WRC Rally Finland: Hyundai punctures hand Toyota top-five lockout
Toyota is on course for a Rally Finland top-five lockout after Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville and Adrien Fourmaux witnessed their World Rally Championship victory hopes vanish after suffering punctures.Kalle Rovanpera benefited from the drama that hit his nearest rivals Neuville and Fourmaux, who were sitting second and third respectively in theContinue Reading
Alonso reveals secret of Aston Martin’s back-to-front F1 Hungarian GP qualifying
Aston Martin is a rare sight in Q3 this season. Until this weekend, Fernando Alonso had reached the final phase of a 2025 Formula 1 qualifying session just four times, team-mate Lance Stroll only once.Only at Imola back in May have both cars started in the top 10. In SpaContinue Reading
Verstappen claims “nothing works” for Red Bull in tough F1 Hungarian GP qualifying
Max Verstappen lamented the regression Red Bull has taken compared to last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix as he qualified only eighth for Sunday’s Formula 1 contest – claiming “nothing works”.The reigning, four-time world champion qualified third at the Hungaroring last year, but has been far from the frontrunners this weekendContinue Reading
Leclerc shocked by F1 Hungarian GP pole after “horrible” qualifying
Charles Leclerc was left distinctly flabbergasted by his own run to a “most surprising” Formula 1 pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix, having claimed that qualifying had felt “horrible” until he’d managed to reach Q3.The Monegasque was on the cusp of the drop zone during Q2, but managed to digContinue Reading
BTCC Croft: Ingram takes pole from Cammish, Hill out with ear infection
Tom Ingram swept to pole position for the British Touring Car Championship round at Croft after topping all three phases of qualifying.As at Oulton Park, the last round before the summer break, the 2022 champion was on invincible form in his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N Fastback, despite being allowedContinue Reading
Hamilton calls himself “useless” and Ferrari should “change driver” after poor F1 Hungarian GP qualifying
Lewis Hamilton reckons Ferrari needs to “change driver” after his early exit in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix while Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc took pole.The seven-time world champion will start 12th for Sunday’s contest at the Hungaroring, while Ferrari stablemate Leclerc stormed to pole with his final lapContinue Reading
F1 Hungarian GP: Leclerc storms to shock, last-gasp pole over Mclaren
Charles Leclerc took a sensational and surprise pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, as McLaren’s dominant pace so far across the weekend evaporated at the climax of Formula 1 qualifying.The McLarens led both Q1 and Q2 by some margin, plus went 1-2 in every practice outing, and Lando NorrisContinue Reading
BTCC Croft: Ingram quickest in practice as Turkington briefly returns
Tom Ingram scored a clean sweep in free practice for the British Touring Car Championship round at Croft by topping both free practice sessions.The 2022 champion, a close runner-up to Ash Sutton in the 2025 standings, headed Excelr8 Motorsport team-mate Senna Proctor by 0.161 seconds in the first 35-minute periodContinue Reading
F1 Hungarian GP: McLaren 1-2 again as Piastri tops FP3 over Norris
Oscar Piastri pipped Lando Norris to top spot in the Hungarian Grand Prix’s final practice session, as McLaren delivered a devastating blow to the Formula 1 field in the prelude to qualifying.With 15 minutes remaining, Piastri took new softs and embarked on a second soft-tyre run of the session; theContinue Reading
WRC Rally Finland: Rovanpera survives puncture to double lead
Kalle Rovanpera extended his Rally Finland lead on Saturday morning despite suffering a puncture, as changeable weather continued to create drama at the World Rally Championship event.The Toyota driver picked up from where he left off on Friday, winning three of the four gravel stages to increase his 4.9s overnightContinue Reading