Watch: Motorsport takes a ride in the MotoGP safety car
The MotoGP safety car is a crucial part of a race weekend. Responsible for nullifying a race and dictating the speeds of the riders, it is also usually the first response vehicle on site whenever there is a crash and can provide any necessary assistance.There are other tasks too, includingContinue Reading
High Speeds & Emergencies – What it takes to be a MotoGP Safety Car Driver
The MotoGP safety car is a crucial part of a race weekend. At the British MotoGP at Silverstone, motorsport.com caught up with safety car driver Mike Lafuente to talk us through the job and the incredible BMW M5 MotoGP Safety Car he drives to do it.We talk through all theContinue Reading
How Inter Europol won dramatic Le Mans LMP2 battle despite pitlane speeding penalty in final hour
Le Mans 24 Hours LMP2 class winner Nick Yelloly described this year’s edition as featuring “more ups and downs than I’ve ever seen” after a roller-coaster final hour.Yelloly’s #43 Inter Europol ORECA-Gibson 07 he shared with Tom Dillmann and 2023 class winner Jakub Smiechowski had been in an incredibly closeContinue Reading
Special Saloons and Modsports put on Silverstone show
Special Saloons and Modsports fans watching from trackside or on live streaming were entertained by Saturday’s Classic Sports Car Club Silverstone National circuit staples, although the winners’ self-built cars met but briefly on track. Danny Morris in the turbocharged two-litre Ford Cosworth YB-powered Spirit of RPM Peugeot 309 and SimonContinue Reading
How McLaren is reacting to Norris’ Canada F1 clash with Piastri
McLaren boss Andrea Stella has said the team may need to hold some “tough conversations” after its intra-squad collision at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix – but vowed Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will remain free to race.McLaren’s first proper intra-team contact in the closing stages of Sunday’s Montreal raceContinue Reading
How should McLaren react to F1 Canadian GP clash?
It was bound to eventually happen and it did. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri came to blows during the Canadian Grand Prix as the McLaren pair contend for the 2025 Formula 1 title. Only this time, the fallout came without the drama of previous team-mate clashes – think, Lewis Hamilton andContinue Reading
Allen keeps CALM to star from the stern in Snetterton All Porsche Trophy
A chaotic start led to a standout performance from Warren Allen as he starred in the CALM All Porsche Trophy races at Snetterton.The pole position car, Christian Walker’s Cayman, did not even finish the green flag lap due to an electrical problem. A mix-up at the restart then meant thatContinue Reading
Kubica “really on the edge” with Ferrari gear shift woes en route to Le Mans victory
Ex-Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica said persistent downshift issues his Ferrari faced en route to Le Mans 24 Hours victory meant the car was “really on the edge”.Kubica triumphed alongside Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye in the satellite #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P LMH but spent much of the raceContinue Reading
Why taking over five hours to confirm Russell’s Canadian GP win is bad for F1
For a championship that’s measured in nanoseconds, five hours and thirty minutes is an eternity.Incredibly, in a world of high-definition video cameras integrated into car parts, real-time sensors, GPS trackers, AI technology, and the sophisticated FIA Remote Operations Centre (ROC) in Geneva, it still took that long after the chequeredContinue Reading
Why Shane van Gisbergen sought Max Verstappen’s advice just before dominant NASCAR win
There’s no doubt that three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen is one of the best road racers in NASCAR, again proving it in the inaugural Cup race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.SVG ended up leading 60 of 100 laps, winning by 16.567 seconds in the biggest margin of victoryContinue Reading