Ducati refuses team orders to help Bagnaia retain MotoGP title
Factory Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi has insisted that Enea Bastianini will not be expected to help team-mate Francesco Bagnaia win the MotoGP riders’ championship over the final two weekends of the season.While Bagnaia could certainly use support in his quest to overhaul a 17-point deficit to Pramac Ducati’s JorgeContinue Reading
Lawson won’t change his approach after Perez clash in F1 Mexico GP
Liam Lawson insists his attitude to racing in Formula 1 will not change and he does not believe the Red Bull hierarchy will call for him to alter his approach despite his incident with Sergio Perez at the Mexico Grand Prix.Lawson, in his second race since his promotion to theContinue Reading
The key change that has helped Magnussen finally click with his Haas
Kevin Magnussen’s pace has been transformed recently, with Mexico seeing him produce his best qualifying and Formula 1 race result of the season.Critically, that showing was not the result of some freak circumstance, as it came from some pretty impressive pace that even meant he was faster than Red Bull’sContinue Reading
Ducati: Iannone’s MotoGP return a “reward” for what he missed during ban
Ducati says Andrea Iannone’s comeback outing in this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix is a reward for what he missed in MotoGP during his four-year ban from competition.The Borgo Panigale manufacturer wants Iannone to just have fun and not put any pressure on himself as he joins the VR46 team onContinue Reading
A series for a different generation
Among some motorsport fans, Formula E has been dismissed as insignificant. But maybe that’s missing the point, for perhaps it’s a championship that’s not really meant for traditionalists, instead belonging to future generations. Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds, who’s now 18 months into the role, is relaxed and engaging as AutosportContinue Reading
The F1 broadcasting change that could solve a lot of driver penalty angst
Whatever way you slice many of the controversial overtaking clashes in Formula 1 of late – particularly those involving Max Verstappen – there’s one element that cannot be denied.When it comes to drivers fighting hard, title rivals going toe to toe, the best racing machines on the planet being thrownContinue Reading
Porsche open to flexible driver line-up approach in six-hour WEC races
Porsche Penske Motorsport could modify its plan to run just two drivers in the regular six-hour World Endurance Championship races next year. The team will go into its 2025 WEC campaign with a “flexible approach” after opting to downsize from three to two drivers in each of the factory Porsche 963Continue Reading
FIA Rally Star initiative reveals 2025 plans
The FIA Rally Star programme will provide extra support to rising star Romet Jurgenson and has opted to retain Taylor Gill and Max Smart to contest the 2025 FIA Junior WRC.The three drivers have impressed after earning selection into the FIA’s fully funded programme that aims to unearth future WRCContinue Reading
Martin “more mature” than in 2023 MotoGP title scrap
MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin says he is a less nervous and a more mature rider than he was at this stage of his 2023 points battle with Francesco Bagnaia.Pramac Ducati’s Martin heads into this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, the penultimate event of the season, with a 17-point lead overContinue Reading
BTCC drops hybrid to mandate 100% sustainable fuel from 2025
The British Touring Car Championship has dropped hybrid and introduced 100% sustainable fuel for the 2025 season.The Cosworth-developed hybrid was introduced for the 2022 campaign, with restrictions on its usage for the leading contenders in the championship allowing BTCC organiser TOCA to drop its previous success-ballast system.For 2024, the ‘push-to-pass’Continue Reading