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Toyota’s new World Rally Championship signing Sami Pajari has announced that Marko Salminen will be his co-driver for his first full-time season in the Rally1 class next year.Pajari has spent the last three years working alongside Enni Malkonen, but that partnership recently ended after winning the WRC2 title at last month’s Rally Japan.     The 23-year-old Finn cited that at this point of …Keep reading

There is a lot to suggest that Sergio Perez’s Formula 1 career will come to an end in a week’s time.On Sunday evening in Qatar, Red Bull bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko for the first time clearly gave the impression that the decision had at least then been as good as made if they alone could make it.”We will fully support him until the chequered flag drops in Abu Dhabi. Whatever he …Keep reading

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem believes Cadillac’s planned entry into Formula 1 is a win for everybody after suggesting he was sent to ‘hell and back’ for opening up the grid.Following an 11th team entry process saga that began all the way back in February 2023, the situation finally appears to have a satisfactory conclusion with F1 announcing last week that it had approved in principle …Keep reading

The Pit Boost concept which will require Formula E drivers to make a mandatory pitstop is set to be implemented during races in the upcoming 2024/25 season, Motorsport.com understands.The technology, which means the new Gen3 Evo cars will receive a 10% battery recharge at 600kW that will take approximately 30 seconds, has finally been given the green light after being in development for the last …Keep reading

KTM’s MotoGP bosses have decided to pause the development of its bikes amid the huge financial crisis the Austrian manufacturer is facing, Motorsport.com has learned.The decision is one of the measures included in the plan aimed at keeping KTM’s sporting project safe after the manufacturer filed for insolvency last week.It was revealed last week that KTM, part of the Pierer Mobility group, has a …Keep reading

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has said he has zero concerns about Lewis Hamilton’s speed, despite the difficult end to the Formula 1 season he is having with Mercedes.Hamilton has struggled to extract as much pace out of the W15 car consistently this year as his team-mate George Russell.The seven-time champion also had a torrid time at the Qatar Grand Prix as he came home 12th after a jump start, a …Keep reading

Three safety cars, a veritable smorgasbord of penalties, and a series of surprise results all defined this year’s trip to the Losail circuit: a featureless expanse in the Qatari desert that has inexplicably become a favourite among the drivers. The racing might have been a little stilted at the front in the opening half of the race, but it only needed Alex Albon’s displaced wing mirror to set off …Keep reading

Ex-Moto2 rider Axel Pons has radically altered his life after retiring from motorcycle racing, having walked barefoot from Spain to Pakistan on his way to India.The Spaniard, who raced in the intermediate class between 2009-17 with limited success, returned to the limelight when a video of him surfaced on the internet and became viral, attracting hundreds of thousand views.In the clip, Pons …Keep reading

Alpine boss Oliver Oakes believes that Jack Doohan is well prepared for his Formula 1 debut at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, although admits the benchmark set by other debutants this year is high.Doohan will replace Esteban Ocon for the season finale after the Frenchman was released from the team to join Haas in the end-of-season test at Yas Marina.The Australian, son of five-time motorcycling world …Keep reading

Very fine margins are deciding Formula 1 races. Even over the course of a grand prix or sprint distance – think Lando Norris leaving the door ajar for Max Verstappen in the shorter Austria contest this year – a split-second call can make the difference.Maybe this is why the drivers are so tetchy these days – George Russell’s understandable efforts to get Verstappen penalised after Qatar GP …Keep reading