Verstappen nips Bottas to win pole for Abu Dhabi GP
It took until the last race of the year, but someone finally knocked Mercedes off pole position of an F1 race. Max Verstappen turned a lap of 1m35.246s to nip … Read More
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Askew joins Riley Motorsports for Rolex 24 at Daytona
Ex-IndyCar driver Oliver Askew will be joining Riley Motorsports’ LMP3 entry for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, making his debut in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. The former Indy Lights … Read More
Verstappen tops final Abu Dhabi practice
In a session run before the sun sets and the track cools, Red Bull Honda driver Max Verstappen turned a lap of 1m36.251s to top the final F1 practice of … Read More
7-year-old son asks Grosjean to quit racing
(GMM) Romain Grosjean says his seven-year-old son has asked the former Haas driver to quit motor racing. The Frenchman had to miss the final two races of his Formula 1 … Read More
Nyck de Vries defends Mazepin amid ‘reputation’
(GMM) Nyck de Vries (shown above), a works Mercedes driver in Formula E, has defended 2021 Formula 1 rookie Nikita Mazepin. Mazepin, 21, is under fire from Haas, Formula 1 … Read More
Perez had tequila with Red Bull bosses after Bahrain
(GMM) Sergio Perez shared a tequila with Red Bull bosses after his breakthrough Sakhir GP win – but he still isn’t sure if he will race for the team in … Read More
Magnussen unable to attend major court dates
(GMM) Kevin Magnussen says he would have liked to return to his native Denmark earlier this week – for a court case. The Dane is being sued by his former … Read More
Fourth title loss to Hamilton ‘hard to accept’ – Bottas
(GMM) Valtteri Bottas has confirmed team boss Toto Wolff’s suspicion that the Finn is not in top form after losing another world championship to Lewis Hamilton. Bottas said he had … Read More
Car ‘not the same’ after Russell raced it – Hamilton
(GMM) Lewis Hamilton, who has now recovered from covid-19, says his Mercedes car felt different after George Russell substituted for him last weekend in Bahrain. The seven time world champion … Read More
Binotto, Camilleri stories not linked – Mekies
(GMM) The stories about Ferrari chiefs Mattia Binotto and Louis Camilleri are not linked. That is the word from acting Ferrari team boss Laurent Mekies (above right), who is temporarily … Read More
No final Haas test for Grosjean – Steiner
(GMM) Haas will not be giving Romain Grosjean a Formula 1 test over the winter. After it emerged that the Frenchman could not race in Abu Dhabi due to his … Read More
Alfa Romeo not joining Haas as next Ferrari ‘B team’
(GMM) Frederic Vasseur says Alfa Romeo won’t be following the lead of fellow Ferrari-powered team Haas in forging an even closer collaboration with Maranello. After it was announced that Ferrari … Read More
Muller confirmed in Dragon Penske Formula E driver line-up
DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT has confirmed Nico Mueller will return for Season 7 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The forthcoming campaign – Formula E’s first as an … Read More
WRC legend Loeb to race Lewis Hamilton’s Extreme E entry
Extreme E and Lewis Hamilton’s X44 race team announced that nine-time World Rally Championship champion Sebastien Loeb and Dakar Rally trailblazer Cristina Gutierrez will drive for team founder Hamilton in the … Read More
Abu Dhabi GP Friday Press Conference
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Zak BROWN (McLaren) Otmar SZAFNAUER (Racing Point) Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault – via video link) Simon ROBERTS (Williams) Frederic VASSEUR (Alfa Romeo) Toyoharu TANABE (Honda) Q: Cyril, perhaps we could … Read More
Video: Rinus VeeKay: NTT IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year
Rinus VeeKay, driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, is coming off a remarkable first season. The Dutch driver captured the 2020 … Read More
Helio Castroneves Inducted Into Team Penske Hall Of Fame
Over the course of his 21 seasons competing for Team Penske, Helio Castroneves produced hall of fame results for North America’s most successful racing organization. On Friday, Castroneves was recognized … Read More
Video: Alonso mesmerizes Abu Dhabi F1 paddock with his screaming 2005 Renault
Fernando Alonso took his 2005 F1 Renault R25 for some laps around the Abu Dhabi circuit on Friday and showed everyone in attendance how exciting F1 used to be before … Read More
COTA to use 3.41-mile ‘long course’ layout for NASCAR debut in 2021
Since the September announcement that Speedway Motorsports would bring NASCAR to Austin, Texas in 2021, a significant question remained: which of the world-class courses at Circuit of The Americas would … Read More
Bottas leads a Mercedes 1-2 in 2nd Abu Dhabi GP practice
In a session that was interrupted with a red flag just before the end of the session when Kimi Raikkonen’s Alfa Romeo caught on fire, Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton … Read More
Jorge Lorenzo denies ‘involvement or connection’ with tax evasion scheme
Former Repsol Honda MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo, who was destroyed by teammate Marc Marquez, has issued the following statement, via his lawyer, in which the retired triple MotoGP world champion … Read More
Perez and Magnussen to take Abu Dhabi grid penalties for PU changes
Sergio Perez and Kevin Magnussen have exceeded the maximum number of components they are allowed to use on their Mercedes and Ferrari power units respectively. Both will start the race from … Read More
Red Bull F1 team mocks Hamilton’s latest attire
One can’t help but laugh at some of the outlandish clothes Lewis Hamilton wears. He likely does it because he craves attention. Here the Red Bull team mocks him. The … Read More
Teammates say Grosjean ‘incredible’ on fast lap
(GMM) Two former teammates have said goodbye to Romain Grosjean from Formula 1 by saying the Frenchman was impressively fast over a single lap. Grosjean, who has revealed a photo … Read More