Takamoto Katsuta has explained why he was able to make a strong World Rally Championship comeback at the Central European Rally after being benched. The Japanese driver rejoined the Toyota squad for the penultimate round of the season last weekend following a shock decision by the team to bench itsContinue Reading
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has backed the United States Grand Prix stewards over the penalty given to McLaren’s Lando Norris after his battle with Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen, calling it a “black-and-white” case.Norris was fighting for the final podium position at the Circuit of the AmericasContinue Reading
The Australian Grand Prix weekend had it all. There was the usual wild Phillip Island weather, which led to a cancelled session on Friday but at least didn’t interfere with the schedule as it had in 2023.Marc Marquez overcame yet another self-inflicted drama – this time a tear-off getting stuckContinue Reading
Lando Norris labelled his United States Grand Prix weekend a “momentum killer” for his Formula 1 title hopes after losing ground to Max Verstappen.The McLaren driver had gone into the Austin event 52 points behind his Red Bull rival and well aware that, with time running out, he needed toContinue Reading
Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix has added Duracell to its partner roster, with the battery company sponsoring one of the street circuit’s DRS zones.Duracell says its copper and black colours will be “prominently displayed” throughout the Las Vegas Strip’s DRS zone, which is the first bespoke sponsorship of itsContinue Reading
Box-office? Definitely. This year’s edition of the F1 race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas threw up a thrilling battle between the two title protagonists over third – one that predictably ended with a stewards’ call that split the audience. Ferrari’s commanding 1-2 was almost secondary to the battle betweenContinue Reading
Mercedes has denied there is a “fundamental” problem with its Austin Formula 1 upgrade and plans to stick with it for this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix.The German manufacturer introduced a raft of aero changes for its W15 at the United States Grand Prix, but endured a tough weekend where bothContinue Reading
Lorenzo Fluxa, Ritomo Miyata and Malthe Jakobsen stood tall in the 4 Hours of Portimao, the European Le Mans Series season finale. In a grandstand conclusion to a tightly contested season, two of the championship battles were decided on the very last lap of the race.It says much about theContinue Reading
Formula E will run an all-female session during its official pre-season test for the 2024-25 campaign in November.It has been organised to help accelerate the growth of women drivers in world championship single-seater machinery and will be the second time the all-electric series has held a female test after DiriyahContinue Reading
Ott Tanak says if team-mate Thierry Neuville is “smart” at the Rally Japan there will be no chance for him to claim a second World Rally Championship title despite Hyundai allowing its drivers to fight.Both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles will go down to the wire in Japan next month afterContinue Reading