Denny Hamlin: ‘Overall, I just want to win’ after coming up short of Championship 4
Denny Hamlin chats with NASCAR.com’s Alex Weaver after a fifth-place finish at Martinsville Speedway wasn’t enough to clinch a Championship 4 berth. SourceContinue Reading
What the unusual radio messages reveal about contentious Martinsville finish
NASCAR has announced that it intends to review the radio communications from the closing laps of Sunday’s race at Martinsville, which decided the final spots in the Championship 4.While Ryan Blaney drove off with the race win to book his place alongside Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick, strange things were happening throughout theContinue Reading
What the unusual radio comms reveal about contentious Martinsville finish
NASCAR has yet to review the radio communications from the closing laps of Sunday’s race (they intend to do so in the week ahead). And while Ryan Blaney drove off with the race win, strange things were happening throughout the field as Chevy and Toyota grappled for the final spotContinue Reading
Neuville steps up WRC title decider prep with national rally
Hyundai will field World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville and team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen in a national rally this weekend to prepare for the Rally Japan season finale.The Korean marque is closing in on a WRC title double, with either Neuville or team-mate Ott Tanak set to win a firstContinue Reading
Bastianini left “angry” after distant Malaysian GP podium
Enea Bastianini pronounced himself “angry” after being unable to compete with factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia and Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin for victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Italian inherited third-place after Marc Marquez fell off his 2023-spec Gresini Ducati but finished over 10 seconds down on winnerContinue Reading
Quartararo explains why he’s Yamaha’s traction control now
Fabio Quartararo has said Yamaha’s latest step in MotoGP performance is down to an electronics tweak that allows the riders to have more input on the throttle.Last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix saw Quartararo and team-mate Alex Rins both qualify inside the top 10 for the first time in a difficultContinue Reading
Lamborghini assessing LMDh future; won’t rule out axing programme
Lamborghini looks set to downscale its LMDh programme for 2025 and to compete in either the World Endurance Championship or the IMSA SportsCar Championship.The Italian manufacturer, which has partnered with the Iron Lynx team in both series, is undertaking a review of its activities with the SC63 LMDh.All options areContinue Reading
BTCC tweaks tyre and engine rules for 2025
The British Touring Car Championship has made further tweaks to its regulations for the 2025 season following last week’s revelation that it is dropping hybrid.Changes to the tyre and engine rules are being made to respectively liven up the racing action and cut costs.BTCC organiser TOCA introduced a rule forContinue Reading
Should MotoGP reconsider its emphasis on sprint races?
“When you win 10 grands prix and you are still 24 points behind, something is wrong.”Complaints about a format by a competitor who has failed to master that format must always be read with due caution. They are to be expected. But Francesco Bagnaia may just have a point whenContinue Reading
Alonso reveals back pain and brake “nightmare” that he would not let beat him
Fernando Alonso has opened up on the back pain, emotions and mystery brake problems that he battled to drag his Aston Martin to the finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix.The Spaniard had been struggling throughout last weekend with the new bumpy Interlagos surface, but matters reached a peak in theContinue Reading