John Hunter Nemechek reacts to a career day at Bristol
Alex Weaver goes 1-on-1 with John Hunter Nemechek after a career day at Bristol Motor Speedway, following a sixth-place finish in the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota. SourceContinue Reading
Could Verstappen Walk Away from F1’s Fastest Car?
Could an updated clause in Max Verstappen’s contract lead to him Red Bull? With the scenarios surrounding Red Bull and Christian Horner in recent weeks, the concept seems more likely than it did last year, and recently unveiled info about Max’s contract, and how it involves Helmut Marko, provides moreContinue Reading
Ducati announces Aldeguer signing for 2025, but not where he will race
First reported by Autosport last month, Ducati has agreed terms with Aldeguer to ride factory machinery from next year.However, while expected to be with Pramac, the official release from Ducati does not explicitly state what team the 18-year-old will be placed at.Aldeguer has been one of the top paddock prospectsContinue Reading
Hulkenberg: Smaller F1 teams need “unorthodox” strategies to score points
Hulkenberg carried his strong qualifying form from 2023 into the season opener in Bahrain, lining up 10th before falling to 16th in the race owing to a poor launch and damaging his front wing in a Turn 1 collision with Aston Martin racer Lance Stroll.Then in Saudi Arabia, the GermanContinue Reading
WRC and Dakar winner Kenjiro Shinozuka dies aged 75
Shinozuka shot to fame by becoming the first Japanese driver to claim outright victories in both the WRC and the gruelling Dakar Rally.Born in Tokyo, Shinozuka’s greatest success came as a factory Mitsubishi driver. In 1988, he claimed the inaugural Asia-Pacific championship alongside co-driver Fred Gocentas. The pair took theContinue Reading
NASCAR and Goodyear baffled by Bristol tyre wear issues
Although Goodyear brought the same tyre combination as was used in last September’s race at the track, it became clear early in the race the tyre fall-off was laying no rubber on the track, which resulted in unusually excessive tyre wear.Teams quickly discovered they couldn’t go more than 47 toContinue Reading
Drugovich joins Vector Sport for European Le Mans campaign
The Brazilian-Italian, who has not competed since the conclusion of his title-winning season in the 2022 Formula 2 Championship, will contest the full six-round ELMS in the British team’s LMP2 ORECA-Gibson 07. Drugovich will share the car with Stephane Richelmi and Ryan Cullen in place of Gabriel Aubry, who had beenContinue Reading
Vowles: Current F1 regulations not a failure despite dirty air issue
The current aero package, introduced in 2022, was intended to make it easier to follow and hence overtake than under the previous regulations.That initially proved to be the case but in the third year of car development drivers are reporting dirty air is increasingly becoming an issue and following isContinue Reading
Did secret contract move open door for potential Verstappen Red Bull F1 exit?
With a long-term contract that in theory committed him to Red Bull until 2028, and another dominant car underneath him, there seemed no reason for the Dutchman to be tempted elsewhere.But amid the power battle that has erupted within Red Bull for control of the F1 team amid the falloutContinue Reading
BMW ‘looking closely’ at a future MotoGP entry
BMW is arguably the most renowned manufacturer to not have fielded a factory team in MotoGP, having previously felt it was not the right platform to market its products.But with Flasch taking over from Markus Schramm as the new CEO of the BMW Motorrad division at the end of lastContinue Reading