Magazine: F1 Chinese GP, WEC Imola and WRC Croatia review
Last weekend’s motorsport featured all of the above – and that’s before we get on to Formula 1’s return to China. And all of them feature in this week’s edition of Autosport magazine, out today (25 April).Tom Howard was in Eastern Europe to describe how a three-way contest for CroatiaContinue Reading
Mercedes taking action to cure F1 car’s “underlying balance” problem
The German manufacturer has endured a challenging start to the 2024 campaign, with its W15 showing flashes of speed but struggling to deliver consistency through race weekends.Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have battled a ‘knife-edge’ feeling at times, as Mercedes has failed to nail a set-up that exploits the potentialContinue Reading
Josh Berry “not necessarily panicked” over tough 2024 season
Berry faced plenty of change when he began the year – his first full-time Cup schedule, a new organization in Stewart-Haas Racing as well as Ford Performance’s introduction of its updated ‘Dark Horse’ Mustang into competition.All of those – plus some mishaps on the track and pit road – haveContinue Reading
Greg Biffle among new 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees
A total of 15 nominees were announced Wednesday for the 2025 Hall class as well as five for the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.Biffle, the first driver to win both the Xfinity and Truck series championships and a successful Cup driver, joins the Modern Era ballot alongside legendaryContinue Reading
Brake issues hindered Rosenqvist’s chances of IndyCar victory in Long Beach
The Swede led opening lap, which started under caution due to a race control issue, but quickly lost out to fellow front row starter Will Power once the green flag came out on lap two of 85.It proved to mark the beginning of a downward slide, as Rosenqvist quickly fell to fourth byContinue Reading
Ayrton Senna’s famous Honda NSX up for sale
The car is one of three examples of the Honda NSX owned by Senna, with his red NSX one of the cars the Brazilian kept at his Portuguese home.The car was first registered in 1991 and has since accumulated 39,100 miles / 62,925 kilometres.Senna’s red Honda was made famous byContinue Reading
Yamaha to test completely new MotoGP bike at Jerez
The Iwata-based manufacturer has pulled out all stops to convince Quartararo that he won’t be better off at a rival outfit, having managed to renew its contract with the French rider in a move that caught the paddock by surprise earlier this month.Although it is clear that a lucrative €12 millionContinue Reading
Krack: Aston Martin frustrated by inconsistent F1 penalty decisions
In Saturday’s sprint race, Alonso was given a 10-second penalty for a glancing collision with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz towards the end of the race, which resulted in Alonso retiring with a puncture.The next day Stroll received a similar penalty for crashing into the back of RB’s Daniel Ricciardo under safetyContinue Reading
Gravel Notes Podcast: WRC Croatia review
Toyota driver Ogier and his co-driver Vincent Landais were locked in a three-way fight with title contenders Elfyn Evans and Thierry Neuville before an incident-filled stage 18 ultimately decided the rally in the eight-time world champion’s favour.Ogier took the victory, claiming his 100th career WRC podium in the process, byContinue Reading
The monstrous Capri born from 40 Light years of work
Simon Light’s heavily modified Ford Capri V8 has been nearly 40 years in the making. The Middlesex native has taken it from Road Saloons in the 1980s, through constant development – via a lengthy sabbatical – to its current monstrous form. And he’s done it all, with help from fellowContinue Reading