September 25, 2024

Hungary’s Balaton Park will host both World Superbikes and MotoGP over a one-month period next year, marking the country’s return to top-tier motorcycle racing for the first time in over three decades.Balaton Park Circuit is a 2.5-mile circuit in western Hungary owned by one-time F1 practice session starter Chanoch Nissany. Far from being a repurposed airfield as so many other tracks start …Keep reading

The dramatized story of Brazilian Formula 1 legend, Ayrton Senna, will arrive on the small screen this Fall. Netflix’s ‘Senna,’ which stars Gabriel Leone in the title role, is slated for release on November 29. The six-episode miniseries charts the rise — and tragic death — of the three-time world champion, featuring a raft of prominent figures from the F1 world who impacted Senna’s life on …Keep reading

Another late-race caution led to another late-race restart at the Go Bowling at The Glen race earlier this month. And as it typically does, the result was chaos for NASCAR Cup drivers as they fought for the same real estate, like William Byron and Brad Keselowski who came together, with the help of Joey Logano and put the race back into yet another full-course caution. The chain of events ended …Keep reading

Sergio Perez doubled his praise of rookie driver Franco Colapinto and reckoned the young Argentine “didn’t put a foot wrong” in his defence at the Singapore Grand Prix.Colapinto once again impressed in Singapore with a brave move into Turn 1, which ensured he got up to ninth place on the opening lap. He then held his own in defence against Perez, which stifled the Mexican driver’s progress in …Keep reading

Ed Carpenter Racing has confirmed its 2025 IndyCar Series line-up with Alexander Rossi partnering Christian Rasmussen, with both drivers signing multi-year deals.Rossi joins after spending the past two seasons with Arrow McLaren and will pilot the team’s No. 20 Chevrolet-powered entry.Fresh off a rookie campaign that featured one top-10 result despite only running 14 of 17 races, Rasmussen …Keep reading

MotoGP has postponed the return of the Indian Grand Prix on the calendar until 2026 due to what it has described as ‘operational circumstances’.As revealed by Motorsport.com on Tuesday, MotoGP will not visit India next year, with the race at the Buddh International Circuit now moved to ‘reserve event’ status for 2025.It is understood that the local authorities have failed to find the …Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has asked for a “civilised” approach to the current controversy over swearing, in the wake of the FIA punishing Max Verstappen for use of a swear word.In Singapore’s Thursday press conference, Verstappen was reflecting on the previous race in Azerbaijan had described his car as “f***ed” – to which the FIA took a dim view and handed him the equivalent of community …Keep reading

Joan Mir feels Honda’s double points finish in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was “real” and representative of where it should be in MotoGP at the moment.Despite tangling with Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez on the opening lap and dropping to last place, Mir was able to mount an impressive fightback to take 11th at the chequered flag and equal Honda’s best result of 2024.The Spaniard’s run …Keep reading

It was a grey Sunday 32 years ago when Mark Skaife and Jim Richards stood on the top step of the podium. It was an emotional moment; not only had the Bathurst 1000 been cut short by a torrential storm, the drivers had learned only hours earlier that Denny Hulme, who was racing a BMW in the event, had died of a heart attack while at the wheel.Richards and Skaife had piloted Nissan’s Skyline GT-R to …Keep reading