If you listen closely, the legendary forests of Clocaenog and Brenig still resonate with echoes of Wales Rally GB history. Arguably then, the Cambrian Rally provides a fitting finale for the British Rally Championship.Almost 12 months to the day that the title slipped from William Creighton’s grasp, the Northern IrishmanContinue Reading
George Russell has blasted “lawnmower racing” following opening-lap incidents that may have cost him track position in Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix.Polesitter Lando Norris tackled the first braking zone four-wide alongside Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, from inside to outside; while the former two stayed on the track,Continue Reading
Super Formula has announced that it will hold a third race during its season finale at Suzuka as a replacement for the cancelled second race at Fuji Speedway earlier this month. With the Sunday race at Fuji being called off due to fog, the Japanese series has opted to expand whatContinue Reading
A pair of pre-1982 Formula Ford 1600 races run alongside but outside the Festival contested the new John Webb cup at Brands Hatch last weekend, honouring the memory of the late circuit boss and ‘creator’ of Formula Ford, in the 50th year since the event moved from Snetterton to Kent.Saturday’s outingContinue Reading
“It’s like in the past,” said Helmut Marko, when an Autosport colleague asked his opinion on the controversial contretemps between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the beginning of lap 6 of the Mexico Grand Prix. “When they come together, it’s always action.”It felt like he was kicking the questionContinue Reading
Fifteen years after witnessing his father win the Kent-engined section of the Formula Ford Festival, Jason Smyth became the first second-generation winner with a commanding performance at Brands Hatch’s 50th edition of the event.Team Dolan driver Smyth continued his dominance from the United Formula Ford Championship to win his heat,Continue Reading
The Malaysian Grand Prix saw Alex Marquez rise to the front on his Gresini Ducati, just days after his brother Marc Marquez announced his decision to skip the remainder of the MotoGP season to recover from a shoulder injury.With the temperature rising on Sunday and the gap between soft andContinue Reading
This was Lando Norris’ sixth win of the season, but more importantly it was one he really needed; a first win since Hungary in the summer. Taking the weekend as a whole, it was one of his most dominant performances as a grand prix driver. Is he coming into formContinue Reading
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has repeatedly referred to the Mexico Grand Prix as a “good reference point” for Red Bull’s driver choices across both teams. However, after the race was won by Lando Norris, the Austrian told Autosport that the timeline has been pushed back. “We postponed our decision until theContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia says he left the Malaysian Grand Prix more encouraged than after his dominant double win MotoGP in Japan, as he and Ducati made tangible progress in understanding his recent performance swings.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia topped qualifying, won Saturday’s sprint from pole and ran third for much of theContinue Reading