Jimmie Johnson wads up No. 84 Toyota in Texas practice wreck
2024-04-13
Seven-time champion and past Texas winner Jimmie Johnson took early damage Saturday in a Cup Series practice session at Texas Motor Speedway. SourceContinue Reading
Ty Gibbs leads NASCAR Cup practice at Texas; Busch and Johnson crash
2024-04-13
Group AGibbs led the way overall and among Group A drivers, running a fast lap at 190.510mph. He was followed by Brad Keselowski in second, who had a bit of a moment early in the session.Ross Chastain was third, Alex Bowman fourth, and Ryan Blaney fifth. Chastain, who finished secondContinue Reading
Pedrosa gets Jerez MotoGP wildcard for KTM, Espargaro in at Mugello
2024-04-13
Pedrosa, who retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2018 season, contested two wildcards in 2023 as part of his test rider role with KTM.The first was at the Spanish GP at Jerez, where the 31-time MotoGP race winner finished an impressive sixth in the sprint and seventhContinue Reading
Martin “has margin” to better COTA MotoGP record-smashing practice lap
2024-04-13
Pramac Ducati rider Martin demolished Francesco Bagnaia’s pole record at the Circuit of the Americas of 2m01.892s from last year with a 2m01.397s in Friday’s second practice.Though challenged late on by Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales, Martin held on to end Friday fastest of all as he looks to strengthen his 18-pointContinue Reading
Marquez having to change MotoGP riding style “more” than normal at COTA
2024-04-13
The eight-time world champion has won at COTA seven times since making his MotoGP debut in 2013, making it one of the circuits he has been most successful at in his career.But all of those wins came on the Honda and Marquez has moved to downplay expectations that he canContinue Reading
Misano E-Prix: Da Costa beats Rowland to victory after chaotic Formula E race
2024-04-13
The Porsche driver hit the front three laps from home in the 28-lap race after passing Rowland into Turn 5 – a move that proved pivotal as he took his first win since Cape Town last season by less than half a second.The first-ever Formula E race at the MisanoContinue Reading
McLaren hopes to “out-develop” F1 rivals in “race of upgrades”
2024-04-13
McLaren caused 2023’s biggest upset by revamping its car to move from the midfield towards the front of the grid, taking nine podiums from July’s Silverstone round onwards to finish fourth in the constructors’ standings.While it hasn’t yet scaled the same heights as when it was the second-fastest team onContinue Reading
Vinales details Aprilia MotoGP upgrade he must be “very careful” with
2024-04-13
Vinales comes into this weekend’s third round of the season in strong form, having scored a breakthrough first win on the Aprilia in the sprint race in Portugal three weeks ago.He was on course for a podium in the grand prix at the Algarve Circuit before a gearbox issue causedContinue Reading
Alonso: No F1 team has Aston Martin’s ‘ambitions’ as Newey intrigue flies
2024-04-13
The Silverstone-based squad has undergone a huge transformation since Stroll took over the assets of the former Force India team, rebranding it as Racing Point before it became Aston Martin in 2021.With huge investment, which has included a new factory, the team has become podium contenders – but still wantsContinue Reading
Ducati MotoGP boss got “positive” response from Marquez, Bagnaia after Portugal clash
2024-04-13
While battling for what would have been fourth place, Bagnaia and Marquez collided on lap 23 of 25 of the Portuguese GP last month.The collision was deemed a racing incident by the FIM stewards, but Gresini’s Marquez felt the fault lay at Bagnaia’s door for a retaliation he felt wasContinue Reading