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The session was red-flagged after the opening 10 minutes when Valtteri Bottas clipped the Swimming Pool exit wall, an impact that broke the front-right suspension on his Sauber and caused him to stop at Rascasse. Once the Finn’s car was moved behind the barriers as he could not recover to the pitlane, the session resumed in earnest – with all cars taking to the circuit on high fuel to log …Keep reading

The two-day test will consist of a day of dry running with 2025 prototype slick compounds, before the track is made wet for day two when the Italian tyre manufacturer tries out a new extreme wet compound.The wet track running is key because wet tyre tests are harder to organise, with Pirelli having to book in days at Paul Ricard or Fiorano where the track can be made wet artificially using …Keep reading

Jaguar’s Evans took victory in the first of two races this weekend at the Shanghai International Circuit, having taken the lead on the final lap from Wehrlein with a daring move around the outside of Turn 1.Wehrlein had headed the field for the final stages of the race having taken the lead after going side-by-side with Evans through the tight final sequence of corners used on the shorter …Keep reading

On Thursday ahead of the Catalan Grand Prix, three-time MotoGP race winner Espargaro announced he will be retiring from racing at the end of the season.This has opened up a prime factory spot on the grid for 2025, which has already been linked to several high-profile names.In recent weeks, Enea Bastianini’s manager Carlo Pernat has spoken about approaches he has made to Aprilia about signing the …Keep reading

On Saturday ahead of this weekend’s sixth round of the 2024 season, Espargaro grabbed a first pole of the season with a new lap record of 1m38.190s at the end of a dramatic Q2.For much of the session, it looked like reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia would take pole on the factory Ducati having set the best pace at the end of the first runs of Q2.But a blistering final lap from Espargaro …Keep reading

The ART driver was rarely threatened as team-mate Laurens van Hoepen dropped to third behind Tim Tramnitz at the start and was unable to recover the position, despite a lack of pace from his German rival.Remarkably, Tsolov’s success means that there is yet to be a repeat winner in F3 this season, with seven different drivers having taken to the top step of the podium.After a typical Monaco start …Keep reading

Once upon a time, open-wheel racing dominated the American motorsports scene. The CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) IndyCar series was enormously successful, even poaching reigning Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell in 1993.  “What we know today as IndyCar was probably at the height of its popularity then,” recalls Bob Varsha,  longtime ESPN motorsports journalist and announcer who …Keep reading

Discussions have begun between teams and F1’s commercial rights holder about the terms of a new Concorde Agreement deal that will define how the series is run from 2026.The document includes all the key commercial aspects of F1, including prize money and, as Motorsport.com revealed last week, a move to cap Ferrari’s historic extra bonus payment.Sources have revealed that one other change being …Keep reading

Evans and Pascal Wehrlein largely dominated the majority of the 29-lap race at the Shanghai International Circuit, each leading for large portions around the truncated grand prix layout.Having taken the lead just past the halfway point, Wehrlein noticeably upped the pace and defended the position at various points around the lap, especially into the Turn 6 hairpin.But locking up into Turn 6 on lap …Keep reading

Getting the front and rear Pirellis into their perfect grip window can help unlock those extra hundredths that can make all the difference between pole position or even being dumped off the front row entirely.But as F1 braces for perhaps its most critical qualifying day of the year in Monaco, with the race all but won if you can lock out pole position, there is a factor that drivers agree stands …Keep reading