Ogier to make WRC return in Canary Islands as Toyota increases its roster
Sebastien Ogier will contest the Rally Islas Canarias later this month as Toyota will field five cars at the next round of the 2025 World Rally Championship season.The eight-time world champion is undertaking a partial campaign and the Spanish asphalt rally will be his second start of the year inContinue Reading
Martins joins Williams after Alpine Academy exit
Victor Martins has joined the Williams Racing Driver Academy following his recent exit from Alpine’s counterpart.Martins had been part of the Enstone-based programme in 2018-19, then from 2021-24, with a one-year hiatus when he narrowly lost the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup title – and his spot in the academy –Continue Reading
Aston Martin to sell F1 team stake as Stroll invests more money
Aston Martin is set to sell a stake in the Aston Martin Formula 1 team in order to commit an extra £52.5million into the car business.The company cut 170 jobs last month after fewer cars were sold in 2023. This was put down to production delays and it eventually ledContinue Reading
Ryan continues his winning run as Equipe season begins
Having ended 2024 on a high, Chris Ryan carried over his winning form into the new year at Brands Hatch last weekend as the Equipe Classic Racing season got under way.Ryan was never headed in the opening Equipe GTS encounter on Saturday as he scored a commanding victory at theContinue Reading
New GT Cup format produces close races between GT3 crews
A near dead-heat in the GT Cup enduro and fabulous action from the Caterhams and Legends ensured a fine weekend of racing on the Donington Park Grand Prix circuit.In a new trial format, the GT Cup contenders had two sprint races on Saturday and a 100-minute enduro on Sunday. SaturdayContinue Reading
Has Russell’s start to F1 2025 been underrated?
There’s another common denominator beyond Lando Norris on the first two grand prix podiums of 2025: George Russell. He was third in both the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix – and yet, as with Orson Welles in The Third Man, the spotlight has flitted over him briefly before alighting onContinue Reading
Erik Jones disqualified after failing post-race inspection at Martinsville
Erik Jones finished 24th in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville, one lap down. Thanks to a fifth-place finish in the opening stage, he managed to score a total of 19 points. Unfortunately for Jones, he will now leave Martinsville with just a single point due to problems in post-raceContinue Reading
Safety concerns prompted red flag in Americas GP
The controversial red flag ahead of the Americas MotoGP race was thrown for safety reasons, which prompted the complete restart.After rain fell shortly before the race start, the red flag shown by race direction just before the warm-up lap, moments after polesitter Marc Marquez abandoned his bike on the gridContinue Reading
MotoGP race director validates the chaos caused by Marc Marquez in Austin
After rain fell shortly before the race start, the red flag shown by race direction just before the warm-up lap, moments after polesitter Marc Marquez abandoned his bike on the grid set up for wet running to switch to his dry bike in pitlane.Upon seeing Marc Marquez leave his positionContinue Reading
Joey Logano says NASCAR rival Ross Chastain “races like a jackass every week”
Joey Logano won the opening stage at Martinsville Speedway and went on to earn his first top-ten finish of the year, but he still leaves the Virginia short track frustrated.The three-time and reigning Cup Series champion was battling hard on a late-race restart when Ross Chastain cut down in frontContinue Reading