Crossen is latest first-time BHRC winner with Carlisle Stages triumph
David Crossen underlined his status as a major contender for the season with a resounding victory in round two of the British Historic Rally Championship on the Carlisle Stages.On a day of warm sunshine, fast and very dusty stages, the Northern Irish driver and co-driver Ben Teggart stretched clear ofContinue Reading
Kyle Larson: “I want to embarrass” the NASCAR Xfinity field
Kyle Larson nearly pulled off the weekend sweep at Bristol, only falling short in the Truck race with a runner-up finish there. But in the Cup and Xfinity races, he combined to lead of 687 of 800 possible laps, winning both races rather easily.And speaking on 2014 NASCAR Cup SeriesContinue Reading
Scintillating Stippler stars in super Ferrari at Goodwood
Ford versus Ferrari was sportscar racing’s big draw in the mid-1960s, when American V8 brawn in the form of GT40s eventually established supremacy over the svelte Italian V12 stallions. Ferrari’s 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours victory with the North American Racing Team 250 LM of Masten Gregory and Jochen MassContinue Reading
The Bahrain stress test that Mercedes passed “much better than expected”
In 2024 George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished over 45 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen as the season got under way in Bahrain. Thirteen months on, Russell split the supreme McLarens in second place as the Silver Arrows appeared to pass an important stress test.As Red Bull wrestles with carContinue Reading
Yamaha to test V4 MotoGP engine at Valencia this week
Yamaha plans to test the V4 engine it has been developing for its M1 MotoGP machine at a private test in Valencia on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Autosport has learned.Although the testing concessions enjoyed by the brand would allow Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins, the factory team’s riding pair,Continue Reading
How MotoGP’s ‘other’ manufacturers are making life easy for Ducati
Today marks exactly one year since a motorcycle other than a Ducati won a grand prix in MotoGP. Even then it came as a surprise in a championship dominated by the Bologna bikes. Maverick Vinales’s dominance at the 2024 Americas Grand Prix for Aprilia proved to be the archetypal flashContinue Reading
Big hits and tire wear trials: The winners and losers from NASCAR’s unusual Bristol race
Bristol Motor Speedway is one of NASCAR’s most historic tracks, playing host to some of the sport’s most dramatic moments. This triple-header weekend had its fair share of drama as well, including a shocking Xfinity wreck and crew members evading disaster in the form of a runaway wheel on Sunday,Continue Reading
The winners and losers from NASCAR’s unusual Bristol race weekend
Bristol Motor Speedway is one of NASCAR’s most historic tracks, playing host to some of the sport’s most dramatic moments. This triple-header weekend had its fair share of drama as well, including a shocking Xfinity wreck and crew members evading disaster in the form of a runaway wheel on Sunday,Continue Reading
Kirkwood ends Palou’s unbeaten start to IndyCar season at Long Beach
Kyle Kirkwood has ended Alex Palou’s winning start to the IndyCar campaign with his first victory since 2023 at Long Beach.Polesitter Kirkwood led a race-high 46 laps and kept defending champion Palou at bay for his second career win at Long Beach – his third IndyCar victory and second fromContinue Reading
Russell moves closer to new Mercedes F1 contract
George Russell’s strong start to the 2025 Formula 1 season appears to be paying off both on and off the track, as talks over a new Mercedes contract move forward.Russell currently sits fourth in the drivers’ championship after the opening four rounds, just 14 points behind leader Lando Norris. HisContinue Reading