Новости за 12.04.2024

The duo was at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas on Friday to watch Trackhouse’s new MotoGP team in action, as they are racing in the same state this weekend at NASCAR’s Texas Motor Speedway event in Fort Worth.NASCAR is also represented by Hendrick Motorsports in the MotoGP paddock this weekend, as Jordan Taylor will demonstrate the Garage 56 Le Mans Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on track at ...Keep reading

Jarvis is 66 years old and has been at the helm of Yamaha's racing division for 26 years.As Yamaha team boss, the Briton played a very important role in the resurrection of the company in the mid-2000s.Together with Davide Brivio, he was able to convince Valentino Rossi to join the project in 2004 when the Italian was already a three-time champion with Honda.With Rossi, Yamaha took the title in ...Keep reading

It was roughly 11 months ago when Rahal was left sitting on the right sidepod of his No. 15 RLL Honda, head in hands and overcome with emotion after failing to qualify for the Indy 500.Rahal was able to start the race after being called up by Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to replace Stefan Wilson, who sustained a fractured thoracic vertebra in a practice crash a day after qualifying, but there was ...Keep reading

The single-make all-electric series was founded and debuted in Sweden last year using MINI Cooper SE road cars which had been developed by the Lestrup Racing Team.The centrally run series would have been for male and female drivers aged 15-25 and was due to be held in support of Formula E at four rounds, including Berlin, Monaco, London and beginning with this weekend’s Misano E-Prix.But prior ...Keep reading

MotoGP returns from a three-week break since the Portuguese GP at the end of March after the Argentina round was cancelled due to a lack of government funding.Aptly, the Circuit of the Americas is also the first round to be staged since it was announced that US media giant Liberty had acquired Dorna Sports in a deal worth €4.2 billion.COTA has been partially resurfaced since MotoGP's last visit ...Keep reading

The all-electric championship will stage a double-header at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, a venue which is predominantly used for bike racing.It means there are a number of large run-off areas on the exit of corners that make policing track limits difficult for car racing.To deter drivers from running too wide and gaining an unfair advantage, several sausage kerbs have been placed on ...Keep reading

The 2025 Formula 1 Grand Prix calendar has been announced, featuring 24 races starting in Australia on the 16th of March and ending in Abu Dhabi on the 7th of December. Bryn Lucas is joined by Alex Kalinauckas to discuss the return of Australia as the opening race, the trouble with triple headers, and just how sustainable this schedule is…

After mulling over his future options Alonso put pen to paper on a multi-year deal with Aston Martin, which will include driving in F1 for at least the 2025 and 2026 seasons.Depending on whether Alonso will want to continue or not, that F1 deal can either be extended or converted into a non-driving role with the brand in what the Spaniard called a "lifetime project".Alonso will turn 45 during the ...Keep reading

The Spaniard scored a first win for Aprilia since joining the marque in 2021 in the sprint race three weeks ago in Portugal and was a factor in the fight for victory in the grand prix.But a worsening gearbox issue, while he was running in second, led to him slowing down onto the final lap, before causing him to crash out seconds later at Turn 1.Vinales says Aprilia’s analysis of the issue ...Keep reading

Watch the action from the first round of the 2024 TCR South America championship.

Watch the live broadcast of the 2024 D1NZ Championship round 4 action at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding.

Watch the livestream of the 2024 Champions of the Future Euro Series Sarturday's action at Circuit International du Val d'Argenton, France.

Watch the qualifying action from the first round of the 2024 TCR South America championship.

Watch the live broadcast of the 2024 D1NZ Championship round 3 action at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding.

Ferrari has been Red Bull's closest challenger so far, and Sainz is the only driver other than Max Verstappen to have won this year with his triumph in the Australian Grand Prix.Red Bull's performance in Japan last weekend, where Verstappen led home a dominant 1-2 ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez, has left few in any doubt that the Milton Keynes-based squad is clear favourite for the titles again ...Keep reading

Sebastian Wheldon, who was two years old when his IndyCar champion father was killed in the tragic Las Vegas race in 2011, won two of the three races in last weekend’s opening round of the USF Juniors series at NOLA Motorsports Park, and was second in the other.Wheldon, who along with younger brother Oliver is a protege of Andretti Global, took his first single-seater racing steps last year in ...Keep reading

The eight-time grand prix world champion has won seven times at the Circuit of the Americas in his MotoGP career, starting with his maiden victory in 2013.Winning every year at COTA between 2013 and 2018, Marquez last won at the circuit in 2021.Having achieved a first sprint podium on the Gresini Ducati in Portugal last month, many have viewed Austin as the place where Marquez could get his first ...Keep reading

With Ramadan estimated to take place from 1 March 1 to 30 March next year, that has ruled out F1 from starting the season with the Middle Eastern events in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia that have hosted early rounds recently.Instead, Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit will begin the F1 campaign on 16 March, with a back-to-back scheduled with China on 23 March.There will then be a two-week gap before the ...Keep reading

The Spaniard took a surprise first Honda victory at the Circuit of the Americas 12 months ago when he rode for the LCR squad, which would transpire to be HRC’s only visit to the top step of the podium all season.Having swapped one uncompetitive bike for another in the factory Yamaha for 2024, Rins says he comes to Texas “dreaming” about a repeat win.But, having struggled in the first two ...Keep reading

Alonso and Honda will re-unite in F1 from 2026 now that the two-time world champion has signed a contract extension with Aston Martin.It marks a renewal of a partnership that triggered a great deal of frustration when they were at McLaren together from 2015 to 2017, as Honda's engines proved to be uncompetitive.The partnership reached a public nadir at the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix when Alonso ...Keep reading

Having qualified a promising 12th at Suzuka, Hulkenberg lost out after the red flag as his anti-stall system kicked in during the second start. This dropped him to 17th position before he had the first pitstop of the race, as early as lap five.However, the German subsequently had two strong stints on hard tyres. He overtook five drivers on the track, including Aston Martin's Lance Stroll in the ...Keep reading

Watch the livestream of the 2024 Champions of the Future Euro Series Friday's action at Circuit International du Val d'Argenton, France.

Honda has powered Verstappen to all three of his world championships so far, with the Dutchman the overwhelming favourite to add a fourth straight title this year.The Japanese marque has also clinched two constructors' championships with Red Bull, the culmination of an initially troubled F1 return with McLaren in 2015.Verstappen's relationship with Honda is set to end in 2026, when it will become ...Keep reading