Acura beats Porsche with stunning pass in wild street fight
On the series’ debut on the tight and twisty 1.654-mile, nine-turn temporary street circuit in downtown Detroit, Taylor beat Porsche’s Mathieu Jaminet after pulling off a great overtaking move inside the final 25 minutes in GTP. AO Racing’s Seb Priaulx and Laurin Heinrich won the GTD Pro class in their Porsche 911. After the pair […]
WRC signs 10-year deal to host Saudi Arabia round
The WRC has been eyeing a return to the Middle East for some time having last hosted a round in the region in 2011 courtesy of Rally Jordan. Confirmation of a 10-year deal with Saudi Arabia was announced at this weekend’s Rally Sardinia, which has been attended by HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al Abdullah […]
Ogier reclaims lead as team order slows Tanak
Tanak headed into the afternoon stages with a 3.5s lead over part-time driver Ogier, but ended the day trailing the eight-time world champion by 17.1s. The Estonian revealed he’d received a team order to back off with the manufacturer’s championship in mind, after team-mate Thierry Neuville retired from third on stage eight. Ogier’s lead secured […]
Bagnaia feared Barcelona crash repeat in Mugello MotoGP sprint win
Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia was finally able to end a barren run stretching all the way back to last year’s Austrian Grand Prix by taking the top spot in the half-distance race at Mugello, beating Gresini’s Marc Marquez by over a second. His victory followed just a week after he dropped his Ducati on the […]
Martin “cannot be competitive” in MotoGP Italian GP with current set-up
Championship leader Martin retired from Saturday’s sprint at Mugello while running third, losing the front-end of his GP24 into the first corner with four laps remaining. But even before his race-ending crash, the Spaniard was losing touch with eventual sprint winner Francesco Bagnaia and second-placed Marc Marquez, both on Ducati machinery, despite his strong record […]
Loss of concentration caused WRC Sardinia crash
The WRC points leader was sitting third heading into stage eight [Tula], the final test of the morning loop, when he went off the road and into retirement. Neuville’s i20 N carried too much speed into a tight right-hander, which resulted in his car becoming beached at the side of the road. Neuville, co-driver Martijn […]
MotoGP stewards seem like they ‘have never raced bikes’
Quartararo was unlucky to retire from Saturday’s sprint race at Mugello on lap two of 11 when Miguel Oliveira crashed his Trackhouse Aprilia in front of him at Turn 10 following a failed attempt to overtake the Frenchman, leaving the former with nowhere to go. The 2021 champion went down with Oliveira into the right-hander […]
Вольф: Не сомневаюсь, что Хэмилтон может выиграть чемпионат с Ferrari
Руководитель Mercedes Тото Вольф не сомневается, что Льюис Хэмилтон может выиграть рекордный восьмой титул с Ferrari. «Если Ferrari сможет дать Льюису конкурентоспособную машину, он сможет выиграть чемпионат, – сказал Вольф информационному агентству PA. – В этом нет никаких сомнений. У меня всегда будут прекрасные личные отношения с Льюисом, и я буду вспоминать великие времена как […]
Bagnaia wins sprint as Martin crashes out
At the start of the 11-lap race, the factory Ducatis shot to the front from polesitter Martin, with reigning champion Bagnaia taking the lead from team-mate Enea Bastianini. KTM’s Brad Binder jumped from 14th on the grid to take fourth behind Martin, with Marc Marquez dropping a place to fifth. Heading into lap three, Bastianini […]