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
William Byron unable to come up with Darlington win: ‘Still a lot of positives’
After leading the first 243 laps, William Byron finished runner-up at Darlington Raceway; Byron discusses the No. 24’s performance. SourceContinue Reading
Ryan Blaney on Darlington heartbreak: ‘I thought we had the race won’
Ryan Blaney recaps his fifth-place performance at Darlington Raceway and what happened during the waning moments of the contest. SourceContinue Reading
Denny Hamlin goes back-to-back, winning Darlington Cup race in overtime
Denny Hamlin now has 56 career victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, but it was not a dominant showing like his Martinsville victory just one week ago. Driving a throwback scheme paying tribute to Carl Edwards, Hamlin earned his fifth win at the track ‘too tough to tame’, in aContinue Reading
Back-to-back: Denny Hamlin pulls away in OT to capture Darlington win
Denny Hamlin scores his second straight win after a strong restart in overtime that netted the No. 11 Toyota the Darlington Raceway win. SourceContinue Reading
Darlington shocker as Kyle Larson wrecks early in NASCAR Cup race
Kyle Larson started Sunday’s race from 19th position on the grid. Driving a car inspired by Terry Labonte’s 2003 Kellogg’s car (which Labonte earned his final Cup win with), Larson’s throwback scheme was awarded ‘Best in Show’ ahead of the 400-mile race.Unfortunately, it didn’t look that good for long. AsContinue Reading
KTM and Aprilia ready for two days of private MotoGP testing at Misano
Following the season opener on 2 March, the 2025 MotoGP season has already completed its first three stops: the Grand Prix of Thailand, Argentina, and the United States. The next scheduled event is the Qatar GP, set to take place from April 11 to 13.Before that, however, the test andContinue Reading