MotoGP promoting special liveries to celebrate 75th anniversary
Autosport understands that MotoGP rights holder Dorna has held several meetings with premier class teams to help honour the occasion.Dorna has suggested that the special liveries on the bikes should be vintage in nature and limited to one round, likely the Dutch Grand Prix on 28-30 June.The series initially consideredContinue Reading
Michael McDowell leaving Front Row Motorsports after 2024 season
The 39-year-old driver – who won the 2021 Daytona 500 – made the announcement on Wednesday posting a statement on social media.“For the past seven years, I’ve been fortunate to call Front Row Motorsports ‘home.’ Together, we’ve challenged the giants of NASCAR, leaving a mark on the sport that I’mContinue Reading
Ticktum “would like to build” on Formula E journey as he seeks new contract
The 24-year-old Briton is out of contract when the current campaign comes to an end in July which will also mark three years of racing in Formula E.During that time, Ticktum has raced with NIO 333 and under its new moniker, ERT, during the 2024 season.Ticktum recorded his best-ever resultContinue Reading
Puig: Honda yet to find the direction it wants with MotoGP bike
Despite showing some impressive signs of recovery over the winter, and benefitting from a new concession system that came into force this year, Honda has struggled to make much progress at the beginning of the 2024 season.Approaching this weekend’s French Grand Prix, it sits at the bottom of the constructors’Continue Reading
F1 champions remember Sir Stirling Moss at London’s Westminster Abbey
Around 2000 guests, ranging from drivers from all categories to family and friends – including F1 team boss Christian Horner, comedian Rowan Atkinson plus a host of fans who had been lucky to secure tickets – joined the ceremony at Westminster Abbey to pay tribute to Moss who died inContinue Reading
Rossi reveals continued WEC and GT World Challenge plans
The seven-time MotoGP champion has outlined a plan to continue racing a WRT BMW M4 GT3 in the two series in what will be only his fourth year racing full-time in cars after retiring from two wheels at the end of 2021. “I like racing the GT3 car and for me,Continue Reading
Ferrari prepares for F1 Imola upgrades with Fiorano filming days
Ferrari’s SF-24 will receive the first of three planned upgrade packages next week, when F1 heads to Italian soil for the first time in 2024.It has deployed its second and last filming session on its own Fiorano test track to give its comprehensive upgrades package a first run-in and reduceContinue Reading
The “lottery” that Jaguar faces in its bid for a maiden Formula E title
A crushing 1-2 after a strategic masterclass in the last race, a 44-point lead in the teams’ standings and one of, if not the most, competitive packages in the Formula E Championship at the halfway point of the 2024 season.Heading into the second half of the campaign, which gets underwayContinue Reading
WRC Sardinia schedule sheds light on part-time driver programmes
The Italian gravel rally, which hosts the sixth round of the championship, has confirmed an eight-car Rally 1 field primed to tackle the event’s new 48-hour sprint format from 31 May – 2 June.Eight-time world champion Ogier is on the list meaning he will contest three consecutive events for theContinue Reading
Petrucci: Dall’Igna ‘won’t let go’ of Marquez as 2025 MotoGP decision looms
Marquez, Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini are all in the running for a coveted seat at the works Ducati team next year, as the Italian manufacturer weighs up which rider to put alongside double champion Francesco Bagnaia.Although Ducati initially had reservations about Marquez joining its satellite Gresini team this year,Continue Reading