Francesco Bagnaia emerged on top in a thrilling duel with Jorge Martin to take victory in the sprint for MotoGP’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Ducati’s Bagnaia made a slow launch after qualifying on pole, but showed scintillating pace to overtake Pramac rival Martin for the lead on lap 8 of 13Continue Reading
Formula 1’s long-serving chief legal officer Sacha Woodward Hill is leaving the organisation.Still a practising solicitor, she was originally recruited to join F1 back in 1996 by former supremo Bernie Ecclestone, having previously worked for several well-known legal firms in London.Reflecting several years ago on how she made the stepContinue Reading
Tom Chilton set the pace in both free practice sessions at Silverstone for the penultimate round of the British Touring Car Championship.The extrovert Surrey veteran pushed his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N Fastback to the quickest time in the opening session, and his best from that early-morning running remained unbeatenContinue Reading
Kyle Larson could get a Formula 1 test outing after McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown revealed that discussions have been held with the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion.Larson, who recently compared his skills to triple world champion Max Verstappen, already has ties to McLaren after making his IndyCar debut atContinue Reading
Autosport was invited to join a panel of experts to oversee the inaugural Beyond Rally Women’s Driver Talent Programme to help select the World Rally Championship’s next female superstar, as it aims to find a successor to the last woman driver to win a WRC round 44 years ago SourceContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia beat MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin by 0.214s to claim pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia trailed Pramac rival Martin by over three tenths of a second after the first runs as the Spaniard broke the circuit lap record with a 1m30.245s.However, afterContinue Reading
Williams boss James Vowles insists he has no regrets over waiting to promote Franco Colapinto to a race seat as he would not have hit the ground running in the way he has.Colapinto has impressed in his two F1 grands prix so far, recovering from a poor qualifying to finishContinue Reading
Pirelli says it has cleared up matters with Mercedes driver George Russell after his criticisms of “infuriating” performance fluctuations between its different tyres.Russell spoke out after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in saying that Pirelli’s current products were not “good enough” because of the wild swings in pace.Having endured a raceContinue Reading
First it was explaining “papaya rules” and team orders prioritising one driver over the other. Now it is the intense scrutiny and the legality of the team’s rear wing.With McLaren’s return to the top of the constructors’ championship, it has also unearthed new challenges for the Woking-based team.Maintaining team harmonyContinue Reading
Dale Earnhardt Jr. recaps his race from Bristol Motor Speedway as he looks to take some time away from national series competition. SourceContinue Reading