WRC rising star tempering expectations for “moment of truth” Rally1 debut
Sami Pajari says finishing Rally Finland is his main objective rather than lighting up the timing screens in his “moment of truth” top-flight World Rally Championship debut.Toyota has handed highly-rated WRC2 title contenders Pajari and co-driver Enni Malkonen a graduation to Rally1 machinery for their home event on fast gravelContinue Reading
Ducati offers Miller factory seat in WSBK after KTM MotoGP exit
Ducati has entered into negotiations with current KTM MotoGP rider Jack Miller to replace Alvaro Bautista in the World Superbike Championship next year.Bautistia’s future in WSBK came under threat at the previous round in Most, where another hat-trick of victories for BMW’s Toprak Razgatlioglu further dented any hopes of addingContinue Reading
Marquez joining Ducati to “learn from Bagnaia” after Race of Champions defeat
Marc Marquez says he is moving to the factory Ducati team in 2025 to learn from two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia, who he believes is the “reference” in the Italian marque’s line-up.Gresini star Marquez made those comments last weekend after finishing third behind winner Bangaia and second-placed Andrea Iannone inContinue Reading
Were Russell’s worn tyres the cause of his Spa F1 disqualification?
George Russell’s disqualification for his Mercedes being underweight caught his team by surprise after Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix.Indeed, with no obvious smoking gun, such as a missing car part, it had no immediate answer as to how it had ended up in the situation it did.Some factors that mayContinue Reading
Weight A Minute – The F1 Belgian Grand Prix News From the Paddock
Jon Noble is joined by Filip Cleeren to discuss an eventful Belgian Grand Prix. George Russell led home a Mercedes 1-2. However, Russell’s car was found to be underweight, resulting in disqualification. They discuss the changes Mercedes made to their car overnight, which improved their performance, Lando Norris’ mistake onContinue Reading
How F1’s points standings look after the 2024 F1 Belgian GP
Mercedes’ 1-2 result in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix initially closed the gap on its rivals in the constructors’ championship, before George Russell was stripped of his win.Even with team-mate Lewis Hamilton inheriting the win, Mercedes remains in fourth place in the teams’ standings heading into the summer break.As F1Continue Reading
Wolff: No excuses for “mistake” that got Russell disqualified from Belgian GP
Toto Wolff says Mercedes has “no excuse” and “clearly made a mistake” that lost George Russell his Belgian GP victory in a technical rules breach.Russell has been stripped of the victory he took ahead of long-time race leader and his Mercedes team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, after Russell’s W15 was found toContinue Reading
Explained: The F1 car weight rule that cost Russell Belgian GP victory
George Russell has lost his surprise 2024 Belgian Grand Prix victory due to a strict rule on Formula 1 car weight when it has been drained of fuel.Russell’s stunning one-stop strategy kept him ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton late in the race at Spa, after the second Mercedes had dominatedContinue Reading
Russell disqualified from Belgian GP, Hamilton takes 105th F1 win
George Russell has been disqualified from the Belgian Grand Prix after his Mercedes Formula 1 car was below the 798kg minimum weight, handing Lewis Hamilton victory.Russell’s car was found to be at the minimum 798kg weight limit when the FIA initially weighed the Briton’s car and, after draining 2.8 litresContinue Reading
BTCC Croft: Chilton wins race three as Ingram/Turkington collide
Tom Chilton made full use of reversed-grid pole position to lead all the way for victory in the final British Touring Car Championship race of the day at Croft.While Chilton made hay in his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N Fastback, he did appear to be under threat for a longContinue Reading