May 15, 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Albon was hailed as one of the stand-out performers of last season, scoring all but one of Williams’ 28 points to drag it up to seventh in the constructors’ standings.With over half the grid out of contract for 2025, that made the 28-year-old an enticing prospect for any top team looking to make a change. Albon was still under contract for next year, but never totally ruled out the possibility of …Keep reading