Ben Hunt: Why Verstappen’s 2024 title success is his greatest yet
It certainly lacked the controversial drama of 2021 – and whether he deserved it at all back then is for another debate.In 2022, there was an inevitability that he’d retain the title. And in 2023 it was sheer dominance – 19 largely uncontested wins in 22 races, which was mightilyContinue Reading
WRC Japan: Evans wins, Toyota snatches WRC manufacturers title in final stage thriller
Elfyn Evans won the World Rally Championship season finale in Japan while Toyota snatched the manufacturers’ title in a Power Stage thriller after Thierry Neuville had already been crowned world champion.Evans and co-driver Scott Martin clinched their first WRC win of the season for Toyota after Hyundai’s Ott Tanak crashedContinue Reading
Tanak explains “proper disaster” WRC title deciding crash
Ott Tanak has explained the crash he described as a “proper disaster” that handed team-mate Thierry Neuville the World Rally Championship crown and dented Hyundai’s manufacturers’ title bid.Tanak started Sunday with a commanding 38 second rally lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans but his Rally Japan victory bid unravelled in theContinue Reading
Colapinto cleared to race in Las Vegas GP after heavy crash
Franco Colapinto has been cleared to race in Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix following a heavy crash in qualifying. Colapinto suffered a huge smash into the Turn 16 barriers after clipping the inside wall, destroying his FW46 Formula 1 car.The Argentinian reported he was okay, but because he hadContinue Reading
WRC Japan: Tanak crash hands Neuville the WRC title
Ott Tanak has dramatically crashed out of the lead of Rally Japan which has handed Thierry Neuville the World Rally Championship and swung the manufacturers title battle towards Toyota.Tanak started Sunday with a 38 second rally lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans which he needed to maintain to keep his WRCContinue Reading
Neuville: “I still need to drive fast” on Sunday to clinch maiden WRC title
Thierry Neuville has said he cannot afford to cruise through the Rally Japan’s final leg to secure a maiden World Rally Championship title following a stirring Saturday fightback.The WRC points leader started Saturday outside the points-paying positions in 15th, after Friday’s costly turbo failure dashed hopes of a relatively comfortable runContinue Reading
Toyota “may need support from Ford” to win WRC title at Rally Japan
Toyota will need a “maximum performance” from its drivers and “a little bit of support” from M-Sport Ford to deny Hyundai the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title in Japan. This year’s championship will go down to the wire with Toyota trailing Hyundai by 11 points heading into the final five stagesContinue Reading
Yamaha debuts new front wing in Barcelona MotoGP test
Yamaha turned heads in Tuesday’s official MotoGP test in Barcelona as it introduced a significantly overhauled version of the M1.As the Japanese manufacturer revealed, further improvements have been made to the chassis, engine and the aerodynamics on the back of some promising updates at the end of the season.The mostContinue Reading
The low-grip headaches that will dictate strategy in F1’s Las Vegas GP
Formula 1 chiefs may have been hard at work to improve their cherished Las Vegas Grand Prix for its sophomore outing, but what hasn’t changed one bit is the technical challenge that will decide over victory and defeat, and over the possible crowning of a world champion.The newly-added ice skatingContinue Reading
Autosport podcast: Las Vegas GP qualifying analysis
Ben Hunt and Mark Mann-Bryans take up their putters and head to a mini-golf course as they discuss qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Between swings, the duo discuss George Russell taking his fourth pole position of the season ahead of Carlos Sainz and a surprise third for Alpine’s PierreContinue Reading