Bagnaia recovery in Indonesia GP keeps MotoGP title pressure on Martin
Francesco Bagnaia produced a solid recovery in the Indonesian Grand Prix to keep the pressure on MotoGP world title rival Jorge Martin, despite having no answer to the Spaniard’s dominance.The two-time defending champion whittled Martin’s erstwhile 24 point advantage down to 21 points after consolidating his win in Saturday’s sprintContinue Reading
Vanthoor: BMW needs upgrades to fight regularly at the front in WEC next year
BMW driver Dries Vanthoor believes the German manufacturer needs to upgrade its LMDh car in order to be a consistent frontrunner in the World Endurance Championship in 2025.The BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh has achieved limited success since it made its debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2023, whileContinue Reading
Marko wanted Ricciardo out after Spanish GP, reveals Horner
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko wanted Daniel Ricciardo out of the RB seat after the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, Christian Horner has revealed.Ricciardo’s F1 career appears to be over after RB chiefs decided to replace him with Liam Lawson for the remainder of this campaign.It brings to anContinue Reading
Tanak: Neuville is “not safe yet” in WRC title fight
Ott Tanak says Thierry Neuville is “not safe yet” after taking a nibble out of his Hyundai team-mate’s World Rally Championship lead at Rally Chile.The 2019 world champion outscored Neuville by five points last weekend to reduce the deficit in the title race to 29 points. A maximum of 60Continue Reading
Jos Verstappen on key Red Bull members leaving: “This is what I warned about”
The decision of several key figures at Red Bull Racing to leave the Formula 1 team is exactly what Jos Verstappen feared at the beginning of the year, he has told Autosport.In March during the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, the father of three-time world champion Max Verstappen claimed that “theContinue Reading
Ross Chastain willing to help Chevy teammates, but ‘not at the expense of me’
These bracket-busters are throwing a wrench into the plans of the NASCAR Cup title combatants, stealing valuable points and race wins. Chris Buescher did it first at Watkins Glen, and now Ross Chastain, who has been a constant presence at the front since just missing out on being a part ofContinue Reading
Is it fair to brand MotoGP 2024 ‘a championship of mistakes’?
It was Francesco Bagnaia who’d be the one to rather succinctly sum up the general mood towards the 2024 MotoGP world championship title race as he settled in for his media session on Saturday afternoon.”This season it is looking like a championship of mistakes!”It’s a comment that was delivered jokingly,Continue Reading
Is it fair to brand the 2024 MotoGP season “a championship of mistakes”?
It was Francesco Bagnaia who’d be the one to rather succinctly sum up the general mood towards the 2024 MotoGP world championship title race as he settled in for his media session on Saturday afternoon. “This season it is looking like a championship of mistakes!”It’s a comment that was deliveredContinue Reading
World RX announces inaugural ice race to commence 2025 season in Canada
The World Rallycross Championship will commence its 2025 season with an inaugural ice race in Canada at the Trois-Rivieres circuit, subject to World Motor Sport Council approval.RX events typically take place on mixed surface tracks, consisting of gravel and dirt sections.The ice event is provisionally scheduled to take place onContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: Are the FIA playing keeping up with the Joneses?
For the European Formula 1 races, the FIA motorhome sits next to the one which belongs to Formula One Management. To look at from the outside, they are identical but for the colour scheme. Inside however, there is one important difference.The office belonging to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem isContinue Reading