In a special press conference held at Barber Motorsports Park on Friday morning, an emotional Newgarden – who had to regain his composure several times after his voice broke down – says he didn’t know he was doing anything wrong.He claimed that he misguidedly believed the restart rules had been changed, as per the exhibition race at The Thermal Club that followed the St. Pete season opener ...Keep reading ..read more

The reigning world champion has won the Spanish GP for the past two years and comes into the 2024 edition off the back of two disappointing rounds in Portugal and America.In a crash-strewn session, Bagnaia left it to the end of the hour to produce a 1m36.025s to lead the way by 0.100 seconds from Aprilia’s Vinales.Marc Marquez looked on course to take top spot from Bagnaia at the end but came up ...Keep reading ..read more

F1 currently schedules six sprint weekends per year on a selection of circuits, with the first sprint of the season taking place last weekend in China, and the second following next week at the Miami Grand Prix.Sprints have been treated to mixed reviews by drivers and fans, with the additional competitive sessions compared to free practices generally raising interest, but also increasing the load ...Keep reading ..read more

This weekend’s round at Barber Motorsports Park will comprise 90 laps (207 miles) around the 17-turn, 2.3-mile natural terrain road course.When is the IndyCar race at Barber?Date: Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28Race start: 1:40pm ETTrack: 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road courseRace distance: 90 laps/207 milesFirestone tire allotment: Six sets primary, four sets alternate. One ...Keep reading ..read more

The British manufacturer announced the decision ahead of this weekend’s Monaco E-Prix, having reached its 100-race milestone in Tokyo earlier this year.Its maiden entry into the all-electric championship in 2016 was the first time Jaguar had competed in single-seaters since the brand left Formula 1 in 2004, with the remains of the team sold to Red Bull.During its time in Formula E, Jaguar has ...Keep reading ..read more

Crutchlow will take part in the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, the British GP at Silverstone and the San Marino GP at Misano around his testing duties.As part of the new concession rules for 2024, Yamaha is permitted to field six wildcard entries across the campaign.It is unclear if Yamaha will utilise Crutchlow for any more beyond the San Marino GP.At present, Honda, KTM and Aprilia can also ...Keep reading ..read more

The name will be the same. 12 years after he left, Nico Hulkenberg is heading back to the Sauber Formula 1 team in 2025. Yet his circumstances are much changed and so are the team's - and the championship overall from the final days of the V8 engine era.As the Audi rebrand looms, this is the shot Hulkenberg felt he'd previously been unjustly denied in F1. And it's one he's absolutely ...Keep reading ..read more

The Portuguese driver was stripped of his win in the inaugural Misano E-Prix earlier this month after his Porsche car failed post-race checks.This was after FIA scrutineers found an ineligible throttle damper setting related to the spring was fitted to the car.The part in question had been previously used on the Gen2 machines but its inclusion in the “GEN3 Spark Catalogue” was removed when the ...Keep reading ..read more

Dorna Sports, MotoGP's commercial rights holder, has been playing around with the idea of revamping its brand identity and introducing a new logo since last year.However, it was not until pre-season testing in Qatar in February that Dorna communicated its plans to the series' teams.Dorna's chief commercial officer Dan Rossomondo intends to show off MotoGP's new logo in November.While this ...Keep reading ..read more

Of far greater importance to Marc Surer than the results he achieved in his on-and-off partnership with Manfred Winkelhock between 1977 and 1985 is his friendship with the exciting German driver. The late elder brother of the no less flamboyant ‘Smokin’ Jo’ Winkelhock shared BMW, Ford and Porsche machinery with Surer in endurance racing, most notably beating the factory teams with their ...Keep reading ..read more