Motorsport News
McLaren To Introduce Radical ‘B' Car Nose IN BARCELONA
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 16:50
McLarens radical ‘B' car The new nose cone on Mclarens ‘B' car for Barcelona and future races is supposed to be the centrepiece of the MCL33 upgrades. That's the claim from Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, although Fe...
Renault moves ahead, initiates contract talks with Sainz
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 08:10
Renault has opened contract talks with Carlos Sainz, putting itself ahead of the curve in the event that the Spaniard, currently on loan from Red Bull, is released by the energy drink company for next year. Renault finds...
Andrew Aquilante, eight-time SCCA Runoffs champ and pro racer
Racer - 9 May 2018 02:50
"I started driving quarter midgets when I was 8 years old - we had a local quarter midgets track in Phoenixville. We never did that as (...)
FIA rejects Williams penalty review
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 00:40
Sergey Sirotkin The FIA has rejected the Williams Formula 1 team's request to review a number of incidents from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Williams requested elements of the race be re-examined, including that which saw ...
Toto Wolff Expecting Battle for Supremacy to 'Intensify' in Barcelona
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 23:40
Toto Wolff feels the next two races in Spain and Monaco offer much different challenges to the races already completed in 2018, with overtaking getting increasingly more difficult in the forthcoming events. The Head of M...
Olympian Lilly King will drive IndyCar Grand Prix pace car
Miami Herald - 9 May 2018 23:12
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King has been chosen as this year's IndyCar Grand Prix pace car driver. King grew up in Evansville, Indiana, and has been a star swimmer …
FanVision returns to F1 after five-year absence
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 22:50
Formula 1 has announced that FanVision will return to the sport for the first time in five years, with the launch of F1 Vision at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend. FanVision Entertainment provides spectators with a li...
Renault's Cyril Abiteboul: "We are now in a position to capitalise on any opportunities"
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 22:30
Cyril Abiteboul says there is cause for optimism this weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after his Renault Sport Formula One Team secured its best result since they returned to Formula 1 as a works entry in th...
No Major Updates for Renault in Barcelona after Baku Upgrade - Bell
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 22:10
Bob Bell says the usual plan to bring major updates to the car to the Spanish Grand Prix happened two weeks earlier this season in Azerbaijan, although there will still be some smaller upgrades this weekend and in the fo...
Ferrari 'can win' in Spanish GP - Vettel
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 22:00
Sebastian Vettel is confident Ferrari's strong season will continue in Barcelona. Many pundits believe the Maranello team can finally win its first drivers' title since 2007 this year. But while Ferrari has been strong s...
NASCAR hits Dillon, Bowyer, Suarez teams with penalties
Miami Herald - 9 May 2018 21:56
The teams for drivers Austin Dillon, Clint Bowyer and Daniel Suarez have been penalized by NASCAR after the race at Dover. Bowyer and Suarez were each hit with $50,000 fines …
Fernando Alonso: 'No Magic Bullet' To Improve McLaren Form In Spain
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 21:40
Fresh from his victory in the Six-Hours of Spa, Fernando Alonso heads to the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix to 'evaluate some new things' as the McLaren F1 Team looks to improve in front of Alonso's home crowd. "It's great to b...
Alonso: We also know there is no magic bullet
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 21:10
Much is expected of the McLaren MCL33 that will be wheeled out onto the tarmac at Circuit de Catalunya for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, but the team's star driver Fernando Alonso is playing down the expectations. S...
Taylor becomes Penske's 50th winning driver
Racer - 9 May 2018 20:52
With his victory on Sunday at the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio, Ricky Taylor earned the distinction of becoming the 50th (...)
Wolff looking forward to "interesting" upgrades
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 20:40
Spain is traditionally an interesting race, with teams bringing hefty upgrades to sunny Barcelona. Mercedes will be hoping for some upgrades to give them some breathing space at the top of the Constructors’ Championshi...
Bowyer, Suarez teams penalized for Dover infractions
Racer - 9 May 2018 20:39
Three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams have been issued L1-level penalties from NASCAR. The cars of Clint Bowyer and Daniel Suarez were (...)
FanVision returns after 5-year hiatus
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 20:20
Ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, which marks the start of a long European season - even longer than 2017 following the return of France and Germany to the calendar - Formula One Management has announced two in...
Championship leaders head to Mugello for testing
Moto GP - 9 May 2018 20:05
The Tuscan circuit will provide the scene for some private MotoGP™ testing
McLaren hopes to address MCL33 ‘challenges' with Spanish GP upgrades – Boullier
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 19:50
The McLaren F1 Team will bring a large upgrade package to this weekend's Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, which team boss Eric Boullier hopes will ‘address the challenges' faced by the squad. McLaren has scored points in ...
Mercedes Thinking Of Ferrari-Haas Type Partnership
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 19:50
Mercedes thinking of partnership With the successful collaboration between Ferrari and Haas in F1, Mercedes have started to put it out there that they are also interested in doing the same with a midfield team. Haas, joi...
Pierre Gasly: 'I Reckon I've Done Thousands of Laps of Barcelona'
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 19:40
Pierre Gasly believes he's 'probably driven the equivalent of several times around the world' around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and is feeling confident ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. The circuit is...
Ocon Targeting ‘Some good points' For Force India In Barcelona
Total F1 - 9 May 2018 19:40
Esteban Ocon says Sahara Force India F1 Team should be targeting for more good point finishes following the recent progress with the VJM11. Ocon's race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was short lived after a collision with ...