Dale Earnhardt Jr. to work as crew chief for Connor Zilisch at Pocono
JR Motorsports has made a surprise announcement regarding the interim crew chief for Connor Zilisch this weekend at Pocono Raceway.Zilisch’s usual crew chief, Mardy Lindley, is serving a one-race suspension for loose lug nuts found following the Nashville Xfinity race. He was also fined $10,000, which is the usual penalty forContinue Reading
JA on F1 Podcast: The verdict on the F1 movie plus Canadian GP fallout
Finally… it’s F1 movie launch season. But is the film, dubbed by one critic “Barbie for men” any good? Our correspondents were given a preview showing in Montreal and give their verdict. We hear from the producer Jerry Bruckheimer and one of the stars Kerry Condon.Plus we examine the falloutContinue Reading
Joe Gibbs Racing announces new multi-year sponsorship deal
Since the departure of long-time partner FedEx, Denny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing have welcomed several new partners to the No. 11 Toyota. Of note, Progressive signed on in a major deal that will have the insurance company back Hamlin in 18 races this year.JGR has now announced the additionContinue Reading
Hadjar: “Everything was wrong” in F1 Canadian GP
Isack Hadjar says “everything was wrong” in Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix as Racing Bulls’ midfield campaign hit a temporary snag.Hadjar and team-mate Liam Lawson had collected 20 points over the recent European triple-header, but while their pace initially looked promising neither driver was able to make the tyres work.StartingContinue Reading
Autosport Podcast: Kubica leads Ferrari to Le Mans glory
At the front of the field, it was the #83 AF Corse team of Robert Kubica, Phil Hanson and Ye Yifei that took outright victory in the fourth-closest finish in the history of the rac, holding off what was a near-perfect race from the #6 Porsche team of Kevin Estre,Continue Reading
What Renault boss De Meo’s exit means for Alpine F1 team
When Luca de Meo became Renault’s CEO in the summer of 2020, the group had just posted a €7.3billion loss and was on the verge of collapse as the world economy shuddered to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic. On his way to turning that around to a €4.26billion operatingContinue Reading
Phil Hanson: The making of Britain’s latest Le Mans winner
Phil Hanson, Le Mans winner.That statement was true before last weekend of course. The 25-year-old from Berkshire had already stood on the top step of the podium at the Circuit de la Sarthe, facing empty grandstands after conquering the LMP2 category in a 2020 edition held without fans. But itContinue Reading
Autosport 75: Kubica’s road to recovery and beyond
The last time I interviewed Robert Kubica, on 31 January 2011, everything was different. It was the day before the first test of the new Renault R31 at Valencia and Kubica talked about his hopes that the team could build on a promising, but winless, 2010 campaign and finally giveContinue Reading
Video: Isack Hadjar gears up for the F1 Movie premiere
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Peugeot open to building all-new car for WEC
Peugeot has admitted for the first time that building an all-new car is one of the options for its ongoing World Endurance Championship programme.Olivier Jansonnie, Peugeot Sport’s technical director, has revealed that replacing the current 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar will be the only way forward if there are noContinue Reading