MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia shades Marquez in first practice
Reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia topped the opening practice for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix, after Fabio Di Giannantonio had his session-topping lap cancelled.After a three-week break forced by the postponement of the Kazakhstan GP to September, MotoGP returned to action on Friday morning at the iconic TT AssenContinue Reading
Why ‘miles off’ Alpine didn’t prompt Gasly to give up on its F1 recovery
Pierre Gasly could easily have been forgiven for thinking that Alpine is not the best place to make him a winner again in Formula 1.After starting the campaign at the back of the grid, seeing key staff leave and there being talk of a potential end-of-works team status down theContinue Reading
Friday favourite: When Audi’s Silverstone special stunned Treluyer
Perhaps it should come as little surprise that Benoit Treluyer should name the Audi R18 e-tron Quattro as his favourite car, given he won the Le Mans 24 Hours twice in cars bearing that name.But his pick from what might best be described as a family of LMP1 cars, withContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: Verstappen stays at Red Bull, but why didn’t he just say it the first time?
It was a one-word answer that subsequently killed off any lingering doubt – if there was any – about where he would be driving next season.It took many attempts to extrapolate the answer but we got there in the end.Max Verstappen says he is staying put at Red Bull forContinue Reading
WRC Poland: Rally leader Tanak crashes out, Mikkelsen leads from debutant Sesks
Tanak had been tipped among the favourites to win on Poland’s high-speed gravel roads, but his victory hopes came to a sudden halt on stage two [Stanczyki, 29.40km].The Hyundai driver had started Friday with a one-second lead over team-mate Thierry Neuville after winning Thursday night’s super special. However, Tanak was forcedContinue Reading
RB to run split specifications in Austria GP practice to find F1 upgrade fix
RB is set to start the Austrian Grand Prix weekend with its Formula 1 cars running in split specifications to understand why its Spain upgrade package failed to deliver.The Italian squad sought to consolidate its sixth position in the constructors’ championship and close the gap to Aston Martin in theContinue Reading
Why Mir’s “priority” is to remain with Honda despite two years of MotoGP misery
Reports by Autosport saying Joan Mir is set to stay with Honda in MotoGP for two more years came as some surprise given the misery of the past two seasons.To say the last three years for Mir have been brutal would be something of an understatement.The 2020 world champion wasContinue Reading
ORLEN 80th Rally Poland Shakedown highlights
All eyes were on new kid Martins Sesks and the unexpected entry of Kalle Rovanperä but it was Ott Tänak setting the early tempo. SourceContinue Reading
Audi offers updates on Formula 1 engine progress
Audi has offered a first proper update of the progress it is making with its new Formula 1 engine, saying it is already covering race distances in dyno tests.The German manufacturer is gearing up for a works entry in 2026 when it will officially replace the Sauber team on theContinue Reading
2024 NASCAR at Nashville schedule, entry list, and how to watch
Christopher Bell and Joe Gibbs Racing won a wild Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which was halted with 82 laps to go when severe weather hit the track. Tyler Reddick was in the lead, but NASCAR waited out the storm.The remainder of the race was run on wetContinue Reading