British GT driver John Ferguson banned for aggressive behaviour
British GT driver John Ferguson has been banned for aggressive behaviour towards race director Peter Daly at the end of the Snetterton weekend in July.The RAM Racing owner/driver has received a six-week ban with another six weeks suspended, which started on the 26 September meaning Ferguson missed the Brands HatchContinue Reading
CCTV footage reveals bizarre twist in Erebus engineer ‘attack’ report
CCTV footage of the alleged attack on an Erebus engineer at the Bathurst 1000 has emerged which indicates the incident involved only a single person.The team, which won the race through Brodie Kostecki and co-driver Todd Hazelwood, had its headlines taken over by reports of the incident, with details revealedContinue Reading
Sportscar ace Richard Westbrook announces retirement from racing
Five-time Le Mans podium finisher Richard Westbrook has called time on a career in which he was a factory driver with Porsche, General Motors, BMW, Aston Martin and Ford.The 49-year-old Briton has announced that last weekend’s Petit Le Mans IMSA SportsCar Championship finale at Road Atlanta was his last raceContinue Reading
Verstappen more worried about fixing Red Bull than about 2026 options
Max Verstappen has revealed he is more worried about making sure Red Bull regains its form than thinking about options he might have to change Formula 1 teams in 2026.With Verstappen understood to have exit clauses in his current Red Bull deal that runs until 2028, the world champion’s future atContinue Reading
Hendrick accepts Bowman Roval disqualification, sealing NASCAR playoff elimination
Hendrick Motorsports has chosen not to appeal Alex Bowman’s disqualification from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup playoff elimination race at the Charlotte Roval.Originally, all four Hendrick drivers had advanced into the Round of 8, with Bowman set to join team-mates Kyle Larson, William Byron and Chase Elliott until in post-race technical inspection his #48Continue Reading
Ferrari: Leclerc will deliver once given a title pedigree F1 car
Ferrari driver coach Jock Clear is adamant Charles Leclerc is ready to deliver a world championship as soon as the team gives him the car to do it.Leclerc emerged as one of the fastest qualifiers on the grid since joining Ferrari in 2019, racking up 26 poles so far. HisContinue Reading
Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal Bowman DQ
In a statement released on Monday, HMS gave the following explanation for their decision to accept the penalty: “Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal the disqualification of the No. 48 car following Sunday’s race at the Charlotte Roval. NASCAR allows a clear margin to account for the difference in pre- andContinue Reading
Why was the 2024 Bathurst 1000 so boring, and how can it be fixed?
The current Supercars season has failed to spark the imagination, with the thoroughly lacklustre Bathurst 1000 the cherry on top of a forgettable season. So bad were things during Sunday’s race that Tickford Racing and Supercars itself both posted on social media conceding that things hadn’t gone as hoped.In theContinue Reading
How a faulty steering wheel created a tense IMSA title showdown
“To be honest, today’s eleventh place was the best of my life.” There was no shortage of storylines to follow in the Petit Le Mans final round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship on Saturday. A farewell victory for the Cadillac-Chip Ganassi Racing partnership before the GM manufacturer throws its lotContinue Reading
Formula 1: The groundbreaking women who drove in F1
In F1, there is a clear imbalance between men and women, more so than in many other sports.Looking beyond F1 to other categories of motorsport, grids are just as male-dominated, just as journalists, race officials and team personnel are disproportionately male.Women have played a small but determined part in F1Continue Reading