Dovizioso to join Yamaha for Sepang shakedown test
Yamaha will be able to count on the experience of 15-time MotoGP race winner Andrea Dovizioso in this week’s shakedown test at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia. Concession manufacturers Yamaha and Honda, MotoGP rookies Ai Ogura, Somkiat Chantra and Fermin Aldeguer, and test riders from Ducati, KTM and Aprilia will take to the Malaysian track […]
Porsche tweaks Imola WEC driver line-up to prepare for Le Mans
Porsche will run three drivers per car rather than two at the Imola World Endurance Championship round in April as part of its preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Porsche Penske Motorsport squad will delay its plan to field just two drivers in the six-hour WEC races until after the second round of […]
Zak Brown calls for Formula 1 steward system shake-up
Zak Brown says he would welcome full-time FIA race stewards and would accept McLaren paying a percentage towards their wages. Currently, F1 stewards are unpaid volunteers and are only offered travel expenses to preside over races. It has led to calls for F1’s governing body to employ ‘professional’ stewards to help improve consistency in their […]
Stage five cancelled due to spectator issue
Officials have been forced to cancel stage five of the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo due to a spectator medical issue. Read Also: Before crews were able to start the 16.68km Saint-Leger-les-Melezes/La Batie-Neuve stage, officials announced there would be a delay to the start due to a spectator issue. Minutes later a call […]
What’s changed at Rossi’s VR46 team after new Ducati deal?
VR46 has explained how it is already seeing the impact of its new deal with Ducati in MotoGP. The team owned by motorcycle racing legend Valentino Rossi is getting factory support from the Borgo Panigale team this year, taking over the status enjoyed by Pramac until it jumped ship to Yamaha. It was already public […]
What each F1 team must nail in 2025 to improve
A new Formula 1 season is just around the corner, with teams preparing for the lifting of the covers from their final challengers under the current regulations at London’s O2 Arena on 18 February. While everyone will be chasing the usual improvements over the winter – more speed, increased downforce, reduced drag etcetera – there […]
Munster’s maiden WRC stage win “deserved” after 3am repair job
Gregoire Munster’s maiden World Rally Championship stage win in Monte Carlo was a “deserved” reward for both the driver and the team that worked until 3am to repair a mechanical fault. Munster was one of the star performers through Friday running as high as fourth and was on course to end the day in sixth […]
The two elements Ferrari will focus on in Hamilton’s second test
Ferrari will focus on two key aspects as Lewis Hamilton returns to action to continue his acclimatisation to the Italian squad in Barcelona. The seven-time Formula 1 champion made his track debut with the Scuderia at Fiorano last week before embarking on a longer, more significant programme in Spain this week. Starting on Tuesday, Ferrari […]
Tanak surges into podium fight as Ogier holds healthy lead
Sebastien Ogier will take a 20.3s lead into the final day of the World Rally Championship season-opener in Monte Carlo after a Saturday afternoon dominated by Hyundai’s Ott Tanak. The Toyota driver managed to extend his advantage across a second pass of the morning’s stages that had become incredibly dirty. The eight-time world champion made […]