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What Norris' contract extension means for McLaren and Piastri

With what is undoubtedly coming with a salary befitting a world champion, Lando Norris has put pen to paper to a deal tying him to the Woking-based team until 2030, with options for multiple additional years after that, taking Norris into his 30s. Imagining Norris wearing a different-coloured race suit has always felt like a mind-bending exercise. Now, the 26-year-old's bumper McLaren contract ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NpudSTL via IFTTT
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Norris extends McLaren deal until F1 2030

Lando Norris and McLaren have agreed to a long-term contract extension, keeping the world champion at the Formula 1 team until at least 2030. On Saturday morning McLaren announced it had tied Norris to the team until 2030, with multi-year options to further extend the 26-year-old's stay. Norris personally announced the news to the Woking factory staff during the team's annual family and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2E5wak4 via IFTTT

Mercedes still searching for answers on why it was “rubbish” through high-speed corners in Dutch GP

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin rated the team’s pace through Zandvoort’s high-speed corners as “rubbish” and is looking for answers on its inconsistency between both stints and drivers in the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix. After a strong start to the Zandvoort weekend, with George Russell taking pole and victory in the sprint race, Mercedes dropped behind ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uEgDJUx via IFTTT

WRC Paraguay: Paddon leads as brutal morning forces several retirements

Hyundai’s Hayden Paddon led a World Rally Championship event for the first time since Portugal 2018 after emerging from a brutal morning at Rally Paraguay that decimated the Rally1 field.   Paddon and co-driver John Kennard were the only Rally1 crew to avoid trouble across four stages that resulted in Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta, Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville and reigning world champion ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/20mAJI8 via IFTTT

MotoGP Aragon GP: Bezzecchi pips Marquez brothers to top Friday practice

Marco Bezzecchi topped Friday practice for the Aragon Grand Prix with a new all-time track record, beating the Ducatis of Alex Marquez and Marc Marquez. The factory Aprilia rider set a time of 1m45.455s with just two minutes left on the clock, dethroning pre-weekend favourite Marc Marquez from the top. Alex Marquez also managed to deliver a late improvement on the Gresini Ducati, splitting ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EjzRGvJ via IFTTT

Ferrari to deliver upgraded F1 engine at Italian GP

Ferrari will use its ADUO-permitted upgrade on its engine for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, while also bringing aerodynamic updates and track-specific parts for its home round. Following reliability checks and the announcement of Ferrari being over 4% behind on the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) benchmark – and therefore permitted to two upgrades this season – ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Mnh1uGr via IFTTT

Ukraine files complaint to FIA ethics committee after Russian ban lift

Ukraine has lodged a formal complaint to the FIA ethics committee following the lift to the ban on Russian competitors in international motorsport. The Ukrainian Automobile Federation (FAU) requested an urgent investigation into the Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) on Thursday, stating it is in breach of FIA rules over national sporting authorities. The FAU has alleged that the RAF has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BcMRiQ9 via IFTTT