Central European Rally Shakedown highlights
2024-10-17
Ott Tänak set the tone for this week’s Central European Rally by topping Thursday morning’s shakedown stage, held near the Czech capital Prague. SourceContinue Reading
Short rises to second in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings
2024-10-17
Mazda MX-5 ace Ben Short has broken Stewart Black, Piers Grange and Dan Brown’s stranglehold on the top Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings places having moved into second.Short has enjoyed a remarkable season in the 750 Motor Club’s MX-5 Cup and added two more wins at last weekend’s DoningtonContinue Reading
The evolution of a Formula 1 sponsorship deal
2024-10-17
From the hazy, heady days of tobacco giants to the cryptic crypto currency courtships of recent years, Formula 1 has always relied on sponsorship revenue for a significant slice of the funding required to go racing.Ask any fan what their favourite car is, or who they feel is the greatestContinue Reading
Acosta: “It would hurt Ducati if Martin took the title to another factory”
2024-10-17
Pedro Acosta has voiced the commonly held paddock belief that Ducati would prefer factory rider Francesco Bagnaia to win this year’s world championship over Aprilia-bound Pramac man Jorge Martin.Acosta made the remark as he reflected on a stunt engineered by MotoGP promoters, in which KTM’s 20-year-old rookie asked a questionContinue Reading
WRC teams weigh in on possible hybrid power U-turn for 2025
2024-10-17
World Rally Championship teams have expressed their thoughts regarding the possibility of a last-minute change to remove hybrid power from Rally1 cars for next season.It appears there is a strong chance the FIA could decide to abandon hybrid power from the WRC’s top-flight class, in a move that has beenContinue Reading
Why the FIA’s front bib trick clampdown is not going to stop team intrigue
2024-10-17
The revelation that the FIA has moved to clamp down on a potential ride height parc ferme trick has added an intriguing twist to the Formula 1 title battle.But while the governing body’s response to suspicions that one competitor may have been altering front bib clearance between qualifying and theContinue Reading
Verstappen: Piastri “too good” to support Norris at McLaren
2024-10-17
Max Verstappen says McLaren’s Oscar Piastri is “too good” to be asked to support Lando Norris, and says he would have never have agreed to it.As the 2024 F1 season has progressed, McLaren has become the team to beat and taken the points lead away from Red Bull in theContinue Reading
Review: EA Sports WRC game gets 2024 update
2024-10-17
If you are not fortunate to have the budget to go rallying for real, then blasting through narrow asphalt roads and gravel forest tracks in the virtual world is the next best thing. EA Sports WRC does this job brilliantly, and now there is an update bringing the delights of theContinue Reading
Mercedes driver Gounon to replace Stolz for DTM debut at Hockenheim
2024-10-17
Factory Mercedes driver Jules Gounon will make his DTM debut in this weekend’s final round at Hockenheim, replacing Luca Stolz at HRT.Double Spa 24 Hours winner Gounon has been drafted into the #4 HRT Mercedes AMG GT3 at the last-minute after Stolz had to withdraw from the Hockenheim races dueContinue Reading
Martin and Bagnaia declare caution, giving hope to MotoGP rivals in Australia
2024-10-17
As MotoGP title protagonists Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia both admitted a risk-averse approach to this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the likes of Pedro Acosta, Marc Marquez and others are eyeing an opportunity to grab victory.Martin (Pramac Ducati) leads factory Ducati rider Bagnaia by 10 points heading into the finalContinue Reading