September 30, 2024

Pedro Acosta believes he is “getting closer and closer” to a first win in MotoGP after finishing second behind winner Jorge Martin during the Indonesian Grand Prix.The Spanish rookie produced arguably the most convincing performance of his short MotoGP career so far, as he muscled his way up to second place during the early stages before closing the gap to race leader Martin.While his bid for …Keep reading

KTM has announced that Aki Ajo will take up the role of team manager at its factory squad from next season.The Finn will step away from his current position as head of his own Ajo Motorsport Moto2/3 team in favour of helming KTM’s efforts in the premier class.Ajo comes on board in place of current KTM Factory Racing team boss Francesco Guidotti, who was this weekend confirmed as leaving the team …Keep reading

Oliver Oakes believes Alpine has more performance to show at the end of the current Formula 1 season having been “out of sync” with development.The French manufacturer has struggled for form all season having endured a wretched opening to the campaign and though fortunes have improved since then, reliability issues have kept Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon to only 13 points and ninth in the …Keep reading

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says it’s “impossible” for the federation to get the credit that he thinks it deserves for making improvements in the way the sport is run.Since Ben Sulayem became president of the FIA in December 2021, the federation has introduced a remote operations centre to assist race control at the track and launched a programme to train and mentor stewards and race …Keep reading

Yohan Rossel has been officially declared the winner of WRC2 at Rally Chile after stewards rejected a protest from Oliver Solberg.WRC2 title contender Solberg lodged a protest asking the stewards to re-evaluate a notional time awarded to Rossel that helped the Citroen driver to victory on Sunday. Rossel vaulted from third to WRC2 class lead when stewards deemed Solberg had hindered the Frenchman …Keep reading

Kyle Busch was despondent after spinning from the lead with 31 laps to go, losing his shot of ending a 50-race winless streak. The veteran driver was trying to hold back Ross Chastain in an intense back-and-forth battle when he spun at the exit of Turn 2. Busch was put in an awkward aero spot behind a defensive Chase Briscoe — a playoff driver racing hard to stay on the lead lap.”I am sure he …Keep reading

“Damn it, I wanted that one really bad,” said William Byron after losing out to Ross Chastain in the battle for the win. “It just sucks, man. You’re so close, and you know going to Talladega you know what that is. So just sucks, but proud of the effort.”Byron leaves Kansas atop the standings with a 34-point buffer, but he was one position away from not having to sweat at all over the next two …Keep reading