However, the former Williams driver left the door open by suggesting that the decision was valid "for now".The Woking team announced on Friday that the 2022 Le Mans winner will be a reserve driver in 2024, with a simulator role and testing.On Saturday, there was a stir in the paddock when Toyota Motor Corporation chairman Akio Toyoda, also known as Morizo for his own racing activities, appeared in ...Keep reading

A one-second deficit to pole position man Max Verstappen in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix has exposed the major downforce deficit and balance struggles that Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have been battling with all season.With it clear that both men want big changes for next year, Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has explained that the squad is ...Keep reading

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start Honda's home race from pole position after an impressive effort in qualifying, with McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris lining up right behind him in second and third.Charles Leclerc will lead Ferrari's charge in fourth.What time does the Japanese Grand Prix start?The Japanese GP will begin at 2pm local time (+9 GMT) at Suzuka.
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The Singapore winner will start the Suzuka race from sixth place, lining up two places behind his team-mate Charles Leclerc.Sainz said that the knowledge that the car might be less competitive at Suzuka encouraged him to try different things on set-up in order to "challenge" both himself and the car.When that didn't work, he took a step back to a more conservative approach, but he conceded he was ...Keep reading

The Briton was beaten to the front row of the grid by rookie team-mate Piastri by a scant 0.035s, although Max Verstappen's advantage over the Australian spanned over half a second en route to pole position.Norris explained that McLaren would "try" to take the fight to Verstappen, but deadpanned that there was not a lot that the team could do unless Piastri resorted to more nefarious tactics to ...Keep reading

Marquez suffered a high-side at the Turn 5 left-hander at the end of the first qualifying segment.The 27-year-old immediately threw off his right glove and took some time to get to his feet, before needing to be helped away by the marshals.Despite progressing into Q2, Marquez was unable to compete in the session as he was taken to the medical centre for checks.Initial examination discovered ...Keep reading

Verstappen looked to have the measure of the field throughout qualifying, bouncing back from a Q2 elimination in Singapore to take pole by around six tenths from McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.But while the McLarens were delighted by their top three result, Ferrari was more puzzled by the chasm to Verstappen after Carlos Sainz won last week's Singapore Grand Prix from pole.Leclerc was ...Keep reading

Hamilton made the comments in the wake of an admission by the stewards of last weekend's Singapore GP that they got it wrong when they chose to give Max Verstappen a reprimand for blocking Yuki Tsunoda in Q2.Verstappen also received a reprimand for stopping at the pit exit while waiting to create his gap, with a queue of cars behind him.Usually, impeding triggers an automatic three-place penalty ...Keep reading

This weekend marks the first time in MotoGP history that the series is racing in India, utilising the former Formula 1 venue about 50km away from New Delhi.Moments before Q2 for the Moto3 class was due to get under way on Saturday afternoon, a heavy downpour has forced a lengthy delay to qualifying action.With the MotoGP sprint due to get under way at 11am BST (3:30pm local time), racing action is ...Keep reading

The championship leader set a first lap in the final stage of qualifying that was more than good enough for pole, but proved his quality further by beating his own benchmark by over a tenth to beat second-placed Oscar Piastri by 0.581s.Red Bull's renewed vigour followed a disappointing Singapore weekend in which the team struggled to find pace and lost both cars in Q2 as Verstappen was knocked out ...Keep reading

Verstappen will start ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in Sunday’s race after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Read Also:

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The championship leader routed the rest of the field with his initial 1m29.012s, which would have been good enough for pole on its own, but a second lap yielded further improvements and he found over a tenth to secure a 1m28.877s.Verstappen's final lap was 0.581s clear of Piastri's opening effort, which the Australian could not improve on the second time around, but nonetheless was enough for him ...Keep reading

Aside from the Q1 sessions prior to the pole shootout segment of qualifying, Valentino Rossi’s outfit has topped the timesheets across every outing at the Buddh International Circuit.Having topped final practice, Bezzecchi saw off a challenge from Pramac’s Martin to take his third pole of the season and first since the British GP.Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia cast aside a tough ...Keep reading

A slow-burning session, which featured no track action for the opening five minutes, ended with a series of qualifying simulations in which Verstappen set a 1m30.267s lap to eclipse the two McLarens - which had found performance relative to the Red Bull driver overnight.Verstappen had headed the field after the first set of soft-tyre runs, logging a 1m30.960s - slower than the previous day's ...Keep reading

Sunday's grand prix will now feature three fewer laps than planned, while the sprint race that is set to take place this afternoon has been cut short by a lap.MotoGP riders got to sample the Hermann Tilke-designed Buddh circuit for the first time Friday, with two extended 70-minute practice sessions helping them get accustomed to the venue.While riders were unanimous in praise of the layout ...Keep reading

Race title sponsor Lenovo came up with the idea to bring a bit of modern technology to the F1 trophy, and has commissioned world-famous design studio Pininfarina of America to help create it.The result is a sleek concept, based around the design of an F1 car’s intake and the Lenovo logo, which also incorporates some smart technology that will come alive when the driver interacts with it.The ...Keep reading

Tsunoda will be handed a fourth season at the Faenza outfit, while the currently injured Ricciardo will get a full season with the team after his mid-season comeback this summer.AlphaTauri's driver decision had been made more complicated in recent weeks thanks to reserve driver Lawson's impressive performances as Ricciardo's replacement.While the Australian recovers from a broken hand sustained in ...Keep reading

As reported earlier this month, the FIA ad WRC Promoter had asked WRC drivers to nominate a representative to join the WRC Commission to offer competitors a voice and feedback on key topics and possible regulation changes.The decision to create this new position has come in response to criticism from drivers and teams this year over concerns that championship’s appeal is diminishing.This has ...Keep reading

The 23-year-old Dane is fresh off a banner season in Indy NXT, where he claimed five wins, eight podiums and sat on the pole five times en route to winning the championship. He won’t be alone for next Monday’s on-track trial, sharing the seat with 2019 Indy NXT title winner Oliver Askew, who hasn’t competed in IndyCar since 2021.While there are aspirations to find a seat on the grid for next ...Keep reading

Honda has endured a miserable 2023 season, with Mir yet to score any more points since the opening grand prix of the season in Portugal back in March.As MotoGP made its debut on the Buddh International Circuit on Friday, the RC213V proved to be competitive in the hands of Marc Marquez and Mir, who were fourth and 10th overall having also both been inside the top 10 in FP1.Mir, who felt the weekend ...Keep reading

This weekend marks the first-ever MotoGP event in India, with the VR46 Ducati team topping both practice sessions on Friday with Marco Bezzecchi in FP1 and Luca Marini in FP2.The track was officially homologated on Thursday after the riders gave their approval, having come into the event carrying safety concerns about the recent circuit updates.And while some points of the track were touted as ...Keep reading

In fact, after his victory last weekend at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, Hamlin offered an open invitation to “any fan to want to come to the ‘dark side.’ ”But what exactly does Hamlin’s ‘dark side’ world encompass, how did he get there and why is he so willing to embrace it and so publicly, such as having a podcast?Read Also:

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With Max Verstappen set to land his third consecutive F1 drivers' crown this year, as well as a constructors' title double for Red Bull, there is no hint yet of the partnership's stunning form hitting the buffers.But there is a certain irony to the fact that Honda's latest golden era in F1 has only come in the wake of it originally announcing back in 2020 that it would be withdrawing from F1 at ...Keep reading

Michael Andretti's operation, whose bid is supported by General Motors brand Cadillac, is the highest-profile contender of those who responded to the FIA's request for submissions to form an 11th F1 team and remained under evaluation.Formula 2 outfits Hitech and Rodin Carlin had also submitted applications, along with start-up Asian effort LKYSUNZ.Although there is still no official information ...Keep reading

Friday's qualifying will start at midnight and Saturday's race will start at 10pm Nevada time, with the latter potentially running until after midnight if there is a red flag delay and restart.Records suggest that in mid-November, ambient temperature is likely to dip below 10 degrees Celsius, and it could go as low as five degrees.Those sorts of numbers will clearly put a premium on getting the ...Keep reading

Both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez struggled at the Marina Bay circuit last weekend, with neither driver making it out of Q2 as the squad also suffered its first defeat of the season. While its issues over the weekend were compounded by set-up mistakes, its chief engineer Paul Monaghan also dropped hints about 'inherent' problems being a factor too. Asked if this was something that had been ...Keep reading

Friday’s second 70-minute session at the Buddh International Circuit was delayed by around 45 minutes due to some logistical issues affecting the beginning of the earlier Moto3 FP2.Once action got underway, Marini guided his year-old Ducati to a 1m44.782s to lead Pramac’s Jorge Martin by 0.008 seconds.In a first for the 2023 season, both factory Honda riders have secured a place in Q2 for ...Keep reading

The YZR-M1 has regularly occupied the bottom part of the MotoGP speed traps in recent years, with its lack of grunt contributing to its slide down the order.Having won the title in 2021 with Fabio Quartararo and finished runner-up in the standings in 2022 with the Frenchman having scored three victories, it has scored just two rostrums in 2023.Last week's Misano test was seen as an important ...Keep reading

Famin took over as an interim team principal at the end of July after the departure of Otmar Szafnauer and long-time sporting manager Alan Permane.Since then, he has been tasked with assessing the key areas that Alpine must improve to speed up its trajectory to the front of the F1 grid after Renault's management became impatient with outgoing Szafnauer's plans.Alpine's two-country split between ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's headline times in both of Friday's Formula 1 practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix proved that Red Bull's misfortune in Singapore was a mere blip.The championship leader atoned for a difficult weekend at the Marina Bay Circuit last time out by stamping his authority on FP1, capturing a 1m31.647s to sit above Singapore winner Carlos Sainz by 0.6s as Ferrari continued its ...Keep reading

The Mercedes driver said that the opening day of practice on Friday had been a puzzling one, as there was so little grip on offer.Speaking after ending second practice in fifth spot for Mercedes, 0.6 seconds adrift of pace-setter Max Verstappen, Russell said that it had not been a normal day of action.He suggested that the asphalt, which includes newly laid sections through Turns 3, 4 and 7, was ...Keep reading

It has confirmed that the Dutchman should have received the standard three-place grid penalty for one of his two impeding offences, which would have dropped him from 11th to 14th on the final grid.Significantly, the FIA has also promised that the Verstappen decision will not be used as precedent and will in effect be erased from the database of past incidents that stewards refer to when making ...Keep reading

While the New Zealander has impressed greatly during his stand-in performances since the Dutch Grand Prix as a replacement for Daniel Ricciardo, it is looking unlikely that it has been enough to secure him a full-time F1 ride.With Red Bull already eager to hand Ricciardo a seat at AlphaTauri next season, Lawson's only real hope of getting a 2024 drive was for the squad to choose him over incumbent ...Keep reading

Having successfully hosted MotoGP since 2004, Lusail International Circuit (LIC) was given the opportunity to stage F1 in November 2021 due to several races being lost because of the COVID pandemic. Despite the course and facilities being developed for two-wheel racing, and the race being held at short notice, Qatar put on a great event and earned much praise from drivers and team bosses ...Keep reading

Verstappen led both of Friday's free practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix, ending the day 0.320 seconds clear of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and nearly half a second up on McLaren's Lando Norris.The Dutchman came out of the gates strong in FP1 as he recovered from an off-kilter weekend at last week's Singapore GP, where he struggled to make Q3 and then finished fifth, consigning Red Bull to ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin and Luca Marini traded the top spot in the timesheets for much of the extended 70-minute session at the Buddh International Circuit, each enjoying long stints at the front on their respective Ducatis.Pramac rider Martin was the first among the two to break the 1m50s barrier as he set a lap time of 1m49.358s in the first 10 minutes of practice, with his VR46 rival Marini's response ...Keep reading

The Dutchman punched in a 1m30.688s to stand atop the timing boards, having been bumped off the top following his opening run on soft tyres as the rest of the front-running pack waited until later to clock their first times on softs.Verstappen had originally stepped up to the top of the pile with a 1m31.377s on his first timed run, going early on soft tyres as the majority of the field used the ...Keep reading

Here is a guide to what's on Motorsport.tv for the weekend of 23-24 September. For a detailed list of what's available in your area, please visit the livestream page: Motorsport.tv/livestream.
Nürburgring Endurance Series - Round 8
The Nürburgring Endurance Series is nearing the end of its 2023 season with the 55th ADAC Barbarossapreis on Saturday, September 23rd. Notably, Nürburgring ...Keep reading

The Australian has missed the last three grands prix following his FP2 crash at Zandvoort, and will not partake in this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix as Liam Lawson continues to deputise.It was suggested that Ricciardo may be in line to race at the returning Qatar round, but the resumption of his 2023 F1 comeback looks set to be pushed back to allow further time to recuperate from his ...Keep reading

Former Haas driver Schumacher currently serves as the Mercedes Formula 1 reserve driver after losing his Haas seat to Nico Hulkenberg at the end of last season.Despite being tentatively linked to several F1 seats for next year, the German faces another year on the sidelines but he has been offered a racing reprieve by Alpine in the World Endurance Championship with its LMDh squad."It’s true that ...Keep reading

Nearly a week on from Red Bull’s humbling in Singapore, Verstappen utterly dominated the early stages, heading the times from his first flier, a 1m33.719s set on the hard tyres that no one else could get anywhere near as the pack was split across the harder tyre compounds. This included a prototype medium compound Verstappen switched to after going quickest again on his second flier, his next ...Keep reading

With the team chasing further success after its triumph in Singapore last weekend, it is evaluating a revamped floor configuration at Suzuka. The team says that revisions to the front floor fences, floor edge, mid floor and diffuser sidewall, which work in conjunction with a redesigned sidepod undercut, are aimed at loss management and load distribution. It added: “[This] translates into a car ...Keep reading

Hirakawa will become part of McLaren's driver development programme, supporting the Woking team in its simulator as well as conducting a testing programme with its 2021 MCL35M car.The 29-year-old will dovetail his F1 testing role with his current drive for Toyota, with which he is currently leading the Hypercar class in the World Endurance Championship.Hirakawa and his team-mates Sebastien Buemi ...Keep reading

Red Bull Racing RB19 technical detail
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As the Red Bull mechanic scans the underside of the RB19, we are treated to a view of the floor fences on the other side of the car, which shows how twisted they are along their vertical axis and how they interact with the curvature of the floor. 
Alpine A523 technical detail
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12 drivers remain in the fight for the NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2023.Regular season champion Martin Truex Jr. narrowly avoided a shock exit in the first round, and Bubba Wallace clawed back 19 points to avoid elimination as well.Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick, who both entered Bristol above the cut-line, were ultimately eliminated. The former Cup champions were joined by Ricky Stenhouse ...Keep reading

For a country the size of India, home to the world’s biggest market for two-wheelers, it is quite surprising that no rider has managed to come up the ranks and gain a place in the premier class of motorcycle racing.Indeed, apart from a wildcard appearance in the Moto3 class for national champion KY Ahamed, there will be no representation from India in the country’s first-ever home ...Keep reading

The Barbados-born Caymanian was signed as a development driver with CGR in May 2022, only two races into his Indy NXT career that already featured a fifth-place finish (Barber Motorsports Park). He ended up finishing his rookie campaign ninth in the overall standings despite switching teams – TJ Speed Motorsports to HMD Motorsports – mid-season.There were already some flashes of potential ...Keep reading

Following an initial reveal for EA SPORTS WRC, further information has been revealed. Gameplay has been shown for the first time in a preview video hosted by World Rally Championship journalist Molly Petit – who it transpires will also be a voice within the title.It's previously been confirmed that it uses the Unreal Engine technology platform for the graphics paired with an evolution of DiRT ...Keep reading

New Williams team boss James Vowles has passionately sought to give the team a way to catch up on its ageing Grove base's facilities.Under F1's financial rules teams have a $36 million allowance over a four-year period to invest in capital expenditure, with an exception made for wind tunnels.But according to Vowles that figure is nowhere near enough if Williams is to catch up with F1's top ...Keep reading

It’s a complex contradiction that has enveloped Hamlin in the twilight of his driving career but one he has come to embrace and admittedly doesn’t fully understand.Race fans cringe when young drivers gain access to top rides especially when it’s because they come with big-money sponsorship or a big check from their parents.They may or may not also have the talent to match the money, but in ...Keep reading