November 19, 2024

In June, fresh off of an eighth-place finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway, Parker Kligerman went for a run in the mountains. He’d spent years chasing the top levels of motorsport, reaching them, falling out of them, then climbing them again. During that time, he’d have waves of emotions about how his driving career would end. When morale was low, he’d …Keep reading

Marc Marquez says he felt “very comfortable and very calm” on his first day with the works Ducati team, describing it as the best outfit in present-day MotoGP.Having signed a two-year contract with the Italian factory, Marquez got his first taste of the Ducati GP25 in the official test at Barcelona on Tuesday.Completing a total of 49 laps, including some on the championship-winning GP24, Marquez …Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has claimed suggestions he is “happy” that Lewis Hamilton is leaving the team have taken his comments “out of context”.Hamilton is entering his last three races in Mercedes colours before his switch to Ferrari for next year, having won six F1 drivers’ titles in his time with the Brackley-based outfit that he joined in 2013.It left Mercedes with a seat …Keep reading

The Las Vegas Grand Prix’s current version is substantially different than the original early-’80s race, which was held, glamorously, in the parking lot of Caesar’s Palace. For one, it features a 3.8-mile city course with DRS zones and one legendary blast down Sin City’s (in)famous Strip. With a pair of sizable straights, drivers will crest more than 215 mph at various points. Max Verstappen …Keep reading

Joan Mir admitted that he was “angry” with Honda after Tuesday’s MotoGP test in Barcelona, as the Japanese manufacturer failed to bring any new upgrades to the beleaguered RC213V.With Honda ending the season at the bottom of the manufacturers’ championship and 49 points behind its nearest rival Yamaha, expectations were high from HRC during the all-important end-of-season test in Spain.But while …Keep reading

Arrow McLaren has confirmed the departure of Gavin Ward, who served in the role as Team Principal with the IndyCar team over the last two seasons. While the announcement came on Tuesday morning, the team shared that Ward’s status was effective on Monday, November 18. Per the release, this was a “mutual and strategic decision as the team positions itself for growth and performance” heading …Keep reading

Gresini rider Alex Marquez set the pace in the post-season MotoGP test in Barcelona on Tuesday, as his elder brother Marc Marquez completed his first outing with the factory Ducati team.The younger Marquez led the times for the majority of the seven-hour session at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after jumping to the top of the leaderboard early on with a 1m40.006s flier.New factory KTM rider Pedro …Keep reading

RFK Racing hasn’t run three full-time cars in the NASCAR Cup series since 2016, but that changes in 2025 when the team will enter the No. 60 car alongside the No. 6 driven by team co-owner Brad Keselowski and the No. 17 of Chris Buescher.This newly announced entry will be piloted by none other than Ryan Preece — the last of the four Stewart-Haas Racing drivers to find a new seat after the team …Keep reading

The streets of Monte Carlo, with their mythical aura which are steeped in history and a touch of glamour, remain a daunting prospect for even the most grizzled racing drivers to tackle at speed, let alone a teenager with just 20 minutes in which to prepare.It was an unenviable challenge that Taylor Barnard faced earlier this year and, in the process, made him the youngest starter of a Formula E …Keep reading

Ducati test rider Michele Pirro was able to exchange spoken messages with team manager Davide Tardozzi over radio during Tuesday’s MotoGP test in Barcelona.In the first minutes of the official test at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, an intercom that Dorna had been developing was installed in Pirro’s helmet before he went out on track. On the other side, Tardozzi was given a headset with an …Keep reading