Why the choice of Pramac riders will test Yamaha’s MotoGP resolve
Whether officially announced or not, virtually all the spots on the 2025 MotoGP grid have been finalised. Only one free slot is truly up for grabs at Pramac, where Miguel Oliveira is all-but certain to join from Trackhouse, as Yamaha regains its longed-for satellite squad.The Japanese company until not soContinue Reading
Jota announces Cadillac switch for 2025 WEC
Jota will take over Cadillac’s expanded factory campaign in the World Endurance Championship next season.The British squad will field a pair of Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs in the Hypercar class in 2025 when new rules demand that manufacturer teams run two cars.It takes over the factory programme from Chip Ganassi Racing,Continue Reading
Daniel Ricciardo interview: “Nothing can hurt me anymore”
Just a few weeks ago Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 career looked dead in the water. Then he re-emerged as a contender to replace Sergio Perez mid-season at Red Bull, the reason he was brought back into the fold in the first place.F1 can be a funny old business, and aContinue Reading
The promising signs of Japanese motorsport’s belated bounceback
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Super GT is venturing beyond Japanese shores next year. The championship’s first-ever night race at Sepang in Malaysia, which should have taken place in 2020 only to be scuppered by the onset of the global health crisis, was part of the series’Continue Reading
Vinales: Aprilia’s situation getting “worse and worse” in MotoGP
Maverick Vinales says Aprilia’s situation in MotoGP is getting “worse and worse” with every round after a disastrous run for him in the British Grand Prix.Struggling with heavy degradation on medium tyres on his RS-GP, Americas GP winner Vinales slid from eighth on the grid to a measly 13th place,Continue Reading
Yamaha in talks to sign Fernandez to bolster MotoGP test team in 2025
Yamaha is holding dialogue with Tech3 outcast Augusto Fernandez to add him to an expanded MotoGP test team in 2025, Autosport can reveal.The Japanese marque has been speeding up the development of its MotoGP bike in order to bridge the gap to its European rivals and especially Ducati, which isContinue Reading
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