Follow Motorsport, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/Motorsport Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:26:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdu4qVWFtISzrg American F1 viewers can watch every race live on ESPN channels commercial-free from lights-out to checkered flag in 2023. The races are broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC channels, with all practice sessions and qualifying – also shown live – moving around its channels (including ESPNU or ESPNews).
ESPN relies on its commentary and punditry from UK-based Sky Sports F1, which it also exports to ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:04:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdu4qVWFtISzrg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRduJpvLBiMBLAA In Bahrain's season opening race, Alpine driver Ocon was penalised for incorrectly positioning his car in his grid slot. The same thing happened to Aston Martin's Alonso in Saudi Arabia, as the Spaniard was given a five-second time penalty for starting too far to the left of his box.
Verstappen sympathised with Alonso and Ocon because the lack of visibility from the current crop of cars makes ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:31:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRduJpvLBiMBLAA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRduUpX8mtd8MQQ Hydrogen has long been touted as the silver bullet to answer motorsport’s sustainability problem. Water is the sole byproduct of fuel cell vehicles using green hydrogen – that is, hydrogen produced by a process of electrolysis using renewable energy sources, rather than derived from natural gases where carbon monoxide is also emitted in its production – and a growing number of programmes are ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:12:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRduUpX8mtd8MQQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdukd84bkxvfWw The changes made to the outer portion of the front wing’s upper flap and where it connects with the endplate will be familiar, as we have seen a number of teams already make headway in this region so far this season. 
The alteration made by Ferrari is subtle at this stage though, with just a c-shaped cut-out made in the junction of the upper flap and endplate. Beyond that, the team still ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:32:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdukd84bkxvfWw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsHclIf3LHiXQ Three teams spent much of Tuesday testing tire compounds as part of a one-day Goodyear tire test on the historic 0.625-mile oval, which last hosted a Cup race in 1996.
The track, which has been reopened by Speedway Motorsports and undergoing renovations, returns to the Cup schedule this year as the site of the May 21 NASCAR All-Star Race.
Truck teams were the first to hit the track Monday in ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:16:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsHclIf3LHiXQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRduXBJ-cHjaZKg After the Bahrain Grand Prix, team boss Toto Wolff made it clear that it was time to look at a change of direction, and that there would be “no holy cows” in terms of sticking to established ideas.
The definition of exactly what the concept of an F1 car entails has been a talking point in recent weeks, with Wolff making it clear that it extends beyond the trademark ‘size zero’ sidepods ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:08:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRduXBJ-cHjaZKg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvtpDoNpsBokw Speaking on F1's Beyond the Grid podcast, Stoddart reflected on Alonso's rookie season as the Spaniard joined Minardi at the age of 19.
Alonso joined a team that was close to going out of business before Stoddart's European charter airline company bought it in December 2000, and turned up for his first race at Melbourne in the following year with minimal experience of the PS01 car.
Stoddart ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:54:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvtpDoNpsBokw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvr1diaAD-KhA The Toyota driver finished a distant fourth in the first gravel round of season last weekend, 1m55.3s adrift of rally winner and team-mate Sebastien Ogier.
Rovanpera was faced with the challenge of starting second on the dusty gravel stages on Friday, before becoming the effective road sweeper during the morning loop after passing an ailing Ott Tanak, suffering from a turbo failure.
The ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:52:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvr1diaAD-KhA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvC-WyHie_XQg Mercedes' poor start to the season looked set to continue when it struggled through Friday practice, but after overnight work the team unearthed more performance for qualifying.
While Lewis Hamilton still struggled to get to grips with certain characteristics of the W14, team-mate Russell made a step forward by qualifying fourth, which became third after Charles Leclerc's grid penalty.
It ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:37:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvC-WyHie_XQg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsnRSLVBtnIWg The car based on the seventh-generation Mustang and developed by Ford Performance in conjunction with Multimatic Motorsports is undertaking it first track miles at Sebring over the course of a three-day test this week.
Confirmation that the Mustang GT3 has started running came via a Twitter post of footage of the car on track at the Florida venue from Ford boss Jim Farley.
It is understood ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:54:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsnRSLVBtnIWg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRduVMymyRdK7yw The Red Bull Camaros were rubbed from the Supercars opener earlier this month following a dominant one-two finish.
The issue was the incorrect positioning of a dry ice radiator for a helmet fan which was on the driver's side of the car, not the passenger side, as dictated by the technical regulations.
Triple Eight immediately appealed the disqualification and the matter was heard by a ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:53:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRduVMymyRdK7yw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsEuZtARjxQnQ Despite continuing with Audi for the DTM, Abt announced in February that it would enter the 24 Hours for the first time since 2017 with a Lamborghini GT3 EVO2 and enter several rounds of the Nordschleife-based Nurburgring Endurance Series (NLS) in preparation.
It finished eighth in last weekend's opening NLS round with Lamborghini factory driver Marco Mapelli and van der Linde, who has remained ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:49:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsEuZtARjxQnQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdu5i9O6nzkXvw The Silverstone squad has shown race pace second only to reigning constructors’ champion Red Bull at the start of the new season, with Alonso reinstated to third place in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after his team successfully appealed a 10-second reprimand for the rear jack touching the car during a pitstop penalty.
This strong form has landed at a time when Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:35:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdu5i9O6nzkXvw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdujP8dgnrmk2w Former DTM champion Spengler had his first taste of the Team Studie BMW M4 GT3 he will drive alongside Seiji Ara in five of this year’s eight SUPER GT races at Okayama.
Since exiting the DTM at the end of 2019, Spengler has focused mostly on GT racing, joining BMW’s IMSA programme with the M8 GTE for 2020-21, and more recently contesting the Rolex 24 at Daytona in the M4 GT3 earlier this ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:06:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdujP8dgnrmk2w https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsvK8Fd95-jjg With the pace of Red Bull’s RB19 appearing to be well clear of the rest of the field, the Milton Keynes-based squad already looks locked in to win this year’s championships. 
But the prospect of the title battle being over so early has prompted some to fear that a one-sided campaign could be a turn off for fans. 
Red Bull’s rivals do not see any grounds for ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:50:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsvK8Fd95-jjg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdti-Zi7NbR3dA The famous Ford team became the first in Australian Touring Car Championship/Supercars history to hit the 1000-race mark at the Bathurst 1000 last year.
To celebrate the milestone Dick Johnson and author John Smailes began working on a new book which will be published by Authentic Collectables and available midway through this year.
'Dick Johnson Racing: The First To 1000 - Celebrating 1000 ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:43:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdti-Zi7NbR3dA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdu_N3cB-fFbdQ The Supercars powerhouse will continues its relationship with both Johor Motorsports Racing and Mercedes-AMG as it grows its GT presence.
The squad will run a total of four cars under the JMR banner across the two continents, two each in both Australia and Asia.
The entries will be underpinned by the Ibrahim brothers with Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Prince Abu Ibrahim to race a car each in both ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:21:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdu_N3cB-fFbdQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvjZxl9O8YC4g Johnson, the grandson of Aussie touring car great Dick Johnson, will drive the ex-Hendricks Motorsport 2016 Chevrolet around the shortened version of the Adelaide street circuit.
He follows in the footsteps of his famous grandfather who made seven NASCAR starts in the US back in 1989.
Jett is no stranger to stock car-style racing himself, having spent three seasons in Trans Am in Australia ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:52:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvjZxl9O8YC4g https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvSYIJi2TTg0A The two-time Dakar Bikes class winner posted a teaser on Instagram this morning that showed him chasing a Red Bull Formula 1 car on dirt roads in what looks to be a Red Bull video shoot.
Price was on four wheels for the shoot, behind the wheel of his Finke Desert Race-winning Mitsubishi-skinned Trophy Truck.
The F1 car was one of the Red Bull RB7s that spent time in Australia earlier this ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:02:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdvSYIJi2TTg0A https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsjmOwTM2vQhw Long-time Toyota driver Oshima is going into his fourth season with the one-car Rookie squad, which failed to score points in 2022 and finished at the bottom of the teams' standings.
However, the introduction of Super Formula's new SF23, which produces less downforce than its SF19 predecessor, has seemingly boosted the 35-year-old's prospects heading into the new campaign.
Oshima topped the ...Keep reading]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:59:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/b8xbANhrRdsjmOwTM2vQhw