Diriyah E-Prix: Rowland dominates to take pole from Frijns
The Nissan driver was in impressive form during all stages of qualifying in Saudi Arabia and saved his best effort until his final duel against Frijns.Fastest time in all three sectors left him with a 1m10.055s, the quickest lap from the entirety of qualifying, which bagged Rowland his first poleContinue Reading
Neuville: Pacenote information key in surge to Monte WRC lead
Neuville started the morning sitting third but a stunning effort on stage nine, held in tricky frosty conditions, brought the Belgian into the victory fight.He took 18.8s out of Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier to climb to second and was 9.6s quicker than rally leader Elfyn Evans.Neuville then assumed the rally leadContinue Reading
Bourdais: Cadillac not the favourite for Daytona 24 Hours win
The Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh took pole for the race last weekend and was the fastest GTP class car in each of the four practice sessions this week, but Bourdais insisted that it is unlikely to be the car to have in the all-important final stages of the race.“We’re plenty quickContinue Reading
Government cuts plunge 2024 Argentina MotoGP round into doubt
With only a month and a half to go before the start of the championship on 10 March in Qatar, Autosport understands that the third stop of the calendar, scheduled for the weekend of 5-7 April in Argentina, is in serious danger of not being held.From the very beginning ofContinue Reading
DS Penske and Vergne on top form in Diriyah E-Prix
An atmosphere worthy of a fantastic film, an impressive drone show and a beautiful night race – these were some of the ingredients that made the first of the weekend’s two Formula E races a success.But before the show, which was of a very high standard after a less dynamicContinue Reading
Cause of Formula E battery failure still unknown to FIA and ERT
Sergio Sette Camara was unable to take the start in the Mexico City E-Prix season-opener earlier this month after an issue on the instillation lap meant his car came to a halt following a “very loud noise” and smoke.His ERT machine was recovered back to the pits with the redContinue Reading
Ferrari adds Bearman to F1 reserve roster for 2024
Despite having left the Ferrari Driver Academy progamme, Arthur Leclerc will be a Maranello development driver, and the younger brother of race driver Charles will have his first taste of F1 power when he drives the 2022 F1-75 model in Barcelona next week.This year’s 24-race schedule has encouraged Ferrari toContinue Reading
WRC Monte Carlo: Neuville leapfrogs Evans and Ogier to lead
Neuville headed to midday service with a 5.1s lead over Evans after an impressive morning headlined by a blistering time on stage nine.Nine-time Monte Carlo winner Ogier dropped from second to third, but ended the loop 7.7s adrift.Ott Tanak maintained fourth (+1m18.6s) despite suffering an engine issue on his Hyundai.Continue Reading
The returning Daytona Prototype king seeking a fitting IMSA homecoming
Porsche’s inaugural campaign with its 963 in the IMSA SportsCar Championship last year took a while to get into its stride, so the Penske-run operation made a big call to retrieve Dane Cameron from its World Endurance Championship line-up to bolster its American efforts.The softly spoken 35-year-old Californian, a formerContinue Reading
DTM “seriously thinking” about restricting testing in 2024
The DTM has previously hesitated from restricting testing in any manner, with the ADAC arguing that GT3 cars are so widely used that it would be impossible to monitor any running outside of the scheduled race weekends.Top teams in the DTM have taken full advantage of this freedom by arrangingContinue Reading