August 22, 2024

The issue goes back to Hamlin’s victory at Bristol Motor Speedway in March. The No. 11 team has been hit with an L2-level penalty for failing to meet NASCAR’s engine seal requirements.NASCAR explained the penalty with the following statement, noting that Toyota reported the issue themselves: “Each race-winning engine must be inspected by NASCAR once the race team determines that its life cycle …Keep reading

NASCAR sent a clear message last week to drivers that there are impressive consequences for your actions, especially for Austin Dillon who was stripped of his playoff eligibility after plowing through the cars of Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin to win the Cup race at Richmond. But Dillon and the Richard Childress Racing team immediately moved to appeal the decision where a three-person panel only …Keep reading

Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) hopes Romain Grosjean sees that they have a good thing going, and stays beyond the 2024 IndyCar Series season. But it’s far from guaranteed right now.”He is one of those people from whom one learns a lot,” team co-owner Ricardo Juncos told Motorsport.com. “But well, right now we don’t know if we will be able to continue with him or not.” “He already has offers …Keep reading

Max Verstappen has flatly denied Red Bull has been running an asymmetric braking system that has been much discussed after a mid-season technical rule change, amid its recent lack of 2024 Formula 1 wins.The intense speculation arose after the most recent FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting, where, along with other revised regulations and future rule changes, a tweak to Article 11.1.2 of F1’s …Keep reading

The World Endurance Championship has announced a new documentary series that will give an inside look into the histories of all major manufacturers competing in the Hypercar class.Titled ‘Meet the Legends’, the eight-part series will begin airing in November and will dive deeper into the “sporting, business and aspirational stories” of major car brands and the reasons they have opted to compete in …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton insists Formula 1 cannot “continue to ignore” Africa as he reveals he has spoken to those hoping to stage a grand prix in Rwanda.As revealed by Motorsport.com in an exclusive interview, F1 bosses have scheduled September talks with representatives of Rwanda as they continue to push on with plans to host a race in the East African country.Despite the current calendar containing a …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton will be forced to wait until 2025 to start building a relationship with a new Formula 1 race engineer at Ferrari.Hamilton had hoped Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington, his long-serving race engineer, would follow him to the Italian team for next season, saying he was like his “brother”.However, the British engineer has been promoted to Mercedes’ head of race engineering and will remain with …Keep reading

Max Verstappen has cast doubt on his long-term future in Formula 1 by saying he has already reached the halfway point in his grand prix career.The three-time world champion will compete in his 200th F1 race at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, where he was asked whether he would make another 200 appearances. However, he flatly turned down the suggestion he would stick around to notch up 400 …Keep reading

Lando Norris fears that conditions during Friday practice for Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix could be “dangerous” as forecasts predict 80km/h gusts.Weather warnings have been issued for the local province, with officials saying there is a risk of disruption to all outdoor activities because of flying debris.But even if things do not get that extreme, Norris has voiced concerns that severe …Keep reading