Latvala: Pajari among Toyota’s driver options for WRC in 2025
Sami Pajari is a potential driver option for Toyota in the World Rally Championship next year following an impressive Rally1 debut in Finland, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.Toyota handed WRC2 title contenders Pajari and co-driver Enni Malkonen an opportunity to showcase their potential piloting a fifth GR Yaris Rally1Continue Reading
Behind the scenes at Red Bull and Ford’s F1 engine project
On the Tuesday before Silverstone’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, a handful of media are welcomed into the Jochen Rindt building. It is the location on the Red Bull Campus in Milton Keynes where Red Bull Powertrains and Ford are working away with hundreds of employees on Red Bull’s own engineContinue Reading
Truex hopes to atone for ‘haywire’ spring Richmond race finish
Leading a race-high 228 laps, Truex appeared on his way to his first win of the 2024 season in March when a late caution sent the race into overtime and the field down pit road for new tires.Denny Hamlin beat Truex off pit road for the lead and then quickly got aroundContinue Reading
Christopher Bell’s NASCAR Cup crew chief sidelined by injury
In a statement released on Monday, Joe Gibbs Racing said Adam Stevens, crew chief for Bell’s No. 20 Toyota team suffered a double knee injury during a recent family vacation.Stevens, who has worked with Bell since the 2021 season, underwent successful surgery to repair both knees and will work remotelyContinue Reading
Grosjean reveals IndyCar drink button trick to mark his data
Every driver has built up a supply of tools and tricks in their respective arsenal, but Romain Grosjean has one that is subtly unique.The 38-year-old Swiss-born Frenchman has utilised the button on the steering wheel that provides him a drink – even when one isn’t applicable in the car –Continue Reading
Arrow McLaren needs “more consistency” to challenge IndyCar’s powerhouses – Brown
Zak Brown believes the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Series team can mirror his Formula 1 outfit’s uptick in fortunes as it follows the “same concept”.McLaren has won two Formula 1 grands prix in 2024 and has closed the gap on series dominators Red Bull in the constructors’ championship in recent weeks.InContinue Reading
Jaminet admits last-lap clash fear with sister Porsche in Penske 1-2
Road America IMSA SportsCar Championship winner Matthieu Jaminet admits he feared a last-lap crash with Porsche colleague Felipe Nasr in the frantic finale to Sunday’s race.Jaminet crossed the finish line just 0.39s clear of Nasr in the sister Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 in the 2h40m race at the fabled four-mileContinue Reading
How a new Porsche squad has won from day one
The Porsche Carrera Cup GB can be a pretty daunting place for a fledgling team. It’s a championship renowned for being decided by fine margins, with its single-make nature ensuring that anyone caught underperforming is quickly found out.The presence of established star squads such as Team Parker Racing (a stalwartContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: MotoGP’s 75th anniversary was a hit – but F1 could do even better
Who doesn’t like a bit of nostalgia when it comes to motorsport? Be it a driver or rider from the past, or indeed a special livery that has a fondness in our hearts from a bygone era.MotoGP’s 75th celebration embraced the celebration of the past with each team picking aContinue Reading
Neuville sees Ogier as WRC title rival after Finland rollercoaster
World Rally Championship leader Thierry Neuville sees Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier as his main title rival despite the latter yet to officially commit to the remaining rounds.The WRC title race has different complexion after a Rally Finland Neuville described as a “roller coaster of emotions” that has left the Belgian withContinue Reading