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Finding the right #2 driver is as much art as science. Teams need someone talented enough to score podiums, and savvy enough to understand their role. Make a mistake, and your #1 driver can spend the season dragging dead weight, particularly in the fight for the constructor’s title. Which brings us to Sergio Pérez.Red Bull Racing brought Pérez aboard for 2021 to complement then-wunderkind …Keep reading

Gregoire Munster will team up with M-Sport-Ford for a second full-time season in the World Rally Championship next year. Munster has agreed a new deal with the British squad to pilot one of two Ford Puma Rally1 cars after completing a maiden full season in the WRC’s top tier with the operation this year.The Luxembourger, who will turn 26 on Christmas Eve, had been in the running to …Keep reading

Enea Bastianini feels he needs to be more “explosive” on track after ending a four-year stint with Ducati in MotoGP.Bastianini has been associated with Ducati in his entire premier class career, but is parting ways with the Borgo Panigale marque at the end of 2024 to start a new chapter with Tech 3 KTM.The Italian rider impressed with his speed and skills on satellite machinery in …Keep reading

Mattias Ekstrom has said he is willing to contest the Dakar Rally for the next 15 years if that is what it takes to win the world’s most prestigious rally-raid.Although best known for his success in the DTM where he claimed two titles with Abt Audi, Ekstrom has increasingly shifted his focus to avenues outside of circuit racing in recent years.After success in the World Rallycross …Keep reading

Timo Glock will return to the DTM for the first time in three years after signing a deal with Dorr Motorsport for the 2025 season.The five-time race winner will pilot a McLaren 720S GT3 EVO for Dorr Group, replacing Clemens Schmid in the squad’s two-car line-up.This would be the German’s first foray into the DTM since he made a wildcard appearance with Ceccato in 2022 at the wheel of a …Keep reading

Formula 1’s current ground-effect cars are unlikely to go down as fond favourites for the engineers and designers who have worked with them.Running ultra low to the ground, with super stiff suspension to keep ride heights at their optimum, they are tricky beasts to keep in the perfect balance window – as many teams have found out to their cost.But there is another truth that has …Keep reading

Max Verstappen says he sees no reason to change Formula 1 teams before his current Red Bull deal is up in 2028.Verstappen and Red Bull went through a turbulent first half of the season both on and off the track, marked by power plays behind the scene behind team boss Christian Horner and advisor Helmut Marko, who enjoys the support of Verstappen’s entourage.Horner survived calls from …Keep reading

Simulation has become a vital part of modern racing. Drivers from multiple series and racing disciplines have put digital tracks and cars through their paces to familiarize themselves with the tracks they’ve never raced, or cars they’ve never tracked. As an added bonus, they don’t have to put actual miles on the car, or spend the money to run it. This approach to testing and racing has …Keep reading

Yamaha is ready to begin track testing of the new V4 engine for its MotoGP bike, although the initial run at Jerez last week had to be delayed.Yamaha, the only MotoGP manufacturer still running inline four-cylinder engines, has been pushing with the development of the new unit in an attempt to catch up with its rivals after several difficult seasons.Its engineers in Iwata have been working …Keep reading

Citroen Racing will field brothers Yohan and Leo Rossel as its driver line-up to tackle the 2025 World Rally Championship.The French manufacturer has elected to continue its relationship with Yohan Rossel following a 2024 season where the 29-year-old challenged for the WRC2 title.Yohan took victory in the Monte Carlo and Chile rounds driving the C3 Rally2, run by DG Sport, but his title …Keep reading