Last year’s F2 runner-up Ilott was announced as Alfa Romeo’s second reserve driver earlier this week ahead of his grand prix weekend debut in opening practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix. Taking over from Antonio Giovinazzi, Ferrari youngster Ilott completed 21 laps and finished the session 17th overall, lapping four-tenths of a second off Kimi
Month: April 2021
Aprilia has scored just six top six finishes in the modern MotoGP era. The latest of those came two weeks ago in Portugal, courtesy of an in-form Aleix Espargaro aboard an RS-GP that looked like a genuinely competent package for the first time. A strong Friday showing at Jerez for the Spanish Grand Prix, which
What is a sprint race and why are they coming to F1? A sprint race is essentially a shortened version of a normal race, taking place over a shorter distance. They’re used in many other series, though perhaps most notably for Formula 1 is their inclusion in the Formula 2 race weekend. In F2 the
1:13 PM ET Associated Press Atlanta Motor Speedway will open its grandstands to full capacity for the July NASCAR weekend. Following the lead of other major sports facilities in the Atlanta metro area, the 1.54-mile trioval in suburban Hampton, Georgia, is planning to fill as many seats as possible for its next major event. The
The 37-year-old was set to pilot one of three BTC Racing Honda Civic Type FK8s this season alongside Josh Cook and new recruit Jade Edwards. Upon moving to the Brackley squad last season after a challenging season with Team Hard in 2019, Crees won the Jack Sears Trophy for drivers without an outright BTCC podium.
MotoGP returns to Jerez in wildly different conditions to what it found during last year’s double-header run in scorching weather in July. In the cooler conditions, top spot changed hands at a frenetic pace as Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro set the early pace with a 1m40.834s. This was quickly usurped by championship leader Fabio Quartararo, with
The pair traded fastest times throughout the opening practice session, while Lewis Hamilton finished fifth after complaining of a balance problem early on and then failing to string a flying lap together on the softer tyres in the closing stages. When the session got underway, Bottas was first to take the track, followed by Sergio
5:46 AM ET Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has joined fellow British drivers Lando Norris and George Russell in boycotting social media for the next three days. The boycott is aimed at making a stand against discriminatory abuse online. Teams, players and the governing bodies of English football agreed last week to boycott social media
Go onboard with Malcolm Stewart during the 450 Main Event as he earns his first career 450 podium at round 16 of the 2021 Monster Energy Supercross Series in Salt Lake City, Utah. Subscribe to Malcolm’s YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/MalcolmStewart27 Shot 100% on the HERO9BLACK® camera from http://GoPro.com For full event results visit: http://www.supercrosslive.com #gopro #moto
Aboard the United ORECA-Gibson 07 in which he’d topped the times in two of the four sessions at the official pre-season Prologue test at Spa at the beginning of this week, Albuquerque set a 2m04.083s in the opening 90-minute session that was a couple of tenths up on his best lap in testing. The first of
The six-time MotoGP world champion broke his right arm at Jerez last season, which ultimately forced him out of the entire 2020 campaign and meant he would not race again until the Portuguese GP two weeks ago. Marquez qualified sixth and finished as top Honda in seventh despite his 265-day absence from MotoGP, with many
Bottas and Russell collided at high-speed on the approach to Turn 2 midway through the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix while battling for ninth place, causing a huge crash that forced the race to be red flagged. Both drivers were quick to blame each other for causing the shunt, only for Williams driver Russell to ultimately
6:58 PM ET Williams driver George Russell said his relationship with Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff remained strong despite a costly collision with Valtteri Bottas at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Briton is a Mercedes protege, racing for a team using Mercedes engines, and the high-speed crash with the Mercedes driver put both
Vinales was responding to false reports in Spain that he had threatened to quit MotoGP after he had a potential pole lap in Q2 at Portimao cancelled for a track limits violation. This led to Vinales starting 12th, while a poor start meant he struggled all race to eventually finish 11th as Yamaha team-mate Fabio
On Wednesday, Tanal Entertainment – a Saudi holding company belonging to Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Suad – announced it had struck a deal with VR46 and Aramco to bring Rossi’s team to MotoGP from 2022. Though no official statement from the Rossi camp was made, VR46 did confirm to Autosport the news was correct.
Coming off the back of a promising debut in Bahrain, the Japanese rookie had hoped to impress more at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix a fortnight ago. However, a crash in Q1 that left him at the back of the grid, allied to a spin in the race, meant he missed out on points. Tsunoda
1:58 PM ET Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he planned to be in Formula One next season, was enjoying this year’s title battle and had already been laying the groundwork for 2022. The 36-year-old, who is out of contract with Mercedes at the end of this year, tested Pirelli’s 18-inch 2022 tyre
The classic mid-Wales forest special stages of Dyfnant, Gartheiniog and Dyfi will be used on the popular RAC Rally for the first time on 25-29 November in the event’s most ambitious Welsh leg to date. The biennial event is a celebration of Britain’s round of the World Rally Championship in the 1970s and 1980s, and
After quitting the premier class in 2004, Aprilia returned to MotoGP in 2015 as a factory entrant running in conjunction with Gresini Racing. This partnership has continued through to 2021, though the current agreement between Aprilia and Gresini expires at the end of this season – with the latter confirming its return to independent team
Brivio – who helmed Suzuki from 2013 to 2020 – guided the Japanese marque to its MotoGP world title in two decades last year, with Mir leading the charge. In January Brivio made the shock announcement he had quit Suzuki to join the rebranded Alpine squad in F1 as its racing director for this year,
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