August 4, 2024

The opportunity to race in Brazil came about due the NASCAR Cup Series being on a two-week break for the Olympics, giving the Mexican driver, who recently obtained American citizenship, the opportunity to get married, but also compete at the legendary Autódromo José Carlos Pace.The marriage to his longtime girlfriend Julia Piquet, daughter of three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet …Keep reading

Porsche’s Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy won Sunday’s IMSA SportsCar Championship round at Road America, to claim their second victory of the season despite a penalty.Jaminet/Tandy beat championship-leading team-mates Dane Cameron/Felipe Nasr and Acura’s Felipe Albuquerque/Ricky Taylor following a strategic battle in an incident-packed 2h40m race around the four-mile track that’s renowned …Keep reading

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro believes Ducati is able to make a “big difference” with its race and tyre management on Sundays after watching it lockout the top-five places in the British Grand Prix.Espargaro had put in a stunning record-breaking lap in qualifying to take pole position for the Silverstone MotoGP sprint and grand prix, but he soon found out he had no chance of contending with the …Keep reading

When Ducati announced that it was signing Marc Marquez for 2025 it was a tantalising prospect that piqued the interest of motorsport fans across the world.Who wouldn’t get on board the hype-train of seeing one of the greatest ever MotoGP riders joining the iconic team to win a seventh premier class world title?It would be one of the great sporting comebacks, given Marquez’s injuries, his battles …Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera says losing a likely maiden World Rally Championship victory on home soil on the penultimate stage is “quite an unreal feeling” after a near perfect Rally Finland.The two-time world champion was on course to become the first Finn to win the event since 2015, having won 11 stages that helped the Toyota driver into 45.8s lead over team-mate Sebastien Ogier heading into stage …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia says he risked suffering a crash if he had tried to stay in touch with MotoGP title rival Jorge Martin during their battle for the lead of the British Grand Prix.Winner of the previous four rounds, Bagnaia couldn’t put up a fight to the victorious Enea Bastianini or runner-up Pramac’s Martin, finishing more than six seconds off the lead in third at Silverstone on Sunday.It …Keep reading

Elfyn Evans admitted it is “looking difficult” to claim a maiden World Rally Championship title after leaving Rally Finland without scoring any points.The Toyota driver has dropped to fourth in the standings, 36 points adrift of championship leader Thierry Neuville after crashing out on the penultimate stage.Evans was firmly in the victory hunt after trailing then leader and team-mate Kalle …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier doesn’t yet have the “feeling” to challenge for a ninth World Rally Championship title, while again taking aim at the points system that he feels is devaluing the title race.The eight-time world champion, competing in part-time season, has emerged as Thierry Neuville’s nearest rival in the championship after taking victory at Rally Finland after long-time leader and …Keep reading

With only 20 seats available on the grid competition is fierce. Since Formula 1’s inaugural race at Silverstone in 1950, just 776 drivers can lay claim to being an F1 grand prix driver.With so few positions on the grid, competition is fierce so having the right person to get you that drive – and creating the right environment for you to flourish – is key.The majority of today’s F1 drivers have a …Keep reading