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Damon Hill has announced his exit from the Sky Sports Formula 1 presenting roster ahead of the 2024 season-ending triple-header.The 1996 Formula 1 world champion had been a permanent fixture on the Sky Sports team since the broadcaster gained the rights to F1 from the BBC ahead of the 2012 season.Writing on social media, the 64-year-old said: “It’s been a fantastic 13 years with Sky Sports F1 but …Keep reading

Macau Grand Prix drivers were summoned to an extra briefing after McLaren junior Ugo Ugochukwu topped two qualifying sessions that featured a combined total of 12 red-flag periods.The first 40-minute segment was held on Thursday in the wet and that had five stoppages as the Formula Regional World Cup drivers battled tricky conditions.Friday morning practice was also wet and that meant the second …Keep reading

LCR Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami led the way in first MotoGP practice for the Barcelona Grand Prix after completing a late run on fresh tyres.Fitting a new soft tyre on the front of his Honda RC213V, Nakagami posted a time of 1m40.510s with just two minutes left on the clock to start his final weekend in MotoGP at the top of the leaderboard.The Japanese rider had suffered an early crash at Turn 2 …Keep reading

An adjustment to Appendix K of the FIA’s International Sporting Code does not, on the face of it, sound like much to get excited about. But for fans of historic racing, the decision announced following last month’s World Motor Sport Council meeting to issue Historic Technical Passports (HTPs) to machinery built between 1991 and 2000 from next year could have major ramifications.“It would be …Keep reading

Croatia will return to the World Rally Championship calendar in 2026 after securing a new multi-year agreement. The asphalt event made its WRC debut in 2021, quickly becoming a regular hosting four editions of the event, before losing its place on the 2025 calendar.The WRC Promoter was in discussions to renew its agreement, with a three-year deal on the table beginning from 2025, but organisers …Keep reading

New-for-2025 Sauber Formula 1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto has revealed he has “always admired” Max Verstappen and his driving style, placing the Dutchman alongside Ayrton Senna as his inspiration in racing.Bortoleto, who leads the F2 championship standings heading into the final two rounds of the season, was announced last week as Sauber’s second new recruit alongside Nico Hulkenberg in the team’s …Keep reading

Will Brown has taken provisional pole position for Saturday’s opening race of the Adelaide 500 in a dramatic qualifying session interrupted by a red-flag after three crashes at the exit of Turn 8.What was planned to be a short 15-minute stanza to determine grid positions 11-24 for Saturday’s race was stopped after five minutes when David Reynolds, and his Team18 Chevrolet could not avoid the …Keep reading

Despite some teething issues — Formula 1’s first Las Vegas Grand Prix on and around the gambling haven’s iconic Strip was both an on-track and commercial success. After several hiccups during practice the race turned out to be entertaining, and the marketing and hospitality-driven hype around the race ensured the event generated more tax revenue than any other event in Las Vegas history, with …Keep reading

Alex Palou is a three-time IndyCar Series champion, with the last two clinched in stunning back-to-back success. Yet, even as a reigning champ, Palou feels his resume is unfinished without a victory in the Indianapolis 500.“You cannot be an amazing IndyCar driver without winning the Indy 500, for sure,” Palou told Motorsport.com. “I would say winning it multiple times, it’s really tough just …Keep reading

Worlds collided when Trackhouse Racing teammates Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch met up with RB’s Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson in Texas earlier this year. All four Red Bull athletes got together to see what would happen when you put an F1 driver in a stock car on a dirt oval no less.Van Gisbergen is a three-time Supercars champion who became a full-time NASCAR driver after his stunning Cup …Keep reading