Harvick, who retired from full-time competition in the Cup Series at the end of last season, was asked by Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick if he would run Larson’s No. 5 Chevrolet in All-Star Race practice on Friday at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway.Larson was taking part in Indianapolis 500 practice on Friday but will return to run in the All-Star Race main event on Sunday ...Keep reading
A 19-year-old California native, Siegel was in the midst of a third lap during a simulated qualifying run when his No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda snapped around and hit the outside wall on the exit of Turn 2.After the car made contact with the wall, the back of the car the began to lifted and skated down the backstretch on the left side before coming to a stop in the middle of the track. "I don't ...Keep reading
After two race cancellations, trouble with numerous stakeholders in German motorsport and low entry numbers, the series organised by AvD and NR Holding announced on Friday that it will not be staging any races in 2024.NES, however, clarified that the decision does not mean the end of the endurance series itself."Despite sufficient sponsors, intensive efforts and a multitude of talks about holding ...Keep reading
Verstappen's frustration boiled over throughout both practice sessions as his upgraded Red Bull RB20 proved hard to control on the technical Italian venue's second sector.The triple world champion ended first practice in fifth and slipped to seventh in the second, over half a second behind Ferrari's pacesetter Charles Leclerc. His team-mate Sergio Perez was next up in eighth another tenth behind ...Keep reading
Charles Leclerc set the pace in Friday practice, making Ferrari the favourite to take pole position on home turf.Red Bull, meanwhile, suffered with the updated version of RB20, with reigning champion Max Verstappen finishing the two sessions in fifth and seventh.What time does qualifying for the Imola Grand Prix start?The qualifying for the Imola Grand Prix, also known as the Emilia Romagna Grand ...Keep reading
After he had also led Friday afternoon's FP1 action, Leclerc continued as the frontrunner through the early stages of the day's second 60-minute session when the cars were split across the medium and hard tyres.When they switched the softs for the mid-session qualifying simulation runs, Leclerc set the best time benchmark at 1m15.969s, before using a second set of the red-walled rubber to blast to ...Keep reading
O’Ward, who set the pace on Thursday courtesy of a “pretty fat tow lap”, is looking forward to the extra turbo boost that becomes available in today’s so-called ‘Fast Friday’ practice in preparation for the weekend’s qualifying sessions.“When the boost comes up, the speed is so different,” said O’Ward. “It's so cool.“Honestly, it's one of the coolest parts about the whole ...Keep reading
Motorsport.com has learned that Mercedes has begun an internal reshuffle of its aerodynamics department with Vino departing following six years at the team.He had been principal aerodynamicist from February 2018 until October 2022 when he moved into his current role.The change in aero personnel comes ahead of the earlier-than-expected arrival of two key staff from Ferrari – including the ...Keep reading
But the current generation of ground-effect cars are trickier beasts to make fast, and the challenge involves nailing the right compromise between high-speed and low-speed performance.Throw on top of that the desire to make sure that the car is not too peaky and that drivers have confidence in it so that they are able to take it to the limit without fear of going over it and spinning out.Teams up ...Keep reading
A 31-year-old California native, Larson is learning the nuances of an Indy car through the process of his maiden attempt to make the field of 33 for the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500.Thus far, though, Larson has only logged a combined 85 laps – with a best of 225.245mph (17th overall, in-tow) — due to rain hampering most of this week’s practices.Regardless of how limited his ...Keep reading
Red Bull opened up for first practice at Imola on Friday afternoon with Tom Hart acting as the voice in Verstappen's ear instead of Lambiase, who is also Red Bull's head of race engineering.The team explained to Motorsport.com that the temporary situation is being enacted to provide Hart with additional experience working as a race engineer – as he also did during second practice for the 2023 ...Keep reading
Leclerc set the session’s best time – a 1m16.990s – aboard the updated Ferrari shortly after the one-hour FP1 action was stopped by Alex Albon’s Williams shutting down after he hit a kerb hard and ran down the Imola track from Piratella to Acque Minerali, where he stopped on the inside.Leclerc’s time was set with a second set of soft tyres and pipped Mercedes’ George Russell by 0.104s ...Keep reading
The rear wing’s tip section has been completely overhauled as part of the redesign, with the team having already switched to a semi-detached layout for 2024.Based on what was revealed in the Imola pitlane on Friday, it has now pushed its variant in a new direction.The tip section still sits proud of the endplate as a small bracket raises it clear of the lower element.However, the tip section now ...Keep reading
Complaints about officiating in sport is a tale almost as old as time itself. Stewarding in MotoGP has come under an immense amount of fire over the past few years, largely for its inconsistency, which has often led to some bizarre calls.While riders have often been outspoken on this, and crunch talks were held last year after some big flashpoints in the first part of the 2023 campaign (much of ...Keep reading
And while the Scuderia's boss Fred Vasseur remains tight-lipped on the state of their discussions, ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix he offered some teasing insight about the thought process he is going through.While the bid to lure Newey remains a work in progress, and nothing needs to really be sorted for months, Vasseur knows it would be remiss of him not to try to capture F1's biggest ...Keep reading
Mercedes is still waiting to see if it can somehow convince Max Verstappen to join the team as Red Bull's power plays drag on, but as time goes on it has become clear that Antonelli might well be its man for the future.On Thursday at Imola, Hamilton said he would put the Italian youngster in the car if it had been his call."Honestly, I have no idea what Toto [Wolff]'s plans are but I think for me ...Keep reading
The first European race of the season is traditionally a popular place to introduce a first suite of car updates as it takes place two months into the season and is logistically easier to ship parts to.Red Bull has headlined the update submissions sheet issued by the FIA, bringing a raft of new parts to the RB20 that Max Verstappen has driven to four wins so far this year.The most crucial ...Keep reading
Watch the second race of the fourth round of the 2024 Stock Car Pro Series championship in Cascavel.
Assista à segunda corrida da quarta etapa da temporada 2024 da Stock Car Pro Series em Cascavel.
Watch the first race of the fourth round of the 2024 Stock Car Pro Series championship in Cascavel.
Assista à primeira corrida da quarta etapa da temporada 2024 da Stock Car Pro Series em Cascavel.
Watch the qualifying session of the fourth round of the 2024 Stock Car Pro Series championship in Cascavel.
Assista à qualificação da quarta etapa da temporada 2024 da Stock Car Pro Series em Cascavel.
While participating on a Team Redline - the sim racing team he drives for - stream, Verstappen announced a few days ago that he was keen to join the team for the 24-hour race despite the Imola race taking place on the same weekend.Verstappen explained on Thursday that his participation in the iRacing event on the renowned Nordschleife circuit is not yet decided, but the three-time champion ...Keep reading
Vettel will take Senna's 1993 McLaren MP48 for a lap of honour on Sunday at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, marking the 30th anniversary of the Brazilian's passing at the Italian circuit.Keeping Senna's memory alive in the paddock, Vettel hosted a track run on Thursday with drivers from F1, F2 and F3 donning 'Forever' shirts the iconic yellow helmet design, in his honour.Speaking before the lap ...Keep reading