Hyundai gearing up for WEC hypercar programme, WRC long-term future unclear
Hyundai looks set to join the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class and race at the Le Mans 24 Hours within the next three years. Autosport has learned the South Korean manufacturer is gearing up to develop an LMDh hybrid prototype for a programme that is likely to encompass the GTP categoryContinue Reading
Rins to miss Germany MotoGP round, Gardner set to be Yamaha’s replacement
Yamaha’s Alex Rins is set to miss this weekend’s MotoGP German Grand Prix following a crash at Assen, with former Tech3 rider Remy Gardner set to replace him.Six-time grand prix winner Rins was thrown from his M1 at the opening corner of last weekend’s Dutch GP and suffered two smallContinue Reading
Ex-F1 driver Mazepin begins testing in Europe as EU sanctions lift
Former Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin has completed a GT3 test in Hungary after the sanctions imposed against him by the European Union were lifted at the start of the year.In a ruling by the European Union’s General Court on 20 March, Mazepin was removed from the list of individualsContinue Reading
How the latest Mercedes tweak played its part in Austria F1 win
Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix was never likely to produce a huge list of updates as being a sprint in the middle of a triple header made it far from ideal to bring new parts.Nonetheless, some teams bucked the trend as they continue to try to eke out the tinyContinue Reading
Honda signs retiring Espargaro to expand MotoGP test team
Honda has signed Aleix Espargaro as a test rider for the 2025 MotoGP season to assist with the development of the beleaguered RC213V.As revealed by Autosport last month, Espargaro will switch to the Japanese manufacturer in a test role at the end of his glittering racing career that has seen himContinue Reading
Joey Logano to fill in for Hailie Deegan in Chicago NASCAR Xfinity race
Instead, 2x NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano will get behind the wheel of the No. 15 AMR Ford Mustang.In a statement, the team indicated that there are hoping to improve the team’s competitiveness with input from Logano. Deegan has competed in all 17 races so far this year withContinue Reading
Andretti rules out adding part-time IndyCar entry for Pourchaire
Andretti Global’s COO Rob Edwards says there are no thoughts of expanding the current three-car effort to keep Theo Pourchaire on the IndyCar grid.Pourchaire, reigning Formula 2 champion, was dropped by Arrow McLaren nearly two weeks ago after the team signed Nolan Siegel to a multi-year contract that began withContinue Reading
Albuquerque steps down to LMP2 for overall IMSA victory bid at Mosport
IMSA SportsCar Championship star Filipe Albuquerque will drop down a division – but still be in the reckoning for an overall race win – at Mosport later this month.Albuquerque, who normally drives for the factory-backed Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura squad, will hop across for a one-off IMSA LMP2Continue Reading
British GP gets ticket sale surge after Norris and Verstappen Austrian F1 clash
Formula 1 fans have been snapping up the remaining tickets for this weekend’s British Grand Prix following Lando Norris’s explosive collision with Max Verstappen in Austria.British Grand Prix bosses have noticed a surge in ticket sales for this week’s race as fans lapped up the action at the Red BullContinue Reading
F1 2025 driver line-up: Who’s on the Formula 1 grid next year?
‘Silly season’ is a common term in F1 referring to the time of year in which many teams announce their driver line-up for the following season.It usually takes place during the summer as that’s when the market is at its most frantic, with driver changes causing doubt over the futuresContinue Reading