It’s been a true stock car rollercoaster ride and it’s hard for Brown to fathom how quickly his racing career has evolved. He is committed, however, to enjoy every opportunity that comes his way.On Wednesday, Richard Childress Racing made official what Motorsport.com had reported earlier this month – that Brown will drive the organization’s No. 33 Chevrolet in the June 9 Cup race Sonoma ...Keep reading
In Miami's sprint Magnussen was handed three 10-second penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, which meant the Haas driver was able to keep Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton behind. He also received a fourth penalty, this time a five-second addition, for leaving the track for no justifiable reason that bolstered his penalty points tally in the process.While Magnussen ruined his own ...Keep reading
Harmony within the World Rally Championship has been a rare commodity over the last 12 months. Conflict over a lack of promotion or uncertainty over future technical regulations has been a regular theme.But at Rally Portugal last weekend, there was a moment where the WRC Promoter, key stakeholders and the FIA all appeared to be singing from the same hymn sheet. There was a genuine feeling that the ...Keep reading
Aprilia rider Espargaro had a run-in with two different riders during last Sunday's race at Le Mans as he tumbled from running third in the opening stages to a disappointing ninth at the finish.On lap seven, Enea Bastianini threw his Ducati up the inside of Espargaro at Turns 9/10 while chasing him for sixth, with the Spaniard having to take the escape road before rejoining the track in ...Keep reading
Childhood dream secured. Pierre Gasly takes to a grey Silverstone, to get behind the wheel of Ayrton Senna's Toleman TG183.
Motorsport.com has occasionally ridden in an Uber with a driver who believed they had missed their calling as a racing driver. But it’s not often that the individuals in question had a valid case. Rewind back to 2015 however, and that was the scenario facing Nicolas Costa, now racing for McLaren partner team United Autosports in the World Endurance Championship.The Brazilian was – for a second ...Keep reading
The recent Miami Grand Prix proved to be extremely tricky for drivers to find the sweet spot with their rubber, as a combination of temperatures, track surface and layout created a perfect storm of difficulty.For Hamilton, things have also not been helped with his Mercedes car being especially sensitive to tyre temperatures where it can easily fall in and out of the perfect operating ...Keep reading
When the first rumours surrounding Marquez's possible arrival to the factory Ducati team next season began to surface, the thesis of Red Bull's sponsorship quickly emerged as an insurmountable barrier to the success of the operation.Marquez relied on his private sponsors, most notably Red Bull, when he decided to forgo the money that would have come with the final year of his Honda contract in ...Keep reading
Team Impul revealed on Tuesday that Barnicoat will step into its #19 car for this weekend’s second round of the season, following last week’s news that Theo Pourchaire will not return to the Japanese series to focus on IndyCar with Arrow McLaren.Lexus IMSA SportsCar Championship full-timer Barnicoat had his first taste of Super Formula machinery in last December’s post-season test with ...Keep reading
The Austrian will join Jaguar's Formula E reserve Joel Eriksson and Jaxon Evans in the Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific-supported squad's roster for the centenary edition of the 24 Hours, the blue ribband round of GT World Challenge Europe on 29-30 June.It marks a reunion between factory Porsche ace Preining and two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Timo Bernhard, whose Team 75 squad has a technical ...Keep reading
F1 returns to Europe for the Emilia Romagna GP this weekend, racing around Imola after skipping the 2023 race due to flooding. With McLaren's morale running high after Lando Norris' maiden win in Miami, and Ferrari set to bring a large "Red Bull Style" upgrade package spotted at their Fiorano filming day, should Red Bull be checking their rearview mirrors in Italy? Sam Hall chats with Jon Noble to discuss everything you need to know going into the Emilia Romagna GP
The personal collection belonging to the seven-time F1 world champion reached a total of 4 million Swiss Francs ($4.41 million).The collection was set to go under the hammer at Christie’s Auction House in Geneva on Monday but was postponed to Tuesday due to a cyber-attack.The item that attracted the most attention was a unique Platinum Vagabondage 1 that had been commissioned for Schumacher as a ...Keep reading
A reliable run for the factory Porsche Penske Motorsport and customer entries at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month with the existing engine is likely to lead to a decision to leave the upgrade on the shelf, 963 project manager Urs Kuratle has revealed.He explained that the improved durability of the 963 this year had largely removed the need for the new version of the engine, designed to reduce ...Keep reading
With F1 chiefs and the FIA close to finalising the 2026 chassis and power unit regulations over the next few weeks, attention has already shifted to the subsequent rules era.And in what could be a dramatic change of approach for F1 after what by then will have been more than 15 years of turbo hybrid engines, Domenicali has hinted that one option could be to abandon the current concept ...Keep reading
In an unprecedented MotoGP weekend, nearly 300,000 people filled the stands at Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans and this cinematic layout reached another extraordinary landmark as a massive attendance of 297,471 tickets were sold for the event.This meant a step up from the attendance record set in 2023, when MotoGP drew 278,805 spectators to set a record among two-wheeled racing circuits.FEATURE: 10 ...Keep reading
Through all his title victories in junior categories and the delivery of race wins for Maranello, Vasseur accepts that being on top is about brilliance in all areas.That is why his spell at Ferrari has been one of evolution rather than revolution – and is more about chipping away to make everything slightly better than finding a dream ingredient that changes it all at once.The result has been a ...Keep reading
Marten Lindley, crew chief of JR Motorsports’ No. 1 Chevrolet driven by Sam Mayer in the Xfinity Series has been fined $10,000 and suspended next week’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.The No. 1 car was one of four taken back to NASCAR’s R&D Center in Concord, N.C., for further evaluation following last weekend’s race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.During the car’s inspection, it was ...Keep reading