Consistency Neuville’s first focus as maiden WRC title looms at CER
Thierry Neuville insists his first focus is on delivering a “consistent run” at this week’s Central European Rally as the Hyundai driver closes in on a maiden World Rally Championship crown.Neuville heads into the WRC’s penultimate round, spread across the asphalt roads in the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany, withContinue Reading
McLaren adds T-Mobile deal to network of partnerships
McLaren has added another name to its burgeoning book of commercial partners after announcing a deal with T-Mobile.As well as leading the way in the constructors’ championship, McLaren also boasts more partnerships than any other team on the Formula 1 grid.T-Mobile has signed on as an official partner but willContinue Reading
Battling ‘big boys’ brings synergy to new Haas sponsorship deal
On the surface, Orion180 teaming up with Haas is an obvious fit: two American brands looking to work together in a country where Formula 1 has never been bigger – but the shared challenges of battling against the elite in their respective industries was ultimately a much more uniting factor.InsuranceContinue Reading
Wolff: Hamilton will not face any trouble adapting to life at Ferrari
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says people are wrong to think Lewis Hamilton could face some struggles adapting to his new life at Ferrari.Hamilton is leaving Mercedes at the end of this season after a 12-year spell to join Ferrari as team-mate to Charles Leclerc.It will be the first timeContinue Reading
The three valuable F1 battlegrounds left to play for in 2024
Six races to go: the calendar’s final quarter. The business end of the year. The last push. That bit of the year where all the races turn into an amalgamated blob of half-remembered overtakes at weird times of the day, before finally concluding in an Abu Dhabi encounter that willContinue Reading
IMSA Petit Le Mans: Ganassi wins on Cadillac swansong, GTP title for Nasr/Cameron
Saturday’s 27th edition of Petit Le Mans, the 10-hour brainchild of the late Dr. Don Panoz, was truly a classic. It had everything: a record-sized field (and crowd), intense competition, excitement aplenty, precious few yellow-flag interruptions, and a thrilling climax as Renger van der Zande performed a spectacular pass onContinue Reading
Inside the gruelling life of a racing mechanic
I stand awkwardly in the corner of the garage, desperately trying to stay out of everyone’s way. As two Team Brit McLarens are fettled and polished and then fettled and polished again, I can only marvel at the efficiency of the mechanics. With the cool Norfolk sunshine streaking onto theContinue Reading
Erebus crew member attacked after Bathurst 1000 win
Erebus Motorsport’s victory in the Supercars showpiece Bathurst 1000 has taken a sour turn, with one of the team’s crew members attacked amid celebrations on Sunday evening.Race winner Brodie Kostecki revealed details of the incident when speaking on Monday’s Seven Network breakfast programme Sunrise, stating that it had left a crew memberContinue Reading
Erebus crew member attacked after Bathurst win
Erebus Motorsport’s victory in the Supercars showpiece Bathurst 1000 has taken a sour turn, with one of the team’s crew members attacked amid celebrations on Sunday evening.Race winner Brodie Kostecki revealed details of the incident when speaking on Monday’s Seven Network breakfast program Sunrise, stating that it had left a crewContinue Reading
NASCAR Cup Charlotte: Larson wins Roval, Bowman disqualified
Kyle Larson took a commanding NASCAR Cup Series victory at the reconfigured Charlotte Roval ahead of Christopher Bell and William Byron, as the playoff field was slimmed to eight drivers.Larson’s sixth victory of the season in the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet secured him passage to the next phase of the playoffs alongContinue Reading