Augusto Fernandez would retain his seat.
Motorsport · Oct 6, 2023 F1 qualifying results: Max Verstappen takes Qatar GP pole Verstappen will start ahead of Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Autosport · Oct 6, 2023 F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen takes grand prix pole, Norris loses front row to track limits The session at the Losail circuit was dominated by track limits transgressions, plus the drivers struggling for rear grip around the high-speed layout.
Motorsport · Oct 6, 2023 F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen grabs 10th pole amid deleted lap times farce The session at the Losail circuit was dominated by track limits transgressions, plus the drivers struggling for rear grip around the high-speed layout.
Autosport · Oct 6, 2023 Williams against Andretti entry but would welcome General Motors into F1 The FIA has approved Andretti’s new team bid meaning the American entry, working with General Motors firm Cadillac, must now seek approval from series rights holder FOM.