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MotoGP will reveal its new corporate identity after its traditional end-of-the-season gala in Barcelona on Sunday, with Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke hosting the presentation.MotoGP is set to enter a new era in 2025, with Liberty Media set to complete the purchase of a majority stake in Dorna by the end of the year.But that’s not the only thing that is changing about MotoGP, with the …Keep reading

Giano Taurino/Ernie Francis are the 2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America champions, thanks to the podium achieved in an exciting Race 2 that took place at Jerez.With temperatures on the rise thanks to the sun shining over Andalusia, the TR3 Racing pair administered their race with intelligence and perfection, staying out of trouble while the others were jostling amongst themselves and …Keep reading

The World Rally Championship has announced that it will drop hybrid units from Rally1 cars in 2025.As reported by Motorsport.com earlier, the 130kW plug-in hybrid system that was first introduced in 2022 along with the current-generation Rally1 cars has been axed due to rising costs.The decision was ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Friday following an e-vote and will result in …Keep reading

Some 35+ years ago, David Wilson, currently group vice president and president of TRD USA, was a considerable expert of feminine hygiene products. It comes off as one of those charming “interesting facts about yourself” that you’d share as an icebreaker — more on this in a moment.But this conversation was more than just an introduction, even if it was the first time the two of us were able …Keep reading

After almost two decades working at one of the most successful junior single-seater teams in motorsport, Stephanie Carlin joined McLaren at the beginning of the year, supporting young drivers who are part of the team’s Driver Development Programme.Carlin’s route to the job is in stark contrast to the previous academy chief at the Formula 1 constructors’ championship-leading outfit, with Emanuele …Keep reading

Corvette Racing partner squad Pratt Miller Motorsports will add a prototype programme to its IMSA SportsCar Championship roster next season by fielding an LMP2 entry alongside its GTD Pro effort.Pietro Fittipaldi has switched from the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing IndyCar programme to lead its driver line-up in an ORECA-Gibson 07. He will be joined by Irishman James Roe, who is set to dovetail a …Keep reading

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia set the pace in second MotoGP practice at the Barcelona Grand Prix, as championship leader Jorge Martin ended up fifth.A late flying lap from Bagnaia on the GP24 propelled Bagnaia to the top of the order with a 1m38.918s, just under a tenth quicker than VR46 rival Marco Bezzecchi.Bezzecchi had led the majority of the session on last year’s GP23 bike …Keep reading

Williams has announced that Carlos Sainz has received Ferrari’s permission to appear in Formula 1’s season-concluding Abu Dhabi tyre test to get an early sample of his new team’s car.Sainz will join Williams alongside Alex Albon in 2025, with his current deal to race for Ferrari expiring at the end of the year and his seat being taken by current Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.Both Sainz and …Keep reading

Dan Wells and Emilien Carde triumphed in Race 2 of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia, becoming 2024 Champions at the end of a hard-fought 50-minute encounter that had its fair share of incidents and surprises.At Jerez de la Frontera, where the Lamborghini World Finals get underway from tomorrow, this morning the sun broke through the clouds that had dumped a lot of water on the Andalusian track …Keep reading

Ask Jan Lammers to name his favourite racing car, and he doesn’t plump for any of the Formula 1 machines he raced or tested – and the latter category includes the world championship-winning Lotus 79.Nor does he go for the Toyota TS010 3.5-litre Group C contender he describes as the “fastest thing I ever drove”. Top of the list for the 1988 Le Mans 24 Hours winner is the BMW M1 Procar in …Keep reading