Gravel Notes Podcast: WRC Croatia preview
The championship is finely poised with Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville leading Toyota’s Elfyn Evans by six points following a grueling Safari Rally Kenya that saw both title contenders hit trouble.Reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera produced a faultless drive to win in Africa to claim his first win of a part-time campaignContinue Reading
Why MotoGP’s COTA thriller was just what Liberty wanted to see
A staple of American sports is the ‘Make Some Noise Meter’ on Jumbotron TVs inside their stadiums – a clearly-faked decibel level monitor that encourages the excitable home fans to whoop even more loudly, which is usually employed to put off the opposition on a third down or a free throw.ButContinue Reading
Sutton tops final BTCC pre-season test
The four-time title winner took his NAPA-liveried Alliance Racing Ford Focus ST around the East Midlands circuit 0.098 seconds clear of team-mate Dan Cammish in an afternoon session that was effectively ended by a thunderstorm an hour before the chequered flag.The morning session was dry, but featured generally slower laptimes.Continue Reading
Why tough love has allowed Fourmaux to reach new WRC heights
Three rounds into the 2024 World Rally Championship season, a compelling case could be made for Adrien Fourmaux to be classed as the driver of the season so far. The Frenchman has turned heads on his full-time Rally1 return, exceeding both his and the M-Sport Ford team’s expectations to sitContinue Reading
Honda targets F1 title bid with Aston Martin from 2026
From 2026 Honda will move its works engine deal to Aston Martin, ending its successful association with Red Bull.Following Honda’s initial decision to withdraw from F1, which led to Red Bull deciding to take its engines in-house and link up with Ford for 2026, the Japanese brand was forced toContinue Reading
Martin: Bagnaia still MotoGP title favourite in 2024 but fight is wide open
Martin’s 100% podium finish record in 2024 came to an end last Sunday at the Americas Grand Prix when he was overtaken for third by Ducati’s Enea Bastianini on the penultimate lap.While the Pramac rider’s lead was cut, he still holds a 21-point lead over Bastianini heading to next week’sContinue Reading
The off-track action that makes the Miami GP an F1 race like no other
Sponsored by This year sees the third iteration of the event, which seems to get bigger and better each year. Las Vegas is a tough act to follow, so Miami is sure to be stepping things up yet again for 2024 – and with MoneyGram, you could be there.If the numberContinue Reading
Ireland’s bid to rejoin the WRC in 2025 halted
Ireland had tabled a bid to secure a three-year contract to host the WRC, beginning from 2025, which planned to bring the championship back to the country for the first time since 2009.Motorsport Ireland announced in January a plan to rotate the rally through three locations; Waterford, Kerry and Limerick, acrossContinue Reading
Ranking the top 10 BTCC title deciders
The battle for the British Touring Car Championship always seems to go down to the final race. It doesn’t quite, but there have been plenty of incredible finales in the category’s history, stretching back to the very beginning in 1958.For this list, we’ve looked at how tight the title fightsContinue Reading
Marquez: Age a key factor in Quartararo’s new Yamaha MotoGP deal
Five days before the start of the Americas GP, Yamaha announced the extension of Quartararo’s contract until the end of 2026.Quartararo justified his decision in Texas with the internal restructuring process that has been launched within the technical department of the Japanese team.Read Also: MotoGPQuartararo says Yamaha MotoGP renewal downContinue Reading