Schumacher keen on IndyCar switch as he ‘burns’ for single-seater return
Mick Schumacher has insisted that racing single-seaters is “still something I burn for” as he gears up for a maiden IndyCar test next month. The veteran of 43 Formula 1 starts, who has raced sportscars for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship for the past two seasons, suggested that competing in theContinue Reading
Mick Doohan: “Marc Marquez had unfinished business, and nothing motivates more than that”
The bond between Marc Marquez and Mick Doohan was forged out of two seemingly opposing forces: success and pain. Perhaps for that very reason, Marquez turned to the Australian’s advice when he found himself at his lowest, when the injury to his right arm – one that required four surgeries – broughtContinue Reading
Doohan on the “unfinished business” that led Marquez to a seventh MotoGP title
The bond between Marc Marquez and Mick Doohan was forged out of two seemingly opposing forces: success and pain. Perhaps for that very reason, Marquez turned to the Australian’s advice when he found himself at his lowest, when the injury to his right arm – one that required four surgeries – broughtContinue Reading
How Alpine beat the odds to claim its first WEC win at Fuji 6 Hours
It seemed only right to congratulate Bruno Famin, Alpine’s vice-president of motorsport, on the marque’s first World Endurance Championship victory with its A424 LMDh. Your correspondent stuck out his hand on seeing him after the race at Fuji on Sunday, and quipped: “I didn’t see that one coming!” His reply?Continue Reading
Marc Marquez: The MotoGP champion who came back from hell
Marc Marquez’s motorcycle racing career was always tied to success. From a very young age, the Spaniard began winning in categories where his rivals were, in some cases, more than 30 centimetres taller. Besides being young in age, he was small in stature, which made it even more striking to seeContinue Reading
Winners and losers from the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix
Sunday’s MotoGP race at Motegi offered a result few could have predicted. While there were signs that Francesco Bagnaia had finally found a solution in the Misano test, even he likely didn’t expect to dominate the Japanese Grand Prix as thoroughly as he did.Marc Marquez was always expected to beContinue Reading
Zane Smith rides along wall sideways, flipping upside down in strange crash
On an overtime restart, Zane Smith was battling just outside the top ten when a bizarre wreck unfolded. The leaders were moments away from taking the white flag when the incident occurred. After contact from John Hunter Nemechek, the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford of Smith and the No. 42Continue Reading
How Sauber is responding to Hulkenberg’s poor F1 qualifying record vs Bortoleto
Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley has dismissed any concerns over Nico Hulkenberg being regularly beaten by rookie Formula 1 team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto in qualifying.Bortoleto has a 13-7 record over Hulkenberg this year, 11-6 without sprints, in what has been an impressive campaign for the reigning F2 champion who has five Q3Continue Reading
What caused the restart pileup that collected eleven cars at Kansas?
With just over 50 laps to go in the scheduled distance, the sixth caution of the race flew just seconds into a restart. NASCAR officially listed eleven cars as part of the incident: Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric, Austin Dillon, Noah Gragson, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, AJ Allmendinger, Joey Logano, Ricky StenhouseContinue Reading
Kansas Cup race was every playoff driver for himself
History will remember that as one of the great playoff era finishes, no matter what NASCAR ultimately decides to do with its championship format next year and beyond.Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick each effectively needed nothing short of a victory on Sunday at Kansas Speedway to stave off elimination. DennyContinue Reading