The mistake Yamaha can’t afford to repeat with its satellite MotoGP deal
Japanese culture is marked by tradition, and this is perfectly palpable in MotoGP, where Yamaha and Honda have resisted as much as they could before surrendering to the cruellest evidence and concluding that their methods, infallible until just over five years ago, have become completely obsolete. Neither of them managedContinue Reading
Lawson gets new race engineer for 2025 F1 season
Red Bull has named Sergio Perez’s former performance engineer Richard Wood as the new race engineer for incoming Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson in 2025.Wood garnered experience on the Red Bull pit wall several times during 2024 when Perez’s regular race engineer Hugh Bird was on paternity leave.A long-term RedContinue Reading
Pearson makes Toyota switch for 2025 BTCC season
British Touring Car Championship race winner Ronan Pearson has switched to the official Toyota line-up for the 2025 season.The 23-year-old Scot left Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai with three rounds remaining of the 2024 campaign, but a very strong post-season test with Speedworks Motorsport at Donington Park has encouraged him to joinContinue Reading
Rossi’s advice for Bagnaia: ‘Don’t fall into Marquez’s traps’
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has advised his protege Francesco Bagnaia to ‘not fall into Marc Marquez’s traps’ as the two pair up at the factory Ducati team this year.Double champion Bagnaia is set to face his biggest challenge in MotoGP in 2025, with former Honda star Marquez joining him as aContinue Reading
The Russell vs Verstappen spat isn’t over and that’s good for F1 2025
It was rather unexpected.George Russell, atop the sun-soaked Mercedes hospitality/engineering building in the Abu Dhabi paddock ahead of the 2024 season finale, about to unleash 15 minutes just savaging Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.Russell’s agitation even shone through his dark-tinted sunglasses. This clearly wasn’t a path he found comfortable, and thereContinue Reading
Chase Elliott on Clash victory: ‘Great way to start the season’
Chase Elliott describes the ‘special’ environment and what it means to win the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. SourceContinue Reading
Ryan Blaney talks having a ‘blast’ in runner-up finish at Bowman Gray
Ryan Blaney is all smiles after coming from the back to the front to score a runner-up finish at Bowman Gray Stadium. SourceContinue Reading
Chase Elliott wins the Clash, holding off Blaney
The last time NASCAR raced at Bowman Gray, Chase Elliott’s Hall of Fame father Bill Elliott hadn’t even made his Cup debut yet. But in NASCAR’s long-awaited return to Bowman Gray, it was the younger Elliott who stole the show. He was the fastest man in qualifying, won his SaturdayContinue Reading
Chase Elliott holds off Ryan Blaney to clinch Cook Out Clash victory
Chase Elliott keeps a hard-charging Ryan Blaney at bay to claim the 2025 Cook Out Clash victory at the iconic Bowman Gray Stadium. SourceContinue Reading
Clash pole-sitter Chase Elliott knows the race will get “rough”
Chase Elliott was the fastest man in qualifying on Saturday going into The Clash, NASCAR’s pre-season exhibition race. Getting into the main race Sunday relies on a different format than the usual Cup Series race weekend, but Elliott used a tried-and-true method: he ran the fastest qualifying lap, then leadContinue Reading