August 6, 2024

The promising signs of Japanese motorsport’s belated bounceback

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Super GT is venturing beyond Japanese shores next year. The championship’s first-ever night race at Sepang in Malaysia, which should have taken place in 2020 only to be scuppered by the onset of the global health crisis, was part of the series’ 2025 calendar released at the start of this month.You’ll struggle to find anyone in the Super GT …Keep reading

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Daniel Ricciardo exclusive: “Nothing can hurt me anymore”

Just a few weeks ago Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 career looked dead in the water. Then he re-emerged as a contender to replace Sergio Perez mid-season at Red Bull, which is the reason he was brought back into the fold in the first place.F1 can be a funny old business, and a veteran Ricciardo has seen most sides of it.”It is a funny business,” he grins in agreement as Motorsport.com catches up …Keep reading

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Vinales: Aprilia’s situation getting “worse and worse” in MotoGP

Maverick Vinales says Aprilia’s situation in MotoGP is getting “worse and worse” with every round after a disastrous run for him in the British Grand Prix.Struggling with heavy degradation on medium tyres on his RS-GP, Americas GP winner Vinales slid from eighth on the grid to a measly 13th place, his worst result of the 2024 season.His team-mate Aleix Espargaro dropped from pole position to …Keep reading

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Behind the scenes at Red Bull and Ford’s F1 engine project

On the Tuesday before Silverstone’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone a handful of media are welcomed into the Jochen Rindt building. It is the location on the Red Bull Campus in Milton Keynes where Red Bull Powertrains and Ford are working away with hundreds of employees on Red Bull’s own engine project for 2026.That year, both the engine and chassis regulations will undergo a major overhaul in …Keep reading

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Pajari among Toyota’s driver options for WRC in 2025 – Latvala

Sami Pajari is a potential driver option for Toyota in the World Rally Championship next year following an impressive Rally1 debut in Finland, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.Toyota handed WRC2 title contenders Pajari and co-driver Enni Malkonen an opportunity to showcase their potential piloting a fifth GR Yaris Rally1 car in last weekend’s Rally Finland.The duo turned heads by …Keep reading

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