Aston Martin led Toyota at the halfway point of the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain, while Ferrari put itself in a strong position to sweep both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles.Toyota had been the dominant marque in the opening half of the Bahrain 8 Hours, with Nyck de VriesContinue Reading
Lando Norris has reinforced his Formula 1 championship lead after winning a red-flagged Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race at Interlagos, while title rival Oscar Piastri crashed out of third.Norris started Saturday morning’s 24-lap race from pole, with the Sao Paulo circuit still damp in places after overnight showers. The medium-shodContinue Reading
Former Williams Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant has become a late addition to Sunday’s World Endurance World Championship rookie test in Bahrain.The American will drive a Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 at the Bahrain International Circuit on 9 November, as per the latest version of the entry list published on Saturday.ReadContinue Reading
Formula 1 teams, the FIA and tyre supplier Pirelli are considering mandating a maximum stint length at the upcoming Qatar Grand Prix to avoid a repeat of 2024’s puncture issues, forcing teams to make at least two pitstops if approved.The Qatar race at the high-downforce Losail track has been marredContinue Reading
Forecasted heavy rain and limited experience on wet asphalt with this year’s tyres will render the final day of Rally Japan a “lottery”, according to World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans. Since the start of the week, teams have been expecting rain showers on Sunday to add an extra curveball inContinue Reading
Marco Bezzecchi returned to MotoGP form by claiming pole position for Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao. Following a tough outing at the Malaysian Grand Prix, the Aprilia rider was able to recapture his customary late-season speed in Portugal, where he will share the front row with KTM’s Pedro Acosta andContinue Reading
Sebastien Ogier fended off a charge from World Rally Championship title rival Elfyn Evans to hang onto the Rally Japan lead heading into the final day of competition Ogier came under attack from championship leader Evans across Saturday’s seven asphalt stages, but was able to issue a fightback in the afternoonContinue Reading
Mercedes’ trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin does not expect the 2026 cars to suffer from the porpoising and bouncing issues that plagued the current generation of Formula 1 machinery – but says teams will have to remain vigilant against similar knock-on effects.Next year’s floor geometry will align more closely withContinue Reading
Elfyn Evans closed in on Sébastien Ogier as the fight for the Rally Japan lead and World Rally Championship title intensified on Saturday.Evans started the day in third, 10.2s adrift of leader and title rival Ogier and 2.3s behind fellow Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, but the leaderboard began to shiftContinue Reading
Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix is set to be affected by storms on Saturday morning, which could offer disruption to the sprint race and qualifying session through the day.An orange alert for storms has been issued by Brazil’s National Institute of Meteorology, predicting heavy rain and high winds on SaturdayContinue Reading