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Mercedes rules out appeal against Hamilton Brazil quali DQ

Hamilton topped qualifying ahead of F1 title rival Max Verstappen on Friday, beating the Red Bull driver by four tenths of a second in Q3.But Mercedes was summoned by the FIA stewards on Friday evening after his DRS was found to have breached the regulations

Petit Le Mans IMSA, H2: Bourdais leads Nasr, Corvettes head GTLM

Felipe Nasr made a strong start from pole in the Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R, chased by Harry Tincknell in the Mazda RT24-P. Dropping back in third was Dane Cameron’s Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05, and Kamui Kobayashi in the second AXR car. It

Yamaha announces VR46 Moto2 team for 2022

As first reported by Motorsport.com earlier this year, Yamaha will join forces with the VR46 Master Camp to field two bikes in the intermediate class of the world championship to open up an avenue to develop young riders.Yamaha has worked with VR46 on its Mas

Full FIA stewards' statement on Hamilton's F1 DRS rules breach

Below is the full explanation by the FIA stewards:The Technical Delegate reported that Car 44 failed the test designed to check the requirements of the last paragraph of Art. 3.6.3 of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 Technical Regulations. The check is described in Tec

Hamilton excluded from Brazil F1 qualifying over DRS infringement

Hamilton topped qualifying at Interlagos on Friday afternoon, beating title rival Max Verstappen by four tenths of a second at the end of Q3.But FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer found in his post-session checks that the DRS (drag reduction system) on Hamilton'

The full FIA stewards statement on Hamilton's DRS rules breach

Below is the full explanation by the FIA stewards:Reason The Technical Delegate reported that Car 44 failed the test designed to check the requirements of the last paragraph of Art. 3.6.3 of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 Technical Regulations. The check is describe

Verstappen fined €50k for touching Hamilton's wing

Verstappen was called to see the stewards on Saturday morning in Brazil after a fan video emerged showing him inspect and touch the rear wing on title rival Hamilton's car after qualifying.The hearing took place at 9:30am at Interlagos. Verstappen was joined

Brazilian GP: Alonso tops FP2 from Verstappen, Bottas

Brazil's second practice session got underway without a long-awaited decision on Lewis Hamilton's rear wing case or Verstappen's parc ferme dalliance, potential penalties for either title contender hanging over the Interlagos weekend - and the 2021 title figh

Horner would be «amazed» if Verstappen got an F1 penalty

Verstappen was called to see the stewards on Saturday morning in Brazil after a fan video emerged showing him inspect and touch the rear wing on title rival Hamilton's car in parc ferme after qualifying.It came after Mercedes had been summoned when the FIA's

Espargaro: Race direction error «ruined» Valencia qualifying

The Aprilia rider was left baffled at the end of Friday for a mystifying lack of pace, but was much stronger on Saturday, topping FP3 in the morning.Despite a small crash in FP4, Espargaro continued his strong form in the session and was on course for a stron

Rossi: Valencia Q2 entry «changed everything» for final qualifying

Ahead of his 432nd and final MotoGP appearance, Petronas SRT rider Rossi qualified inside the top 10 for just the fourth time this season having made it directly into Q2.Having ended Friday's running last – albeit just 1.6s off the pace – Rossi managed t

Horner would be «amazed» if Verstappen got a penalty

Verstappen was called to see the stewards on Saturday morning in Brazil after a fan video emerged showing him inspect and touch the rear wing on title rival Hamilton's car in parc ferme after qualifying.It came after Mercedes had been summoned when the FIA's

Quartararo “on the limit for nothing” in «sad» MotoGP qualifying

The Yamaha rider admitted he was “totally lost” after ending Friday practice down in 11th, but looked to have made a turnaround in form for Saturday’s FP4 in which he displayed a strong race pace.But that form didn’t carry over into qualifying, with t

Valencia MotoGP: Martin takes pole as Bagnaia, Miller crash

Martin began the 2021 season with a shock pole at round two in Doha, and will end his rookie campaign with a fourth pole after beating Bagnaia by 0.064 seconds in a thrilling final qualifying of the year.The start to the Q2 pole shootout session was frenetic

Bamber to sub for sick Magnussen in Ganassi Cadillac

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta was set to be Magnussen’s final race for the team, as he defects to the Peugeot sportscar program in 2022.However, Bamber, one of three new full-time drivers to Ganas

BMW reveals 2022 IMSA GTD Pro entry, LMDh teaser

The German manufacturer has also extended its relationship with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing that began in 2009, with RLL remaining its team of choice for both its foray into the new GTD Pro division and its LMDh programme that will come on stream in 2023.B

Shock WRC return “important” for Suninen’s 2022 future

The Finn has been drafted in by the Korean marque to stand-in for 2019 world champion Ott Tanak following his withdrawal from next weekend’s season finale due to personal family matters.Tanak’s absence has presented Suninen a shock return to the WRC havin

Espargaro escapes serious injury after violent MotoGP FP3 crash

The factory Honda rider was fired from his RC213V through the Ricardo Tormo Circuit’s long Turn 13 left-hander in the latter stages of this morning’s FP3 session.Espargaro did a full turn in the air and landed down hard, with the Spaniard needing to be st

Russell does not know where Williams' pace has gone

The Briton was edged out by teammate Nicholas Latifi for the first time at Interlagos, on a day when the duo struggled for form and were both knocked out in Q1.Russell says the lack of speed from the car was of greater concern to him than Latifi having done

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Mercedes F1 engine reliability concerns a legacy of 2019 Ferrari fight

The German manufacturer has faced ongoing concerns about its power unit this season, with both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas having been hit by a run of grid penalties since the summer break.Hamilton, who is under investigation for a DRS infringement in

Red Bull: Hamilton's new F1 engine worth «couple of tenths»

Hamilton proved dominant in Friday’s qualifying session at Interlagos as he secured pole position for Saturday’s sprint, ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.But while a fresh engine has given Hamilton some extra power for the qualifying days, it does mea

The key issues behind the Hamilton/Verstappen F1 investigations

A series of remarkable events immediately after qualifying has left the paddock on tenterhooks as it awaits to see if either the Mercedes or Red Bull driver is punished ahead of Saturday’s sprint race.On Hamilton’s side, his Mercedes is being investigate

Valencia MotoGP: Aprilia’s Espargaro tops FP3 as Rossi makes Q2

Despite the cool track conditions greeting the riders for the start of FP3, lap time gains were on offer in the first half of the 45-minute session.Honda’s Pol Espargaro set the early pace on the individual timesheet with a 1m31.908s, before brother Aleix o

Valencia MotoGP qualifying - Start time, how to watch

Ducati's Jack Miller led the way in free practice on Friday, leading the Honda of Pol Espargaro. Newly-crowned champion Fabio Quartararo was a distant 15th, seven places behind Yamaha teammate Franco Morbidelli.What time does qualifying for the Valencia MotoG

Davison lift avoided 'big accident' with Whincup

Starting third, Davison made a better getaway to today's 32-lap race than second-placed Whincup.The pair then rubbed panels as Davison tried to find a way past before Turn 1, Whincup aggressively forcing the Shell Mustangs against the wall.Davison ultimately

Brazilian GP sprint qualifying race: Start time, how to watch, channel

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is due to start on pole position pending the results of a DRS technical investigation in qualifying.Max Verstappen is supposed to line up alongside him in second, but is also being investigated by the stewards for a potential ru

Ex-MotoGP rider Syahrin gets MIE Honda WSBK seat

Syahrin becomes the latest grand prix rider to make the switch full-time to WSBK, following last month's news that Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge will comprise Honda's factory line-up next year.The Malaysian will partner Mercado, who has spent the 2021 season r

Sydney Supercars: De Pasquale streaks to Race 1 win

A decent start from pole helped De Pasquale into the early lead, initially ahead of Jamie Whincup until Shane van Gisbergen eased his way into second on Lap 8.The two Red Bull Holdens then did their best to mob De Pasquale around the stops, Whincup pitting o

Sydney Supercars: De Pasquale takes ninth pole

The Dick Johnson Racing star was unstoppable through the three-part qualifying, his session culminating in one of just two laps under the 1m29s mark all day.That lap, a 1m28.637s, left him three-tenths clear of Triple Eight's pacesetter Jamie Whincup as De Pa

Verstappen summoned to face F1 stewards over Brazil parc ferme incident

Hamilton beat Red Bull driver Verstappen to pole position by four-tenths of a second in qualifying on Friday as the championship contenders locked out the front row of the grid for the sprint race.But Hamilton faces possible exclusion from the qualifying sess

Sydney Supercars: De Pasquale continues practice form

After dominating the first session, De Pasquale didn't have things quite as easy in the second the thanks to Shane van Gisbergen running two sets of green tyres.The first green tyre run for the Kiwi helped him jump De Pasquale's earlier benchmark set on the s

Sydney Supercars: De Pasquale tops windy P1

The Dick Johnson Racing driver was once again the class of the field in blustery conditions, a 1m29.440s on his green tyre run leaving him three-tenths clear of the field.Best of the rest was DJR teammate Will Davison, who edged out Erebus rookie Will Brown.J

F1 stewards adjourn Hamilton DRS rule break hearing at Brazilian GP

Hamilton topped qualifying at Interlagos on Friday afternoon, beating title rival Max Verstappen by four-tenths of a second at the end of Q3.But FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer found in his post-session checks that the DRS (drag reduction system) on Hamilton

Hamilton risks qualifying exclusion after Brazil F1 DRS infringement

Mercedes driver Hamilton topped Q3 ahead of title rival Max Verstappen at Interlagos, taking first place on the grid for Saturday’s 24-lap sprint race.But in a bulletin sent out by the FIA following qualifying on Friday, technical delegate Jo Bauer reveale

Petit Le Mans IMSA: AXR’s Nasr edges Mazda to pole by 0.015sec

 The duel was as close as it looked, with Nasr setting top time in Sector 2, Tincknell in Sector 3, but it’s the Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi-V.R that Nasr will share with Pipo Derani and Mike Conway tomorrow that ultimately prevailed.Third went to

Hamilton: Mercedes car gave «everything I wanted»

Hamilton spoke on Thursday about the difficulty of getting the set-up right on the Mercedes W12, and the anticipated challenge from title rival Max Verstappen and Red Bull at Interlagos.Hamilton slipped to 19 points behind Verstappen at the top of the drivers

Brazilian GP: Hamilton tops Friday qualifying by 0.4s from Verstappen

The two championship contenders will start F1's third sprint race from the front row of the grid, with Hamilton set to drop five places on the grid for Sunday's grand prix from wherever he finishes in the first race.Hamilton, who led FP1, dominated throughou

F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Hamilton takes sprint pole in Brazil

Hamilton will start the sprint qualifying stanza ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before t
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