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Those hoping that Max Verstappen's challengers would use the three-hour tinkering time between the Austria sprint race and grand prix qualifying to close the gap might feel, to put it lightly, a little downbeat.A frisson of excitement permeated the Red Bull Ring on Saturday as the field was compressed within 0.798 seconds after Q1, intimating that the battle for pole might be a closely run affair ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zO8uSgh via IFTTT

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says the Formula 1 team cannot risk its on-track fortunes being disrupted by needless spats like that between Jos Verstappen and Christian Horner.Fresh talk of an internal political battle within Red Bull erupted at the Austrian Grand Prix when Verstappen, the father of driver Max, spoke out against Horner in the wake of a bust-up over his involvement in a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/deJMvUf via IFTTT

A scant 0.093 seconds separated Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in their Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying laps, as the two once again start on the front row.The duo were separated by less than two-tenths throughout their sole SQ3 laps, the gap only growing between them during the mid-corner phase, and the superior traction of the McLaren out of corners could only mitigate the gap rather than ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/E9AxyVd via IFTTT

Facing lackluster growth in EV sales, luxury marques are leaning heavier than ever on upscale golf and tennis events to promote the pricey vehicles. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/9cINde7 via IFTTT

RB is set to start the Austrian Grand Prix weekend with its Formula 1 cars running in split specifications to understand why its Spain upgrade package failed to deliver.The Italian squad sought to consolidate its sixth position in the constructors' championship and close the gap to Aston Martin in the points with its wide-ranging updates.The team added revised sidepods and a new engine cover to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AxC6KM1 via IFTTT

Reports by Autosport saying Joan Mir is set to stay with Honda in MotoGP for two more years came as some surprise given the misery of the past two seasons.To say the last three years for Mir have been brutal would be something of an understatement.The 2020 world champion was nearing renewing with Suzuki, with whom he won the title, early in 2022 when the Japanese brand made its shock decision to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LUt36MN via IFTTT

Audi has offered a first proper update of the progress it is making with its new Formula 1 engine, saying it is already covering race distances in dyno tests.The German manufacturer is gearing up for a works entry in 2026 when it will officially replace the Sauber team on the grid.And while it has kept relatively low-key so far in revealing how far advanced work was at its Neuburg headquarters, on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/h0Nyzbl via IFTTT

The lead of the GB3 Championship was passed around between three drivers during the course of the series’ first venture to the Hungaroring as the season reached its halfway mark.As has been the case so often on GB3’s international trips over the past two years, Hitech looked to hold the upper hand, and it was Chinese driver Gerrard Xie who set the pace by landing two pole positions in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YeBkXs7 via IFTTT

When it comes to Formula 1 car upgrades, it is always more exciting when there is a new wing, or sidepod concept, to get your teeth stuck into.But, with Red Bull, in particular, getting close to the development ceiling of what is possible with the RB20, it is having to look at much finer details in its quest to find gains.And a close look at where it has been playing around with things so far this ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bLu39t2 via IFTTT

A 2024 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 and 2022 Rolls-Royce Cullinan worth a combined $620,000 were stolen in Florida via texts changing delivery drivers' instructions. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/xtHIkK4 via IFTTT

Five months ago it looked like the safest seat in Red Bull's Formula 1 stable. An eight-time race winner parked at RB, while offering its A-team an insurance policy.After all, Daniel Ricciardo was a known quantity to Red Bull and in fact was listed by team principal Christian Horner as his favourite driver in the squad's history.Horner was instrumental in bringing him in out of the cold midway ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UGKTwfP via IFTTT

Jorge Martin’s manager says Ducati “now has the opportunity to demonstrate that it keeps intact those values it stands for” by fully supporting him in the 2024 MotoGP title fight.Championship leader Martin will leave the Ducati stable at the end of the current season, after the marque went against its original plan to promote him to the factory team in 2025.Ducati’s decision to promote ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jwy2FlQ via IFTTT

Max Verstappen may have won Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix, but the fact that McLaren is now breathing down Red Bull's neck does not make him comfortable.The early-season dominance, where Verstappen seemed able to canter to easy wins, is now a distant memory as rivals have clearly closed in thanks to in-season upgrades. Recent wins have also perhaps been down more to his driving than any enormous ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FtfQEGZ via IFTTT

Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen will make his Goodwood Festival of Speed debut next month as part of a major Red Bull presence at the event.Verstappen is due to drive the RB16B, in which he claimed the first of his F1 titles in 2021, up the famous hill at Goodwood on the Sunday of the 11-14 July event - and this car is one of seven Red Bull F1 models scheduled to be in action.This will ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pYzOKyN via IFTTT

Home Formula 1 heroes Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso sparked an intriguing debate at Barcelona last weekend – around the context of Red Bull’s shock near-defeat to McLaren, does the venue still provide the ultimate test of car performance?Thanks to its old position as regular pre-season test venue, its place on the calendar consistently for the last 33 years and regular hosting of non-F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/x2V3TsL via IFTTT

The Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck shut down for 26 seconds, but driver Romain Dumas was able to reset it and still log the fastest time. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/TEiImS1 via IFTTT

Alpine has made a late bid to try to secure Carlos Sainz’s services for next year as it pushes to move up the Formula 1 grid, Autosport can reveal.Just as it appeared that Sainz had been left with a straight choice between Williams and Sauber/Audi in terms of securing a seat for next year, sources have revealed that serious talks have now ramped up with Alpine.It has even been suggested that an ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nsFJOzA via IFTTT

NASCAR waited out a delay of over two hours in the final stage on Sunday and mandated teams ran the final 77 competitive laps on wet weather tyres.Twice under caution, teams were allowed to fit new sets of wets with non-competitive pit stops, but organisers never felt the track dried enough to allow teams to return to slick tyres.Although Christopher Bell led the final 64 laps of the 305 journey ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/elF0b5q via IFTTT

McLaren now has the best package in Formula 1 and is not suffering fluctuations that even Red Bull is enduring, reckons Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. While Lando Norris was beaten to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, the pace he was able to show as he closed in on winner Max Verstappen highlighted the progress his team has made. And for Sainz, the fact that McLaren’s MCL38 does not appear to have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/teRyc8g via IFTTT

Tomoki Nojiri was declared the winner of a shortened Sugo Super Formula race that featured just two laps of green-flag running in treacherous conditions.The start of the race was delayed following a crash in warm-up for Naoki Yamamoto at the final corner, with the Nakajima Racing driver falling foul of the standing water that had built up as a result of persistent rain since the start of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IuN5OBq via IFTTT

George Russell says his Mercedes Formula 1 team is "the most confident we have been" in three years over its recent on-track performance.Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton locked out the second row in Spain, two weeks after Russell clinched his second career pole and the squad's first podium of the season in Canada.Hamilton qualified three tenths behind polesitter Lando Norris and world champion ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BduyL4K via IFTTT

The FIA sees no need to intervene in Formula 1's latest flexi-wing intrigue, Autosport has learned, despite teams openly admitting they need to push the boundaries to be competitive.A recent shift of front wing design direction from Mercedes - which has seen its front wing adopt a greater degree of flexibility to help deliver balance gains - has re-opened the debate about what teams can and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hleiYaV via IFTTT

Max Verstappen’s build up to the Spanish Grand Prix involved a detour this week as he conducted a private test in a 2022 Formula 1 car at Imola.After completing some promotional work in France on Tuesday, he travelled south that evening to Imola for some running on Wednesday in an RB18, before jetting across to Barcelona for Thursday’s media day.While teams regularly host 2022 car tests, these ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hFgN45B via IFTTT

Ferrari has managed to get its latest Formula 1 upgrades ready for the Spanish Grand Prix as it bids to bounce back from its Canada struggles. Even before the team’s changes are formally confirmed in the FIA submission document ahead of opening free practice, the modifications to its sidepods, 'Cobra' winglets alongside the cockpit and rear wing have stood out in visual terms. The push comes ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DCSU0IW via IFTTT

Alpine has announced the return of former Renault Formula 1 team boss Flavio Briatore in an advisory role, 14 years after he was dismissed for his part in “Crashgate.”Following weeks of speculation that Alpine was sounding out Briatore about a role in the squad as it evaluates its F1 future, the French manufacturer confirmed on Friday morning that the Italian had taken on a formal position.A ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/N0MhpgE via IFTTT

Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly said it ‘didn’t feel right’ to attend the Le Mans 24 Hours in casual clothing as he revealed his ambition to compete in the sportscar epic.Gasly and Alpine F1 team-mate Esteban Ocon were in attendance at last week’s 92nd running of the French endurance classic, where the Renault-owned squad made its Hypercar return with the new A424 LMDh prototype.Frenchman ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/X6MUKn2 via IFTTT

The 2024 F1 season is well underway, and fans will soon get to experience running their own Formula 1 team. The latest game in the F1 Manager franchise has been announced and will allow fans to become the next Toto Wolff, Christian Horner or Fred Vasseur as they take on the responsibility for their own team. Formula 1 and Frontier Developments have revealed the release date for F1 Manager 2024 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UCy7Zjm via IFTTT

Spencer Dinwiddie is suing Wires Only, which was featured on the reality show "Million Dollar Wheels," over a deal involving a 2022 Ferrari SF90 and a 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/0rOeLZn via IFTTT

After recent record-breaking years with sell-outs and bumper attendances, British Grand Prix promoters are facing a last-minute push to find buyers for the final Formula 1 tickets.But while there is no alarm that some seats may remain empty next month – and estimates of a weekend crowd of 465,000-470,000 are still something other venues would be jealous of – it marks an interesting reflection ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uOhGrSx via IFTTT

Aston Martin Formula 1 reserve Felipe Drugovich hopes his Le Mans 24 Hours debut will “open some doors”, as he debates remaining in sportscar racing or returning to single-seaters.Drugovich made his first appearance in the French endurance classic last weekend as he joined Action Express Racing at the wheel of a factory Cadillac V-Series.R in the Hypercar class.Together with IMSA SportsCar ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QaVYc2H via IFTTT

Carlos Sainz continues to keep his cards close to his chest when it comes to making a call about where he will drive in the 2025 Formula 1 season after his Ferrari exit.The Spaniard's shortlist appears to have been reduced to two teams: Williams or Audi, which will join F1 in 2026 while it continues to run under its Sauber guise next year.But which team should Sainz pick? Our writers give their ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/I57rPX1 via IFTTT

McLaren has faith that the low-speed gains it has unlocked with recent upgrades do not mean that its MCL38 will be worse off at fast tracks like Barcelona.The Woking-based squad’s recent cars have typically excelled in high-speed corners, but there has been a shift in the characteristics of its 2024 challenger off the back of upgrades that arrived at Miami.It found that, while performance was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9xW3EeT via IFTTT

Tesla fans at the company's shareholder meeting congratulated Musk on the $56 billion pay package they just approved and thanked him for helping humanity. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/uWskdMK via IFTTT

Apple’s Formula 1 film has been given a release date of 25 June 2025, as the production continues shooting footage at 2024 F1 events following delays caused by last year’s Hollywood actors’ strike.The film, which remains untitled and is being directed by Joseph Kosinski following the success of 'Top Gun: Maverick' and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, had been slated for release in June next ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QhiIpvO via IFTTT

Gasly and Ocon both scored points in Montreal amid some unease over a late position swap.But the fact that both drivers ended up in the top 10 was already a positive result for Alpine after a disappointing qualifying result for Ocon.Ocon went out in the first stage of qualifying in 18th, missing the cut to Q2 by a tenth and a half compared to Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly.As well as dealing with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1Xan0yu via IFTTT

Sunday night’s race was the first for the Cup series at the track, which had hosted Xfinity, Truck, ARCA and IndyCar rounds previously.In a race where teams were wary of tyre wear – and several paid the price by hitting the wall – Blaney and his #12 Penske Ford team mastered the strategy.On the final caution of the race, Blaney was first out of the pits having taken two new right-side tyres ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hDOkSdj via IFTTT

Porsche was deemed as the favourite to take victory in the 92nd edition of the French endurance classic, having won two out of three World Endurance Championship rounds in 2024, the #6 factory Porsche squad in Qatar and the #12 Jota Porsche effort at Spa, and also looked rapid in testing and qualifying at La Sarthe.Toyota’s technical director David Floury was even quoted as saying that Porsche ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2wtvc9f via IFTTT

As part of an effort to make F1 cars smaller and lighter, Pirelli agreed to reduce the front tyre width by 25mm and the rear tyre width by 30mm. The tyres themselves will also become smaller in diameter, going from the current 720mm diameter to 705-710mm, although F1 will still be using 18-inch wheels.Despite the reduced tyre sizes the FIA is not projecting Pirelli's new tyres to be significantly ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/v1SGwpc via IFTTT

The factory #6 Porsche Penske 963 of Laurens Vanthoor was circulating a few seconds clear of the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID driven by Ryo Hirakawa after 18 hours of racing at Le Mans, with marshals still replacing the barriers at Indianapolis under the caution period.Heart of Racing driver Daniel Mancinelli was being lapped by the #51 Ferrari LMH car when the Italian lost control of the #27 Aston ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZIP4v7y via IFTTT

The Triple Eight duo led from the start, Feeney from pole position and Brown for third on the grid, the pair split by a fired-up Brodie Kostecki.Points leader Brown shadowed his younger team-mate in the opening half of the 48-lap journey, but Feeney’s three-lap-earlier pitstop allowed him to stretch a nearly 3s lead. Brown chipped away at the gap in the final 20 laps, but at the flag Feeney was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/68jS2PG via IFTTT

As the race entered its second half, incessant rainfall meant that the race director kept the safety car out for an extended period.The #2 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-Series.R – which was third at the halfway point – took a nose change that meant IndyCar champion Alex Palou tumbled back to ninth.Besides that, there were barely any major changes in race order across the three hours since the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zvup6WO via IFTTT

Aitken is taking part in the World Endurance Championship classic for the third time, having contested it with the LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing squad in 2022 before joining the Action Express Racing (rebranded Whelen Engineering Racing at Le Mans) Cadillac squad in IMSA.He was at the wheel for the race start at Circuit de la Sarthe last year. However, he was caught out by the damp track at the Daytona ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VT6XzN3 via IFTTT

From second on the grid Feeney (Triple Eight Chevrolet Camaro) had to follow polesitter James Golding (PremiAir Racing Chevrolet) for the opening three laps before finding a gap at Turn 6, and building a lead of up to three seconds.As the opposition pitted, Feeney waited until mid-race to make his mandatory stop, emerging with a lead of 1.62s. By the end of 48 laps his winning margin was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TrtSzxu via IFTTT

The #12 Jota entry was put through its paces on the Le Mans-Arnage Airport adjacent to the track on Friday evening by Callum Ilott, who crashed the car in second free practice for the centrepiece World Endurance Championship round on Wednesday night.It followed a record-breaking build of a 963 by the British Jota squad: team principal Sam Hignett revealed that it normally takes three weeks to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tzRrNHQ via IFTTT

Shawn Fain hoped to close the door on the UAW's scandal-plagued past, but a new investigation into alleged misconduct could erode member trust and hamper organizing efforts. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/fIr3t2V via IFTTT

In this week’s edition of Autosport magazine, out today (13 June), Jake Boxall-Legge explains how McLaren narrowly missed a couple of chances to beat Red Bull after a stellar performance from Lando Norris. George Russell also had a chance in a rejuvenated Mercedes, but got involved in a little too much drama.While we wait to see whether a genuine 2024 championship fight is really about to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/X0KDPML via IFTTT

As revealed by Autosport on Wednesday, the Spaniard will end his three-year stint with Aprilia, which has yielded one grand prix victory in Austin this year and a total of seven podium finishes.He will join the structure currently managed by Tech3 and KTM’s parent company Pierer Mobility group, which currently competes under the GasGas banner, but will be rebranded under the KTM marque.Vinales ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Egma7ys via IFTTT

After racing the wingless 9X8 during its first season back in the World Endurance Championship and the opening round of the 2024 campaign in Qatar, Peugeot introduced a new version of its car from the Imola 6 Hours onwards.Despite now featuring a wing, the machine produces less drag and has better top speed as a consequence, which #93 entry driver Jean-Eric Vergne says will be instrumental in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dHYzhWM via IFTTT

With the FIA having taken teams by surprise last week in revealing details of what has been laid out for F1's next rules revolution, the state of the draft rules caused some unease in the Montreal paddock.Amid a consensus that the performance of the cars falls short of what F1 needs – with the current ideas making them too fast on the straights and too slow in the corners – revisions are now ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/P0qwHxf via IFTTT

Audi is partnering with a boutique hotel in California's Sonoma County to provide EVs that guests can use to explore the area. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/nPQO4ct via IFTTT

Takashi Takano says Japan’s so-called hostage justice system and its “inhumane” bail conditions compelled Carlos Ghosn, the once venerated chairman of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi automotive empire, to flee in 2019. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/cMjtAru via IFTTT

Although a scrappy race from George Russell and Lewis Hamilton ultimately meant the chances of a victory from pole position slipped through its grasp, a deeper dive of its weekend pace has prompted the competition to reappraise where it sees Mercedes in the pecking order.As McLaren team principal Andrea Stella admitted, Mercedes is now delivering a car that in dry conditions at least appears to be ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iDREHzG via IFTTT

Jeep has been No. 1 in the annual survey every year since it started in 2002, while Ford repeated as No. 2 for the second year in a row. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/gYCiNxE via IFTTT

Police in Fort Myers, Fla., arrested a woman who called 911 to say she was stealing a car from a dealership and wanted to do it legally. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/jNaV8lu via IFTTT

The best F1 driver in history is a debate that has, and will continue to, rage as long as Formula 1 exists, but we look at who the best drivers are statistically. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st position, celebrates on arrival in Parc Ferme Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images 1. Lewis Hamilton - 103 wins First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix World Championships: 7 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8xMG30W via IFTTT

Following a number of trying race weekends where Aston Martin appeared to have slipped to sixth in the pecking order, the Silverstone-based team bounced back with a stronger qualifying performance in Montreal.Alonso qualified sixth just 0.228s shy of Mercedes' polesitter George Russell, who beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen in a dead heat in a scintillating Q3 shootout.The tiny gap between Russell ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yqOzlGP via IFTTT

Key outlines for the 2026 F1 rules were released to the media on Thursday, although it became apparent that multiple F1 teams were concerned about certain aspects of the draft regulations – particularly those governing the application of active aero.It was initially unclear whether the X-mode activation, where the car's front and rear wings enter a lower-drag state in defined straights, would be ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2kVDU9w via IFTTT

Qualifying in Montreal produced a historic moment when Russell and Verstappen set exactly the same time in Q3, a 1m12.000s, that left them tied but gave pole to the Mercedes driver.What happens when two F1 drivers set the same lap time in qualifying?The fourth paragraph of article 39.4 of the FIA F1 Sporting Regulations states: “If two or more drivers set identical times during Q1, Q2 or Q3 or ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/w5Ddm14 via IFTTT

Villeneuve, the 1997 F1 world champion, caused a stir in Montreal when he told Sky that he did not know why Ricciardo, an eight-time grand prix winner, was still around the sport.He said: "Why is he still in F1? We're hearing the same thing for the last five years. We have to 'make the car better for him, poor him.' No. You're in F1. If you can't cut it, go home."But Ricciardo delivered the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Z4tYHik via IFTTT

The German manufacturer has been struggling with a car that does not perform consistently well across both high- and low-speed corners.The team has found that if it improves its speed in one type of turn, then the other suffers. So, for example, a good set-up to eradicate low-speed understeer would result in the car enduring oversteer in the fast stuff.Key to getting on top of this problem is ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MNxBlUF via IFTTT

"Max Verstappen won the 2026 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix after using his +0.5 MJs on his final lap and deploying his MOM [manual override mode]."Is this the frightful prospect that F1 fans could be faced with, judging by the proposed regulations for 2026?The release, which FIA Single Seater Technical Director Nikolas Tombazis called a "moderate revolution", seems as confusing as the oxymoron he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/q1vba6c via IFTTT

The reigning series champion enjoyed a successful event at Knockhill last weekend, where he won four of the six Legends races as both the clockwise and anti-clockwise layouts of the Scottish circuit were used.Those triumphs take his 2024 tally to 10 victories and move him one clear of Dan Brown, who in turn knocked Piers Grange - now down to third - off first place last week. Black's success ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HQ2GJoy via IFTTT

The Spaniard is weighing up offers he has from Sauber/Audi and Williams for next season, with the door now officially closed on a move to Red Bull, and understood to be shut at Mercedes too.Wild speculation in the Spanish media on Thursday suggested that Sainz had made his decision and that a contract had been signed.But speaking ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, Sainz said that was far from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wIMiVxY via IFTTT

This year’s event has been heavily disrupted by wet weather, with numerous races having to be cancelled and rescheduled for other days.No racing took place on Tuesday as rain disruption forced the Superstock and Supertwin races to be postponed.Only the Supertwin race ran on Wednesday as rain later in the day forced the Superstock contest to be pushed back to Thursday.Thursday’s schedule was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ThS0n9K via IFTTT

On Wednesday 5 June, Ducati officially announced it had signed eight-time world champion Marquez to a two-year factory deal – confirming Autosport reports earlier in the week.It came as Marquez forced Ducati management into a U-turn on its decision to promote Jorge Martin to the factory squad, after the former said no to the prospect of racing for Pramac with a works bike.FEATURE: The immediate ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kDvWKEe via IFTTT

Pajari and co-driver Enni Malkonen will step up from driving Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car in WRC2 to pilot a fourth GR Yaris Rally1 at the gravel rally that will make its WRC debut from 18-21 July.The news comes just days after the pair claimed their second career WRC2 win after finishing sixth overall at last weekend’s round in Sardinia.Pajari has emerged as one of the WRC’s bright young ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7QoCt5d via IFTTT

Organisers had already been forced to activate their road closure contingency for this Thursday due to Tuesday’s racing being cancelled because of poor weather.Originally, Tuesday’s Supertwin and Superstock races were moved to Wednesday, while Wednesday’s Supersport and Sidecar contests were postponed to Thursday.Isle of Man TT 2024 race reports: Road racingIsle of Man TT 2024 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QTIiPFa via IFTTT

Tuesday was meant to see the running of the first Superstock and Supertwin races of the 2024 TT.But a lengthy delay forced the Superstock contest to be indefinitely postponed while the Supertwin contest was pushed back from 2pm BST to 7:40pm.However, it was eventually cancelled after a solo warm-up lap on Tuesday evening revealed the course was still too damp in place for racing to be held ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TSb2gZt via IFTTT

Tuesday 4 June marks the third race day of the 2024 Isle of Man TT, after action kicked off last Saturday with the opening Supersport and Sidecar contests of the event.Racing continued on Sunday with a dramatic six-lap Superbike TT won by Peter Hickman.Tuesday’s schedule at the Isle of Man is due to see the first Superstock race of the event and the opening Supertwin contest.That was originally ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2g8RVof via IFTTT

There is reason for long-term optimism related to full EVs, however. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/T4Vmd9Q via IFTTT

In recent weeks, Ducati developed an ideal scenario for the next two years in MotoGP. In the eyes of its executives, this would play well with eight-time world champion Marc Marquez and current standings leader Jorge Martin, whose renewals became a priority once Francesco Bagnaia was secured in March.The idea was to promote Martin to the factory team, as Bagnaia's team-mate, and place Marquez at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AiGwu5K via IFTTT

Quartararo has intermittently suffered from arm pump throughout his premier class career, with the Frenchman famously plummeting from first to 13th in the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix.Yamaha has made a number of changes on its M1 challenger over the past 12 months and, while Quartararo has repeatedly hailed the Japanese marque for bringing new developments, he feels one unintended consequence of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XeDdQbl via IFTTT

Blaney, the reigning Cup champion, looked primed to pick up his first win of the 2024 season after surviving a wild duel with the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Christopher Bell.Cindric had cut Blaney’s lead to under two seconds with three of 240 laps remaining when Blaney’s car suddenly fell off the pace.Cindric inherited the lead and held off Denny Hamlin (JGR) by 3.844 seconds to pick up his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VGZo1xP via IFTTT

And in particular it could finally go down the route that world champion Red Bull has put to good use of having a pull-rod front suspension concept.Ferrari has already managed to make significant progress this year with its SF-24, winning races and finding itself at a centre of a three-way fight with Red Bull and McLaren that could yet be for title glory.But as teams get close to the limit of what ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EmWulUZ via IFTTT

The first 2024 TT race day was already hit with a schedule change owing to Thursday evening’s qualifying practice being cancelled due to a road traffic accident.This prompted the organisers to alter Saturday’s schedule, adding a two-lap Superbike/Superstock qualifying for 10:30am local time.The opening race of the event, the first four-lap Supersport contest, was due to get under way at 1:30pm ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kOhPEgN via IFTTT

The design is a clear philosophy departure from what the team started the season with, and points to a shift of approach as the German manufacturer aims to get its W15 performing better across a range of speeds.Early-season analysis of the silver arrow highlighted that its performance profile was too narrow – it was either competitive in high-speed corners but then lacking at slower ones, or was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FwErvDc via IFTTT