Compared to some of his more publicly charismatic compatriots to have raced in F1, Australian rookie Piastri appeared notably guarded whenever he was dealing with the media last season.Rather than reveal any off-track inexperience by over-sharing, being too self-deprecating or ending up in a protracted war of words with aContinue Reading
Following up on his third stage win at this year’s event, Loeb looked set to carve more time out of Sainz’s overall advantage as he led the Spaniard by three minutes, and nearest rival Ekstrom by one minute, entering the final 100km of the Al Duwadimi to Ha’il stage.But onContinue Reading
Speaking at the Autosport International Show on Saturday, Ilott revealed that he had expected to stay in IndyCar with Juncos Hollinger until “circumstances changed” and he found himself searching for a new drive.The Briton landed on his feet, in a deal he called “a great surprise”, to drive Jota’s #12 Porsche 963Continue Reading
Vasselon, 60, has been succeeded on a temporary basis by David Floury as the technical chief of the Cologne-based organisation that masterminds Toyota’s World Endurance Championship programme, develops the engines for its World Rally Championship GR Yaris Rally 1 and builds the GR Supra GT4 customer racer. The move announcedContinue Reading
Fully pumped up. Like the rest of the team, after encouraging simulator sessions, Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne arrived at the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City with firm intentions. “We’ve worked tirelessly and we have every reason to believe in ourselves,” commented Stoffel Vandoorne before the race. “Of course,Continue Reading
Following the news that Guenther Steiner has departed Haas following a 10-year partnership with the team, Guenther took to the stage at the Autosport International show to explain his side of the shocking story. SourceContinue Reading
Saturday’s first-ever race in the open category for LMP3 and similar cars may have been a short and soggy affair, but it was not without its share of drama. On Sunday, however, the second of the two scheduled enduros did go all the way. And it culminated in a three-abreastContinue Reading
The freshly created standalone championship divides entries into Pro, Am and Pro-Am categories, with drivers scoring points according to the number of rivals they beat within their category. There’s also flexibility on the technical side, with a special class created for SR Motorsport’s pair of ‘sub-GT4’ Porsche Caymans.The format forContinue Reading
The Italian team known for its exploits in sportscar racing has elected to expand its portfolio by running three Ford Fiesta Rally2 cars, in association with renowned rally team Sarrazin Motorsport, headed by former Formula 1, WRC and WEC driver Stephane Sarrazin.Drivers have already been recruited to compete in theContinue Reading
After an on-stage Q&A – and impromptu book signing – with Sky Sports F1 TV commentator David Croft in front of a bumper crowd at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, Steiner gave his first media interviews since leaving the squad he formed on behalf of team owner Gene HaasContinue Reading