Новости за 18.03.2024

Hawksworth started the day on pole in the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3, but the day quickly derailed after he was penalized and sent to the rear of the field for inadvertently striking a crew member during his first pit stop.Although the setback was significant, the three drivers were able to methodically march forward. Hawksworth was handed the keys -- and an opportunity for redemption -- for the final ...Keep reading

Although Goodyear brought the same tire combination as was used in last September’s race at the track, it became clear early in the race the tire fall-off was laying no rubber on the track, which resulted in unusually excessive tire wear.Teams quickly discovered they couldn’t go more than 47 to 50 laps before they risked a tire cording to the point of losing air pressure.To help manage the ...Keep reading

In fact, when the race concluded, Larson wasn’t exactly sure how he escaped with a fifth-place finish, let alone being one of the five drivers who managed to finish the race on the lead lap.“I think it was all accidental,” Larson said. “I don’t really know what happened. … A bit confusing on how that all played out and happened, but happy we were able to make it live there at the ...Keep reading

It's Bristol, baby, and it didn't disappoint. The concrete spring fling at Bristol Motor Speedway had the highest number of lead changes since April 1991, check them out and more in this Race Rewind.

John Probst, senior vice president of innovation and racing development, explains what he saw on Sunday following the Cup Series race at Bristol.

Chris Gabehart, crew chief for the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, walks through thrilling race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Greg Stucker, director of racing at Goodyear, describes what the takeaways are from the Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Alex Weaver goes 1-on-1 with John Hunter Nemechek after a career day at Bristol Motor Speedway, following a sixth-place finish in the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.

Could an updated clause in Max Verstappen's contract lead to him Red Bull? With the scenarios surrounding Red Bull and Christian Horner in recent weeks, the concept seems more likely than it did last year, and recently unveiled info about Max's contract, and how it involves Helmut Marko, provides more insight into Max's future in F1. Bryn Lucas chats with Jon Noble and Allard Kalff to find out more.

First reported by Motorsport.com last month, Ducati has agreed terms with Aldeguer to ride factory machinery from next year.However, while expected to be with Pramac, the official release from Ducati does not explicitly state what team the 18-year-old will be placed at.Aldeguer has been one of the top paddock prospects for the last couple of years, with a move to MotoGP in 2025 widely expected ...Keep reading

Albon’s Bahrain GP was compromised by overheating issues on his way to an unrepresentative 15th, while in Saudi Arabia he just missed out on the points by finishing 11th.Despite being beaten in Jeddah only by the nine surviving cars from the top five teams – plus the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg, the Thai/British driver still feels that Williams has not yet shown what it can do.“Very simply ...Keep reading

Shinozuka shot to fame by becoming the first Japanese driver to claim outright victories in both the WRC and the gruelling Dakar Rally.Born in Tokyo, Shinozuka's greatest success came as a factory Mitsubishi driver. In 1988, he claimed the inaugural Asia-Pacific championship alongside co-driver Fred Gocentas. The pair took the title scoring a solitary rally win in India at the Himalayan Rally ...Keep reading

Alpine was already braced for a low-key start to the season after a late concept change, which meant it had initially made a sideways step over the winter while its rival teams were full steam ahead with bringing improvements to their cars.But team principal Famin admitted the nature of its struggles in Bahrain were still a "shock", with Alpine effectively the slowest team on the 2024 grid, which ...Keep reading

The Brazilian-Italian, who has not competed since the conclusion of his title-winning season in the 2022 Formula 2 Championship, will contest the full six-round ELMS in the British team’s LMP2 ORECA-Gibson 07. Drugovich will share the car with Stephane Richelmi and Ryan Cullen in place of Gabriel Aubry, who had been scheduled to continue driving for the team with which he raced in LMP2 in the ...Keep reading

Hulkenberg carried his strong qualifying form from 2023 into the season opener in Bahrain, lining up 10th before falling to 16th in the race owing to a poor launch and damaging his front wing in a Turn 1 collision with Aston Martin racer Lance Stroll.Then in Saudi Arabia, the German climbed from 15th to score a point in 10th by going against the grain and not pitting during a safety car period - ...Keep reading

With a long-term contract that in theory committed him to Red Bull until 2028, and another dominant car underneath him, there seemed no reason for the Dutchman to be tempted elsewhere.But amid the power battle that has erupted within Red Bull for control of the F1 team amid the fallout from the Christian Horner investigation, the situation has changed a lot.The fears of Verstappen’s father Jos ...Keep reading

BMW is arguably the most renowned manufacturer to not have fielded a factory team in MotoGP, having previously felt it was not the right platform to market its products.But with Flasch taking over from Markus Schramm as the new CEO of the BMW Motorrad division at the end of last year, and MotoGP set to introduce a new ruleset in 2027, the German manufacturer has changed its stance and is no longer ...Keep reading

The current aero package, introduced in 2022, was intended to make it easier to follow and hence overtake than under the previous regulations.That initially proved to be the case but in the third year of car development drivers are reporting dirty air is increasingly becoming an issue and following is becoming harder once more.Mercedes technical director James Allison has questioned the focus on ...Keep reading

The Milton Keynes-based team surprised rivals this year when, rather than going for a simple evolution of its dominant RB19 2023 challenger, it undertook a pretty aggressive overhaul.That work appears to have paid off, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finishing 1-2 in the first two races of the season.Speaking about the motivation for the change, Red Bull’s chief engineer Paul Monaghan said ...Keep reading

The complex power struggle between ADAC, organiser of more than 80 per cent of racing events at the Eifel venue, and Nurburgring owner NR Holding is set to be fought on the battlefield of endurance racing.NR Holding, a company owned by Russian oligarch Viktor Kharitonin, has become a majority stakeholder in the Nurburgring Endurance Serie, the all-new racing series created by the Automobilclub von ...Keep reading

For Keselowski, the only negative lasting effect from the race – which was unexpectedly dominated by tire wear and tire management strategy – was smoldering remains of tire burning on his No. 6 Ford when the race ended.Like many, Keselowski was pushing his tires to the limit on the final roughly 50-lap run after a round of green flag pit stops. He managed to remain one of the five cars on the ...Keep reading

Chris Gabeheart describes his viewpoint of the Cup Series race at Bristol and applauds the racing for being challenging.

Most drivers navigated the same issue throughout Sunday’s race, but the difference was Truex was in the best position to catch Hamlin for the win. And it was close – so close.Following an uncharacteristic round of green flag pit stops on the short track, Truex emerged running second to Hamlin with 47 of 500 laps to go.The two swapped the lead briefly battling lapped traffic but Truex knew he ...Keep reading

Martin Truex Jr. walks through a tire management showdown with teammate Denny Hamlin that saw Truex come up just short at Bristol.

Denny Hamlin holds off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.