The reigning F1 world champion got back to winning ways with a dominant display at Suzuka, leading home a Red Bull 1-2 by beating Sergio Perez by 12.5 seconds.During his victory charge, a radio exchange between Verstappen and Lambiase gained attention, when the Dutch driver reported his car was understeeringContinue Reading
Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his co-driver Edouard Boulanger continue to lead bp Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal after the fourth stage in Western Spain on Saturday afternoon. The Qatari opened the road and erred on the side of caution over the demanding and abrasive terrain. The defending W2RC champion was content toContinue Reading
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media announced earlier this week that it had acquired majority ownership of Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a €4.2billion deal.The news of Liberty’s takeover has led to much speculation over the direction MotoGP will move in over the next few years and how much of it will be modelled uponContinue Reading
The Prodrive Hunter crew fended off a fierce challenge from Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi to carve out a narrow advantage of 20 seconds after the second day of frantic competition across muddy, slippery and extremely demanding tracks in rural Portugal. The stage win gave Al-Attiyah a valuable five W2RC pointsContinue Reading
The rekindled partnership of Guerlain Chicherit and Mathieu Baumel made the perfect start to their challenge for honours in the bp Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal by winning the first selective section of 100.95km on Wednesday afternoon. SourceContinue Reading
The Mercedes driver had gone into the Suzuka race hopeful that the team could build on some promising potential shown in practice with a new set-up direction for the W15.But he was put on the back foot almost immediately from the restart of the red-flagged race after a minor clashContinue Reading
The Japanese manufacturer has been undertaking a top-to-bottom revamp of its MotoGP operations following a continuous decline in results over the last few years and the loss of star rider Marc Marquez to Gresini Ducati.While there was significant optimism within the Honda camp over the winter as it went about changing itsContinue Reading
Sainz started fourth alongside McLaren’s Lando Norris and briefly led the Suzuka race after delaying his second pitstop, instead extending his stint on the medium tyres.That initially cost him track position as he was undercut by team-mate Charles Leclerc, Norris and both Mercedes cars of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.ButContinue Reading
In the hottest conditions of the weekend at Suzuka, Verstappen was never threatened even through two standing starts around the crash between Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon at Turn 3 on the opening lap.Behind, Ferrari continued its early 2024 podium streak via Carlos Sainz and made a bold strategy choiceContinue Reading
The chassis suffered damage to the front-right when Albon speared under the tyre wall after making contact with the RB of Daniel Ricciardo.The team, which will be without a spare until the Miami GP, remains confident that it can be repaired successfully and shipped to Shanghai for the Chinese GP.ItContinue Reading