Pourchaire gets Peugeot Hypercar chance in Bahrain WEC test
Reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire will get his first run in a sportscar prototype when he joins Peugeot for the World Endurance Championship’s Bahrain rookie test next month.Pourchaire is one of the two drivers to be selected by the French manufacturer to drive the 9X8 2024 LMH at theContinue Reading
Iannone set to replace di Giannantonio for MotoGP’s Malaysian GP
Andrea Iannone will make a surprise MotoGP comeback replacing the injured Fabio di Giannantonio at the VR46 Ducati team for the penultimate grand prix of the 2024 season in Malaysia early next month.As reported by GPOne, the one-time grand prix winner has received the nod from Valentino Rossi for Sepang,Continue Reading
Sainz: Austin will show if Ferrari has a chance of 2024 F1 constructors’ title
Ferrari’s hopes of contending for Formula 1’s 2024 constructors’ championship will hinge on its performance at the United States Grand Prix, reckons Carlos Sainz.After a series of upgrades made Ferrari’s instability in high-speed corners more obvious thanks to the appearance of bouncing, the team had to roll back its BarcelonaContinue Reading
Iannone set to end MotoGP hiatus after doping ban with VR46 cameo in Malaysia
Andrea Iannone will make a surprise MotoGP comeback replacing the injured Fabio di Giannantonio at the VR46 Ducati team for the penultimate grand prix of the 2024 season in Malaysia early next month.As reported by GPOne, the one-time grand prix winner has received the nod from Valentino Rossi for Sepang,Continue Reading
Ferrari Challenge | Imola, Shell AM Europe, Race 2: Cheung wins again, Skrimpias champion
Race 1 winner Eric Cheung dominated proceedings once again at Imola to take another win in the second and final encounter of the 2024 Ferrari Challenge Coppa Shell AM season. The Canadian, at the wheel of a Ferrari 296 of the Formula Racing team, got off to a perfect startContinue Reading
Stanaway makes PremiAir Nulon switch as 2025 Supercars grid nears completion
Richie Stanaway will continue in a full-time capacity for the 2025 Supercars season but in PremiAir Nulon colours, where he will partner James Golding.The news follows Grove Racing’s decision to part company with the 32-year-old after only a single season, replacing him with Super2 champion Kai Allen.This will be onlyContinue Reading
WRC Central Europe: Neuville grabs lead, Mikkelsen crash causes red flag
World Rally Championship title favourite Thierry Neuville overhauled Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier to move into the lead at the Central European Rally on Friday morning. The Hyundai driver, who has the chance to seal a maiden world title this weekend, completed the morning’s three slippery Czech asphalt stages with a 2.7s advantageContinue Reading
Bagnaia: Australia Q2 spot was never in doubt despite close call
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia said he felt “calm” throughout second practice for MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix, despite spending most of the incident-filled hour in apparent danger of missing out on a Q2 place.After an early technical problem forced him to switch bikes as dark clouds threatened to drench theContinue Reading
F1 drivers split opinion on removing the fastest lap bonus point
Formula 1 drivers have voiced differing opinions on the series getting rid of the extra point for achieving the fastest lap of a grand prix. On Thursday the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council announced various tweaks to F1’s regulations, with the bonus point for the fastest lap – as long asContinue Reading
Marquez says “these were my conditions” after topping Australia MotoGP practice
Marc Marquez has admitted that circumstances at Phillip Island played into his hands perfectly as he went fastest on a curtailed first day of the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix.Marquez led his brother and Gresini Ducati team-mate Alex in a 1-2 in second practice after the morning FP1 session was abandonedContinue Reading