Benched Katsuta sets goals for WRC return at Central European Rally
Takamoto Katsuta has set out goals after being benched by Toyota for Rally Chile, as he prepares for his World Rally Championship return at next week’s Central European Rally.Katsuta rejoins Toyota’s line-up after it temporarily dropped its full-time driver for the visit to Chile last month following a rough runContinue Reading
Friday favourite: When BMW partners hit the ground running
To make a winning start with a brand-new car and team-mate partnership, everything must go right. But Jorg Muller didn’t especially fancy his chances heading into the 1999 Sebring 12 Hours in the Williams-designed BMW V12 LMR after testing at Homestead was blighted by gearbox problems. “The diff always blewContinue Reading
Supercars Bathurst 1000: Payne fastest in dramatic qualifying
Matt Payne took provisional pole position for the Bathurst 1000 after a qualifying session of fine margins at Mount Panorama.Payne and his Grove Racing Ford streaked around the 6.213km circuit in a time of 2m05.6452s to edge out fellow Mustang pilot Cameron Waters by a scant 0.0060s.“It just seemed toContinue Reading
Payne fastest in dramatic Bathurst 1000 qualifying
Matt Payne took provisional pole position for the Bathurst 1000 after a qualifying session of fine margins at Mount Panorama.Payne and his Grove Racing Ford streaked around the 6.213km circuit in a time of 2m05.6452s to edge out fellow Mustang pilot Cameron Waters by a scant 0.0060s.“It just seemed toContinue Reading
Ready for Central European Rally
With a champion on the verge of being crowned, the final European event of 2024 is one not to be missed. Catch every moment live and on demand on Rally.TV SourceContinue Reading
Reynolds “bitten bad” with Bathurst qualifying crash
2017 Bathurst winner, David Reynolds, was fifth during the opening laps of the 40-minute qualifying session at Mount Panorama when he lost control of the Team18 Chevrolet Camaro, crunching into the concrete wall at The Esses with 23 minutes remaining.As a result, he lost his best qualifying lap and droppedContinue Reading
Central European Rally Trailer
Could the title be decided next weekend? Thierry Neuville is on the verge of becoming a first-time world champion – don’t miss a second of the action on Rally.TV SourceContinue Reading
Why Toyota’s Haas deal is not an F1 comeback
Toyota’s announcement of a technical partnership with Haas has inevitably triggered the idea that it could mark the first step in an official return to Formula 1.Since the Japanese manufacturer’s decision to quit grand prix racing at the end of 2009, amid the fallout of the global financial crisis andContinue Reading
GEN3 Toyota ‘Supracar’ displayed at Bathurst
A full-size clay model of the GEN3 GR Supra Supercar has provided fans with a preview of the four V8-powered cars that will take on the Chevrolet Camaros and Ford Mustangs.The model is a derivative but not a copy of the two-seater coupe and has been built by the Melbourne-basedContinue Reading
Haas F1 team agrees technical partnership with Toyota
The Haas Formula 1 team has announced a technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the motorsport division of the Japanese manufacturer.The deal will see Toyota, which is to become Haas’s ‘Official Technical Partner’, join the American-owned operation in a relationship where they will share knowledge and resources.Toyota Gazoo Racing willContinue Reading