Newly injured world champion Jorge Martin may be forced to spend at least two weeks resting in hospital in Qatar before he can return home to Spain. Initial indications are that he will be out for around three months.The Spaniard, who had only just made a return to MotoGP actionContinue Reading
The British GT championship-winning BMW Z4 GT3 will return to racing this season – in historic competition.Marco Attard took the Barwell Motorsport-run Ecurie Ecosse BMW to the 2014 British GT drivers’ crown with two victories, mainly sharing with Alexander Sims.The duo then took the car to the runner-up spot theContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia is open to buying a Formula 1 team as Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal has admitted it is something he would like to see in the future.The Middle Eastern country has invested heavily in motorsport partnerships in recent years with Aramco and Maaden both sponsors of theContinue Reading
Hitting Jorge Martin, following the injured world champion’s fall in the Qatar Grand Prix was according to Team VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, “the worst scene of my life”.The Italian Ducati rider was extremely close to Martin, making it difficult to avoid hitting the Spanish rider when he lost control ofContinue Reading
VR46 rider Fabio di Giannantonio has labelled his Qatar Grand Prix clash with the reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin as “the worst scene of my life”.Martin fell at the exit of Turn 12 on lap 14 at Losail and as he hit the floor, di Giannantonio collided into the ApriliaContinue Reading
The Sauber Formula 1 team is still searching for answers over Nico Hulkenberg’s Bahrain Grand Prix disqualification.Hulkenberg crossed the finish line in 13th place after a tough evening trying to contend for points, but was disqualified because his skid plank had been ground down to 8.4mm, below the minimum thickness ofContinue Reading
Porsche has received the biggest weight break for this weekend’s Imola round of the World Endurance Championship under the Hypercar Balance of Performance.The German manufacturer’s 963 LMDh will race at the Imola 6 Hours on 20 April 11kg lighter than at the Qatar season-opener in February.But its weight for theContinue Reading
David Crossen underlined his status as a major contender for the season with a resounding victory in round two of the British Historic Rally Championship on the Carlisle Stages.On a day of warm sunshine, fast and very dusty stages, the Northern Irish driver and co-driver Ben Teggart stretched clear ofContinue Reading
Kyle Larson nearly pulled off the weekend sweep at Bristol, only falling short in the Truck race with a runner-up finish there. But in the Cup and Xfinity races, he combined to lead of 687 of 800 possible laps, winning both races rather easily.And speaking on 2014 NASCAR Cup SeriesContinue Reading
Ford versus Ferrari was sportscar racing’s big draw in the mid-1960s, when American V8 brawn in the form of GT40s eventually established supremacy over the svelte Italian V12 stallions. Ferrari’s 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours victory with the North American Racing Team 250 LM of Masten Gregory and Jochen MassContinue Reading