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Picture the scene: a gala dinner in Buenos Aires with hundreds of dignitaries present, honouring the five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio. But this is a solemn rather than a joyous gathering.It is October 1958 and Argentina’s sporting hero has a message: “I will never race again in the rest of my years. Champions, actors and dictators should always retire when they are at the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ckGy3aq via IFTTT

Formula 2 title contender Paul Aron has been announced as Alpine’s 2025 Formula 1 reserve driver.Aron replaces Jack Doohan, who will assume a full-time race seat next year following Esteban Ocon’s move to Haas.The  20-year-old sits fourth in the F2 drivers’ standings and, after securing pole for this weekend’s Qatar feature race, still has a mathematical chance of claiming the title.The ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AsPVFu8 via IFTTT

Formula 1’s controversial racing guidelines will now not change until the 2025 season, Autosport can reveal.The topic has been a huge discussion point as the current campaign has played out – with the FIA committing to reassessing the ‘Driving Standards Guidelines’ document that informs stewards’ decisions on contentious racing moves after Max Verstappen’s late-race clash with Lando ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6NAo8Qv via IFTTT

Yuki Tsunoda says he needs to excel in the final two races of the 2024 Formula 1 season to “force” Red Bull to consider him for a race seat – and that a simulator test has indicated he can be quick in the team’s car.Tsunoda is one of several drivers in the mix to replace the embattled Sergio Perez, who currently sits eighth in the drivers’ standings when his team-mate won the world ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/liWdRqC via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton admits not joining Ferrari for the Abu Dhabi test makes the start to next year harder - although deep down never wanted his first run to be there.The seven-time champion is moving from Mercedes to Ferrari for next season, after agreeing a deal to join the famous Maranello squad earlier this year.In a bid to help his acclimatisation to his new team, Ferrari boss Fred Vaseur had ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/27pxe4D via IFTTT

Max Verstappen is currently enjoying a period of F1 world championship dominance, winning the last four drivers' titles.The Dutchman is claimed his fourth straight crown in Las Vegas, which makes him just the fifth driver in F1 history to achieve said feat.So, who are those drivers?5 - Michael Schumacher (2000-04) Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2002 Photo by: Rainer W. Schlegelmilch / ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tgvdzXb via IFTTT

Mario Andretti insists that there is no lingering sadness within his family that their eponymous team had to morph into Cadillac to secure an entry in to Formula 1.In an exclusive interview with Autosport, the 1978 world champion has opened up on how there will be unanswered questions about why Andretti’s operation faced hurdles which have now been cleared for F1’s latest squad.Earlier this ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2hL3cxj via IFTTT

McLaren’s rear wing choice for the Las Vegas Grand Prix was always going to be interesting, because it was the first race where it could no longer count on its previous ‘mini-DRS’ solution.The Woking-based outfit had pulled a masterstroke after the summer break after introducing a flexible rear wing design that fully complied with the regulations, but cleverly opened the slot gap under load ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VfxUpOD via IFTTT

Aleix Espargaro has revealed he always felt he had less talent than some of the other riders in MotoGP, but overcame this inherent disadvantage by working harder.The 35-year-old pulled the curtain down on his glittering career as a motorcycle racer at the Barcelona Grand Prix earlier this month, having competed in MotoGP since 2012.Espargaro is widely hailed for turning Aprilia into the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ISCLO1s via IFTTT

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen was "more sensitive" to the criticism of his aggressive driving than he let on in public.Verstappen clinched his fourth straight title with two rounds remaining in Las Vegas, having been the year's standout driver aboard a Red Bull that hasn't the quickest car for significant parts of a season it began in dominant ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6cDt8RO via IFTTT

As any musician will testify, the second album is often the hardest to make.The pressure to deliver a creative product the that exceeds expectations can often be the undoing of many artists as their musical career bombs.The same can be said for F1 races. After the initial hype of being the latest bright shiny attraction, selling tickets the second time around can often prove tricky, especially ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2EKU0kx via IFTTT

Lance Stroll’s 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix opening pitstop disaster was caused by his Aston Martin Formula 1 car suffering a radio failure on “lap one” of the race.The 26-year-old responded to instructions to aid his launch from 18th on the grid, but then could not communicate with his engineer Ben Michell thereafter.This meant when he suffered with the extreme graining on the medium tyres ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BLWuCrI via IFTTT

Team principal Cyril Abiteboul has insisted Hyundai “needs to do better” and learn from Ott Tanak’s Rally Japan accident that contributed to a “painful” World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title defeat.The Korean marque missed out on a first manufacturers' title since 2020 in dramatic circumstances on the final day of the season at last weekend’s Rally Japan. Read ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5fsCYrK via IFTTT

Ferrari kick-started its 2025 plans in a public way at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as it ran a new floor that was purely experimental and was never actually intended to be raced with now.It ran on Carlos Sainz’s SF-24 during free practice in a bid to help the Scuderia gather some vital information that can help its understanding in bringing the perfect floor design for next season.The gap between ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CsxTfi0 via IFTTT

Las Vegas is quite the storied city. In Formula 1 2024, several storylines were wrapped up or extended here – the chief being Max Verstappen securing this year’s world title.He finished fifth on a weekend Mercedes dominated in a manner so previously familiar to F1, with the Silver Arrows squad leading every session and being so much faster than its rivals that Lewis Hamilton could recover from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WFCawtx via IFTTT

Max Verstappen is convinced he would have won the 2024 Formula 1 world title if he had been driving for McLaren or Ferrari instead of Red Bull.Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive F1 crown with two races to spare in Saturday night's Las Vegas Grand Prix, taking nearest rival Lando Norris out of contention with a disciplined fifth place.The Dutchman started the year with a dominant Red Bull ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9fLZS71 via IFTTT

Toyota will expand its World Rally Championship entry to five cars at selected events next year following confirmation Sami Pajari will join the team for a maiden full-time Rally1 campaign.Fresh from sealing the WRC manufacturers’s title in dramatic fashion at last weekend’s Rally Japan, Toyota has unveiled its 2025 plans, which also include four-time world champion Juha Kankkunen taking up a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zyv2p0F via IFTTT

Max Verstappen conceded he felt "relieved" after securing his fourth Formula 1 title having come under heavy pressure during the middle of the 2024 season.A haul of seven grand prix wins from the opening 10 races strongly suggested that Verstappen was in line for another uncontested run to the championship, particularly as the competition around him looked error-prone.Read ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/W5qxDG8 via IFTTT

George Russell converted pole into victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix and held off the threat from team-mate Lewis Hamilton, as Max Verstappen secured his fourth Formula 1 championship.Verstappen simply had to finish ahead of Lando Norris to secure a fourth successive title, and duly did so after crossing the line fifth - Norris was sixth. The Dutchman was running third, before losing position to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1PaSHfL via IFTTT

It certainly lacked the controversial drama of 2021 - and whether he deserved it at all back then is for another debate.In 2022, there was an inevitability that he’d retain the title. And in 2023 it was sheer dominance - 19 largely uncontested wins in 22 races, which was mightily impressive.However, this, his fourth world championship title, is without doubt Max Verstappen’s most impressive ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/d2rOvND via IFTTT

Elfyn Evans won the World Rally Championship season finale in Japan while Toyota snatched the manufacturers’ title in a Power Stage thriller after Thierry Neuville had already been crowned world champion.Evans and co-driver Scott Martin clinched their first WRC win of the season for Toyota after Hyundai’s Ott Tanak crashed out of comfortable 38s lead on stage 17, which handed Hyundai team-mate ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4GbVzTs via IFTTT

Williams driver Franco Colapinto faces a pre-race fitness evaluation after a 50G impact with a concrete wall during qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.The Argentine was on course to set a time good enough for Q3 when he clipped the inside wall at Turn 13 – the last of a sequence that takes drivers away from the Strip – which sent him into the outside barrier at unabated speed.A sickening ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/53hBSnj via IFTTT

George Russell clinched pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in a closely-contested Q3 session, as Max Verstappen was fifth ahead of title rival Lando Norris.Russell was the final driver to set a time in Q3, and his resulting 1m32.312s effort was enough to carry him ahead of provisional polesitter Carlos Sainz in the final order.The Briton had led the first runs of the session, setting a 1m32.811s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lg6tvFM via IFTTT

Valtteri Bottas looks set to stay in Formula 1 in a reserve driver role at Mercedes with a deal seemingly on the cusp of completion.The Finn spent five years at Mercedes between 2017-21 before moving to Alfa Romeo, although he will depart the team that was since rebranded as Sauber at the end of the season.Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto have been signed for 2025, with Audi’s takeover ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GvbUSr2 via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton topped both FP1 and FP2 for Mercedes ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Here’s how and when to watch qualifying.In cold and low grip conditions, Mercedes appeared to enjoy the strongest start with Hamilton fastest in both practice sessions on Thursday night, as F1 returned to action for its season run-in starting in Las Vegas this weekend.McLaren’s Lando Norris took ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/S5PjJLa via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton ended Thursday with a clean sweep of Formula 1 practice sessions at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and beat Lando Norris by 0.011s in FP2.The Mercedes driver set a 1m33.825s on soft tyres before a brief red flag called for the stranded Alex Albon, who had struggled throughout the session with fuel system problems.Versus the low-grip conditions in FP1, it took less time for the drivers to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U6Rb8SD via IFTTT

Yuki Tsunoda has revealed that he feared being sent back home after being stopped by immigration for questioning on his arrival in the United States ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Japanese flew into America for a promotional event at Las Vegas earlier this week but faced dramas at the airport – being pulled aside and interviewed amid some doubts about whether or not he should be let ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QdW9FlB via IFTTT

Hyundai has expressed concerns over the performance of next year’s World Rally Championship non-hybrid powered Rally1 cars and is asking the FIA to reconsider changes to the air restrictor.The FIA confirmed last week that hybrid power will be dropped from the WRC’s top tier Rally1 cars in 2025 in a move triggered by a rise in costs to service and repair the control 100kW Compact Dynamics ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Cl5ITRn via IFTTT

Max Verstappen says he has a desire to venture into endurance racing in the future, but admits his focus is squarely on Formula 1 as he sits on the brink of a fourth consecutive title.The 27-year-old Dutchman took part in a celebration of Honda's 'Hybrid Heroes' on Tuesday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where he received his first taste of GTP machinery behind the wheel of an Acura ARX-06.Coached up ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/i8K3JdV via IFTTT

Yamaha says it outperformed its own expectations in Tuesday’s official MotoGP test in Barcelona, with Fabio Quartararo clocking the second-fastest time of the day.The Japanese manufacturer brought a revised version of the M1 to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, having managed to upgrade the chassis, aerodynamics and engine.Factory rider Quartararo ended up just 0.4s behind Gresini’s Alex Marquez ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7aHMWGx via IFTTT

Mark Winterbottom and Tickford Racing will reunite in 2025, with the recently retired full-time Supercars driver returning to his old squad as a endurance co-driver.The former Supercars champion and Bathurst 1000 winner will partner Cam Waters in one of the team’s Ford Mustangs at The Bend 500 and Bathurst 1000 next year, as long-time Waters co-driver James Moffat moves across into the team’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5CP7y1x via IFTTT

Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala believes it could take “an almost perfect” Rally Japan to wrestle the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown from Hyundai.The Japanese marque heads into the season finale on home soil sitting 15 points adrift of rivals Hyundai in the fight for the constructors' honours.Toyota has claimed a manufacturers’ and drivers’ title double in each of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GDEHhSP via IFTTT

The FIA’s prototype method for its new Formula 1 cooling device involves cooled water being pumped around driver overalls, with different design approaches permitted in future rules, Autosport can reveal.Last week, the results of the latest meeting of the F1 Commission declared that a new driver cooling provision will be added to F1’s rules from 2025, following the extreme heat encountered in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DplMsLm via IFTTT

Adjusting to life without hybrid power in the World Rally Championship next year won’t require "a huge amount of work" in the off-season, according to M-Sport-Ford lead engineer Tim Jackson. Last week the FIA confirmed that, as predicted, the 100kW control hybrid kits will be removed from Rally1 cars next year, having been first introduced in 2022 as part of the Rally1 ruleset. The decision ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VYgD3df via IFTTT

Enea Bastianini has hit out at Aprilia rival Aleix Espargaro after the Barcelona Grand Prix, claiming he spent the entire race supporting his friend Jorge Martin's title bid.After a slow start from second on the grid, Espargaro settled into fourth place in Barcelona, acting as a rear-gunner for championship protagonist Martin, who couldn’t afford to lose too many positions in his title fight ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KztBbyo via IFTTT

“November in Las Vegas is typically the eighth-best month of the year; November last year was the second-best month in our history,” reveals Steve Hill, the president of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority in a statement hammering home the financial impact of Formula 1’s debut on the Strip.With a promise that the concerns of the local community have been listened to and addressed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BxUp16d via IFTTT

McLaren junior Ugo Ugochukwu has won the Macau Grand Prix after a race that featured a red flag and five safety car periods.Ugochukwu led every lap and managed every restart of the chaotic contest perfectly to mirror his success in Saturday's qualifying race.The Formula Regional World Cup race began behind the safety car as the Guia circuit still featured some damp patches after heavy rain earlier ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/V9skyEj via IFTTT

Antonio Fuoco has hit out at a "dirty move" from Raffaele Marciello that cost the Italian a chance of taking Ferrari's first FIA GT World Cup win in Macau.Fuoco had shown impressive pace amid the tricky wet conditions of the Guia circuit's streets, passing Dries Vanthoor for second with a move at R Bend a couple of laps after the race began in earnest, having started behind the safety car.He was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6sLV0Tf via IFTTT

New Supercars champion Will Brown scored an almost unbelievable win in the 24th and final race of the championship on the streets of Adelaide.Brown mounted a brilliant recovery after dropping to last place after his Triple Eight Chevrolet was turned around by his former team-mate Brodie Kostecki at Turn 7 early in the race. As Brown recovered, his team-mate Broc Feeney and Walkinshaw Andretti ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Js5bikE via IFTTT

Maro Engel has won a dramatic FIA GT World Cup race as he defied a five-second penalty for causing a collision to top a remarkable wet contest around the Macau Guia circuit.The first five laps were run behind the safety car amid torrential rain earlier in the morning but the race exploded into life when it finally went green.BMW's Raffaele Marciello was aiming to score a third consecutive win in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/V1j4gA2 via IFTTT

FIA F3 race winner Dino Beganovic has described the 12 red flags during the two Macau Grand Prix qualifying sessions as "embarrassing", having been caught up in one of the many clashes.The Ferrari Driver Academy member was at the top of the timesheets when he encountered the stranded car of Rintaro Sato, who had crashed at Moorish.He was unable to avoid the TGM machine, which had already been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/W370iNh via IFTTT

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Croatia will return to the World Rally Championship calendar in 2026 after securing a new multi-year agreement. The asphalt event made its WRC debut in 2021, quickly becoming a regular hosting four editions of the event, before losing its place on the 2025 calendar.The WRC Promoter was in discussions to renew its agreement, with a three-year deal on the table beginning from 2025, but organisers ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8zny3bq via IFTTT

Max Verstappen started 2024 with seven victories in 10 grands prix, so it looked as though the Red Bull driver would cruise towards another championship.But McLaren then made major developments to its car, and the MCL38 is now the quickest package on the Formula 1 grid meaning Red Bull is no longer dominant.The Woking squad still leads the constructors’ standings, having won four times since ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AOPsf56 via IFTTT

James Courtney led David Reynolds in the opening practice session of this weekend's Supercars Championship finale on the streets of Adelaide.In the Team18 Chevrolet Camaro, Reynolds topped the times early in the session with a 1m19.8388s before Courtney pipped him by 0.155s to take Friday honours in his Blanchard Racing Ford Mustang.“The car was really good straight out of the gate,” he said ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TKEO948 via IFTTT

There are few more unsettling feelings for a driver than arriving at a corner and being unable to trust that the brakes will slow them down. A long pedal that means apexes cannot be attacked with appropriate vigour carries a clear lap time penalty, and over a stint such inconsistency can make all the difference between victory and mid-pack anonymity.“Front-wheel-drive performance is all about ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cAZ9JQu via IFTTT

Toyota will go into the 2025 World Endurance Championship with an unchanged driver line-up.The Japanese car maker’s #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar will be driven by Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries for a second consecutive season, while in the #8, Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa stay together for a fourth season.Kobayashi, who also acts as team principal ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0bqJC3Q via IFTTT

Former MotoGP star Casey Stoner believes Ducati will play a major role in determining the outcome of Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez's rivalry next year.Marquez, the most successful rider on the current MotoGP grid, will join two-time champion Bagnaia at Ducati's factory squad after Sunday's Barcelona season finale, creating an all-star line-up.There are concerns about the impact Marquez's ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fLt07gv via IFTTT

Charles Leclerc believes the progress Ferrari has made on its tyre management this year might actually hinder the team's chances at Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix.After a 2023 campaign in which Ferrari struggled with tyre wear and overheating, the cold conditions at Las Vegas actually turned its rapid tyre warm-up into a strength, with Leclerc and Carlos Sainz locking out the front row.While ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hkmxMQ7 via IFTTT

Joey Logano held off a late charge from Team Penske team-mate Ryan Blaney to win a dramatic season finale at Phoenix and become a three-time NASCAR Cup champion.Reigning champion Blaney found himself 2.3 seconds down on Logano entering the closing stages having battled past Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson and William Byron but despite slashing the deficit, he never got close enough as Logano ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/m8woUjC via IFTTT

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur thinks that Formula 1’s aerodynamic testing restrictions could be a “game changer” next year if teams deliberately write off the season to gain an advantage for 2026.F1 is approaching its next rules era in two years' time, when revamped turbo hybrid engines with increased battery power will be matched with all-new aerodynamic regulations.The wholesale change coming ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PpD53t8 via IFTTT

Bobby Allison, 1983 Cup Series champion, three-time Daytona 500 winner and 2011 NASCAR Hall of Famer, has died aged 86, his family has announced.The patriarch of the iconic Alabama Gang, Allison's career spanned over 25 years and included 85 Cup wins. He actually earned his 85th win just a few weeks ago when NASCAR finally ended a 53-year controversy and awarded a win that was rightfully ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EdZrImj via IFTTT

The Brazilian GP’s sometimes near-aquaplaning conditions were a huge challenge for all Formula 1 drivers, but even more so for the most inexperienced ones on the grid.Among those with fewer than 10 grand prix starts, only Liam Lawson had previous experience in wet racing conditions – from his very first outing at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, which had been a struggle for him.Qualifying had ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/c5DupqR via IFTTT

Sho Tsuboi wrapped up the Super Formula title with second place in Sunday’s final race of the season at Suzuka, as Kakunoshin Ota completed a dominant double victory.After finishing second in Saturday’s opener and picking up another bonus point in qualifying on Sunday morning, TOM’S driver Tsuboi went into the final race needing only a single point to put the championship out of reach of his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/D6Ucq29 via IFTTT

Richard Verschoor will replace Dennis Hauger at MP Motorsport for the final two rounds of the F2 season.The Dutchman will remain with the team in the championship next year as well, despite having several options outside the category, including in IndyCar and Japanese Super Formula. Verschoor has endured a difficult season devoid of luck with Trident, being disqualified twice this season due to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nxCXlJH via IFTTT

Double world champion Casey Stoner says he is surprised that Ducati has allowed its riders to race freely this year, but warned that the Italian manufacturer doesn’t want to lose the revered number one plate in MotoGP.Jorge Martin is primed to win the 2024 MotoGP title on a Pramac-entered satellite Ducati, having established a substantial 24-point lead over factory rider Francesco Bagnaia with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UlMSmjp via IFTTT

Twelve months ago, Aston Martin left the Brazilian Grand Prix with a podium finish that pointed to the outfit finally having some answers about its car as it headed into the winter.Fast-forward to now and things could not be more different, as the squad left Interlagos scratching its head over problems in the wet race and still short of a solution for its drop of form this year.Perhaps most ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NiIWU2s via IFTTT

Sho Tsuboi took a step closer to the Super Formula title in Saturday’s opening round of the final weekend at Suzuka with a second-place finish behind a dominant Kakunoshin Ota.From pole position, Dandelion Racing driver Ota was never headed over the course of the 31-lap race interrupted by two safety car periods, beating Tsuboi by 4.5 seconds in a final three-lap showdown following the final ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/m5BUWEV via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes would like nothing more than to end their 12 years together on a high.However, based on recent form, there is a very real risk that their time may finish not with a bang, but with a whimper.If things continue like they did in Brazil last weekend, where Hamilton qualified 14th and finished 10th while team-mate George Russell started on the front row and fought for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sLF7mqA via IFTTT

When Fortec Motorsport bowed out of International Formula 3000 at the end of 2000, it did so with a single podium courtesy of Jamie Davies finishing second in Monaco. Another provisionally taken by Andreas Scheld at the Nurburgring was chalked off for the most minor of technical infractions, a stray piece of tape on the front wing endplate following a change of nose robbing the German of a true ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/auqRcEm via IFTTT

While the Gen3 electric single-seaters have reached the halfway point of their career, the Gen3 ‘EVO’ cars took to the track this week. More powerful, more technological and equipped with new tyres, they are machines of a new kind on which the teams will use to put on a show and try to win.Given the dramatic weather conditions that affected the Valencia region just a few days ago, the test was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tqToUmx via IFTTT

Neither Ferrari driver could put a finger on why the car’s performance was not at the standard of their rivals during the wet running at the Brazilian Grand Prix.Charles Leclerc came home fifth, improving one place on his qualifying position, but was over half a minute behind race winner Max Verstappen, who cut his way through the field to take victory from 17th.While Leclerc’s weekend was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UWDQFTi via IFTTT

A limited number of tickets for MotoGP’s new season finale in Barcelona are on sale, with all proceeds set to be donated to the victims of the devastating floods in Valencia.Ticket prices for what is officially being branded as the Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona start at 55.30 euros and go as high as 108.50 euros for the ‘Excellence’ grandstands, according to a statement released by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2zt3y5g via IFTTT

Valtteri Bottas will leave Sauber after the 2024 Formula 1 season but is understood to already be close to signing back with Mercedes as its reserve driver from next year.In what has been an awful year for Sauber – still 2024's only point-less team – Bottas's place beyond the deal he struck when leaving Mercedes at the end of the 2021 season, when Sauber was branded as Alfa Romeo, was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZSlIqdv via IFTTT

Formula 1 race winner Robert Kubica is looking increasingly certain to remain with the AF Corse customer Hypercar team in the World Endurance Championship next year.Kubica told Autosport that he “didn’t come here for just one year” when questioned after last weekend’s 2024 WEC finale in Bahrain about whether he would race the yellow-liveried Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar again.But he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VGBreZa via IFTTT

McLaren says that guiding Lando Norris to the drivers’ championship was never ultimately its main target – as it has always been more focused on the constructors’ crown.Norris had a golden opportunity to close down Max Verstappen’s points advantage in the Brazilian Grand Prix after starting on pole position and his rival down in 17th on the grid.But a combination of a lack of pace in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vAJK3Bj 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/oRyfwAd via IFTTT

Max Verstappen’s stunning opening lap that teed him up for victory in Brazil has been hailed as every bit as good as Ayrton Senna’s famous Donington Park 1993 opener.The Red Bull driver, whose shock win from 17th on the grid has put him in reach of another world title, gained six places through the opening three corners thanks to a combination of great car positioning and clinical overtaking ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5fMHnsw via IFTTT

Celestino Vietti (KTM Ajo) won the Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix after leading every lap of a hot, tough race at Sepang.After grabbing the lead at the first corner, Vietti’s lead fluctuated throughout a race that proved tough on both bikes and riders. The Italian, who was riding injured in Malaysia, streaked to a 1.6s advantage as early as lap two, but could not maintain such a comfortable ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FxnChQm via IFTTT

MotoGP is poised to replace the cancelled Valencia GP with a new race in Barcelona, Autosport understands.The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is now set to stage the season finale on 17 November, having already hosted the sixth round of the championship back in May.The development follows the decision to scrap the Valencia race on Friday due to devastating flooding in the region in recent days ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Cf0QMst via IFTTT

Oliver Bearman revealed he was woken up on Friday morning with the call to replace Kevin Magnussen for the Brazilian Grand Prix.With Haas driver Magnussen taken ill, Bearman stepped in for the Dane for the second time this season and duly qualified 10th for Saturday’s sprint, before finding out he would fill Magnussen’s shoes for the entire weekend.Having initially been drafted in for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MeA7wzo via IFTTT

Porsche has insisted that it is not going into Saturday’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain with a conservative approach as it looks to seal the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles. The German marque will start the Bahrain 8 Hours “looking to maximise its finishing position” with both its 963 LMDhs, according to Porsche Penske Motorsport managing director Jonathan ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bXkW0np via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia will start the Malaysian Grand Prix from pole position after winning a remarkable qualifying duel with championship leader Jorge Martin.The Italian factory Ducati rider beat his own lap record by over a second with a scorching lap of 1m56.336s. This was a response to Martin earlier taking Sepang MotoGP qualifying times into uncharted  territory with what looked like an ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/luD7QKt via IFTTT

Porsche has revealed it is planning to introduce an evo joker update on its 963 LMDh for next year - at the same time as revealing it has already used one.The performance upgrades for the German manufacturer’s campaigns in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar next year are focussed on the front suspension, as were those introduced on the 963 prior to its victorious start to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/E6pObrz via IFTTT

MotoGP organisers remain keen on staging the 2024 season finale at Valencia but the date of the race could be pushed back, Autosport understands.Most of the paddock in Sepang at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix is waiting to see how the rescue effort in Valencia evolves after the devastating flooding that had already left at least 158 dead by Friday morning, with a large number of people ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ofKrIR0 via IFTTT