BTCC Silverstone: Chilton leads the way in free practice
Tom Chilton set the pace in both free practice sessions at Silverstone for the penultimate round of the British Touring Car Championship.The extrovert Surrey veteran pushed his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N Fastback to the quickest time in the opening session, and his best from that early-morning running remained unbeatenContinue Reading
McLaren boss Brown reveals F1 test discussions for NASCAR ace Larson
Kyle Larson could get a Formula 1 test outing after McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown revealed that discussions have been held with the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion.Larson, who recently compared his skills to triple world champion Max Verstappen, already has ties to McLaren after making his IndyCar debut atContinue Reading
Inside the WRC’s search for its next female driver
Autosport was invited to join a panel of experts to oversee the inaugural Beyond Rally Women’s Driver Talent Programme to help select the World Rally Championship’s next female superstar, as it aims to find a successor to the last woman driver to win a WRC round 44 years ago SourceContinue Reading
F1 Singapore GP: Norris sets FP3 pace over Russell, Piastri
Lando Norris headlined Formula 1’s final free practice session ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix with a 0.479-second margin over George Russell.During the end-of-session qualifying simulations, Norris broke past Russell’s earlier effort with a 1m29.646s on the soft tyres, setting the fastest lap ever recorded at the Marina Bay circuitContinue Reading
MotoGP Emilia Romagna GP: Bagnaia beats Martin to pole, Marquez seventh
Francesco Bagnaia beat MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin by 0.214s to claim pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia trailed Pramac rival Martin by over three tenths of a second after the first runs as the Spaniard broke the circuit lap record with a 1m30.245s.However, afterContinue Reading
MotoGP Emilia Romagna GP: Bagnaia beats Martin to pole, Marquez crashes
Francesco Bagnaia beat MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin by 0.214s to claim pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia trailed Pramac rival Martin by over three tenths of a second after the first runs, after the Spaniard broke the circuit lap record with a 1m30.245s.However, afterContinue Reading
Williams boss Vowles defends timing of Colapinto decision
Williams boss James Vowles insists he has no regrets over waiting to promote Franco Colapinto to a race seat as he would not have hit the ground running in the way he has.Colapinto has impressed in his two F1 grands prix so far, recovering from a poor qualifying to finishContinue Reading
Pirelli holds talks with Russell after criticisms of “infuriating” F1 tyres
Pirelli says it has cleared up matters with Mercedes driver George Russell after his criticisms of “infuriating” performance fluctuations between its different tyres.Russell spoke out after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in saying that Pirelli’s current products were not “good enough” because of the wild swings in pace.Having endured a raceContinue Reading
Brown: McLaren won’t ‘eat the poison biscuit’
First it was explaining “papaya rules” and team orders prioritising one driver over the other. Now it is the intense scrutiny and the legality of the team’s rear wing.With McLaren’s return to the top of the constructors’ championship, it has also unearthed new challenges for the Woking-based team.Maintaining team harmonyContinue Reading
What We Learned on Friday | 2024 #EmiliaRomagnaGP
It’s only Friday but we can already preview a blockbuster Saturday & Sunday in Misano. SourceContinue Reading