F1: Bottas denies blame for botched Monaco pitstop
(GMM) Valtteri Bottas has hit back at his Mercedes boss’s suggestion that the Finnish driver was at least partly to blame for his retirement from the Monaco GP. Bottas’ rejoinder … Read More
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F1 ‘needs’ Wolff versus Marko fight – Berger
(GMM) The high tension between Mercedes, Red Bull and the title rivals’ respective top bosses is “exactly what Formula 1 needs”. That is the view of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, … Read More
F1: Rivals ‘trying to slow us down’ – Verstappen
(GMM) Max Verstappen says it’s “understandable” that Mercedes is “trying to slow us down” by pushing on with the flexible wing saga. Formula 1 has now arrived at Baku, where … Read More
F1: Verstappen leads opening practice over two Ferraris
Red Bull Honda F1 point leader Max Verstappen led opening practice for the Azerbaijan GP in Baku by 0.043s over Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc. Verstappen’s lap of 1m43.184s was 0.337s … Read More
F2: Vips beats Boschung to P1 in opening session at Baku
While a lot of the field were still getting to grips with the Baku City Circuit, Jüri Vips was finding its limits, the Hitech Grand Prix racer going more than … Read More
Supercars announces intro date for Gen3 car
Supercars has today confirmed the Gen3 race cars are targeted for inclusion in the Repco Supercars Championship in August 2022. Following challenges with international supply chains and ongoing domestic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision has been made to … Read More
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Sonoma Raceway & Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Martin Truex Jr. returns to Sonoma as two-time defending winner If your name isn’t Truex, Busch or Harvick, you haven’t won a NASCAR Cup Series event at Sonoma Raceway in … Read More
NASCAR: Bristol Grandstands fully open for Sept Race
The 61st running of the NASCAR Cup Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Sept. 16-18, a longtime beacon of patriotism, freedom and American pride, stands ready to deliver during Bristol … Read More
General Motors breaks ground on Charlotte Technical Center
General Motors broke ground today on the new Charlotte Technical Center, a 130,000-square-foot facility that will expand GM’s performance and racing capabilities. Additionally, the center will accelerate strategic knowledge transfer … Read More
MotoGP: Rins out of Spanish GP at Barcelona with broken arm
Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins will miss this weekend’s Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya after suffering a cycling accident at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Thursday morning. After the … Read More
Detroit Lions Coach Dan Campbell Named Detroit GP Saturday Grand Marshal
New Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell will bring his passion and enthusiasm to Belle Isle on June 12 as the Saturday Grand Marshal of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix … Read More
WEC: 6 Hours of Monza sees 38 cars on the first entry list
The provisional entry list for round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the inaugural 6 Hours of Monza (16 – 18 July), sees a healthy line-up of 38 cars … Read More
F1: Mercedes sign Chinese wonderkid
The Mercedes F1 team welcomed a new member to the Mercedes Motorsport family Wednesday. Could he eventually be Lewis Hamilton’s replacement? Yuanpu was born in Xi’an, China, in 2008 and … Read More
IndyCar: Indy 500 TV sees ratings increase (2nd Update)
Across NBC Sports streaming platforms, this year’s race ranks as the second most-streamed IndyCar race ever with an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 34,500 viewers, behind only the 2019 Indy … Read More
F1: Michael Schumacher would have been team boss – Haug
(GMM) Michael Schumacher would have gone on to become a successful top manager or team boss, according to former Mercedes motorsport chief Norbert Haug. Almost nothing is known about the … Read More
F1: Giovinazzi admits Alfa Romeo future uncertain
(GMM) Antonio Giovinazzi says he can handle the pressure of keeping his seat at Alfa Romeo, as a group of potential replacements nip at his heels. After two fairly nondescript … Read More
NASCAR Charlotte Coca-Cola TV Rating
Last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race from Charlotte averaged a 2.3 rating and 4.06 million viewers on FOX, down a tick in ratings but up 2% in viewership from last … Read More
Six NASCAR tracks announce fall 100% capacity grandstands
NASCAR owned tracks at Daytona, Michigan, Talladega, Martinsville, Richmond, and Phoenix all announced Wednesday that grandstands will be fully open for race fans for this falls races (excerpts from press … Read More
Dirt track racing returns to IMS in August
The BC39 is back. Exciting United States Auto Club (USAC) NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship racing will return Wednesday, Aug. 18 and Thursday, Aug. 19 to The Dirt Track … Read More
NASCAR: Donny Schatz to Make Truck Series Debut at Knoxville
David Gilliland Racing (DGR) announced today that 10-time World of Outlaws (WoO) champion Donny Schatz will pilot the No. 17 Little Giant Ford F-150 when the NASCAR Camping World Truck … Read More
Starrett and Roush Yates Engines Renew Partnership
Roush Yates Engines and L.S. Starrett Co. are pleased to announce an extension of their partnership agreement. Since 2017 Roush Yates Engines and Starrett, located in Athol, Massachusetts, have teamed … Read More
NASCAR post-Charlotte Penalty report
NASCAR issued penalties to three Cup Series teams Tuesday, including a one-race suspension to Kevin Bellicourt of Spire Motorsports after Sunday’s event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Spire’s No. 77 Chevrolet … Read More
F1: Red Bull must keep focus on 2021 title – Verstappen
(GMM) New championship leader Max Verstappen has urged Red Bull to keep its focus on the crucial and close 2021 title battle with Mercedes. While Mercedes chief Toto Wolff said … Read More
F1: Hamilton now needs to ‘fight so hard’ – Verstappen
(GMM) Max Verstappen says he feels comfortable despite being “the hunted” driver in the world championship for the first time in his career. Mentally and physically, the Red Bull driver … Read More
F1: Monza hoping for 80pc capacity, Zandvoort 100k
(GMM) Monza is hoping to welcome a crowd of up to 80 percent capacity to September’s Italian GP. As the peak of the pandemic begins to recede, major sports events … Read More