Gaunt Brothers Racing confirmed Tuesday that Ty Dillon will drive for the organization in the Feb. 14 Daytona 500. Motorsport.com first reported Dillon was finalizing a deal with the team last week. Bass Pro Shops and Black Rifle Coffee Company will sponsor…
Popular former IndyCar driver Simona De Silvestro will return to the Indy 500 this season, with a Paretta Autosport-Chevrolet that will receive technical support from Team Penske. The team, created by former SRT Motorsports director, becomes part of Roger Penske’s 2020-initiated program…
Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon led his Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda teammates in today’s seven-car test at Sebring International Raceway. The 40-year-old reigning champ, who has 50 IndyCar wins to his name, lapped the 1.7-mile course in 52.320sec, one-tenth faster than Marcus Ericsson…
Antonio Giovinazzi says he’s happy to “follow” Kimi Raikkonen again in 2021 as the pair enter their third straight season as team-mates. Giovinazzi and Raikkonen first drove alongside each other in 2019, the former’s rookie season, and both kept their Alfa Romeo…
The FIA has brought in former McLaren chief technical officer Tim Goss to focus on the new regulations coming from 2022. Initially the new sporting, financial and technical regulations were going to be introduced for 2021, but due to the financial implications…
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says it is crucial for George Russell to cut errors out of his driving if he wants to graduate to the team. There was no doubting Russell’s potential when he arrived in Formula 1 in 2019 – the…
Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo has one simple goal for the Alpine team in the 2021 F1 season, do “better than in the previous” campaign. Last season Renault finished fifth in the Constructors’ Championship, securing two podium finishes as the team…
Guenther Steiner feels it’s unfair for Haas to be defined by their poor 2020 season given what they achieved in previous campaigns. 2020 was the American team’s worst season in F1 yet as they scored just three points and finished down in…
The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona will see Era Motorsport’s Oreca-Gibson running a livery inspired by six-year-old contest winner Owen. From early last year, fans were invited to submit livery designs for the Petit Le Mans season finale last October but a…
Formula E champion Antonio Felix da Costa has insisted he would never be an F1 ‘pay driver’ – even though a chance on talent alone has never arisen for him. The 29-year-old Portuguese racer is a former member of the Red Bull…