June 28, 2024

Martins Sesks’ top-flight World Rally Championship debut at Rally Poland is “one of the strongest in a while” according to M-Sport team principal Richard Millener.Last year’s European Rally Championship runner-up has stepped up to rallying’s top Rally1 class with M-Sport as part of two-round deal, supported by the WRC, that also includes his home WRC round in Latvia next month.Sesks …Keep reading

The extension of the lifespan of the GTP category in the IMSA SportsCar Championship could pave the way for new manufacturers to join, series boss John Doonan believes. IMSA currently boasts Acura, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini (endurances events only) and Porsche on its roster of GTP manufacturers, who all use the LMDh platform.Doonan reiterated IMSA’s position that there is interest from major …Keep reading

Elfyn Evans has led a call for action to be taken to address the spectator safety issues that have forced World Rally Championship organisers to cancel two Rally Poland stages.Spectators standing in dangerous places to watch the cars pass through the stages forced officials to act on safety grounds to abandon stage three and stage seven. Stage six was also briefly red-flagged due to spectator …Keep reading

Caio Collet believes making his Formula E debut at such short notice will be “a hard task” as he replaces Oliver Rowland at Nissan for the Portland E-Prix.The Brazilian has been drafted in to replace Rowland this weekend after the two-time Formula E race winner was declared ill ahead of the American event.Motorsport.com has learned that Rowland was suffering with dizziness and nauseousness as …Keep reading

The Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) period is evolving as North America’s premier open-wheel championship pairs the current 2.2-liter twin-turbo V6 engine, a pillar for the series since 2012, with hybrid technology beginning at the upcoming round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 5-7. “I have two emotions,” said Alexander Rossi, driver of the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.“I mean, I’m …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc’s failure to set a lap time in Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix sprint SQ3 was caused by an anti-stall problem aboard his Ferrari cutting its engine.Leclerc pulled out of the queue for sprint qualifying’s top 10 runners as they massed at the end of the pitlane with the clocking ticking down at the Red Bull Ring, where Max Verstappen would go on to claim the top spot on the grid for …Keep reading

Nissan Formula E driver Oliver Rowland will miss this weekend’s Portland E-Prix double-header due to an illness.The announcement came on Friday morning in America ahead of any track running, with the Briton’s spot set to be taken by Nissan’s reserve and simulator driver Caio Collet.A statement from Nissan said: “Oliver Rowland will not compete in this weekend’s Portland E-Prix double-header due to …Keep reading

Marc Marquez says he ‘doesn’t feel guilty’ about Pramac leaving Ducati for Yamaha for the 2025 MotoGP season because he feels “I didn’t do anything”.On Friday afternoon at the Dutch Grand Prix, Pramac confirmed Motorsport.com’s earlier reports that it would be ditching Ducati for Yamaha from 2025.The move comes in the wake of Ducati’s decision to promote Marc Marquez to the factory …Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s bizarre Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix practice session stoppage was caused by him hitting kerbs hard and disabling an oil pressure sensor, according to Helmut Marko.Verstappen caused this weekend’s sole one-hour practice action to be halted for nearly five minutes mid-way through when he pulled over on the pit straight lacking drive aboard his RB20.This then rolled back down the …Keep reading