Protecting his spare engine for a chance to fight for Super Sunday points is the reason behind Ott Tanak’s decision to retire from Rally Chile for a second time.Tanak rejoined the rally after his Hyundai team fitted a spare engine to his i20 N Rally1 car overnight, following an engineContinue Reading
Marco Bezzecchi has explained why he carried a wooden leg on his bike while celebrating his victory in the San Marino Grand Prix sprint race at Misano.The factory Aprilia rider caught everyone’s attention when he grabbed what appeared to be a prosthetic leg – complete with a racing boot –Continue Reading
World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans delivered a wet weather masterclass to vault from fifth to first in Rally Chile as overnight leader Adrien Fourmaux slipped to third.Toyota’s Evans transformed a 13.1s deficit into a 5.6s lead over team-mate Sebastien Ogier as wet weather shook up the leaderboard after nineContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has fallen short of meeting the requirements for a Category A DMSB Permit Nordschleife (DPN) after a mixed NLS debut – but should still receive the licence via a committee decision.The Formula 1 world champion completed the mandatory 14 race laps aboard the #980 Cayman (Verstappen/Chris Lulham) inContinue Reading
Factory Ducati rider Marc Marquez says he made a grave error in the “easiest part” of the San Marino Grand Prix sprint, having crashed on the same lap he took the lead.Despite having a relatively tough qualifying session and missing out on the front row, Marquez was immediately on theContinue Reading
Schubert BMW driver Rene Rast was unbeatable in the first DTM race at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, overtaking polesitter Marco Wittmann on the third lap before pulling away to score a comfortable win.“There’s nothing to complain about today,” the three-time DTM champion said in an interview with ran.de.Continue Reading
Marco Bezzecchi scored his first MotoGP sprint victory as an Aprilia rider in the San Marino Grand Prix after Marc Marquez crashed out shortly after taking the lead.Bezzecchi and Marquez duelled for the top spot in the half-distance race at Misano, with the latter taking the lead at the startContinue Reading
Helmut Marko has heaped praise on the impact Laurent Mekies has had since becoming the Red Bull Formula 1 team boss. The Frenchman joined from sister squad Racing Bulls in July after his predecessor Christian Horner was sacked following 20 years in the role. It came after a performance decline for RedContinue Reading
Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna believes mastering the new Pirelli rubber will be more important for MotoGP success in 2027 than any of the new regulations that year.Headlining the new ruleset in 2027 is a reduction of engine capacity from 1000cc to 850cc, restrictions on aerodynamics and the elimination of ride heightContinue Reading
Jenson Button scored his first Goodwood victory in the Freddie March Memorial Trophy, the 2009 Formula 1 world champion sharing his Jaguar C-type with Alex Buncombe.It took four years from his breathtaking historic debut at the 2021 Revival, but Button broke his Goodwood duck in style in Friday evening’s raceContinue Reading