Fabio Di Giannantonio horrified hitting a fallen Jorge Martin in Qatar crash
Hitting Jorge Martin, following the injured world champion’s fall in the Qatar Grand Prix was according to Team VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, “the worst scene of my life”.The Italian Ducati rider was extremely close to Martin, making it difficult to avoid hitting the Spanish rider when he lost control ofContinue Reading
Qatar GP collision with Martin was the “worst scene of my life”, says di Giannantonio
VR46 rider Fabio di Giannantonio has labelled his Qatar Grand Prix clash with the reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin as “the worst scene of my life”.Martin fell at the exit of Turn 12 on lap 14 at Losail and as he hit the floor, di Giannantonio collided into the ApriliaContinue Reading
Sauber stumped for answers in Hulkenberg plank DQ case
The Sauber Formula 1 team is still searching for answers over Nico Hulkenberg’s Bahrain Grand Prix disqualification.Hulkenberg crossed the finish line in 13th place after a tough evening trying to contend for points, but was disqualified because his skid plank had been ground down to 8.4mm, below the minimum thickness ofContinue Reading
Porsche gets 11kg weight break for Imola WEC round
Porsche has received the biggest weight break for this weekend’s Imola round of the World Endurance Championship under the Hypercar Balance of Performance.The German manufacturer’s 963 LMDh will race at the Imola 6 Hours on 20 April 11kg lighter than at the Qatar season-opener in February.But its weight for theContinue Reading
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