With a background in karting, F3 and F2, the German driver has been competing in the electric single-seater world championship since 2018. He was a regular with BMW i Andretti, Nissan e-dams and Maserati before joining the most successful team in the championship at the end of his sixth season. He becomes the new team-mate of Jean-Eric Vergne, a historic driver for DS Automobiles, who won his ... Keep reading
Renowned technician Alberto Giribuola has joined the Tech3 squad as the new crew chief to Augusto Fernandez, in a move the Spaniard says has restored his confidence.Giribuola was spotted in Tech3 colours at the Aragon Grand Prix as opposed to his usual KTM orange, having been the factory squads performance engineer since the start of 2023.But the Italian has replaced Alex Merhand as ... Keep reading
Porsche is not expecting a second team to join Proton Competition in running its 963 LMDh in the World Endurance Championship next year.Thomas Laudenbach, boss of Porsche Motorsport, has revealed that at present there are no other teams in the frame to purchase a 963 for 2025 when the marques customer contingent will be reduced on Jotas switch to Cadillac to become its factory team.It ... Keep reading
As is the nature of new motorsport deals that bind multiple parties together, it is the length of the contract which often generates the headlines.So when Dorna and the FIM announced that they had signed a new long-term extension until 2060, all the attention was on the duration of the deal.There was no mention of the money paid by Dorna to the FIM for the extension, or indeed that the previous ... Keep reading
Maximilian Guenther will race for DS Penske in the upcoming 2024-25 Formula E campaign alongside double champion Jean-Eric Vergne.The German will take the place of 2021-22 champion Stoffel Vandoorne, who was confirmed as having joined Maserati MSG back in July.The 27-year-old joins DS Penske having spent two seasons with Maserati MSG, during which time he won two races in Jakarta and Tokyo but ... Keep reading
Sebastien Ogier moved into the lead of the Acropolis Rally after an eventful opening loop where power issues struck his World Rally Championship title rivals Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans.A blistering effort on the final stage of a particularly arduous gravel loop helped Toyota driver Ogier regain the rally lead he held after winning the opening stage, to head to service with a 5.9s ... Keep reading
Often referred to as the European Safari given the arduous road conditions, this weekends World Rally Championship Acropolis Rally is likely to be even tougher than its African counterpart.WRC drivers are set to face possibly the roughest Acropolis Rally in recent memory thanks to series of contributing factors that has resulted in much rougher stage conditions.The Greek round of the WRC ... Keep reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that its Formula 1 results since the summer break have been impacted by its car being more on the edge.The German manufacturer had gone into the shutdown period buoyed by three victories in four races with George Russell having triumphed in Austria and Lewis Hamilton adding wins in Britain and Belgium.But since F1 returned to action in the Netherlands ... Keep reading
1m31.447s. The fastest lap of the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix, set by Pedro de la Rosa, remains the official lap record at the Sakhir circuit - something the Spaniard will boast about whenever the opportunity arises. And it doesn't take him even a second to name the McLaren MP4-20 his favourite car of all time.The McLaren of the 2005 season was a formidable weapon in the hands of Juan Pablo Montoya ... Keep reading
Red Bull is pretty open that it needs to quickly turn around the performance of its RB20 if it is to avoid losing both Formula 1 championships this year.But saying what it wants is one thing, doing it is another especially because it does not yet have a clear explanation on what has gone wrong.We can forget wild conspiracy theories about the FIA asking for devices to be removed from its car ... Keep reading
Drivers had plenty of adjectives to describe the opening round of the 2024 NASCAR Cup playoffs, and most were just synonyms for chaos.For the first time, the Round of 16 will feature a drafting track and a road course, just as in the Round of 12. That will likely factor into this being the most unpredictable playoffs yet, and the drivers are weary of what lies ahead.In the spring, a whopping 16 ... Keep reading
Jorge Martin was just over a second away from his MotoGP lap record at Misano and a slender 0.037s faster than Aragon winner Marc Marquez in opening practice for the San Marino Grand Prix.In hot and sunny conditions, Martin, who is struggling with the residue of a stomach virus and is at less than peak fitness, set his best effort on his 13th of 20 laps in the session to top FP1 ahead of Marc ... Keep reading
Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles says he was impressed with how the team's rookie driver Franco Colapinto managed a mid-season debut in Italy.Williams academy driver Colapinto was promoted to a race seat at the expense of Logan Sargeant in between a busy double-header of Zandvoort and Monza, making his debut at the Italian Grand Prix on the back of just a single free practice session in ... Keep reading
Im just going to check your neck for any soreness. Stood at the side of a race track with a medic gently massaging my neck was not what this writer had on his bingo card last month, but then neither was having my first proper crash in a racing car.I say crash because, although I did hit the barrier, it was perhaps the most uneventful collision theres ever been. The ... Keep reading
MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia has responded to recent form threats from Marc Marquez and Jorge Martin to set the fastest lap at Misano on Friday.Bagnaia was quickest in hot afternoon temperatures at the San Marino Grand Prix and his home circuit where he won MotoGP races in 2021 and 2022.The Italian is still struggling to change direction smoothly on the GP24, after his crash in Aragon ... Keep reading
One-time Formula 1 team-mates Ollie Bearman and Charles Leclerc share much common ground beyond their shared experience racing Ferraris SF-24 around Jeddahs high-speed city track blast.While racing full-time in the lower formulas, they both made several practice appearances for the Haas squad where Bearman is now set to make an unscheduled early debut in place of Kevin Magnussen at next ... Keep reading
Sebastian Ogier says World Rally Championship leader Thierry Neuville should stop crying and learn driving first on the road following an eventful opening day at the Acropolis Rally.Ogiers comments aimed at the Hyundai driver arrived after the eight-time world champion won three of the days six stages, starting second on the road, behind Neuville, having now emerged as the ... Keep reading
A power issue for ToyotasSebastien Ogier handed Hyundais Ott Tanak the Acropolis Rally advantage as drama struck four of the five World Rally Championship title contenders.Tanak was the only championship challenger to avoid problems to end an attritional Friday on Greeces rough gravel roads with a 21.8s lead over team-mate Dani Sordo.Ogier had led the rally by 5.9s at the midday ... Keep reading
The NASCAR post-season is here and the next 10 weeks are known for producing some of the series's wildest moments on the way to deciding the champion. Although it's impossible to shine a light on every dramatic moment over the years, we picked those that had the biggest impact on the playoffs - or the sport as a whole.Here's a look at the ten most shocking moments in the history of the NASCAR Cup ... Keep read
Miguel Oliveiras MotoGP experience and rider character have been identified as the key reasons for Yamaha to secure his signature at its new satellite squad Pramac.The most drawn-out rider change for 2025 MotoGP was finally announced on the set-up day at the San Marino Grand Prix when Portugals sole representative on the grid was confirmed for Pramac Yamaha for 2025 and 2026, his fifth team ... Keep reading
Harry Kane says he is carrying the hurt of losing the Euro 2024 final into the start of Lee Carsley's spell as England interim boss - and is motivated more than ever to help them win a major tournament.
Harry Kane says he is carrying the hurt of losing the Euro 2024 final into the start of Lee Carsley's spell as England interim boss - and is motivated more than ever to help them win a major tournament.
A new city council study on public toilets at Big Apple parks found that many of the 102 toilets examined were dirty or lacked required amenities.
ANN ARBOR — President Biden wants to make sure that federal agencies promote strong labor standards and ensure employees have the choice to join a union with a new executive order signed Friday.