WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera leads Neuville, double puncture costs Evans
Toyota’s Rovanpera was among the fortunate to enjoy a clean run through a gruelling and incident-filled Saturday morning loop of stages, to open up a 1m27.9s lead over Hyundai’s Neuville, who leapt from fourth to second.Neuville took advantage of a chaotic loop for Evans and Katsuta, who were delayed byContinue Reading
Tokyo E-Prix: Guenther wins after late pressure from Rowland
The German took the lead of the race with 10 laps remaining, having circulated inside the top three throughout and built enough of a lead to retain the top position after taking his final Attack Mode.Having managed the pace at the head of the field, Guenther came under attack fromContinue Reading
Safari Rally Kenya Friday WRC2 highlights
Gus Greensmith led WRC2 by more than three minutes at Safari Rally Kenya despite experiencing flu-like symptoms throughout Friday. SourceContinue Reading
Tokyo E-Prix: Rowland grabs pole for Nissan’s home event
The Briton pulled out a margin of more than two tenths in the opening sector during the final qualifying duel before Maserati MSG’s Guenther pulled half of the deficit back in sector two.The margin came down further in the final sector but Rowland held on to claim his second FormulaContinue Reading
Tokyo E-Prix: Evans tops practice as red flags interrupt running
The Jaguar driver, who is set to make his 100th Formula E start later today as will the British manufacturer, moved to the top of the times with his final effort – a 1m19.339s.A red flag was deployed after just eight minutes of running in Saturday morning’s second practice sessionContinue Reading
Rovanpera: Commanding WRC Safari lead “not even close to being enough”
The reigning world champion delivered a dominant display to reel off the fastest times in all six of Friday’s stages to open up a commanding 56.9s lead over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans.Rovanpera’s most impressive drive arrived in stage four where he was 11.1s faster than nearest rival Hyundai’s Ott Tanak,Continue Reading
Gearbox explosion caused Lappi’s Safari Rally exit
The Rally Sweden winner was forced to surrender second position when his i20 N ground to a halt in stage five with a transmission issue.The Finn cut a frustrated figure, admitting there was no warning of the imminent failure. His exit comes after suffering four propshaft failures during last year’sContinue Reading
Vasseur: Smooth Australia weekend the path Ferrari F1 team must follow
The team faced no disruptions or setbacks over the course of the Melbourne event, which saw Carlos Sainz lead team-mate Charles Leclerc home in a one-two finish.Sainz was helped by a brake issue that caused the early retirement of Max Verstappen. However, many observers believed that Ferrari would have been inContinue Reading
Marquez: Pressure and ambition at Gresini MotoGP team same as factory Honda
After an 11-year stint at the Repsol Honda team that yielded six titles but no victories since 2021, Marquez moved to Gresini this year in order to get his hands on a more competitive Ducati bike.The Italian, family-run outfit is a world away from the more corporate Honda operation, creatingContinue Reading
Safari Rally Kenya Friday afternoon highlights
Kalle Rovanperä dominated Friday’s opening leg of Safari Rally Kenya to build a commanding lead on a dream day for his Toyota Gazoo Racing team. SourceContinue Reading