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Francesco Bagnaia made an early statement in his bid to beat world championship leader Jorge Martin by setting the fastest lap time in Friday’s Free Practice 1 for the Malaysian Grand Prix.In contrast to Pramac Ducati’s Martin, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia chose to run a soft front at the end of the session, a move that powered him to a time fully 1.647s better than Martin’s.Maverick Vinales ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Yn7AiJu via IFTTT

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has not ruled out continuing his relationship with Porsche when he leaves its World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad after this season.The German, who took his three Le Mans wins with Audi in 2011, ’12 and ’14, has revealed that talks with Porsche to extend his time with the marque are on-going.But he declined to go into detail ahead of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YkDVvpI via IFTTT

Sergio Perez’s ongoing struggles in Formula 1 have left his Red Bull bosses facing a $20 million headache over what it does with him going forward.Where once his lack of scoring was not much more than an annoyance, and only had an impact on the Mexican’s own drivers’ championship positions, things have got much more critical now that McLaren and Ferrari have stepped up.Red Bull is quickly ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ousiyam via IFTTT

Spanish star Marc Marquez has led a call by MotoGP riders for the world championship finale not to be staged at Valencia amid the heavy flood damage to have hit the region.The race is scheduled to be held in two weeks on 15-17 November at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. While the circuit itself is understood to have escaped major issues, there is heavy damage to at least one of the access roads.Although ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CFrgZ7v via IFTTT

Sauber has signed former Ferrari Formula 1 head of race strategy and sporting director Ignacio Rueda as part of its latest management changes.The Spaniard will take over the sporting director role from long-time Sauber head Beat Zehnder, who has been moved into a new position of director of signature programs and operation in 2025.Zehnder, an ever-present part of Sauber since it joined the F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/M4lUqZ7 via IFTTT

Formula E’s pre-season test is currently under threat due to heavy flooding in the Valencia region which has destroyed access roads into the Ricardo Tormo Circuit.Four days of testing for the all-electric championship are due to take place between 4-7 November, which is scheduled to be the only official running for all 11 teams prior to the season getting underway in Sao Paulo on 7 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0PxQCpd via IFTTT

Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe race director Rob Leupen is departing the Cologne-based organisation that masterminds the Japanese manufacturer’s World Endurance Championship campaign.The 60-year-old Dutchman, also managing director of the company, will leave TGR-E at the end of the year, but has stepped down from his operational role with immediate effect ahead of this weekend’s WEC finale in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xoLq5zD via IFTTT

As Lando Norris knuckles down for what is becoming an increasingly intense title fight with Max Verstappen, he is going to have to accept he cannot bring a knife to a gunfight.Verstappen has left both Norris and Formula 1 in no doubts that he is willing to go to the limit – and even beyond it – when it comes to ensuring he does not let a shot at a fourth world title slip through his grasp.His ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fHnc06O via IFTTT

Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi admits that it “bothers” him that Francesco Bagnaia is only second in the MotoGP standings despite having won half the races so far.Factory rider Bagnaia clinched his ninth grand prix victory from 18 rounds in last weekend’s Thailand GP, having successfully fended off an attack from Gresini rival Marc Marquez in the first part of the race.But, with just ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EulTcfJ 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 - 105 wins First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix World Championships: 7 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DKfNtoc via IFTTT

Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick and Ferrari driver Lilou Wadoux will complete November’s all-female Formula E pre-season test in Valencia.Chadwick, who competed in Indy NXT this season and became the first female driver to win on a road or street circuit in the history of the category, has previous Formula E experience, having driven in the two tests for NIO during season ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RDs10Wc via IFTTT

VR46 has announced that Andrea Iannone will return to MotoGP for the first time since 2019, replacing Fabio di Giannantonio in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix.The news was made official on Monday morning, as di Giannantonio prepares to undergo a surgery on the left shoulder he broke in Austria in mid-August, leaving him out of action for the last two races of the year.His substitute Iannone ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2pTaS1L via IFTTT

George Russell has suggested that "19 out of 20" drivers are aligned on what Formula 1's racing guidelines should be and was pleased to see "unfair" manoeuvres penalised at the Mexico Grand Prix.Russell, who serves as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, has been vocal on the need for the drivers, stewards, and the FIA to discuss the current racing guidelines in the wake of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/I953BUu via IFTTT

Lando Norris believes Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen “got what he had coming to him” after his on-track conduct was dealt with severely by the Mexico Grand Prix stewards.As the Red Bull driver struggled for pace, he dropped from the lead into the clutches of third-placed Norris and, on lap 10, the Briton made his move.Unlike in the controversial incident a week prior in Austin, Norris ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RVHhOJx via IFTTT

A server crash for Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli meant it was unable to provide its usual data for timing screens and broadcast graphics during 2024 Mexican Grand Prix qualifying.The issue first became apparent when the McLaren drivers who, like their Ferrari rivals, were sent out on medium tyres at Q1’s commencement.But F1’s broadcast graphics continued to show them as running soft tyres at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nKTcB2R via IFTTT

Ai Ogura has been crowned 2024 Moto2 World Champion with two rounds in hand after finishing second to Aron Canet at the Chang International Circuit, while David Alonso’s record-breaking Moto3 campaign continued with a 12th win of the season.Coming into the Thai event with his first ‘match point’ shot at a maiden grand prix world title, though closest rival Canet did his bit by clinching a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YdAWZHO via IFTTT

Brodie Kostecki took a second Supercars win in a fortnight with a dominant performance on the streets of Gold Coast.Kostecki led away from pole position in his Erebus Chevrolet Camaro, holding out Triple Eight's Will Brown and Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang).The man who looked out of position was Broc Feeney, who started from fifth on the grid in his Triple Eight Chevrolet ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iKZVQ9r via IFTTT

All in all, the opening day of track running at the 2024 Mexico Grand Prix was a frustrating affair for pretty much everyone – except, arguably, Ferrari.The Scuderia did lose much of FP1 when Oliver Bearman was driving Charles Leclerc’s SF-24, as Alex Albon crashed into the 19-year-old when coming across him in the elongated Esses complex. But when it comes to the times that matter (and there ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0h4w1yb via IFTTT

Cameron Waters made a statement with a pole-to-flag Saturday win on the streets of the Gold Coast for the second year in succession in Supercars.After taking a season-high sixth pole position, Waters won the start in his Tickford Racing Ford Mustang and built a lead of over five seconds before his first pitstop. For much of the middle stint he had team-mate Thomas Randle close behind, before he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GIwCyan via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia held the upper hand in qualifying for the Thailand Grand Prix as he notched up his fourth pole position of the season in Buriram, while MotoGP title rival Jorge Martin suffered a crash.The Italian was in command throughout the Q2 session as he exerted his grip on the top spot with his first flying effort before going on to lower that twice more en route to a timesheet-topping 1m ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hs4VUSb via IFTTT

BMW British Touring Car Championship drivers Colin Turkington, Adam Morgan and Jake Hill are all due to tackle club racing endurance events this weekend.Four-time BTCC champion Turkington will partner with West Surrey Racing stablemate Morgan and BMW Car Club committee member Paul Laramy in a trio of BMW 325ti machines to enter this weekend’s 750 Motor Club six-hour Birkett Relay race.Turkington ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PIMCH58 via IFTTT

Lando Norris accepted that Max Verstappen's sole job for the rest of the 2024 Formula 1 season is to beat him in races, and that his own role is to return the favour without being "over-ambitious". Red Bull found greater performance in the United States Grand Prix thanks to a floor upgrade, which helped Verstappen to victory in the Austin sprint race - his first race win in F1 since the Spanish ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JpMRF0T via IFTTT

Super Formula has insisted that the removal of its planned South Korea race from the 2025 calendar does not mark the end of its plans to expand its footprint in Asia.The Japanese championship announced in August that it would be visiting the Inje Speedium circuit next year, in what was set to be its first overseas race since 2004.However, it was revealed earlier this month during the most recent ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qgVzL0c via IFTTT

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has accused Formula 1 rivals of an "attempt at psychological warfare" over the controversy surrounding its rear wing at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The Woking-based outfit has performed a complete 180-degree turnaround of its fortunes in the past two seasons and, having run through a stint of being the dominant car on the grid through the mid-point of the current ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6EIUsDy via IFTTT

• Reimagined Autosport Awards on January 29 • 2025 marks 75 years of both Autosport and the FIA Formula 1 World Championship• F1 ACADEMY prize-giving and Silverstone Autosport BRDC Young Driver award celebrate next generation sporting stars• All-new Autosport Business Forum will convene influential motorsport and industry leadersLondon, UK, October 23, 2024 - The Autosport Awards - the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tnDaTu7 via IFTTT

Red Bull reckons an FIA clarification over slot-gap tricks has had an impact on the fight at the front of Formula 1.Ahead of the United States Grand Prix, the FIA issued a note to all teams saying that it was not comfortable with some of the flexing of rear wings that was helping open up slot gaps for a straightline speed boost.Read Also: Formula 1Why ‘mini-DRS’ will not be Formula ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KCrWMZ8 via IFTTT

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has been dropped from Porsche’s factory World Endurance Championship squad as part of a revamp of its 2025 LMDh line-up.The veteran of the German manufacturer’s LMP1, Formula E and LMDh campaigns since joining from Audi in 2017, who is on the cusp of this year’s WEC title with Laurens Vanthoor and Kevin Estre, is one of three drivers leaving ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2DpxwM3 via IFTTT

The controversy over the Lando Norris/Max Verstappen overtake in Austin has once again put a spotlight on the way Formula 1 is policed.Fans are divided about whether it was right that Norris got a penalty for overtaking off track in an incident when his rival had run off the circuit in his efforts to defend against him.It delivered flashbacks to the battle between Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nFujvxX via IFTTT

Alpine Formula 1 Academy drivers Sophia Florsch and Abbi Pulling will get their first taste of Formula E machinery when they compete in the all-female test with Nissan next month.Pre-season testing for the upcoming campaign will get under way at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia between 4-7 November, with the final afternoon session designated for female drivers.Teams will be required to run ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aP9pMhb 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 - 105 wins First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix World Championships: 7 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/w9GgLtE via IFTTT

Lando Norris’s penalty for overtaking Max Verstappen off track in the United States Grand Prix has triggered another controversy about Formula 1’s policing of driving standards.Amid an intense fight between the McLaren driver and his Red Bull rival for third place, the incident between the pair at Turn 12 on lap 52 has divided opinions and once again left fans confused about what is and is not ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FcqO0ip via IFTTT

Australian Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez has explained a large insect on his visor was the cause of his slow getaway at the start of the Phillip Island MotoGP race.The Gresini Ducati rider was forced to fight his way up the field from 13th in the first corner after a tear-off he had removed on the grid got caught beneath his rear tyre.After hauling in and passing Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Ck1QauE via IFTTT

Formula 1’s planned 2026 cars are now about two seconds per lap faster as the result of regulation changes made by teams and the FIA.Outline plans for the next generation of F1 cars were revealed ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix but, following concerns expressed about their likely performance level, work began on making potential tweaks.PLUS: The turmoil of F1's 2026 rules shiftThose efforts ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nvuget7 via IFTTT

Gresini Ducati’s Marc Marquez battled back from yet another disastrous start to claim a stunning victory over Jorge Martin at the Australian Grand Prix.Francesco Bagnaia was third for the factory Ducati team, unable to keep the Spanish duo in sight as they traded the lead over the final four laps at Phillip Island.The result means Pramac Ducati’s Martin stretches his championship points lead ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/K7amIJg via IFTTT

Runaway Phillip Island sprint winner Jorge Martin has admitted it was “a relief” to discover that Marc Marquez had lost ground at the first corner and was thus unlikely to be a threat in the 13-lap race.The Gresini Ducati rider quickly recovered from running wide at Doohan, making it back to second place on lap eight. But Pramac Ducati’s Martin was already three seconds ahead by then with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WNTl0B5 via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton believes he would have managed pole for Saturday's United States Grand Prix sprint race had he not been disrupted by yellow flags.Hamilton was heard to question Mercedes' decision to put him and George Russell on track so soon into SQ3, although Russell demonstrated the team's rationale by putting together a time good enough for second on the grid.Behind him, Hamilton had found a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dR8CcxM via IFTTT

The depressed values of used electric vehicles present an attractive solution to cost-conscious consumers seeking transportation, business leaders said at the 2024 Auto Finance Summit. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/kKfY9My via IFTTT

Jorge Martin converted a dominant pole position into a crushing victory in the Australian Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday.The world championship leader easily defeated Marc Marquez (Gresini Ducati) and Enea Bastianini (factory Ducati) after leading from lights to flag at Phillip Island.Martin’s lead over Francesco Bagnaia grew from 10 to 16 points after the factory Ducati rider came home ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Gm9KCaX via IFTTT

An Erebus Motorsport data engineer has been axed from the team after being charged by the police on counts of assault and making a false report.The 20-year-old man - who has not been named in the police report - had initially claimed that he had been assaulted by three men on William Street in the early hours of Monday morning, following celebrations for his team’s Bathurst 1000 victory with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vRq7uH4 via IFTTT

Marc Marquez dominated a tense Friday Practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, leading his brother and Gresini Ducati team-mate Alex on the final timesheets.MotoGP championship rivals Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia both booked their passages into Saturday’s Q2, though Bagnaia only posted his lap at the last-possible moment in a session that had its complications for both.Among the big ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pb7adcX via IFTTT

The new Black Label theme, available on the 2025 Aviator crossover, comes with unique design elements inspired by space travel and the moon. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/hv9IeJ0 via IFTTT

As the Formula 1 grid has got ever closer, detail differences have become more critical in the fight for wins. One area that is getting increasing attention is tyre behaviour - and especially how to manage them over race stints better than your rivals.Teams and drivers have quickly come to understand that there are some special tricks needed to master what Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has labelled ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RtLn0UO via IFTTT

Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez says he was “surprised” at the media comments made by Honda’s Joan Mir immediately after the most recent MotoGP round in Japan.The 2020 MotoGP champion spoke out against Marquez after being taken out of the race by the Ducati, which literally attached itself to the back of his machine after Marquez lost control on the first lap.Mir made his comments about ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MI7bP6t via IFTTT

VR46 Ducati rider Fabio di Giannantonio will miss the final two races of the year in favour of surgery on the shoulder he injured in practice for the Austrian Grand Prix in August.The Italian will undergo an operation on his left shoulder after the Thailand Grand Prix, which follows this weekend’s round in Australia.If all goes to plan, he will race two successive grands prix in Thailand, where ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OwZ6Qng via IFTTT

Formula E's Attack Charge concept will finally be trialled in a mock race during pre-season testing next month, with the FIA claiming the "technology is working".One of the longest-running sagas of Formula E’s Gen3 era has surrounded fast-charging pitstops, which could appear later this season, having already been tested extensively during the off-season by teams.The concept, where drivers would ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1l3kbyn via IFTTT

Former MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo believes Marc Marquez now displays more respect towards rivals while battling with them on track, having initially found his antics to be “very aggressive”.Lorenzo was one of Marquez’s main rivals during his golden period in the 2010s, with the pair even becoming team-mates at Honda in the former’s final season in 2019.Their careers have taken different ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MB86Xdy via IFTTT

Red Bull says it "cannot afford" for there to be a big gap between its two drivers next year, as Sergio Perez faces increasing pressure to end this campaign on a high.The Milton Keynes-based squad has already lost the lead in the constructors’ championship to McLaren and is in danger of conceding second place too with Ferrari now just 34 points behind.It is not lost on Red Bull that its plight ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/285DpRv via IFTTT

Max Verstappen has revealed he is more worried about making sure Red Bull regains its form than thinking about options he might have to change Formula 1 teams in 2026.With Verstappen understood to have exit clauses in his current Red Bull deal that runs until 2028, the world champion's future at the team has been a constant source of speculation this season in the wake of power struggles behind ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ORjymZQ via IFTTT

Ferrari driver coach Jock Clear is adamant Charles Leclerc is ready to deliver a world championship as soon as the team gives him the car to do it.Leclerc emerged as one of the fastest qualifiers on the grid since joining Ferrari in 2019, racking up 26 poles so far. His number of poles contrasts with winning 'just' seven grands prix, which has netted the Monegasque driver a reputation of being a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OTP9Ror via IFTTT

A federal judge in Illinois has refused to dismiss a fraud claim by Automobili Lamborghini America against a Chicago dealership, its president and an employee for allegedly selling dozens of luxury vehicles to known resellers, misreporting those sales and wrongly claiming millions of dollars in bonus payments. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/CyUsvaj via IFTTT

Can a driver with a 52-point lead and six rounds of a Formula 1 season remaining really not be considered the favourite to win the world championship?To many observers, the Dutchman's current points pile and cracking capabilities combine to make him unstoppable in 2024. This is regardless of how good McLaren and Lando Norris were in winning commandingly in Singapore last time out, or the fact that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EOcITGL via IFTTT

In a video called "You Say Tomato, We Say Pomodoro," Fiat contrasts the 6,800-pound Cybertruck with the 2,900-pound 500e. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/PXOCAVH via IFTTT

Nyck de Vries believes the penalty that cost him his first Super Formula points finish at Fuji is a result of a “domestic-specific” interpretation of the rules governing contact.In his third and final stand-in appearance of the season for Team Impul, ex-Formula 1 racer de Vries finished eighth on the road, making up nine places from his grid position.However, a five-second time penalty awarded ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PTF8JYC via IFTTT

Max Verstappen says he was baffled by the rumours swirling over the summer on Red Bull's alleged use of asymmetric braking, and addressed rival Formula 1 teams trying to stir up trouble.After a dominant start to 2024, Red Bull's fortunes took a turn for the worse around May's Miami Grand Prix, when McLaren brought a major upgrade package that revamped its MCL38 into a race-winning car, while Red ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8WEBbcV via IFTTT

The 2024 Bathurst 1000 was somewhat of a slow burner with the pole-sitting Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro of reigning Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood leading for the duration. It had appeared that the 1000km distance was set to run under green flags for the duration until Matt Payne lost control of his Grove Racing Ford Mustang at The Cutting, resulting in the sole ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U3o5l9e via IFTTT

The debate about to what extent the MotoGP riders who started the 2024 season with the latest Ducati specification had an advantage is still alive, although somewhat less than a few months ago when the Borgo Panigale brand had to decide who would partner Francesco Bagnaia in 2025 as second factory rider.Enea Bastianini's poor start to the year left Jorge Martin and Marquez as the main candidates ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JCrYQ2G via IFTTT

Brodie Kostecki has stunned the Supercars paddock with a dazzling Shootout lap to take pole position for Sunday's Bathurst 1000.The reigning Supercars Champion put a troubled season on the back burner to set the fastest qualifying lap of the weekend, his Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro lapping the 6.2km track in 2m05.5119s.“I wasn't sure I was going to get it, it was not my best lap around ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bI9RMVJ via IFTTT

Matt Payne took provisional pole position for the Bathurst 1000 after a qualifying session of fine margins at Mount Panorama.Payne and his Grove Racing Ford streaked around the 6.213km circuit in a time of 2m05.6452s to edge out fellow Mustang pilot Cameron Waters by a scant 0.0060s.“It just seemed to hook up really nicely and it just seemed to turn really well at 'The Grate',” he explained ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RsU6KYp via IFTTT

2017 Bathurst winner, David Reynolds, was fifth during the opening laps of the 40-minute qualifying session at Mount Panorama when he lost control of the Team18 Chevrolet Camaro, crunching into the concrete wall at The Esses with 23 minutes remaining.As a result, he lost his best qualifying lap and dropped out of contention for Saturday's Top 10 Shootout. By the end of the session, he had dropped ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CQ3qpJA via IFTTT

Toyota’s announcement of a technical partnership with Haas has inevitably triggered the idea that it could mark the first step in an official return to Formula 1.Since the Japanese manufacturer's decision to quit grand prix racing at the end of 2009, amid the fallout of the global financial crisis and its failure to win on track, the world and series are in a very different place where competing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/J5sC91I via IFTTT

A full-size clay model of the GEN3 GR Supra Supercar has provided fans with a preview of the four V8-powered cars that will take on the Chevrolet Camaros and Ford Mustangs.The model is a derivative but not a copy of the two-seater coupe and has been built by the Melbourne-based Toyota Design Australia team.Walkinshaw Andretti United, the homologation for the Toyota Supercars project that was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MsxvVlw via IFTTT

A decade is a long time in motor racing but, in the land of Supercars, it’s maybe a little bit difficult to acknowledge that the 2014 Bathurst 1000 did not happen just yesterday. Even for an event known for its great finishes, the 2014 edition was possibly the greatest. At a minute less than eight hours in length, it was certainly the longest, due to an unprecedented number of crashes, 10 safety ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NTV5YWw via IFTTT

One of the biggest unknowns about the 2024 Formula 1 season is how Red Bull went from crushing the opposition up to the Chinese GP to being on the backfoot since Miami.Max Verstappen’s victory in Shanghai, his fourth out of five races at the start of this season, came with nearly identical 13-second margins at the front in that weekend’s sprint and main grand prix. The world champion had been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/urE0HqY via IFTTT

Franco Colapinto has surprised the outside world with his impressive Formula 1 performances for Williams since an unexpected Monza debut. But himself? Not so much.Colapinto was dropped into the Williams to replace the struggling Logan Sargeant from September's Italian Grand Prix onwards. At the time questions were raised over whether or not the Argentinian F2 prospect was ready, and whether team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MV2THwA via IFTTT

Alex Rins has stressed that his lack of competitiveness at struggling Yamaha has nothing to do with the limp with which he has been walking since his freak accident at Mugello over a year ago.Both Rins and Fabio Quartararo have voiced their disappointment with the lack of grip on the M1 increasingly loudly of late. They have cited multiple problems with the bike, which is the most sensitive on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eNGHB6x via IFTTT

British tin-top veteran Rob Huff is to return to the Macau Guia race next month to bid for a record-extending 12th win on the famed Far East street track.Huff, who claimed his 2012 World Touring Car Championship crown at that year’s Macau finale, called time at the end of last season on his activities in global tin-top competition to return to the British Touring Car Championship.But with the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LbR8gMa via IFTTT

U.S.-assembled versions of the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 compact crossovers will arrive at dealer lots later this year. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/O8lxG9k via IFTTT

Fernando Alonso has suggested a strange quirk of the current generation of cars could be behind Formula 1’s safety car drought.F1 is currently on a nine-race streak without the safety car being brought into play, which is the first time that has happened since the gap between the 2003 Hungarian GP and the 2004 Spanish GP.It is a run that has also included F1 witnessing its first ever Singapore ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/L4V0yH7 via IFTTT

There was a time when F1 teams could be pretty confident that any gains found in their wind tunnels could be bolted on their cars at the next race to make them quicker.But ever since the ground-effect era returned in 2022, things have been slightly different, as there is no longer a direct link between extra downforce and improved lap time.In fact, three years into the regulations, as teams ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QjJu0xm via IFTTT

SSR Performance may be fighting for the DTM title this year with Mirko Bortolotti, but the future of the factory-supported Lamborghini team hangs in the balance.There are numerous rumours about the Munich-Freimann-based squad linking it with a potential withdrawal from the DTM. Several key employers have already left for other teams for the 2025 season, further fuelling speculation about what it ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uGf1Z9l via IFTTT

Mercedes may still be chasing answers about Formula 1’s current ground effect cars, but it has no interest in writing off next year to get ahead for 2026’s new rules era.The German manufacturer has had a rollercoaster of a season; having started on the back foot it delivered a run of victories before the summer break but has since slipped back in recent races.And with it still playing catch up ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QZUVekO via IFTTT

Honda rider Joan Mir was left fuming after being taken out of the Japanese Grand Prix by Ducati rival Alex Marquez on Sunday, in an incident the 2020 world champion labelled “crazy”.Marquez hit Mir from behind on the first lap at Motegi, resulting in the bizarre sight of the Honda towing the Ducati through the gravel trap after Marquez was thrown out of the saddle.“When I was in the middle ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/knMFycK via IFTTT

Max Verstappen is hopeful that Monza has been the low point of this Formula 1 season for Red Bull as the team is trying to find its form again with its 2024 car.When Verstappen crossed the finish line at the opening race in Bahrain with a 22-second lead, consensus in the paddock was that 2024 would be a repeat of the two previous F1 seasons. Six months later, reality is very different with Red ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OmRDPdI via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia won Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix after leading the race at Motegi from lights to flag, heading home Jorge Martin and thus closing to within 10 points of the Spaniard with four rounds left in the world championship.Martin’s ride from a lowly 11th on the grid to within just over a second of Bagnaia by the end of the race was a successful damage limitation effort after a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZEDOwAm via IFTTT

David Alonso became the first Colombian motorcycle world champion with an impressive victory in the Moto3 race at the Japanese Grand Prix, while an inspired tyre choice following a surprise shower earned Manuel Gonzalez Moto2 honours.Sunday’s racing at Motegi kicked off with CFMoto rider David Alonso’s bid to seal the Moto3 title with four races left to go.Coming into this race with a 97-point ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rlw671E via IFTTT

Pedro Acosta has admitted that crashing out of the Motegi MotoGP sprint race whilst leading was a “stupid mistake” but the Tech3 GasGas star intends to take the positives out of the experience.The 20-year-old Spanish rookie, who had qualified on pole for the first time on Saturday morning, had lost the lead at the start before regaining it from Ducati Francesco Bagnaia.But with only three laps ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CEnovrJ via IFTTT

Staffers at a Subaru dealership in Massachusetts spend some Fridays each summer showcasing new vehicles and interacting with potential customers at a local zoo. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Mk1JU6A via IFTTT

Formula 1’s off-track political battles can often be as interesting as the action on track. The fight to get technical innovations approved on your car, and taken away from rivals, has long been the name of the game in getting to the front of the field.One such battleground this year has been flexi-wings, with interest intense at both the front and the rear of various cars. The situation is a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lyX1hRi via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia took a six-point bite out of Jorge Martin’s MotoGP points advantage as he led a 1-2 for the factory Ducati team in the Japanese GP sprint race on Saturday.Polesitter Pedro Acosta was thwarted in his quest for a maiden MotoGP victory after the Tech3 rider crashed out of the lead with three laps to go.Martin limited the points damage Bagnaia could do after an excellent getaway ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jIMhUXf via IFTTT

During the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, the Schonberghof Hotel is an unapproachable destination. Located just a few minutes walk from the paddock entrance of the Spielberg circuit, it is obviously reserved for Formula 1's leading figures. The scenery changes completely when there are no races on the circuit, for example on a Tuesday last April. Spring arrives very slowly in these parts, the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rto2QOS via IFTTT

Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Nicolas Lapierre will take a new management role at Alpine’s World Endurance Championship team following his retirement from racing.Having announced his decision to hang up his helmet earlier this week, Lapierre will move into a newly-created role of sporting director at the Alpine Endurance Team to assist team principal Philippe Sinault.Although his new job will ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1AqcKmz via IFTTT

Pete Rose, who died Sept. 30, had dinner with customers of a Chevy dealership near Cincinnati as part of a 2010 campaign. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/NG3rbRI via IFTTT

KTM MotoGP rider Jack Miller says he is sad that he won’t be around to work with incoming KTM Factory Racing team manager Aki Ajo in 2025.It was confirmed on Monday that Ajo will step away from running his own Ajo Motorsport KTM team in Moto2/3 and replace incumbent Francesco Guidotti in the Austrian manufacturer’s works MotoGP squad next year.But Miller won’t benefit from the Finn’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LKkC8EP via IFTTT

The DTM has revealed an unchanged calendar for 2025, the third season to be held under the aegis of the ADAC.All eight circuits that are a part of the 2024 schedule have been retained, while the order of races will also remain the same.That means six of the eight rounds in 2025 will take place in the DTM’s homeland in Germany, while the Netherlands and Austria will host one event each.Despite ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gUNoGPq via IFTTT

Ex-Formula 1 driver and four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Jan Magnussen will return to Formula Ford 1600 in the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone next month. The 1992 Formula Ford Festival winner, father of Haas F1 driver Kevin, will take part in the Silverstone extravaganza on 2-3 November at the wheel of a Van Diemen RF78 run by Mike Gardner’s GT Race & Trailers operation. Like the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/j9FTZ7g via IFTTT

Formula E organisers have officially confirmed that an all-female pre-season test will take place next month ahead of the 2024/25 season.Pre-season testing for the all-electric championship will get underway at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia between 4-7 November for all 11 teams and 22 full-time registered drivers, which will be the only official running before the season begins in Sao ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7yNIB3i via IFTTT

Ott Tanak says Thierry Neuville is “not safe yet” after taking a nibble out of his Hyundai team-mate's World Rally Championship lead at Rally Chile.The 2019 world champion outscored Neuville by five points last weekend to reduce the deficit in the title race to 29 points. A maximum of 60 points can be scored in the two remaining rounds of the season in Central Europe and Japan. In what proved ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QHxoujP via IFTTT