McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella admitted Mercedes and Ferrari “were quicker than us” in race simulations at the first pre-season test in Bahrain, and also believes Red Bull will be in the mix.As teams dug into long runs on Thursday and Friday, the fog of war surrounding pre-season testingContinue Reading
Maxime Martin, Maro Engel and Mikael Grenier have won a dramatic – and dramatically shortened – Bathurst 12 Hour race.Their Team GMR entry started from 29th on the grid after a series of problems during practice and qualifying, but the trio showed excellent pace throughout the race and when MartinContinue Reading
In the sweltering heat of this February Saturday on the shores of the Red Sea, the action began with the third free practice session of the weekend, lasting 40 minutes. In relatively challenging conditions, the two DS E-TENSE FE25s remained in the top 10, confirming the promising form shown theContinue Reading
For the second World Rally Championship event in a row, Hyundai has struggled for outright pace in its battle against Toyota.Driver Thierry Neuville admitted he was running out of set up options to try as Hyundai explored radical changes to find answers to its lack of grip and speed atContinue Reading
Elfyn Evans headed into the final day of Rally Sweden with a slender 13.3s lead despite a late push from Takamoto Katsuta, as Toyota’s domination continued.Evans started Saturday facing a 2.8s deficit to Katsuta, but this was turned on its head after the morning loop. A perplexed Katsuta struggled forContinue Reading
Jaguar Formula E driver Antonio Felix da Costa pulled off a strategic masterclass to win the second leg of the Jeddah E-Prix, as Porsche endured a tough end to the weekend.Having qualified third, da Costa bided his time in the opening phases of the race and timed his first AttackContinue Reading
Just under a year ago the first rumours emerged that Max Verstappen was actively trying to extract himself from Red Bull, and perhaps Formula 1 entirely.The team’s general pattern of underperformance in the first half of the 2024 season left the way open for Verstappen to trigger a performance clauseContinue Reading
Johann Zarco heads into the 2026 MotoGP season looking to re-establish himself alongside factory Honda riders Joan Mir and Luca Marini, even if he knows the solution will not be as simple as copying their set-up.Zarco effectively carried Honda through its most difficult period in 2024 and early 2025, deliveringContinue Reading
World Rally Championship title contender Elfyn Evans reclaimed the lead at Rally Sweden after delivering an impressive display through Saturday morning’s stages.The Toyota driver trailed his team-mate Takamoto Katsuta by 2.8s heading into the morning loop of snow stages, but exited the tricky tests with a 16.1s lead over hisContinue Reading
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell says his squad is now on the back foot as Red Bull is the “team to beat” at the start of 2026.Mercedes was put on the pedestal before the start of pre-season testing amid rumours over its powerful new engine, and its reliable runningContinue Reading