How real-time scrutineering ensures fair and consistent competition in motorsport
Scrutineering is central to motorsport, and always has been. These safety and technical checks are an important component of any event: they take place before the cars go out track, continue over the course of the competition and on through to the aftermath of the race. In the modern, high-technologyContinue Reading
Surging Chase Briscoe says a win “is right around the corner”
Briscoe is heading into this weekend’s race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on the heels of consecutive top-10 finishes, including a season’s-best sixth last weekend at Texas.The strong two-week run – which included top-10 finishes in both stages at Texas and rebounding from involvement in a wreck early in the finalContinue Reading
How MotoGP brakes work: Secrets of stopping a 220mph bike
The bikes’ 1000cc engines produce 270hp but their tiny contact patches and lack of downforce relative to cars costs them dearly in lap time when compared to a Formula 1 machine.For example, Valtteri Bottas lapped his 2019 F1 Mercedes in 1m32.029s in qualifying for the US Grand Prix at Austin’sContinue Reading
Hyundai enacts contingency plan after WRC Kenya fuel issue
Neuville’s i20 N was struck by a fuel system issue at Safari Rally Kenya that ended any hopes of a podium finish.The problem resulted in the Belgian losing more than 10 minutes, dropping from second to fifth overall. At the time Neuville, who leads Toyota’s Elfyn Evans by six pointsContinue Reading
2024 NASCAR Talladega schedule, entry list, and how to watch
Hendrick Motorsports continued its winning ways at Texas Motor Speedway. Chase Elliott snapped a 42-race winless streak, fending off Denny Hamlin and later Ross Chastain in overtime.Chastain was on his way to finish second when he was hit from behind by a charging William Byron, sending him spinning into the wall. He finishedContinue Reading
Lock & Key: How spotters unlock Victory Lane at Talladega
Chris Lambert, T.J. Majors and Tab Boyd take you inside the headset and explain the process of spotting a superspeedway race at Talladega. SourceContinue Reading
Vanwall working on 2025 WEC comeback with heavily-revised Hypercar
Having not been granted a spot on the 19-car Hypercar grid for the 2024 season amid the arrival of Lamborghini, BMW and Alpine, among others, Vanwall is pressing ahead with plans to make a comeback next year, team boss Colin Kolles told Autosport sister title Motorsport-Total.com.The German outfit’s Le MansContinue Reading
Russell: Mercedes locked in F1 “battle of fine margins”
The German manufacturer has endured a bruising start to the 2024 season, with it yet to finish on the podium and currently lying in fourth in the constructors’ championship – just one point ahead of Aston Martin.But while on paper its situation does not look promising, Russell thinks that Mercedes’Continue Reading
Acosta: MotoGP paddock ‘needs more people like Kevin Schwantz’
MotoGP is going through a transitionary phase, as it looks to re-establish its global mainstream standing following recent years of declining interest in the wake of the retirement of Valentino Rossi.Ahead of last weekend’s Americas Grand Prix, Liberty Media announced it would be buying Dorna Sports and MotoGP in aContinue Reading
Cam Waters to run NASCAR Truck race at Kansas
Waters will again drive the No. 66 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. The 29-year-old has 11 victories as a Supercars driver and has twice been the championship runner-up. He currently competed for Tickford Racing.He made his NASCAR debut in the Truck race at Martinsville, saying that ti was “definitely wild, butContinue Reading