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Toyota was quick to play down the significance of setting the fastest time with its #8 GR010 Hybrid during the 2025 Le Mans Test Day. Still, Toyota sees areas for improvement.Test Day ended with the #8 Toyota on top of the timesheets at Le Mans on Sunday, Brendon Hartley clocking a 3:26.246. But anyone familiar with the Japanese squad knows they’re not putting much stock in what remains a …Keep reading

Toyota topped the times at the Le Mans Test Day as track running ahead of next weekend’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship kicked off on Sunday. Brendon Hartley led the way aboard the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a 3m26.246s set early in the second of two three-hours sessions on the full Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans. That gave him half a second …Keep reading

Dodge has an impressive history in NASCAR’s top division, which includes five Daytona 500 wins between 1973 and 2008. The blue-chip brand has been around for a while, but its involvement in NASCAR has been sporadic.The manufacturer left for 16 years following the 1985 season, ending factory support. It made an exciting return in 2001, which lasted until the end of the 2012 season. They even …Keep reading

Off the back of an eight-placed finish in the Aragon feature race, Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi feels positive about the bike’s overall improvements and the team’s progress.Bezzecchi proved his ability to work his way up the pack during Sunday’s race, recovering from 20th on the grid to approach the front of the field, eventually crossing the line in eighth behind Joan Mir and ahead of …Keep reading

The NASCAR Truck Series field will feature four manufacturers for the first time in over a decade next season with Ram entering the category, joining Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota.This is a monumental decision that has been rumored for several months, but representatives from Ram and Stellantis finally confirmed it in a public unveiling at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday.Speaking …Keep reading

After being on the podium in three of the first four races, including the win in Austin, Pecco Bagnaia sank into a kind of negative spiral starting from the French Grand Prix (16th), without being able to recover in the British Grand Prix (crash) — a bad dynamic that continued in the Aragón sprint, where he lost many positions and finished 12th.The two-time MotoGP champion asked Ducati for …Keep reading

The sanctioning body remains focused on getting at least four manufacturers back in the Cup Series, which hasn’t happened since 2012. While Dodge is certainly a possibility, especially following news of Ram’s return to the Truck Series, NASCAR’s options are not limited.Speaking to a limited media availability that included Motorsport.com, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing …Keep reading

One of the major talking points of the Aragon Grand Prix was the dramatic dogfight between Franco Morbidelli and Fermin Aldeguer. The pair sparred over several laps, even having contact on the back straight during their attempts to gain track position.These professionals weren’t racing for the lead — this was for 5th, and it was epic. Morbidelli described what was happening …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier has reiterated that he has no plans to contest a full World Rally Championship season, after climbing to second in the standings following an ‘almost perfect’ run to victory in Sardinia.The eight-time world champion’s 7.9s win over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak added further gloss to a blistering start to a part-time campaign for Toyota, which stands at three wins and a …Keep reading

Team Schubert driver Rene Rast took a commanding lights-to-flag victory in the second DTM race of the Zandvoort round.The polesitter was challenged by his team-mate Marco Wittmann in the final stages of the race but held on to secure the win, with the BMW drivers consistently faster than their rivals.“We made up for yesterday’s blunder and I’m super happy,” Rast told ran …Keep reading