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As the final leg of an F1 triple-header, the Austrian GP completes a back-to-back Red Bull Ring event created as part of the reshuffled F1 calendar for a second consecutive year due to the COVID-19-enforced changes. Max Verstappen took a commanding victory in the opening race in Austria, leading every lap on his way to a fourth F1 win of the season to extend his lead in the drivers’ ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3h7sW85 via IFTTT

At the Red Bull Ring’s Turn 6, the second part of the kerb was replaced by gravel, providing a well-defined edge of the circuit that made any judgement about limits redundant. In contrast, Turns 9 and 10, where monitoring was carried out electronically and via CCTV, laps were deleted throughout the weekend. The loss of times, especially when it really matters in qualifying, is something that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3yakue0 via IFTTT

The long-awaited return of one of rallying’s most iconic event’s proved a hit with drivers, teams and fans, as Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier triumphed in one of the WRC’s toughest and most spectacular events. The WRC received a particularly warm reception from Kenyan locals as fans lined the streets and filled spectator areas to welcome the championship back after almost two decades ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3heqL1a via IFTTT

Vatanen is set to drive the car he shared with David Richards up the famous Goodwood Hill as Prodrive celebrates four decades of motorsport at the 8-11 July event. The iconic Rothmans-liveried Escort has undergone a two-year restoration and will enjoy its first run out at Goodwood as Vatanen and Prodrive chairman Richards are reunited with the car. During the pair’s run to the 1981 WRC ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3h80jYx via IFTTT

F1 team radio has been a regular part of the TV broadcasts for decades, but a new element was introduced earlier this year when messages between the pitwall and race control were first played. The messages proved hugely popular with fans, and have been used at every race since debuting at the Spanish Grand Prix at the start of May, giving an insight into how teams interact with race ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3h62MCP via IFTTT

UEFA Euro 2020 - postponed by one year due to the pandemic - has dominated both the back and front pages lately, and even led to numerous football questions being put to the F1 drivers in recent press conferences. England’s success over Germany last night gave fans the chance to believe that, after over 50 years of hurt, maybe - just maybe - football could be coming home. Sport has the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2UhZH9O via IFTTT

Hunter Abbott and Martin Kodric were the dominant force in British GT’s blue riband event, as they convincingly won the Silverstone 500 for the returning 2 Seas Motorsport squad. The part-time entry had already set down a marker in qualifying, placing the team’s new Mercedes-AMG GT3 clear by 1.7 seconds, although its advantage proved to be not as large in race trim. Surprisingly, the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hoDZse via IFTTT

Two-time world champion Alonso returned to F1 after two seasons away in 2021, linking up with Alpine for a third stint at the Enstone-based squad. Alonso struggled in the early part of the campaign, scoring points in just two of his opening five races and failing to match team-mate Esteban Ocon’s qualifying form. But the Spaniard has recently bounced back by scoring points in each of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3h4gtBT via IFTTT

Concerned that teams had started to automate some of their processes, given the consistency at which the two-second stationary time was being met and even beaten, the FIA issued a technical directive that will take hold from the Hungarian Grand Prix. The directive takes a swipe at the pitstop equipment and specifically a clause in the technical regulations – ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3dtjk5v via IFTTT

The 10-round season has been delayed from its usual pre-COVID late-March or early-April start in order to allow teams to get to grips with the new Cosworth-developed hybrid systems, with the Donington opener scheduled for 23-24 April. The calendar, released by BTCC organiser TOCA, follows its traditional format, with no changes to venues. After Donington, the tin-top circus moves to the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2UadgI8 via IFTTT

Last week it was announced the Russian Grand Prix would switch in 2023 from Sochi to the Igora Drive venue near St. Petersburg, on a Hermann Tilke-designed circuit.  The newly built track is part of the Igora ski resort some 50km north of St Petersburg towards the Finnish border, nestled in between the Gulf of Finland and the scenic Lake Ladoga.  The Igora Drive circuit, which ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hdEt4o via IFTTT

The American was drafted in by Petronas SRT for the Dutch Grand Prix to replace the injured Franco Morbidelli, who was ruled out of the Assen weekend after aggravating an existing knee injury in training. Gerloff got his first taste of MotoGP machinery last year in practice for the European GP when he was brought in as Valentino Rossi’s stand-in before the Italian passed a COVID-19 test to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3h6zsvP via IFTTT

Just a week on from a nightmare race in France, where Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr slumped outside the points, both drivers were encouraged by the form showed at the Red Bull Ring. Leclerc charged from near the back of the field at the end of the first lap to finish seventh in a performance he said was one of the best of his career, while Sainz was upbeat after finishing one place ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3jsbGMh via IFTTT

Rosenqvist had to miss the second race in the Detroit Grand Prix weekend as well as the Road America round held the following week, due to a huge wall-moving shunt in the opening round in Motown. Although the Swede, in his third year of IndyCar racing, did not break any bones, he did stay in hospital overnight and his place was taken by the driver he replaced this year in the #7 Arrow McLaren ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hlV5XL via IFTTT

Some of the drivers involved were sceptical of the size of the Andretti/Meyer Shank team force at the Indianapolis 500, comprising five full-timers – Ryan Hunter-Reay, Alexander Rossi, Colton Herta, James Hinchcliffe and Harvey – along with part-timer Helio Castroneves and Indy 500 one-offs Marco Andretti and Stefan Wilson. Harvey admits that was a cumbersome situation when it came to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3qza8S6 via IFTTT

Pierre Gasly has been one of the standout performers of the 2021 F1 season, qualifying in the top six on six occasions and only missing the Q3 shootout once. The pace of the AlphaTauri AT21 has helped the Frenchman hold eighth in the drivers' championship after the Styrian Grand Prix, partly thanks to a shock podium in Baku. After a strong start to the season, the Faenza outfit had a wobble ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3doNhmU via IFTTT

Marquez had a huge highside during second practice at Assen last Friday and hurt his right ankle after a heavy impact with the ground. The crash was blamed on the Honda’s electronics, with Marquez admitting he was “angry” with how the crash happened and lost confidence in the bike as a result. But Honda reacted immediately and introduced tweaks to the bike’s electronics which ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3jq7VH7 via IFTTT

It is understood that T3 Motorsport is planning to field an additional car for Lamborghini junior Maximilian Paul alongside its full season entries for Esteban Muth and Esmee Hawkey. This comes amid the backdrop of T3 receiving the delivery of its third GT3-spec Huracan, with the German outfit having switched from Bentley and Audi machinery over the winter. T3 will deploy its newly-delivered ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3dq2g0e via IFTTT

F1 announced last week that the Russian Grand Prix would be leaving Sochi following the 2022 race and move to the Igora Drive track on the outskirts of St Petersburg from 2023. Despite the change in location, the race will continue to be run by race promoter Rosgonki, which has the contract to hold the Russian Grand Prix until the end of 2025. Sochi debuted on the F1 calendar in 2014 and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3h9GNeh via IFTTT

Miami – June 29, 2021 – Fuelled by a passionate audience of owners, collectors, and enthusiasts across FerrariChat, Canossa & Cavallino, Motorsport Network has launched justRED.com as the new, premier marketplace dedicated exclusively to Ferrari.  Motorsport Network’s integrated digital platform has a global monthly reach of 61 million automotive and racing fans. Leveraging ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2SCABBW via IFTTT

In particular, the straightline speed boost that has been witnessed since the arrival of Honda's second power unit at the French GP has left Mercedes chasing answers about why it can no longer keep up. Red Bull has brushed off any talk that Honda's newer power unit features any performance upgrades, which would not be allowed in the regulations. Instead, it points to other factors that have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2URwoLp via IFTTT

While team boss Toto Wolff said after its defeat in last weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix that the outfit’s development focus was fully on 2022’s rules, it has clarified that it does not mean that developments to the current W12 have stopped completely. Technical director James Allison has revealed that Mercedes still has upgrades that have been under development for some time, plus the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hkzEGy via IFTTT

Espargaro finished Sunday’s 26-lap Assen race eighth after narrowly missing out on seventh in a battle with Honda’s Marc Marquez. The Aprilia rider showed strong pace throughout practice and was just under five seconds from the final step of the podium, but “a big limitation” with his bike’s engine meant he could do nothing when he went up against Ducatis during the race. Espargaro ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A434S5 via IFTTT

With Red Bull having taken its fourth consecutive F1 victory at the Styrian Grand Prix to extend its lead in the title battles, Mercedes is facing a challenge to improve its car in order to not let the championships slip from its grasp. But while the clear progress that Red Bull is making with its RB16B car has been important in allowing Max Verstappen to stretch his advantage, Ferrari team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3x407ir via IFTTT

The British driver took second place in Saturday’s race at the Red Bull Ring, coming second to fellow Brit Alice Powell, and making history was the “icing on the cake for this weekend.” Moore’s helmet for this season, which she raised money for via crowdfunding from fans, also features the LGBT rainbow. Today Sarah Moore became the first openly LGBTQ+ driver to stand on a podium ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3AcuIvY via IFTTT

Mercedes driver Bottas spun his car while exiting the team’s pitbox in second practice at the Red Bull Ring last Friday, having attempted to pull away in second gear to reduce wheelspin. Bottas avoided hitting anything or anyone when spinning, and was assisted by nearby mechanics from McLaren to turn the car around and manage to get out on-track. But McLaren team manager Paul James was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hk6bMY via IFTTT

Top Performer - Thierry Neuville Reaching the finish of the Safari Rally was an achievement in its own right, such was the challenge Kenya threw at the crews brave enough to tackle it. In the end only five WRC drivers completed the full distance such was the difficulty of the new shortened but just as extreme Safari Rally. While Toyota’s Sebastian Ogier produced yet another masterclass to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3w6dbSU via IFTTT

Some of the drivers involved were sceptical of the size of the Andretti/Meyer Shank team force at the Indianapolis 500, comprising five full-timers – Ryan Hunter-Reay, Alexander Rossi, Colton Herta, James Hinchcliffe and Harvey – along with part-timer Helio Castroneves and Indy 500 one-offs Marco Andretti and Stefan Wilson. Harvey admits that was a cumbersome situation when it came to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3qza8S6 via IFTTT

Pierre Gasly has been one of the standout performers of the 2021 F1 season, qualifying in the top six on six occasions and only missing the Q3 shootout once. The pace of the AlphaTauri AT21 has helped the Frenchman hold eighth in the drivers' championship after the Styrian Grand Prix, partly thanks to a shock podium in Baku. After a strong start to the season, the Faenza outfit had a wobble ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3doNhmU via IFTTT

Marquez had a huge highside during second practice at Assen last Friday and hurt his right ankle after a heavy impact with the ground. The crash was blamed on the Honda’s electronics, with Marquez admitting he was “angry” with how the crash happened and lost confidence in the bike as a result. But Honda reacted immediately and introduced tweaks to the bike’s electronics which ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3jq7VH7 via IFTTT

It is understood that T3 Motorsport is planning to field an additional car for Lamborghini junior Maximilian Paul alongside its full season entries for Esteban Muth and Esmee Hawkey. This comes amid the backdrop of T3 receiving the delivery of its third GT3-spec Huracan, with the German outfit having switched from Bentley and Audi machinery over the winter. T3 will deploy its newly-delivered ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3dq2g0e via IFTTT

F1 announced last week that the Russian Grand Prix would be leaving Sochi following the 2022 race and move to the Igora Drive track on the outskirts of St Petersburg from 2023. Despite the change in location, the race will continue to be run by race promoter Rosgonki, which has the contract to hold the Russian Grand Prix until the end of 2025. Sochi debuted on the F1 calendar in 2014 and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3h9GNeh via IFTTT

Miami – June 29, 2021 – Fuelled by a passionate audience of owners, collectors, and enthusiasts across FerrariChat, Canossa & Cavallino, Motorsport Network has launched justRED.com as the new, premier marketplace dedicated exclusively to Ferrari.  Motorsport Network’s integrated digital platform has a global monthly reach of 61 million automotive and racing fans. Leveraging ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2SCABBW via IFTTT

In particular, the straightline speed boost that has been witnessed since the arrival of Honda's second power unit at the French GP has left Mercedes chasing answers about why it can no longer keep up. Red Bull has brushed off any talk that Honda's newer power unit features any performance upgrades, which would not be allowed in the regulations. Instead, it points to other factors that have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2URwoLp via IFTTT

While team boss Toto Wolff said after its defeat in last weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix that the outfit’s development focus was fully on 2022’s rules, it has clarified that it does not mean that developments to the current W12 have stopped completely. Technical director James Allison has revealed that Mercedes still has upgrades that have been under development for some time, plus the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hkzEGy via IFTTT

Espargaro finished Sunday’s 26-lap Assen race eighth after narrowly missing out on seventh in a battle with Honda’s Marc Marquez. The Aprilia rider showed strong pace throughout practice and was just under five seconds from the final step of the podium, but “a big limitation” with his bike’s engine meant he could do nothing when he went up against Ducatis during the race. Espargaro ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A434S5 via IFTTT

Let’s start with the car. Yes, you read that correct, it’s free for all rFactor 2 players – a gift from Studio 397 and the Munich-based powerhouse. No, it’s not a BMW M4 road car or even the BMW M4 GT3. It’s something fiercer. The BMW M4 Class1 is a depiction of what a more hardcore M4 racing car could be. ‘Class1’ referring to something akin to the current Super GT rules in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3y6XT1L via IFTTT

The seven-time world champion completed an unlikely comeback to win one of rallying’s most iconic events on its return to the WRC calendar for the first time since 2002. PLUS: How WRC's Safari adventure ended in a familiar tale Although much shorter than its marathon predecessors, Kenya provided the WRC arguably one of its toughest rallies as crews tackled tricky gravel and sandy roads ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3y3XoWb via IFTTT

As the relationship between Vinales and Yamaha soured beyond repair in recent months, his worst ever weekend as a MotoGP rider in Germany set into motion events which on Monday led to both parties - upon Vinales’ request - agreeing to part ways at the end of 2021 one year into his two-year contract. In the latest Tank Slappers podcast, Autosport’s Lewis Duncan and Motorsport.com’s Oriol ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2TbvNUu via IFTTT

McLaren currently sits in third place in the constructors’ championship, heading Ferrari by 120 points to 108. After a disastrous race in France, Ferrari had a strong run in Austria last weekend, with Carlos Sainz taking sixth and Charles Leclerc recovering to seventh after a first-lap pit stop. Norris kept up his record of good finishes with fifth place, but Daniel Ricciardo’s failure ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3heVrPX via IFTTT

More than a week after the opening round of the 2021 season, the DTM issued a short statement stating that it will investigate a potential breach of sporting regulations at the Lausitzring next month. “The result of Qualifying 1 on Saturday of the DTM opening weekend in Monza (Italy) cannot yet be finalised for reasons of sporting law,” the statement read. “The reason for this delay is ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3he28St via IFTTT

With the young Russian driver having taken on the nickname of ‘Mazespin’ inside the team after his run of incidents this year, Steiner made a surprise presentation on race morning at last weekend's Styrian Grand Prix. He handed Mazepin a special spinning top and base, and then joked: “It's the Mazespin game. You spin this one: it is better than spinning the car!" Mazepin laughed as he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2UboGv6 via IFTTT

The Australian was running eighth in a tight group battling for the final two podium slots when he crashed on lap 15 of 26 at the Strubben hairpin. Miller says he was braking harder at that point in anticipation of Suzuki’s Joan Mir and LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami coming to blows and tucked the front as a result. He re-joined the race but was forced to retire on lap 18 when he was shown ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3x5Zxk7 via IFTTT

With Red Bull having taken its fourth consecutive F1 victory at the Styrian Grand Prix to extend its lead in the title battles, Mercedes is facing a challenge to improve its car in order to not let the championships slip from its grasp. But while the clear progress that Red Bull is making with its RB16B car has been important in allowing Max Verstappen to stretch his advantage, Ferrari team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3x407ir via IFTTT

The British driver took second place in Saturday’s race at the Red Bull Ring, coming second to fellow Brit Alice Powell, and making history was the “icing on the cake for this weekend.” Moore’s helmet for this season, which she raised money for via crowdfunding from fans, also features the LGBT rainbow. Today Sarah Moore became the first openly LGBTQ+ driver to stand on a podium ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3AcuIvY via IFTTT

Mercedes driver Bottas spun his car while exiting the team’s pitbox in second practice at the Red Bull Ring last Friday, having attempted to pull away in second gear to reduce wheelspin. Bottas avoided hitting anything or anyone when spinning, and was assisted by nearby mechanics from McLaren to turn the car around and manage to get out on-track. But McLaren team manager Paul James was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hk6bMY via IFTTT

But with Red Bull having been spotted unloading from the back of vans a bunch of new parts at the Red Bull Ring, Mercedes says it has already stopped work on developing its 2021 F1 challenger. While Mercedes is convinced that its approach is best for the long term with a view to next year’s all-new cars, it has left the door open for Red Bull to unleash design tweaks that have allowed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hcw80Y via IFTTT

Other automakers operating in the U.S. have already begun lifting pandemic mask mandates as the number of new COVID-19 cases recedes. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/2Tbf8jX via IFTTT

The blaze Monday night stemmed from a transformer box on the roof of the French supplier's factory near Ann Arbor, Mich. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3dtK6KZ via IFTTT

Seattle-area dealer David Broadus sold two dealerships to Lithia Motors and one to Swickard Auto Group. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3dr9ZLm via IFTTT

Rivian has cooked up a number of new ideas for the R1T off-road electric pickup, from the tank turn to the one-stop shopping experience to a guides program that pairs customers with their own personal valet inside the company. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3hm1yC4 via IFTTT

But with Red Bull having been spotted unloading from the back of vans a bunch of new parts at the Red Bull Ring, Mercedes says it has already stopped work on developing its 2021 F1 challenger. While Mercedes is convinced that its approach is best for the long term with a view to next year’s all-new cars, it has left the door open for Red Bull to unleash design tweaks that have allowed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hcw80Y via IFTTT

WV appears to have toned down the retro styling touches from a 2017 concept on what it hopes will be the microbus of the 21st century. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3hloQYM via IFTTT

As part of the order, the agency is requiring vehicle, equipment and software manufacturers of ADAS and automated vehicles to report crashes where the system was engaged "during or immediately before the crash." from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/2UTYJ3T via IFTTT

Hella's family owners have not yet short-listed potential buyers for the German automotive lighting supplier. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3h25etH via IFTTT

Rivian has cooked up a number of new ideas for the R1T off-road electric pickup, from the tank turn to the one-stop shopping experience to a guides program that pairs customers with their own personal valet inside the company. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3Aajw30 via IFTTT

Jeep's transition to plug-in hybrids excludes the smaller Wrangler model. By 2022 only four-door plug-in hybrid versions of the large SUV will be sold in Europe. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3AaMjoo via IFTTT

But with Red Bull having been spotted unloading from the back of vans a bunch of new parts at the Red Bull Ring, Mercedes says it has already stopped work on developing its 2021 F1 challenger. While Mercedes is convinced that its approach is best for the long term with a view to next year’s all-new cars, it has left the door open for Red Bull to unleash design tweaks that have allowed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hcw80Y via IFTTT

Legal remedies could include imposing a 25 percent tariff on pickups GM exports from the plant to the U.S. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3heNCtL via IFTTT

The U.S. Senate on June 8 voted 62-38 to approve the funding and to authorize $190 billion intended to boost the country's ability to compete with Chinese technology. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/361JMid via IFTTT

Almost half of 100 automotive manufacturers and more than 17 percent of suppliers are at high risk for a ransomware attack, according to cybersecurity ratings provider Black Kite. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3dkUZi7 via IFTTT

Former Green Beret Michael Taylor said Ghosn's cousin was his wife's sister-in-law, who pressed him to help the former executive. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3hgfsFY via IFTTT

Any film that needed to cover ground as wide as Adolf Hitler being at his parents' wedding, punch-ups at fascist rallies, Formula 1 controversies, the dishing out of $100 million fines and a News of the World sex orgy expose, couldn’t really be anything else. Yet Mosley: It’s Complicated, which is released in cinemas next month, manages to cover the life of former FIA president Max ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3hbI2IB via IFTTT

Mir’s difficulties in qualifying on the Suzuki in 2021 continued at Assen, with the Suzuki rider once again forced to fight his way through from the fourth row of the grid in 10th. With the Suzuki lacking the rear ride height device of its rivals, Mir had to make aggressive moves as he worked his way through the order and managed to salvage his third podium of the season. Mir admits this ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A9Wj0T via IFTTT

It feels as though every race in the last year has thrust Lewis Hamilton on the path to breaking a new Formula 1 record, largely those once-unbelievable records set by Michael Schumacher. We have also included the records Hamilton shares with another driver, some of which he could hold alone in the next few years. Most wins in Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton: 98Michael Schumacher: 91Sebastian ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gmtEMW via IFTTT

The first race of Formula 1’s Austria double-header may not have quite hit the heights of last year’s thriller, but it offered up a very different result. It was a weekend that saw Mercedes soundly beaten - perhaps in the most comprehensive fashion since the start of the V6 hybrid era - by Max Verstappen and face serious questions about its ability to stop the current Red Bull ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3ji5NkR via IFTTT

The Spaniard was locked in a tight fight with McLaren's Lando Norris for fifth place in the Red Bull Ring race, but their battle was interrupted when Sainz got held up when he was lapped by Hamilton. Having been forced to let the second placed-Mercedes through after a switch to hard tyres, Sainz quickly found himself being backed up as the world champion was struggling for pace. Unsure about ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3jifK1L via IFTTT

China's Envision plans to invest up to $2.4 billion in a gigafactory in northern France that would provide 2,500 jobs. Renault said it will take a stake in Verkor to help the start-up design and produce high-performance batteries.  from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3hgOFJu via IFTTT

Most of the industry's biggest parts makers took a revenue hit in the year of the pandemic. The surprising thing is that it wasn't much worse. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3hds0hd via IFTTT

The six-time world champion crashed in qualifying on Saturday and was forced to start from 20th on the grid for Sunday’s 26-lap Dutch TT. One of only three riders to go for the soft rear, Marquez had leaped up to 12th after the first lap and would go on to finish seventh, narrowly pipping Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro after a late battle. The German GP winner expected Assen to be a tougher ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2U1Y13X via IFTTT

The Cupra driver bounced back from a point-less WTCR opener in Germany to bag two top 10 finishes in Portugal to kick start his return to TCR racing’s top tier. Limited by a lack of time in the car, Huff managed to convert a 17th grid berth to ninth in the opening race which was won by current WTCR champion Yann Ehrlacher, driving a Cyan Racing Lynk & Co entry. Huff followed that up ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3ditvtd via IFTTT

It marked Red Bull’s fourth straight F1 victory, extending its lead at the top of both championships as Mercedes was left unable to respond to the pace of its fierce rival, who now looks harder to beat than ever. It left Lewis Hamilton asking Mercedes for an upgrade on his car after the race, only for Toto Wolff to reveal that development of the W12 has stopped, acting as a big story in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3x3Bcvs via IFTTT

The Korean marque appeared to be on course to win this weekend’s Safari Rally as Thierry Neuville dominated the tough Kenya roads before his right rear damper exploded four stages from the finish. It is the third event in succession where suspension frailties have proved costly for the team. Ott Tanak was leading comfortably in previous rallies in Portugal and Sardinia before suspension ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A5qW7D via IFTTT

Aston Martin originally built the Adrian Newey-designed Valkyrie for the new Le Mans 24 Hours Hypercar class as a factory programme, alongside a limited road car version. But soon after a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll bought shares of the struggling British manufacturer, the Hypercar programme was shelved to shift focus on Formula 1, with Stroll's Racing Point team rebranded Aston Martin ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2UN4tw7 via IFTTT

The Australian finished a lowly 13th after a good start from the same position propelled him to ninth was negated by a glitch that forced him to let other drivers past. Ricciardo had already been left frustrated by an unexplained loss of performance in qualifying that left him only 13th on the grid. He made amends with a strong first lap in the race, jumping up to ninth place, behind George ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2UN4rEv via IFTTT

On Monday morning Yamaha announced that it would be parting ways with Vinales at the end of this season, breaking contract one year earlier than planned following a deterioration in the relationship between both parties. Nine-time grand prix motorcycle world champion Rossi doesn’t have a contract with Yamaha for 2022 and admitted last Thursday that it was “very difficult” for him to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3qwrM9g via IFTTT

Production of the Jetta, Taos and Tiguan models will be resumed separately and on different dates starting next week. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3qA6Yh1 via IFTTT

Honda's electric crossover will use GM's Ultium platform and batteries, but Honda will develop the vehicle's body style and interior. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3hbDK3J via IFTTT

Formula 2 championship leader Zhou has conducted regular private testing in F1 cars over the past 12 months in his role with the Alpine Academy, which he joined under its previous Renault guise in 2019. He also currently serves as Alpine's official F1 test driver. Zhou drove last year's Renault F1 car at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi, but will now get a first taste of 2021 machinery when he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2U9ONmo via IFTTT

The trio had to start their Mazda RT24-P at the back of the seven-car DPi field following a change of engine overnight. There was more frustration during the early stages when Jarvis found himself trapped behind Tristan Vautier’s Mustang Sampling/JDC Cadillac. The team’s first slice of good fortune came after 19 laps when a slower car forced Vautier off-line at the Inner Loop, which enabled ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3vVvvOM via IFTTT

Mercedes revealed after its defeat in the Styrian Grand Prix that it has turned off development work on its 2021 car so it can throw all its resources on to its 2022 challenger. With Lewis Hamilton having urged his team after the race on Sunday to try to bring some upgrades to the car, the situation appears to heavily favour Red Bull's title ambitions right now. However, Red Bull team boss ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3dEjXcz via IFTTT

Russell produced a stunning display in qualifying on Saturday to finish 11th, coming within eight-thousandths of a second of a Q3 berth, but he moved into the top 10 anyway thanks to Yuki Tsunoda’s grid penalty. Early contact between Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc promoted Russell into eighth early on, and he held onto the position well. He was the leading midfield runner on mediums ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2U4ClnO via IFTTT

At one point in the race, Busch was dejected and ready to call it a day but he and his #18 Joe Gibbs Racing persevered, emplyoing a fuel-mileage strategy that ultimately provided him his second win of the 2021 season. “Yeah, stuck in fourth gear. About out of gas. Just saving, just riding, playing the strategy the best we could with what was given to us,” Busch said of his race. “Just ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3ydTJ8D via IFTTT

Max Verstappen scored Red Bull’s fourth consecutive victory as Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were left to settle for second and third place, respectively. Verstappen led every single lap and rarely looked troubled at the front of the pack, with Hamilton saying after the race that it was “impossible” to keep up. He had fallen over 17 seconds behind before a late ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3jqGbm1 via IFTTT

Autosport reported on Sunday morning that Vinales was considering quitting Yamaha at the end of the season and take up a ride with Aprilia for 2022 as the relationship between the Spaniard and his team has hit rock bottom.   Vinales was signed by Yamaha in 2017 to replace Ducati-bound Jorge Lorenzo and won three of his first five races on the M1.   But ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xZuQxg via IFTTT

The Ferrari driver had to pit early at the Red Bull Ring after damaging his front wing in a brush with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly on the run out of the first corner. He dropped all the way down to 17th on the road, before pulling off a series of overtaking moves to battle his way up to seventh, one place behind teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. Buoyed by the race pace of his car, just one week from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3heVb3H via IFTTT

Ingram’s Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N was in fourth place with 12 laps remaining, but he made a late move on Tom Oliphant to snatch his second victory of the season. Oliphant, carrying the full 75kg of success ballast on his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330i M Sport following his win in race one, was a gargantuan 2.045 seconds clear of the field at the end of the first lap, but his good ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A5QYb9 via IFTTT

Verstappen edged out Hamilton by two-tenths of a second in qualifying on Saturday to take pole, leaving the Mercedes driver uncertain of his chances of overtaking come race day. Verstappen duly delivered a dominant display, leading every single lap of the race to score his fourth victory of the season and extend his lead at the top of the drivers’ championship to 18 points. Hamilton was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/369Vmbr via IFTTT

Verstappen beat Hamilton away from the startline and extended a healthy lead. Despite encountering some brake issues, he recorded his fourth victory of the season, finishing well clear of Hamilton – who pitted late on to take the point for fastest lap. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez passed the McLaren of Lando Norris for third after 10 laps but lost his podium spot to Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2TaQDmO via IFTTT

At the start, Verstappen and Hamilton leapt off the line in unison, with the Red Bull driver coming across to cover the inside line into Turn 1. As the leading duo raced clear up front, Sergio Perez put Lando Norris under huge pressure for third place through the opening corners, but the McLaren driver was able to rebuff the second Red Bull and even had a look around the outside of Hamilton at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3jjwKVa via IFTTT

Russell started the race 10th for Williams and moved up to eighth early on after Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly made contact on the opening lap. The Williams driver was able to hold position, keeping the likes of Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda behind, and even closed up on Fernando Alonso for seventh towards the end of the first stint. But after Williams informed Russell that it was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3djcDCQ via IFTTT

Vinales has been at the centre of a silly season bombshell this weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix after news emerged from the paddock that he could be leaving Yamaha at the end of the season and joining Aprilia for 2022. The Spaniard does have a contract with Yamaha that runs to the end of 2022, signed at the beginning of last year, but the relationship between both parties has soured this ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3qtILsM via IFTTT

Quartararo was robbed of a victory at the Spanish GP in May when he suffered arm pump in his right arm which required surgery following the Jerez race. He hasn’t had many issues with his arm since, but the physical nature of the Assen track this weekend meant he “struggled” during the Dutch GP. Taking the lead on the opening lap, Quartararo was forced to spend several tours stuck ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gZyy4d via IFTTT

All the talk ahead of the Dutch TT centred on Vinales, who is sensationally considering quitting Yamaha at the end of 2021 to take up a seat with Aprilia as the relationship between the Spaniard and his team has deteriorated this season. Poleman Vinales got a good launch off the line but had his nose chopped by team-mate Quartararo, who grabbed the holeshot into Turn 1 as Vinales dropped behind ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3jjAIgI via IFTTT

The reigning world champion inherited the outright lead with only one of the attritional 18 stages remaining in an impressive comeback, having dropped almost two and half minutes behind on Friday due to a suspension issue. The Toyota driver set a strong pace taking three stage wins on Saturday clawing back time to his Hyundai rivals Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak that both lost ground due to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/35SMyX4 via IFTTT

While poleman Dan Rowbottom let his revs drop too far and struggled away from the start, Oliphant lit things up in his rear-wheel-drive, West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330i M Sport to surge from fourth on the grid into the lead by Paddock Hill Bend. Aiden Moffat was another rear-driven racer on a mission, and the Scot, from fifth on the grid, sailed his Laser Tools Racing Infiniti Q50 around the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3jkFvyu via IFTTT

The rookie looks set to join team-mate Remy Gardner at Tech3 in MotoGP next year and brushed off his crash out of the German GP with an emphatic victory at Assen. Aron Canet grabbed the lead off the line on his Aspar Kalex, while Sam Lowes and Remy Gardner traded second spot at the Dulkersloot right-hander at Turn 11. Marc VDS rider Lowes scythed through on Canet at the end of the opening ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2U709Hy via IFTTT

The Frenchman had started the 2021 campaign strongly, with a run of Q3 performances in Imola, Portugal and Spain – with a top five place in the latter. However, he failed to make it out of Q2 in Monaco, Baku and France, and in Styria this weekend he had his worst qualifying performance of the season so far as he was out in Q1 to start 17th on the grid. Ocon said that there was no ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3x0Gqbj via IFTTT

Leclerc bounced back from his nightmare race in France to qualify seventh in Austria but, despite a near perfect lap, he was left frustrated by an almost "scary" gap of over 0.3s to McLaren's Lando Norris, who was fourth. Teammate Carlos Sainz struggled with a lack of front-end grip, and had to settle for 12th on the grid. "We're actually very happy with my lap," said Leclerc. "I put ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3y1aJyr via IFTTT

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There was drama before the race had even got underway, after Race Direction slapped six riders – Jaume Masia, Lorenzo Fellon, Yuki Kunii, Andi Farid Izdihar, Joel Kelso and Takuma Matsuyama – with ride through penalties for irresponsible riding. Romano Fenati also had a double long-lap penalty to serve after an incident in practice and tried to break away early on when he grabbed the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3qtyA7u via IFTTT

Bottas spun his Mercedes W12 car while trying to pull away from his pitbox in second gear during practice for the Styrian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon. Mechanics from McLaren helped turn Bottas's car around so he could get out on-track, but the team was quick to air its complaint to F1 race director Michael Masi via the public radio. The stewards investigated the incident and handed Bottas ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A6j59V via IFTTT

Russell qualified an encouraging 11th for the Styrian GP, missing out on progressing to Q3 by just 0.008s. However an impeding penalty for Yuki Tsunoda means that he will start 10th, as the first driver with a free choice of tyres. The Englishman showed very impressive race pace on Friday, suggesting that he could be a dark horse this afternoon given that he is not obliged to start on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A5fhGb via IFTTT

The nine-time MotoGP race winner has a contract with Yamaha that runs to the end of the 2022 season, but the relationship between Vinales and Yamaha has soured in recent weeks. The Dutch Grand Prix poleman suffered his worst ever weekend as a MotoGP rider last time out in Germany, where he qualified 21st and finished last while team-mate Fabio Quartararo was on the podium in third. This ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2Sw7lgb via IFTTT

Tyres have played a critical role during 2021, not least in the delicate competitive balance between Mercedes and Red Bull. Thus a change for the 10th race of the season that potentially makes a lot of valuable knowledge obsolete is not a small matter. As of now nobody, including Pirelli and the teams, knows how the change will play out. The new tyres have not been run on track, and won’t be ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3jmWFvd via IFTTT

The FIA informed teams ahead of this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix that it would be moving to slow down pitstop times on safety grounds from next month’s race in Hungary, forcing teams to remove some automated procedures. The move was made on safety grounds and welcomed by some teams, but Red Bull - the fastest team in the pits this season - called the decision ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2T1Hxc5 via IFTTT

Larson had worked furiously late in the race to get around Bowman, who had grabbed the lead on a restart on Lap 112 of 130. Larson finally got in front of Bowman with four laps remaining and appeared to be on his way to his fifth win of the 2021 season when he suddenly slowed exiting Turn 2 of the final lap with a flat left-front tyre. Larson’s #5 Chevrolet ended up slamming into the Turn ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A0ZXKD via IFTTT

Neuville had been the class of the field having built up a 57.4s lead over 13 of the 18 stages on Kenya’s brutal gravel and sandy roads and was favourite to win the iconic African event on its WRC return after a 19-year hiatus.  After a brave drive to maintain his lead in yesterday’s rain-hit final stage, the Belgian’s victory hopes disintegrated in an instant on the first of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3ji7oXH via IFTTT

Rowbottom, in just his second BTCC season, moved to the top of the times with six minutes remaining, and a couple of minutes later the sister Civic Type R of three-time champion Gordon Shedden joined him on the front row, just 0.005 seconds adrift. While Rowbottom is running without success ballast, the performance looks extremely impressive in light of established star Shedden carrying just ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3diZdqp via IFTTT

The Brit, who won the 2019 season finale at Brands Hatch and finished third in the drivers standings, started as she meant to go on in her Racing X sponsored car with a decisive victory in Austria at the first race of the season. In a race peppered with collisions and spins, Powell held onto the lead, winning ahead of compatriot Sarah Moore, driving for Scuderia W, who started in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xW6nsB via IFTTT

Neuville produced a measured drive in his Hyundai Motorsport i20 over the afternoon’s first two stages, extending his rally lead over Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta to 35 seconds. However, just when the drivers appeared to be finding their feet on Kenya’s tough gravel roads, heavy rain hit, punishing the latter runners on the final 31.04km stage. Neuville took risks, and while he lost 35.1s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A0XiQW via IFTTT

Verstappen opened up a 12-point lead over Lewis Hamilton at the top of the F1 drivers' championship with victory in France last weekend, passing for the win with two laps to go. Hamilton made regular reference to Red Bull's straightline speed performance at Paul Ricard, saying that Mercedes could not compete. The performance by Red Bull in France came after the introduction of a new power ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A0TmzN via IFTTT

Race Direction has had to strengthen its penalties for Moto3 riders to try and dissuade what they deem as irresponsible riding in qualifying practice sessions, whereby a rider is deliberately riding slow and backing out of laps in order to look for a tow. However, this has been an issue which has affected the MotoGP grid in recent races, most notably last time out in Germany and at Mugello last ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xQ3l98 via IFTTT

Hamilton entered the race weekend looking to bounce back from a late defeat to Verstappen in France last Sunday, but struggled to match his pace through practice on Friday. Hamilton managed to top FP3 for Mercedes, only for Verstappen to hit back in qualifying as he produced two laps good enough for pole position, ultimately finishing two-tenths clear of the field. Valtteri Bottas took ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3x2PkVQ via IFTTT

Verstappen will start ahead of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Lando Norris (McLaren) 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.  Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) was second quickest in Q3, but his grid drop for spinning in the pitlane in practice demotes him to fifth. Styrian ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xXlmm8 via IFTTT

Verstappen will start alongside Hamilton on the front row as Bottas will take a three place grid penalty for his FP2 pitlane spin, with the trio the only top 10 runners getting through Q3 on the medium tyres, with which they will start Sunday’s race. At the end of Q3, Verstappen set two laps that were good enough for pole, but it was his 1m03.841s time from his first run that clinched ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3vVY0vx via IFTTT

Vinales endured the worst weekend of his MotoGP career last time out in Germany when he qualified 21st and finished last, but rebounded in emphatic fashion to claim his first pole of 2021 by just 0.071 seconds. Vinales set the early benchmark at a 1m32.413s, with Q1 pacesetter Johann Zarco and Pol Espargaro on the Honda falling in behind the Yamaha rider. While Vinales bailed for pitlane ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2UFbJtY via IFTTT

Sutton, who is carrying the maximum success ballast of 75kg into the weekend on his Laser Tools Racing Infiniti Q50, popped in a lap on a new-tyre run that was 0.236 seconds clear of his previous best to vault to the top of the times. The Infiniti finished the lunchtime session, in which all the serious runners improved on their earlier best, 0.046s ahead of the Team Dynamics Honda Civic Type R ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3A3lfaz via IFTTT

F1 is set to return to Austin in October after the COVID-19 pandemic forced last year’s race to be cancelled. The track is planning to stage its usual concert events, announcing performances from Billy Joel and Twenty One Pilots, and is braced for a bumper crowd amid F1’s surging interest levels in the United States. COTA chairman Bobby Epstein believes this year’s United States Grand ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3qAhYew via IFTTT

W Series is making its debut on the Formula 1 bill at the Red Bull Ring this weekend and you might think that this is the first time an all-female line-up has graced the same asphalt as a Grand Prix. But, as we’re not even through the first paragraph of an article about women-only GP supports, you are right to think that the brainchild of Catherine Bond Muir is only the latest in a long and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xQz3mA via IFTTT

The world champion ended the session with a 0.204s advantage over his title rival, but Verstappen’s final laps were disrupted by traffic and he had a fractionally faster personal best deleted for running too wide at the final corner on his last go. Most of the pack remained in the pits when the one-hour session got underway, with only the Haas cars taking to the track in the early stages – ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3h576kp via IFTTT

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Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin have been involved in several incidents while battling this year, including in Monaco, Baku and France. After Schumacher was forced wide by Mazepin in a move at Paul Ricard last weekend, the German said that it might be time for him to get his elbows out and be more forceful with his teammate. But despite his drivers not seeing eye-to-eye over their ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3zZEt0G via IFTTT

Fernandez stepped up to the intermediate class with Aki Ajo’s squad for 2021 and has taken the Moto2 championship by storm, winning twice in the first eight races of the campaign. His current Ajo Moto2 team-mate Remy Gardner was announced as a Tech3 MotoGP rider for 2022 earlier this month, with Fernandez linked to the second seat at Herve Poncharal’s team. However, KTM Motorsport Boss ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xTiCWO via IFTTT

The FIA issued a note earlier this week announcing a clampdown on pitstop procedures in a bid to slow them down after some teams raised safety concerns. From the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards, F1 teams must ensure that the response of the car being lowered from its jacks and released from its pitbox are based on human reaction times instead of using automated systems. The move was welcomed by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3dgCE5w via IFTTT

A week after qualifying 21st and finishing last at the Sachsenring in his worst-ever MotoGP weekend, Vinales has been in imperious form across the Assen round so far by topping all three practice sessions and easing straight through to Q2. The forecasted rain for FP3 didn’t materialise on Saturday morning, firmly opening the door for improvements to be made on the combined order in deciding ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3qtbpu1 via IFTTT

The Hyundai driver kicked off the day with his fourth stage win before Sebastien Ogier took the spoils in the following two tests as the Toyota driver continued to edge closer to the podium battle. Neuville’s stage win came despite a close call with zebras as wildlife became a factor for all the crews with several drivers having to brake hard to avoid animals on the trio of fast and open ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2Tb0vNp via IFTTT

Pedrosa made his MotoGP debut in 2006 with Honda and raced his entire premier class career with the Japanese marque, winning 36 races and finishing runner-up in the standings on three occasions. The double 250cc world champion and one-time 125cc title winner retired from MotoGP at the end of the 2018 season and took up a role as KTM’s official test rider. Pedrosa’s work as test rider has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gX2C0r via IFTTT

With Red Bull and Mercedes locked in an ultra-tight fight for this year’s F1 championship, the scrutiny on the strengths and weaknesses of both their cars has increased dramatically. Hamilton has fuelled intrigue about what Red Bull are doing this year with several remarks related to the team and car: including its ‘bendy’ rear wing, the early removal of tyre blankets and its straightline ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3vXmi8K via IFTTT

Russell has starred for Williams since making his F1 debut with the team in 2019 despite its on-track struggles, but is out of contract at the end of the season. Mercedes has worked with Russell as one of its junior drivers since 2017, and is known to be considering him for a promotion up to its senior F1 squad for next year. Lewis Hamilton is widely expected to sign a new deal with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3ddR1I8 via IFTTT