Ocon denies Doohan’s FP1 outing is a punishment for Monaco F1 incident
The Frenchman is leaving Alpine at the end of this year after he and the team announced this week that their futures were better set apart.That decision came shortly after a controversial collision with Gasly on the opening lap of the Monte Carlo race, which left his team boss BrunoContinue Reading
Tsunoda wants “more commitment from Red Bull” after 2025 F1 snub
On Tuesday, Red Bull announced it had re-signed Sergio Perez on a two-year deal to remain alongside Max Verstappen until the end of the 2026 season.Red Bull’s decision to stick with Perez is setting further pieces in motion on the driver market, with Ferrari’s departing Carlos Sainz now facing aContinue Reading
Isle of Man TT 2024: Manx racer Cummins withdraws from rest of event
Cummins had raced Padgetts Hondas for the past eight years and enjoyed multiple podium success with the veteran outfit.But coming into 2024 it looked almost certain that he would not return to the team, before ultimately penning a deal.Cummins’ practice week proved to be frustrating as he battled numerous issuesContinue Reading
Magnussen: “I shouldn’t have trusted” Perez in Monaco F1 battle
The Dane crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix on the opening lap after he and Perez collided on the run up the hill after Ste. Devote.Magnussen had tried to drag alongside his competitor but ran out of room as the pair clashed wheels – pitching them both into theContinue Reading
The petrolhead obsession that drives WRC champion Rovanpera
Rallying, circuit racing, drifting and starring in a hip-hop video are all activities in Kalle Rovanpera’s 2024 ‘gap year’ calendar. It’s fair to say life is pretty good at the moment for the reigning two-time World Rally champion, who has rewritten the record books.The common denominator that links all ofContinue Reading
Isle of Man TT 2024: Senior TT shortened as rain forces schedule shake-up
Organisers have had to battle the elements on numerous occasions this week, with Tuesday’s Supertwin and Superstock races postponed to Wednesday due to poor conditions.Only the Supertwin race ended up running on Wednesday because of rain, forcing the Superstock race to be pushed back to Thursday alongside the second SupersportContinue Reading
Luck or judgement? How O’Sullivan pulled off a Monaco miracle
If you qualify poorly in Monaco, you will finish in a lowly position unless there is some kind of safety car or weather-related chaos. This is the generally accepted way of things around the streets of the Principality.But, while Williams junior driver Zak O’Sullivan was the beneficiary of a virtualContinue Reading
Arrow McLaren terminates Juncos IndyCar alliance after social media controversy
The decision comes in the wake of Arrow McLaren’s rookie Pourchaire being the subject of online abuse after colliding with Juncos Hollinger Racing’s Agustin Canapino in Turn 3 of lap 60 of last weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix.It was the third such incident over the past 14 months as Callum Ilott,Continue Reading
Isle of Man TT 2024: Crowes win second Sidecar race after red flag restart
The second Sidecar race of the week was meant to run on Tuesday, but unsuitable conditions forced it to be rescheduled to Thursday.The first race away on the bill on Thursday morning, a crash for the newcomer outfit of Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clement at the Waterworks section on theContinue Reading
Polished Spa performance gives Kucharczyk GB3 points lead
He claimed victory in Saturday’s two races, the first one in particularly dominant style, and then kept his nose clean in a chaotic finale on Sunday. He rose from 12th on the partially reversed grid to fourth and, with pre-race points leader Louis Sharp among those in strife, took theContinue Reading