Ott Tanak has crashed out of Rally Finland in an incident that briefly red flagged stage three of the World Rally Championship gravel rally on Friday morning.The Hyundai driver went off the road just over two kilometres into the brand new Sarrikas test [15.93km], held in wet conditions. Tanak andContinue Reading
World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville snatched the opening stage victory from Takamoto Katsuta to claim an early Rally Finland lead.Neuville was the last of the Rally1 cars to tackle the Harju super special stage in host city Jyvaskyla and was able to pip Toyota’s Katsuta by 1.1 secondsContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo has publicly backed Moto2 race winner Tony Arbolino for a move up to MotoGP next year, believing he will be a good fit for Yamaha’s new satellite team Pramac.With it all but confirmed that Trackhouse rider Miguel Oliveira will lead Pramac next year, the attention has turned toContinue Reading
Jonathan Wheatley will leave Red Bull after 18 years to take the role as team principal of Audi and is another key loss to the reigning world champion squad.A simple 175-word statement posted on Red Bull WhatsApp group to journalists delivered the news that one of its most senior staffContinue Reading
Jonathan Wheatley and Mattia Binotto will form a “dual management” structure of Audi’s Formula 1 team when the marque rebrands the Sauber squad in 2026.Wheatley’s upcoming exit from his sporting director role was announced by the Red Bull squad on Thursday, but no word was initially forthcoming from Audi.It hasContinue Reading
Andrea Stella has been granted a “multi-year” extension to his contract as McLaren team principal, the Formula 1 team announced on Thursday.Stella has led McLaren’s F1 squad since taking over from Andreas Seidl at the end of 2022.In that time, McLaren has leapt up the F1 pecking order thanks toContinue Reading
Team Penske driver Will Power believes IndyCar holding four of the final five races on ovals will help ‘bring back’ series leader Alex Palou to the chasing pack.Chip Ganassi Racing’s two-time champion Palou, who has yet to win an oval race, bids for a third crown in four seasons.He leadsContinue Reading
Radical Cup UK dominator Chris Lulham has closed to within three wins of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings summit after further success at Silverstone last weekend.However, for all his superiority this year, Lulham did not have things all his own way in Northamptonshire. Former Ginetta Junior racer IanContinue Reading
Formula 1 is always looking for the next star and appears to have found its latest favourite sons in Prema pairing Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman, with the latter already confirmed as a Haas driver for 2025. But while drivers connected to the academies of current teams often stealContinue Reading
MotoGP will ramp up celebrations for its 75th anniversary at the British Grand Prix this weekend, with teams running retro liveries on their bikes.Thousands of fans gathered in the Silverstone pitlane on Thursday, as 11 outfits showcased special liveries to honour the unique heritage and history of MotoGP.The initiative wasContinue Reading