MotoGP rookie Acosta ‘has lived last three years with pressure of expectation’
The Spaniard has only been in the world championship for three years, winning the Moto3 title on his debut in 2021 before making the step to Moto2, where he managed three race victories in 2022.Last year Acosta won the Moto2 crown and signed with the KTM-backed Tech3 GasGas team toContinue Reading
F1 owner Liberty Media tops list of world’s most valuable “sports empires”
Liberty has previously topped the Forbes Top 25 list, which consists mainly of individuals and entities that own several major US sports franchises, although some also own top European football teams.The value of Liberty’s sports properties has shrunk since it spun off its baseball subsidiary, MLB team the Atlanta Braves,Continue Reading
BRC gets terrestrial TV deal for first time in six years with ITV4
An hour-long programme will be shown at “prime time” on ITV4 after each of the six BRC events this season, alongside an end-of-year review show.Each of the highlights episodes will be repeated multiple times and also be available on ITV’s streaming service ITVX.This latest announcement comes as part of aContinue Reading
McLaren: Norris “stands together” with F1 greats as world champion material
Norris announced last week that he had committed his long-term future to McLaren, with a new contract that takes him beyond the 2026 season.Speaking about the reasons for sticking to his current squad, the British driver explained that he felt there was no better place for him to achieve hisContinue Reading
2024 GasGas Presentation: FULL GAS into MotoGP™️ 2024!
The exciting pairing of Augusto Fernandez and Pedro Acosta will soon line up in the Qatar desert for the first of 22 rounds of ultra-competitive racing in the premier division of two-wheeled motorsport. SourceContinue Reading
Lexus suffers early crash, late fire in ill-fated Daytona 24 Hours
Having started from the front row in both GTD classes, the reigning IMSA SportsCar champion No. 14 Vasser Sullivan RC F took the lead of the Pro class with Ben Barnicoat at the wheel.Barnicoat handed over to Toyota’s WEC star Mike Conway, only for Dennis Andersen’s LMP2 car to spinContinue Reading
Tech3 MotoGP team reveals 2024 livery as Acosta gears up for debut
The 2024 season will mark the sixth for Herve Poncharal’s team in MotoGP as a KTM satellite partner, and second under the GasGas moniker after undergoing a rebrand in 2023.Last year proved to be an immensely difficult season for Tech3, as Pol Espargaro missed the first half of the campaign dueContinue Reading
Autosport Podcast: Ranking the top 10 Benetton F1 drivers
A host of big-name racing drivers passed through Team Witney/Team Enstone between its eras known as Toleman and Renault. While some were on the way up, others were heading in the other direction. But what can’t be mistaken is the team’s impact on F1 and the legacy it left behind.AutosportContinue Reading
Rallye Monte-Carlo Sunday WRC2 Highlights
Yohan Rossel pulled off an incredible three stages on Sunday to claim victory in WRC2. SourceContinue Reading
Penske targets Le Mans win after first Daytona 24 victory in 55 years
His Porsche 963, crewed by Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell, Josef Newgarden and Felipe Nasr, scored a narrow victory over Cadillac – recording Porsche’s 19th overall win in the Daytona enduro.But thoughts have also turned to the next targets, which include achieving a maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory for his Penske squad.“It’sContinue Reading