August 27, 2024

The McLaren Formula E team has confirmed that Taylor Barnard will partner Sam Bird at the team for the upcoming 2024/25 season.Barnard, an Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year finalist in 2023, takes the place of Jake Hughes, who was confirmed at Maserati MSG earlier this month.The Briton became the youngest driver to compete in the all-electric championship at the age of 19 when …Keep reading

On the one hand, Williams’ revisions showed some huge promise in practice and qualifying – as Alex Albon put the team back in Q3.As boss James Vowles explained: “We’re in a situation where that update is producing good results, and in a very tight midfield we’re able to put the car back into that Q3 position.“That was also mirrored by a long run on Friday that again was positive. It had …Keep reading

Formula 1 teams face a step into the unknown this weekend with a newly resurfaced Monza set to throw up some surprises at the Italian Grand Prix.As part of a major revamp to modernise the famous Autodromo, which has included work on access tunnels and infrastructure, the entire track has been resurfaced.New asphalt often has a big impact on the characteristics of a venue, and early indications …Keep reading

Marc Marquez says he “doesn’t care a lot” about the number of times he has crashed in MotoGP this year, but is keen on cutting down on errors in races.The Gresini rider suffered 16 falls in the opening 11 rounds of the season, putting him on top on the list of riders with most crashes in 2024.The six-time champion has always had a reputation of crashing too often in the premier class …Keep reading

While Lando Norris recovered from a poor getaway to win Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix, McLaren is under no illusions that it needs to get on top of its starts.Even at Zandvoort, a similarly bad launch for Oscar Piastri dropped him behind George Russell and into the dirty air that would eventually rob him of a podium chance – and an opportunity to get in front of Max Verstappen.As McLaren boss …Keep reading

For the first time since his home race joined the Formula 1 calendar in 2021, Max Verstappen wasn’t the man to beat in Zandvoort.Verstappen was soundly defeated by McLaren’s Lando Norris in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix – to the tune of three tenths – and while another stuttering start cost Norris the lead on race day, he soon swept past and sailed off into the distance, defeating Verstappen …Keep reading

The 2025 Supercars Silly Season took a turn on Tuesday with the news that Mark Winterbottom will split with Team18 at the end of the season, and his seat will be filled by Anton De Pasquale.Winterbottom, the 2015 Supercars champion, confirmed on social media that the Chevrolet team, owned by businessman Charlie Schwerkolt, has signed another driver for next season.“To my supporters, the last 24 …Keep reading

Martins Sesks will rejoin the World Rally Championship’s top tier after securing a deal to contest Rally Chile next month. The 24-year-old Latvian made his Rally1 debut earlier this year courtesy of a two-round programme funded by the WRC Promoter and his personal sponsors to compete in Poland (June) and Latvia (July).Sesks and co-driver Renars Francis turned heads in those two gravel rallies …Keep reading