MotoGP San Marino GP: Pirro leads Marini in opening practice The Aruba.it rider, who regularly tests at Misano in his role for the manufacturer, set a 1m31.909s to top the timesheet on Friday morning. Motorsport · Sep 8, 2023
Albon: Monza points crucial as Williams "won't really stand a chance" in next F1 races As expected, the low-drag Williams excelled on the fast straights in the Italian Grand Prix, with Albon frustrating McLaren's Lando Norris by holding him off for seventh until the finish thanks to his car's superior top speed. Autosport · Sep 8, 2023
How McLaren has moved to address its F1 2023 drag woes In fact, one of the chief challenges that remains for the squad is in improving the aero-efficiency of its MCL60, which has manifested itself in the car being too draggy for some circuits. Motorsport · Sep 8, 2023
WEC Fuji: Toyota flexes its muscles in second practice The Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercars ended up 1-2 in the times during Friday afternoon's Free Practice 2, Sebastien Buemi in the #8 car ending up over a second clear of the Japanese manufacturer’s closest challenger. Autosport · Sep 8, 2023
Fuji WEC: Toyota flexes its muscles in second practice The Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercars ended up 1-2 in the times during Friday afternoon's Free Practice 2, Sebastien Buemi in the #8 car ending up over a second clear of the Japanese manufacturer’s closest challenger. Motorsport · Sep 8, 2023
Why Massa's legal team believes it can "bring the trophy home" Although the circumstances surrounding the Crashgate controversy at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix had been consigned to F1's history books by many, it has become a hot topic again. Autosport · Sep 8, 2023
WRC Greece: Neuville heads charging Rovanpera, Loubet retires Neuville completed the rally's first loop of gravel stages with a slender 2.0s advantage ahead of overnight leader Rovanpera, who impressed despite starting first on the road. Autosport · Sep 8, 2023
F1 exclusive: Why Massa's legal team believes it can "bring the trophy home" Although the circumstances surrounding the Crashgate controversy at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix had been consigned to F1's history books by many, it has become a hot topic again. Motorsport · Sep 8, 2023
Muller likely to return to Peugeot WEC line-up for Bahrain The Swiss driver’s recovery from the injuries that led to his replacement for this weekend’s Fuji round by reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne is on schedule and Peugeot is currently planning for him to retake his place in the #94 9X8 alongside Loic Duval and Gustavo Menezes at the eight-hour race… Motorsport · Sep 8, 2023
Fuji WEC: Ferrari leads first practice from Peugeot Antonio Fuoco set a best time of 1m35.649s at the end of the 90-minute session in the #50 Ferrari 499P LMH, a massive 2.6 seconds up on the sister #51 machine as the track rapidly improved late on. Motorsport · Sep 8, 2023
Herbst seeks 'balance' to clinch final Xfinity playoff spot Maintaining his grasp on the 10th and final playoff berth – which Herbst owns by a one-point advantage over Parker Kligerman – will be tricky. Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023
Palou: Lack of F1 guarantee at my age played part in McLaren U-turn Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou, who won his second IndyCar title for the team at Portland last weekend, had been driving TPC (testing previous cars) machinery as reserve driver for McLaren’s F1 team ahead of his expected switch to Arrow McLaren’s IndyCar squad next year. Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023
Palou: Lack of F1 guarantee at my age played part in McLaren IndyCar U-turn Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou, who won his second IndyCar title for the team at Portland last weekend, had been driving TPC (testing previous cars) machinery as reserve driver for McLaren’s F1 team ahead of his expected switch to Arrow McLaren’s IndyCar squad next year. Autosport · Sep 7, 2023
Marc Marquez flirts with possible Gresini Ducati 2024 MotoGP switch The speculation, which in recent weeks was labelled as a rumour, has kicked up a gear on Thursday at the San Marino Grand Prix, with some media outlets even writing that Marquez has already decided to quit his Honda contract a year early. Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023
Autosport · Sep 7, 2023 Marquez flirts with a possible Gresini Ducati MotoGP switch for 2024 The speculation, which in recent weeks was labelled as a rumour, has kicked up a gear on Thursday at the San Marino Grand Prix, with some media outlets even writing that Marquez has already decided to quit his Honda contract a year early.
Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023 Quartararo "hurts" returning to scene of MotoGP title amid current woes The Frenchman claimed his maiden world championship at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano two years ago after a crash from rival Francesco Bagnaia handed him the title with two rounds remaining.
Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023 Espargaro "pissed off" at "super bad" Bagnaia MotoGP crash coverage Championship leader Bagnaia had his leg run over by KTM's Brad Binder in a nasty accident on the opening lap of last week's Catalan Grand Prix, having highsided out of Turn 2.
Autosport · Sep 7, 2023 Hamilton: High-downforce F1 Singapore GP offers hope after "worst race" at Monza Hamilton, who has won in Singapore four times, believes that his team’s high-downforce package will work well at the Marina Bay street track.
Autosport · Sep 7, 2023 First Peugeot 9X8 WEC win still "very far away" The claim made ahead of the resumption of the WEC after its summer break at Fuji this weekend came despite a first podium for the French car at the previous round of the championship at Monza.
Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023 Peugeot concedes first WEC win still "very far away" The claim made ahead of the resumption of the WEC after its summer break at Fuji this weekend came despite a first podium for the French car at the previous round of the championship at Monza.
Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023 Armstrong extends Ganassi IndyCar deal, goes full-time from 2024 The 23-year-old sits atop the Rookie of the Year standings despite running a partial campaign that has consisted solely of road and street circuits. He has recorded three top-eight results in 11 IndyCar starts.
Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023 Bryan and Colton Herta IndyCar ride swap at Laguna Seca "off the charts" Bryan got behind the wheel of his Reynard-Ford Cosworth, sporting the black, yellow and white colors of the iconic Shell livery he drove to victory 2.238-mile, 11-turn natural terrain road course in 1998.
Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023 Krack: Aston Martin F1 needs to "give our drivers a better car" The team struggled for performance with its low downforce package over the Italian GP weekend, with Fernando Alonso qualifying 10th and finishing ninth, and Lance Stroll out of the points in 16th from 20th on the grid.
Autosport · Sep 7, 2023 VR46 completes 2024 MotoGP line-up Ahead of this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix – both Marini and the team’s home race – it was confirmed he would stay with his half brother Valentino Rossi’s team for another year.
Motorsport · Sep 7, 2023 Miyata: Last-minute Fuji WEC call-up "really good" for my future Miyata will share the #57 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GTE for his first race experience of the WEC with Takeshi Kimura and Scott Huffaker, replacing an absent Daniel Serra.