Regardless of who did what and who was to blame in this incident, describing anyone as "his little boyfriend team-mate" in the manner Santino does here is just not acceptable
Very sad to see
@callum_ilott
make his Twitter private, presumably after yet more social media abuse following an on-track incident with his team-mate. It was not Ilottโs fault as the video he shared has shown
#IndyCar
I know the precision in F1 is absolutely glorious but tuning into an
#IndyCar
onboard while the driver is sawing at the wheel on a totally new, green street course might be unrivalled. This isn't even a push lap. We need to SEE more difficulty for drivers in racing generally
Multiple instances of this happening with Juncos fans. Thereโs not enough of a deterrent for them, if you punish their team, it will change. Theo and Callum have the evidence, statements havenโt worked so itโs time for action
#IndyCar
Arrow McLaren and
@juncoshollinger
will not tolerate any form of abuse or discrimination. Those participating in such actions are not welcome in our online community.
Regardless of who did what and who was to blame in this incident, describing anyone as "his little boyfriend team-mate" in the manner Santino does here is just not acceptable
I find Dale Coyne to be such a classy team, from what Iโve seen at least. This shows it. Wonโt name names but one of the teamโs personnel went out of their way to come and congratulate Palou on his title last weekend, too ๐ค
#IndyCar
Congratulations
@malukasdavid
on your new opportunity for 2024 and beyond. Thanks for the memories and fun times, now letโs add to them and finish this season strong.
#IndyCar
Multiple instances of this happening with Juncos fans. Thereโs not enough of a deterrent for them, if you punish their team, it will change. Theo and Callum have the evidence, statements havenโt worked so itโs time for action
#IndyCar
Indy 500 winner
@Ericsson_Marcus
is wearing his ring today, 60 days on from that special win. Heโll use his Indy 500 helmet design with a picture of the Borg-Warner Trophy added to the back ๐
Impressed by
@juncoshollinger
's
@AgustinCanapino
this week. 15th on Thursday, best time by a rookie so far, 181 laps completed, no errors, all calm and collected. Should have predicted as much by how well he's started the season but it's still impressive
#Indy500
NEW JOB! I'm moving over to the
@autosport
website full time as international editor! Sorry to say goodbye to national racing and rallying but excited for a new challenge. Thanks to everyone in those disciplines and my colleagues who have helped me to progress!
Monday will be my last day at Autosport, itโs time for a new challenge. I learned so much under the expert eye of some truly amazing people, and I wish them all the best for the future. Thanks for believing in me. Itโs been a blast ๐๐ผ
I joked to Anthoine Iโd never wear a French football shirt. It felt fitting to go back on that statement in his honour with this custom-made jersey. I will wear this with the same amount of pride as I have for having known him ๐๐ผ
#AH19
#RIPAnthoine
#F2
The last corner he ever took, and of course, it was flat ๐จ Thanks for the messages of support, Iโll forever wish this weekend hadnโt happened and my pal Anthoine was here to take the mick out of me being so emotional. ๐
#RIPAnthoine
#Hubert19
Happy 49th Birthday Richard Burns, gone but not forgotten. Bumped into him at Cascades
@Oulton_Park
when I was about 10, he kicked my ball back and chatted to me and my dad. Top bloke ๐ท
@MSI_Images
#WRC
Apparently, this is *not* an 'A-level' driver ๐คฏ
So, so impressive that Malukas is doing this two races into the comeback from a hand injury, everything that happened after that and jumping straight into this team and performing at this level versus drivers competing all season
I'm told Romain Grosjean used the new in-car starter linked to the hybrid with 3 to go when he'd spun. Pre-hybrid that would have been a caution to re-fire his car. Massive positive that the race didn't finish under yellow or wasn't impacted by that in the closing stages
#IndyCar
What a weekend! Got the keys to our new house and proposed to my partner with the help of our boy, Rex. She said yes! (tweets about motorsport will return, sorry!)
Only
#IndyCar
could have one of its biggest scandals in recent memory driving massive attention in the build-up and somehow have 167,000 fewer viewers than the year before ๐คฏ The series needs a big shake-up โณ
So, Ott Tanak wins Estonian Sports Personality of the Year (congrats). Elfyn isnโt even nominated among the finalists of BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year. Hereโs an emoji to describe my opinon on that: ๐ค
Me: I think sanctions need to be placed on this team and something serious needs to be done, this is the third time this has happened
#IndyCar
: Issues a 47-word statement 18 hrs after the teams announced it
๐คฏ๐คฏ๐คฏ
From
@IndyCar
:
"No one should be the victim of online abuse or threats. INDYCAR has been in touch with both teams to discuss this matter & made certain where we stand. We all have a responsibility to reinforce a welcoming atmosphere & firmly denounce clear violations of online
An enormous thank you to
@marshallpruett
for showing me
@roadamerica
this morning. The Carousel - combined with
#IndyCar
- is the most spectacular corner I've been lucky enough to see in world motorsport. No exaggeration.
Have you watched
#100DaysToIndy
yet? Absolute honour to be asked to appear on the show among the heavy-hitters of the
#IndyCar
series. Great group bts making it, too. Hope everyone enjoys it, aside from having to look at my face ๐
The most mind-boggling piece of rally onboard footage Iโve ever seen.
@KalleRovanpera
on shakedown for the Arctic Lapland Rally (itโs not even part of the proper event) barely lower than fifth in horrendous snow and ice. Unreal commitment
Can't summon any words right now, but that's fine because they would not be enough to commend how highly I rated and respected Anthoine, nor are they any consolation to those closest to him. RIP
@AnthoineH
.
Antonelli being linked to F1 is new this year. So after *years* of campaigning, why has this ability to change the rules not been used to allocate
#IndyCar
drivers more points, too? Ridiculous. Glad for Antonelli, sad for IndyCar ๐
FIA rule changes mean there is now a way to get Kimi Antonelli into a current
#F1
car well before Monza.
But does it mean Logan Sargeant is about to cede his place? Or is it simply about maximising Antonelli's 2025 prep?
โก๏ธ
Rallying is just epic. Proud to be living through this period with the fastest cars ever, this period WILL go down in history as one of the best. And fantastic shots through
@OfficialWRC
All Live.
#MonteCarloRally
#WRC
The 2022 Indy 500 winner
@Ericsson_Marcus
is fastest in the first session of the open test at the Speedway. Some damper experimentation and data gathering was the order of the morning, but the Swede has rolled off fastest so far. Up next - rookie orientations and refreshers
Sounds like Ott Tanak has picked up Sebastien Ogier's timecard and taken it to regroup for him. Unconfirmed, but if it's true, that is stunning levels of sportsmanship.
#WRC
"I feel sick, shakey and I want to cry." - that's your fastest driver so far in Last Chance qualifying, Katherine Legge.
Can you imagine being fastest of the session and feeling that way?! What must the others be thinking ๐คฏ
I wish I could find a way to explain how good Kyle Larson is to people outside North America, who, perhaps understandably...I don't think they quite *get* it.
He's just gone fastest so far in this qualifying session and will start on the front two rows on his
#Indy500
debut ๐คฏ
EXCLUSIVE:
@MNmotorsport
@davidevansrally
confirm Kris Meeke has signed for Toyota for next seasonโs
#WRC
. Support this excellent journalism by picking up a copy today please!
We're being ROBBED of a much better title fight! I really do hate double points at the Indy 500. Without it, top 5 in the
#IndyCar
points would be split by just 11 points! Instead, in reality, it's 44.
Back in the UK after another fantastic
#Indy500
. Just wanted to say a special thanks to everyone
@IMS
who make this happen from the stars in the media centre to the yellow shirts on the ground. And finally to all my fellow media for making me welcome. Too many people to tag! ๐ฅฐ
I understand people didnโt like this event, and itโs fine to offer constructive criticism (as Iโve hopefully done here), but disrespectfully trashing a series which has been panned for not trying new things and then has tried something new, just doesnโt sit right with me
Processional waste of time?
Or a great idea and start of something big?
IndyCar's
#ThermalChallenge
$1million non-points races at a private club track split opinion.
Here's
@jackbenyon
's take on what it got right and wrong:
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Someone told me you have to take a picture of the Pogoda when you get to
@IMS
so here it is. Sorry, I brought the ๐ฌ๐ง weather with me, light rain likely to delay on track action. Looking forward to the Month of May for
@wearetherace
Huge news coming out of the EU this morning. After passing through parliament, which is likely to be successful, motorsport has almost been saved from insurance oblivion. Thanks for talking to me on this
@ddalton40
Lots of motorsport posting recently, so hereโs something different, a pic of our 6-month old Golden Retriever puppy Rex to brighten your timelines this fine day ๐ถ
The deficit to 12th at the moment:
12 Carpenter 2m34.7591s
13 Kanaan +0.0000s
14 Kirkwood +0.0014s
IT'S OVER 10 MILES AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
#Indy500
Good day with
@LandoNorris
on his Pro-Sim at home. I got within 1.4s of his first push-lap, pretty pleased with being that close to a future
@F1
driver! In Landoโs defence, he did one lap and I did 40ish...
I should have been flying to San Fran today but instead I have a broken wrist (in 2 places!) So sorry to have let my team
@wearetherace
down by missing the last two races, and to the
#IndyCar
family for not being present in person. Will try my best to cover from home ๐ก
I covered
@luca_ghiotto
for two seasons in F2 and I'm telling you now, he's absolutely perfect for IndyCar. Watch out for him this weekend, he's going to surprise some people...
๐จ ANOTHER INDYCAR ROOKIE
Sometime Williams
#F1
tester and F2 frontrunner Luca Ghiotto is suddenly making his
#IndyCar
debut this weekend w/
@DaleCoyneRacing
.
Dale Coyne admits "it won't be easy" as Ghiotto's had no testing - but says he has "proven himself over the years".
One of my favourite memories, taking a ride in Russell Brookesโs Manta 400. Thanks for the spin
@ChrisIngramGB
, and RIP to a man who inspired a generation into rallying ๐ธ Paul Lawrence
Great to see the emotion from Seb, and it was a truly awful decision. But, it was HIS error that led to the mess. Another costly error when being pressured by Lewis. Iโve not heard Seb admit or hold his hands up for his error once?
#F1
#CanadianGrandPrix
#Vettel
Have no quarms in admitting Iโm passionate about ANYONE getting an equal chance to compete and further themselves through motorsport, and not just women. Motorsport shouldnโt be about gender.
In the wake of Carmen Jorda's controversial appointment to the FIA's Women in Motorsport Commission,
@jackbenyon
says the sport shouldn't be about gender
So grateful for my
@absolute_rally
colleagues. Got home after a nightmare weekend to a card from my hero Patrick Snijers to say โsort your trousers outโ. Canโt explain what that laugh meant for me
@taagnew
, thank you!
In honour of Down's Syndrome Awareness day, I wanted to give away these features we did last year in
@autosport
and
@MNmotorsport
FOR FREE! Massive thanks to my employers for giving away free content.
Link here:
#Downsyndromeday
Wanted to mark the anniversary of starting my own business and there was only one thing for it.
@OmologatoOro
@ShamiKalra
have done so much to help fund and give back to people in motorsport. Proud to own an
@IMS
now! (not an ad)
2021 has been the worst year of my life by miles, but booking accommodation for the
@GPSTPETE
#IndyCar
race today and the hope of getting back in a racing paddock for
@wearetherace
next year really has me excited
A year on from his death, I'm determined to swap the sadness of his passing for a celebration of his life. Share a car, livery or circuit that gets you going to remember Henry Hope-Frost in the right way
#HHF
#FEVER
.
๐ท
@MSI_Images
1995: Carlos Sainz wins his second Monte Carlo Rally
2020: Sainz wins his third Dakar
The lad
@CSainz_oficial
loves the month of January! He's still a phenomenal talent 25 years on from the height of his WRC powers! ๐ท
@MSI_Images
&
@redbull
Amazing to be out working on my first F1 test. Exactly halfway through now, hereโs the report from this afternoon. Thanks to friends, family and colleagues who have helped me reach this incredible moment! ๐๐ผ
So glad my
@autosport
editor at the time allowed me to write a feature on
@GoCharlieM
. The disgusting comments in reply to this story prove we have such a long way to go to achieve equality in motorsport. Charlie, you're so brave and the future generations will owe you so much โค๏ธ
Who remembers the Peugeot 306 Maxi at the Race of Champions? Sat here paralysed at my desk unable to do anything but look at this wicked
@latimages
picture.
@peugeotsport
This weekend's
@RallySweden
marks the 40th anniversary of this picture being taken. Neither Pentti (Chevette, left) or Markku (131, right) won, but how cool is this shot?!
๐ท
@motorsportimages
Delighted to be covering
@FIA_F2
and
@GP3_Official
for
@autosport
in 2018. Looking forward to getting my teeth into it this weekend in Spain, and will be at all the following rounds too.
#IndyCar
- and motorsport in general - is lucky to have
@Ericsson_Marcus
. Thereโs definitely stigma and perceived weakness of working on the mental side in racing. Above all else I hope this starts to break the cycle for young racers entering the sport ๐
๐ฃ๏ธ "I don't feel like I have to hide that."
@Ericsson_Marcus
's victory in
#IndyCar
's season-opener was an instant vindication of his decision to enlist the help of a mental coach over the winter.
He tells
@jackbenyon
how it's contributed to his growth โคต๏ธ
Toyota has revealed an all-new driver line-up for next year's WRC, with Sebastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanpera signed to drive its factory Yaris cars next season
For the moronic people whining about the headline on this: The first question any normal person would have on reading a headline without Alonso in would be 'oh, is that Alonso's car on pole?', so therefore it's necessary and just good news editing.