Verstappen family takes double victory as Jos wins on ERC debut
News of Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix triumph was delivered to Jos Verstappen while sitting in a rally car en route to success in the European Rally Championship.Last weekend offered up a double victory for the Verstappen family as Max’s masterful drive from pole to win the JapaneseContinue Reading
2 Seas enjoys dream start to British GT in 2025 at Donington Park
British GT3 debutants Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss claimed an incredible victory from pole in the two-hour Donington Park race to kickstart the 2025 season. The 2 Seas Mercedes finished 1.1 seconds ahead of the Barwell Lamborghini after Jewiss withstood late pressure from Sandy Mitchell, who shared the Huracan with AlexContinue Reading
Alonso: Japanese GP now has the same problem as Monaco
Fernando Alonso has compared Suzuka to Monaco in terms of being a Formula 1 race that is basically won on a Saturday during qualifying.Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix saw a dearth of overtaking as the spectacle failed to spark into an entertaining race with Max Verstappen winning from pole.It is somethingContinue Reading
Red Bull talents in the thick of Ginetta Junior Donington Park action
R Racing duo Alfie Slater and Red Bull Junior Rocco Coronel scored their first car racing victories as Ginetta Junior’s 20th anniversary season, featuring revised G40 Evo machines, got under way at Donington Park.Slater, younger brother of 2023 series dominator Freddie, passed team-mate Scott Kin Lindblom and Elite Motorsport’s GinettaContinue Reading
Horner says equal driver status compromised McLaren’s F1 Japanese GP
Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner thinks Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri having equal status made it harder for McLaren to fight Max Verstappen in Suzuka.Having been outqualified by Verstappen’s stunning pole lap on Saturday, Norris and Piastri spent the grand prix chasing the reigning champion in anContinue Reading
Autosport Podcast: Verstappen defeats McLaren pair at Japanese GP
Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge wrap up their coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix in what was a tense battle at the front between Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.Mark and Jake review the “if’s and but’s” of the race, as to whether McLaren should have been more aggressiveContinue Reading
Hirakawa leaves Alpine to become Haas F1 reserve driver in 2025
The Haas Formula 1 team has announced it has signed Ryo Hirakawa as its reserve driver for 2025 with the Toyota endurance star moving from Alpine.Hirakawa was part of Alpine’s reserve driver roster for this year, taking part in Friday’s first practice in Japan instead of Jack Doohan.But as partContinue Reading
A taste of 1950s Indy at Silverstone for VSCC opener
There was a flavour of 1950s Indianapolis at Silverstone at the annual Vintage Sports-Car Club Spring Start event as two mighty front-engined Kurtis Roadsters battled for the Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophy.The Lindsay race has more often than not been won by ERAs but this time it was Geraint Owen andContinue Reading
William Byron admits “it stings” to lose after Darlington dominance
William Byron’s performance at Darlington Raceway was one rarely seen in modern NASCAR, absolutely dominating the majority of the race. Byron led every lap in Stage 1 and Stage 2, going on to lead the first 243 (of 297 total) laps, without a single lead change.The last time a driver ledContinue Reading
Ryan Blaney: “Nothing ever really went our way” in Darlington Cup race
Ryan Blaney was one of the fastest drivers at Darlington, but in the end, circumstances prevented him from reaching Victory Lane. It seemed like every time the Team Penske driver got near the lead, something would happen that would put him deeper in the field. Here’s how Blaney managed toContinue Reading