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Envision Virgin Racing driver and championship rookie Cassidy had snared pole by three tenths over fellow newcomer Norman Nato but lost that lead at Turn 3 in the race. Following the start procedure behind the safety car owing to damp patches at Turns 5 and 7, Cassidy led away but span almost immediately when he

Envision Virgin Racing’s new recruit Cassidy starred in a wet qualifying session for the second of the two Rome races on Sunday, setting the second quickest time in the group stages before beating fellow newcomer Norman Nato in superpole by over three tenths of a second. The Kiwi driver had previously put in an impressive

Race director Scot Elkins elected to start the field behind the safety car on account of the wet track, but when green flag conditions were called Lotterer attempted an opening-lap pass on polesitter Vandoorne into the Turn 7 left-hander. The Porsche driver dived up the inside of the 90-degree corner and made contact with Vandoorne.

Paffett was a part of Mercedes’ line-up for the majority of its factory participation in the revived DTM, completing 15 successive seasons in the series between 2003 and 2018. During that period, the 2005 and 2018 champion scored 23 wins, 48 podiums and 17 pole positions, bowing out as champion when Mercedes exited the DTM

Dennis and DS Techeetah racer Jean-Eric Vergne were sat at the rear of a queue of stationary cars when they were wiped out by Turvey after the session – topped by Audi’s Lucas di Grassi – had finished. NIO 333 driver Turvey rounded the “blind” Turn 6 of the revised Rome track at relatively high

VeeKay crashed at Turn 1 at IMS on his fifth lap of the test, spinning at almost 220mph before slamming into the wall with the right side of his car. He stepped out of the car flexing his left hand, and it was later confirmed that he’d broken the top bone of his index finger

After failing to score points in what was its worst campaign in Formula E in 2019/20, the NIO 333 team bounced back strongly in the season opener in Riyadh in February to catch the attention of its rivals. Oliver Turvey scored points in both rounds of the double header, managing a best finish of sixth

After being forced to stage two Formula 1 races behind closed doors and cancel its MotoGP race in 2020 following the start of the pandemic, Silverstone has been working to try and safely welcome fans back for its 2021 events. The F1 British Grand Prix is scheduled for 16-18 July, while the MotoGP race will

Ahead of its switch from Class One to GT3 machinery, the DTM held a two-day test at the former German Grand Prix venue from 7-8 April, with the data from the running to be used to finalise the BoP for the new season. After the pitlane was opened at 9am local time, 2017 Audi TT

Last week, the day after the soft 31 March deadline to commit to the regulation changes, Mercedes announced it would be delaying its signature for the 2022-23 to 2025-26 seasons. Only in its second year in the championship as a works entry, Mercedes issued a statement that cited a need for clarity over “important details

Formula 1 fans have known for a long time that Verstappen has the speed to challenge for world titles. Now he seems to have the car with Red Bull’s RB16B, the one question that remains is: can he rein himself in to avoid throwing crucial points away in a championship fight? Verstappen has never won

The series will stay on at the Glen after the Sahlen’s Six Hours race on 27 June, to run a 2hr40min event on Friday, 2 July. The new race will feature all five classes (DPi, LMP2, LMP3, GTLM and GTD), while only the GTD race will count towards the eight-race Sprint Cup point standings. The

Both Audi and BMW will quit Formula E at the end of the current campaign, however the Andretti race team – which has always held the licence for the BMW entry – will remain and will continue with BMW powertrains as an effective customer team. Meanwhile, Audi failed to agree terms in time to sell

Following the announcement last April that Audi would leave the DTM at the end of 2020, the German championship was forced to abandon the hi-tech silhouette cars that had given it a distinct identity in a crowded touring car racing arena. Series promoter ITR’s original plan was to run beefed-up GT3 cars in 2021 as

As reported by Autosport last month, Paffett will reunite with the manufacturer with which he scored titles in 2005 and 2018, as well as 23 race wins and 48 podiums in a 15-year stint between 2003-18. The British driver will race for the Mucke Motorsport team, which is entering the DTM this year with a

The deal for Prodrive to run the seven-time Formula 1 world champion’s first move into team ownership was agreed “last summer”. However, it took until only three days prior to the inaugural Desert X-Prix in Saudi Arabia last weekend for the partnership to be officially confirmed in the public domain. When Autosport asked why Prodrive

The two-day test at the Red Bull Ring was a significant milestone for Correa, who contested his first competitive motorsport session since surviving a tragic multiple car Formula 2 crash at Spa in 2019 that claimed the life of Anthoine Hubert. The 21-year-old American has been on a long road to recovery, that has included

McPhee and Gresini rider Alcoba were part of the manic lead group in Sunday’s thrilling Moto3 encounter in Qatar. Alcoba ran into the back of McPhee’s team-mate Darryn Binder at Turn 1 at the start of lap 15, crashing out while his errant Gresini bike flicked into McPhee’s path and hit the Scotsman on the

The pair were elected by rival teams to start the finale from pole, which Hansen briefly led by using his hyerdrive power boost of the line before ceding to winner Johan Kristoffersson. The Rosberg X Racing driver pitted with a 35-second lead to hand over to co-driver Molly Taylor, but Munnings – who notably set

Extreme E has incorporated a ‘Grid Play’ element that allows the public to vote for the team they want to start the last race on pole. For the squads that do not progress to the final, they can pass on their percentage of the vote to one of the three teams that has qualified. Lewis

Mir put an aggressive overtake on Miller at Turn 10 on lap 13 of Sunday’s MotoGP race, which resulted in the pair touching as they debated fifth spot. The pair made contact again on the main straight moments later, which was investigated by Race Direction but deemed a racing incident. Mir feels Miller intentionally clattered

Acosta, along with six other riders, were slapped with pitlane starts for irresponsible riding in FP2 on Friday – but the Ajo KTM rookie carved through from nine seconds off the rest of the pack on lap one to score one of the most sensational wins in grand prix history. Binder grabbed the holeshot off

MotoGP rookie Martin will start his second premier class race from pole position after lighting up the times in the final minutes of qualifying to produce a 1m53.106s to edge out team-mate Zarco. In a complete contrast of fortunes, nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi suffered the worst-ever qualifying of his premier class career and will

In the afternoon session on the desert course in Saudi Arabia, RXR driver Molly Taylor and JBXE’s Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky were penalised for speeding in the driver change zone. The rules give a five-second penalty for every km/h a car exceeds the 30km/h limit. This resulted in a 60s penalty for RXR to drop it from

Two major crashes in the opening qualifying session and further reliability problems for pre-event favourite Chip Ganassi Racing meant only six of the nine teams managed to enter. The Rosberg X Racing duo of Molly Taylor and Johan Kristoffersson ran 4.7s clear in the afternoon qualifying session to surpass X44 drivers Cristine Gutierrez and Sebastien

With conditions in FP3 set to be too hot for the Losail circuit to allow for improvements in lap time, Mir is resigned to facing the first qualifying shootout session on Saturday just as he did last weekend. The Suzuki rider could only manage 13th at the end of Friday’s action, missing a place inside

Miller monstered the field in second practice for the Doha Grand Prix on Friday when he posted a 1m53.145s lap in the closing stages. However, he did so having been following Nakagami when the Japanese rider fell from his Honda at Turn 7. MotoGP rules stipulate a rider’s lap will be automatically cancelled if they

The German manufacturer will make use of the technologies it has developed in both Formula E and the DTM, two championships it is incidentally pulling out of to return to off-road competition for the first time since 1987. Audi has derived the MGU from its successful Formula E project, which has delivered multiple victories and

The Italian was tagged as one of the favourites to fight for victory in last Sunday’s season-opener, but plummeted from seventh on the grid to 18th come the chequered flag. Sources close to the team confirmed to Autosport that Morbidelli’s issue stemmed from a faulty holeshot device. Morbidelli confirmed on Thursday ahead of the second

Power from the one-make 4.2-litre normally-aspirated Gibson V8 has been reduced by 20kW or 25bhp in addition to the 30kW or 40bhp originally planned. That means the Gibson engine will push about approximately 535bhp (400kW) in 2021 compared with more than 600bhp (450kW) since the introduction of the current P2 formula in 2017. The minimum