Leclerc won’t take “crazy risks” to fight back from F1 US GP grid penalty

Leclerc finished second in qualifying at Austin behind his team-mate Carlos Sainz, but will drop 10 places down the order and line up 12th as a result of his team fitting a sixth internal combustion engine component and sixth turbo charger of 2022 aboard his car ahead of FP3. 
That will leave Sainz starting on the front row alongside Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who is also set to miss his …Keep reading
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Palou: IndyCar deserves more superlicence points, not as many as F2

Palou, who made his debut in an official Formula 1 session by contesting FP1 for McLaren at Circuit of The Americas on Friday, already has a superlicence.
But the Chip Ganassi Racing IndyCar driver, who will remain with the team next year after a protracted tug-of-war with Arrow McLaren SP, believes that AMSP rival and fellow McLaren F1 tester Patricio O’Ward has also achieved enough …Keep reading
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Autosport writers’ favourite F1 US Grands Prix

The addition of the Miami Grand Prix to the calendar this year made it 11 venues in the United States that have hosted a world championship race after Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis and the host of this weekend’s US Grand Prix – the Circuit of the Americas in Austin.
Not every track has been a hit, as we detail here, but there …Keep reading
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Ricciardo denies signing F1 reserve deal for 2023, rules out IndyCar move

Ricciardo has been considering his future options after confirming back in August that he would be leaving McLaren at the end of the season, one year before the end of his contract.
The eight-time grand prix winner has since accepted he won’t be racing in F1 next year but has been linked with a potential reserve role to support one of the existing teams.
During Sky Sports’ coverage of …Keep reading
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WRC – Ogier heading to win 55 after dramatic Spanish Sunday morning

WRC – Ogier heading to win 55 after dramatic Spanish Sunday morning

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Sébastien Ogier is on course to win round 12 of the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship following a morning of drama on RallyRACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada Rally de España.

Driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, the Frenchman, who has eight WRC titles and 54 event victories to his name, is 14.1s ahead of second-placed Thierry Neuville with two stages of the all-Tarmac event remaining.

Belgian Neuville, meanwhile, started Sunday’s deciding leg 1.4s ahead of world champion Kalle Rovanperä in the battle for the runner-up spot. But with the Toyota driver suffering a damaged front-left tyre on SS17, Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team’s Neuville is seemingly in the clear with a 14.7s margin over his Finnish rival.

Elfyn Evans (Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) and M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s Craig Breen also completed the Riudecanyes stage with damaged front-left tyres. While Evans remains in sixth behind fifth-placed home hero Dani Sordo and Ott Tänak in fourth, Breen has slipped from seventh to ninth after he charged a bank shortly after picking up tyre damage.

But there were no such problems for Ogier, who remains in control despite Neuville’s advances. “I heard before the start that Elfyn and Craig had issues,” said the 38-year-old. “I think there was a tricky place near the end [of the stage] and I was planning to avoid anyway because I am not taking any risks. There is like a small hole and if you go in it the impact is too hard for the tyres.”

Neuville, who followed up team-mate Sordo’s fastest time on SS16 – held in the early morning dark – by going quickest on SS17, said: “It was okay but I was still struggling with the understeer. Other than that I had a clean stage. We know this one very well so it’s tough to make a big difference in these stages.”

Behind Breen, Takamoto Katsuta is eighth, Adrien Fourmaux is ninth despite swiping a roadside barrier on SS17, with Pierre-Louis Loubet in P10.

Hyundai Motorsport N’s Teemu Suninen remains the driver to beat in FIA WRC2, Nikolay Gryazin heads the WRC2 Junior order in his Toksport Škoda with Armin Kremer the top WRC Masters contender.

A 10s penalty for Jan Černý has handed his fellow Ford Fiesta Rally3 driver Lauri Joona a 12.1s advantage in FIA WRC3. Emmanuel Guigou (Alpine A110) is almost five minutes in the clear in FIA RGT.

With a 30-minute service in Salou complete, the rally is set to reusme with the repeat of the 12.15-kilometre Pratip test from 10h29 CET. Riudecanyes, which is best known for its roundabout at Coll de la Teixeta, counts as the Power Stage when it runs for a second time from 12h18 CET.

Follow the live timing link here: https://www.wrc.com/en/wrcplus/live-timing/

 

World Rally Championship

Rally of SpainWRCSEASON 2022SportRallies1SportWorld Rally ChampionshipRalliesWRCSEASON 2022Rally of Spain01Sunday, October 23, 2022 – 10:20amSunday, October 23, 2022 – 10:20am

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F1 United States Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

Ferrari’s Sainz claimed the third F1 pole of his career to take top spot in qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas, beating team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.065 seconds. 
But Leclerc will take a 10-place grid drop for a new engine and turbo meaning he is set to drop to 12th on the starting grid, with Max Verstappen promoted on to the front row.
Saturday was a tough experience for Red …Keep reading
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Verstappen: Mateschitz news made for “tough entry” to US F1 qualifying

Shortly before the start of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix on Saturday, news emerged that Mateschitz had passed away at the age of 78 following a long battle with illness.
Mateschitz led the Red Bull brand into F1 as a sponsor before going on to acquire two teams, as well as playing an instrumental role in the development of many young drivers including Verstappen.
OBITUARY …Keep reading
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