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Last year saw a full resurfacing of the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course for the first time since 2006, which also included a new pedestrian bridge on the front straight as part of a $14.9 million project.The project began shortly after last May’s IMSA event and was completed by July, with IndyCar the first major series to race on the new – and quicker – surface in September.Ricky Taylor …Keep reading

ABC’s broadcast of Lando Norris’s maiden F1 victory attracted an average audience of 3.1 million viewers, which beats the previous record of 2.6 million that watched the inaugural Miami event in 2022.It also marks a 48% uptick in viewership compared to last year, when the audience had dropped to 2.1 million for Miami’s second event.Although the late afternoon timing of the Miami event pitches it …Keep reading

Earnhardt will serve as an on-air commentator for TNT Sports’ exclusive coverage of five NASCAR Cup Series races each summer, airing in consecutive weeks on TNT and the Bleacher Report Sports tier on its Max streaming service (formerly HBO Max).In addition, Earnhardt will contribute to a new B/R content series distributed across its social and digital platforms. The new series, co-produced with …Keep reading

The Aston Martin driver thrust the issue of penalties into the spotlight at the Miami Grand Prix when he suggested some drivers got away unpunished in incidents because they were “not Spanish.”It came off the back of him earning penalties in the Australian Grand Prix and China sprint race for driving that he thought was within the boundaries of what is allowed, while he was annoyed that Lewis …Keep reading

Garfinkel, who is the managing partner of the Formula 1 event and also the boss of the Miami Dolphins NFL team, spoke to selected media including Motorsport.com ahead of the third race weekend held at his venue.He said that the concession prices reflected the highly varied levels of disposable income of racegoers, from regular fans to wealthy business people and celebrity VIP guests across the …Keep reading

They include his right-hand man, Tim Cindric, who is the president of all his racing operations, along with long-time managing director Ron Ruzewski. In all, four individuals have been suspended for the next two races, which include the Indianapolis 500.”I recognise the magnitude of what occurred and the impact it continues to have on the sport to which I’ve dedicated so many decades,” said …Keep reading

Over the Miami Grand Prix weekend, it emerged several key Red Bull staff members, including long-time sporting manager Jonathan Wheatley, have been the subject of interest from Red Bull’s competitors.McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown said his outfit had seen “an increase in CVs coming our way from the team”, suspecting that legendary designer Adrian Newey won’t be the last domino to fall in the wake of Red …Keep reading

The Spanish GP at Jerez proved to be one of KTM’s best weekends of the 2023 campaign, with Brad Binder winning the sprint and finishing second in the main race ahead of team-mate Jack Miller.With Tech3 GasGas rookie Acosta coming to the 2024 Jerez round off the back of successive podium finishes, he and the rest of the KTM stable were expected to show strong.However, sixth was the best a KTM …Keep reading

The perennial fascination with Formula One is that even seasoned fans cannot predict the heroes and zeroes of a race weekend. Here we are locked in the doldrums of another Red Bull demonstration season, with news that its genius designer Adrian Newey would rather head to the south of France in a camper van than further endure the seedy goings-on at Milton Keynes (don’t blame him), and who …Keep reading

Its 499P Le Mans Hypercar has had 12kg added to its minimum weight and its maximum power reduced by 4kW (5bhp) for Saturday’s Spa 6 Hours, round three of the 2024 WEC. The BoP adjustment follows Ferrari’s dominant performance on home ground last month at Imola, which failed to yield race victory after a double tactical error when it started raining with two of the six hours remaining. A …Keep reading