Martin: “Strange” to talk to Ducati boss Dall’Igna after MotoGP split
Jorge Martin admits he finds it “strange” to talk to Ducati’s MotoGP chief Gigi Dall’Igna after being passed over for a factory promotion for the 2025 season.The Spaniard was initially chosen to partner Francesco Bagnaia at the works Ducati squad on the back of his stunning form with Pramac beforeContinue Reading
Hamilton laments “pretty disastrous” Austria F1 sprint qualifying effort
Lewis Hamilton labelled his showing in sprint qualifying for Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix as “pretty disastrous” as he admitted he didn’t deliver a single good lap.Mercedes had high hopes of a good showing in the shoot-out for grid positions for Saturday’s sprint race, with the car having shown someContinue Reading
WRC Poland: Mikkelsen leads as spectator issues cancels stage seven
Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen ended Friday leading an interrupted Rally Poland after World Rally Championship organisers were forced to cancel two stages due to spectator controlling issues.Mikkelsen won two of the three morning stages to open up a 7.4s lead before briefly losing the advantage to Toyota’s reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera.Continue Reading
Verstappen’s Austrian GP FP1 stoppage-then-resurgence explained
Max Verstappen’s bizarre Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix practice session stoppage was caused by him hitting kerbs hard and disabling an oil pressure sensor, according to Helmut Marko.Verstappen caused this weekend’s sole one-hour practice action to be halted for nearly five minutes mid-way through when he pulled over on theContinue Reading
Marquez ‘doesn’t feel guilty’ for Pramac/Ducati MotoGP split
Marc Marquez says he ‘doesn’t feel guilty’ about Pramac leaving Ducati for Yamaha for the 2025 MotoGP season because he feels “I didn’t do anything”.On Friday afternoon at the Dutch Grand Prix, Pramac confirmed Autosport’s earlier reports that it would be ditching Ducati for Yamaha from 2025.The move comes inContinue Reading
Rowland to miss Portland Formula E races due to illness
Nissan Formula E driver Oliver Rowland will miss this weekend’s Portland E-Prix double-header due to an illness.The announcement came on Friday morning in America ahead of track running, with the Briton’s spot set to be taken by Nissan’s reserve and simulator driver Caio Collet.A statement from Nissan said: “Oliver RowlandContinue Reading
Leclerc explains issue that led to setting no time in SQ3 in Austria
Charles Leclerc’s failure to set a lap time in Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix sprint SQ3 was caused by an anti-stall problem aboard his Ferrari cutting its engine.Leclerc pulled out of the queue for sprint qualifying’s top 10 runners as they massed at the end of the pitlane with theContinue Reading
Yamaha debuts new engine in Assen MotoGP practice
Yamaha debuted a new MotoGP engine on Friday at the Dutch Grand Prix, but Fabio Quartararo doesn’t believe it is helping much at the flowing Assen track.The Japanese marque has utilised its concession benefits to develop and test the new engine with its race riders prior to this weekend’s DutchContinue Reading
2024 F1 Austrian GP sprint qualifying results: Verstappen takes sprint pole
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for Saturday’s Formula 1 sprint at the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix in the Red Bull Ring. Verstappen will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after the qualifying session, which is split into three quickfire segments with five cars each being knockedContinue Reading
F1 Austrian GP: Verstappen pips Norris to sprint race pole
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to top sprint race qualifying at Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix – the Dutchman satisfied his car was “really nice to drive” in the contracted sprint format.After the SQ3 drivers had waited for almost all the finalContinue Reading