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The F1 race in Saudi runs to a similar schedule to Bahrain, which means qualifying will take place a day earlier than usual on Friday.What time does qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix start?The qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP will begin at 8pm local time (+3 GMT) on Friday.
Date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Start time: 20:00 local time / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET / 19:00 SAT / 20:00 EAT / ...Keep reading

Although new seasons introduce different challenges, Graham Rahal is about to embark on an unprecedented experience. This weekend’s IndyCar Series season opener in St. Petersburg will coincide with the debut of his newly-created MotoAmerica team which is simultaneously competing at Daytona.The 35-year-old announced the formation of Rahal Ducati Moto nearly six months ago, with a focus on ...Keep reading

The start of the second one-hour session on Thursday in Jeddah was delayed by 10 minutes as the FIA checked drain covers in the pitlane, but it ran to time under the lights in what is the only representative practice night-time running ahead of qualifying and the race.Oscar Piastri led the pack out of the pits in his McLaren and set the initial first-place benchmark at 1m32.956s after Valtteri ...Keep reading

The eight-time grand prix world champion will embark on his first season on Ducati machinery this year, having spent 11 seasons with Honda.Ending pre-season testing in competitive form, Marquez said last month that he was looking for the final three tenths of lap time to get on terms with the leading riders.Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, Marquez says he is feeling good on the ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson held off a charging Tyler Reddick to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with Chevrolet winning all three races to start the new year. It was Larson's 24th career victory.Larson also won both stages in Vegas, and has taken over the championship standings as a result. He leads Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. in the Cup standings.William Byron, who is fourth in points, is the defending ...Keep reading

Last year saw a new minimum tyre pressure set that all riders had to adhere to for 30% of a sprint race and 50% of a grand prix, with the regulation mandated from the British Grand Prix onwards following a period of development for the new Tyre Pressure Management System.The penalties for breaking this rule were handed out on a sliding scale from a warning for a first offence followed by a ...Keep reading

Newgarden made clear his ambition to race at the centrepiece round of the WEC before and after his Daytona 24 Hours victory with PPM in January, but the team has revealed that the two spaces in the third 963 LMDh it will field at Le Mans on 15/16 June will be taken by full-season drivers from its IMSA SportsCar Championship line-up.That means the team-mates for Mathieu Jaminet, the only driver ...Keep reading

KTM protege Acosta is considered by many as one of the most talented riders to come through the junior ranks in the last few years, leading to comparisons with Marquez and the success he enjoyed at the start of his MotoGP career.Then factory Honda rider Marquez scored a victory in only his second race in the premier class back in 2013, becoming the youngest rider to clinch victory in the series at ...Keep reading

There are no plans to follow the lead set by Porsche in selling cars to independent teams in either series, stated Laura Wontrop Klauser, sportscar racing programme boss at Cadillac parent company General Motors.“It doesn’t make sense to go down that path at this point,” she said.“Customer cars are not happening as of now, but you never use the word definitely in this sport.”The ...Keep reading

Oliver Bearman will start from the front of the grid in Jeddah as he attempts to kick life into an F2 championship bid that failed to launch in Bahrain one week ago.Sealing pole position with a 1m42.217s effort, the Prema driver is joined on the front row by Invicta's Kush Maini, who was only denied pole position in Bahrain after damage caused by a kerb strike made his car fail the ride height ...Keep reading

The phenomenon of boiling, twisting vortices being generated by winged F1 machines has been an issue through the generations.But in the championship’s moves to improve its entertainment spectacle, particularly over the last 20 years or so, the desire to clean-up outwash airflow generated by cars to allow following drivers to stay close behind a rival and not slide in the unstable air buffeting ...Keep reading

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The new MotoGP season begins this weekend with the Qatar Grand Prix, as Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia embarks on a campaign to defend his title for a second time.America is a major market for MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports, with it welcoming former NBA chief Dan Rossomondo as chief commercial officer last year.In 2024, MotoGP will also feature an American-owned team on the grid, with Trackhouse Racing ...Keep reading

Quartararo has been the subject of much speculation heading into the final year of his contract with Yamaha, with the French rider having repeatedly expressed his frustration about the limited progress on the M1 compared to what European rivals Ducati, KTM and Aprilia have managed with their respective MotoGP bikes.During pre-season testing in Malaysia, Quartararo admitted that he has held ...Keep reading

On Monday of this week, ahead of the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, Ducati announced it had re-signed Bagnaia for two more years beyond 2024.Read Also:

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It was a move Ducati was keen to secure before the new campaign got under way, not least with the rider market for 2025 set to be chaotic with more contracts up for ...Keep reading

The winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix last week, Verstappen headlined FP1 in Jeddah with a 1m29.659s on the soft compound tyres, taking top spot from Mercedes' George Russell in the process.His time looked ominous, although Alonso got to within 0.2s of the Dutchman's time to split the two Red Bulls at the top of the timing order in the daylight session - like last weekend, in conditions not ...Keep reading

The high-speed venue requires a different aerodynamic configuration than last time out in Bahrain, with lower downforce and reduced drag a key aim.In most instances, the general DNA of the wing’s design is in keeping with what the team used in Bahrain, with a reduction of camber, chord and angle of attack proving to be sufficient alterations to balance each team’s needs.Mercedes, however ...Keep reading

The latest plans for the new Speed Park Track in Qiddiya City were revealed earlier this week, as the venue offered a closer glimpse of some of its ground-breaking concepts.This includes a 20-storey high first corner, known as “The Blade”, that will rise and fall by a massive 108 metres as it soars over a music venue.With Qiddiya set to host the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix once the circuit has ...Keep reading

Horner faced an eight-week-long probe by an independent lawyer appointed by Red Bull after claims of inappropriate behaviour were made against him by a female employee.Following analysis of evidence at the centre of the matter, plus interviews with key figures at the team, Horner was cleared of any wrongdoing on the eve of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.A statement from Red Bull at the time ...Keep reading

Off the back of a near perfect 2023 season, Max Verstappen and Red Bull also dominated the 2024 season's opening race in Bahrain with a heavily revised RB20.Verstappen won last week's race from pole after comfortably building a 22-second gap to team-mate Sergio Perez, with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz another two seconds further back.And while the spectre of another one-sided season looms large, Piastri ...Keep reading

Following his switch from Yamaha over the winter, Morbidelli was preparing for the new season on the Ducati V4 Panigale road bike when he had a big crash at Turn 9, suffering a big blow to his head.The Italian rider had to be taken to a hospital for check-ups, where doctors discovered a small clot had developed in his head.Due to the lengthy recovery period that followed, Morbidelli was forced to ...Keep reading

The American team went through a demoralising 2023 campaign in which Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen couldn't convert reasonable one-lap pace into race results, due to its car eating through the Pirelli tyres on most circuits.Haas never found a solution to raise its performance level and after finishing bottom of the constructors' championship, a result which led to Guenther Steiner's exit as ...Keep reading

Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton found their power units running too hot, and from early in the race they were told to adjust engines modes and their driving in an attempt to keep temperatures under control. They eventually finished in fifth and seventh positions.Mercedes customer Williams suffered similar issues, but McLaren and Aston Martin had no problems.Teams adjust their cooling ...Keep reading

While the Jeddah Corniche Circuit is classified as a street track, its fast and flowing nature pushes teams towards a low-drag model more akin to that required for Monza.As such, following the season-opening round in Bahrain, many teams have opted for revised rear and beam wing specifications to improve straight-line efficiency.Notably, Ferrari has chosen to revert to a lower downforce top rear ...Keep reading

The 2024 RC213V has been radically overhauled following a disastrous 2023 campaign, in which Honda finished last in the constructors’ standings, lost Marc Marquez to Gresini Ducati, and could manage just two grand prix podiums – albeit one being a win.And while testing showed reasonable steps forward for the new bike, Honda still isn’t closer to being able to battle at the front ...Keep reading