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Francesco Bagnaia produced a solid recovery in the Indonesian Grand Prix to keep the pressure on MotoGP world title rival Jorge Martin, despite having no answer to the Spaniard’s dominance.The two-time defending champion whittled Martin’s erstwhile 24 point advantage down to 21 points after consolidating his win in Saturday’s sprint race with a run to third in the full-length encounter.After …Keep reading

Mattias Ekstrom will join Ford’s factory programme in the Dakar Rally in 2025 after ending a 23-year stint with Audi.The Swede will contest next year’s Dakar in a works-entered Ford Raptor T1+, teaming up with Nani Roma, Mitch Guthrie Jr and fellow ex-Audi driver Carlos Sainz Sr in a four-strong line-up.This would be Ekstrom’s fifth straight appearance in the world’s most prestigious …Keep reading

BMW driver Dries Vanthoor believes the German manufacturer needs to upgrade its LMDh car in order to be a consistent frontrunner in the World Endurance Championship in 2025.The BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh has achieved limited success since it made its debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2023, while an expansion to the Hypercar class of the WEC this year has also been only modestly fruitful.BMW …Keep reading

Ott Tanak says Thierry Neuville is “not safe yet” after taking a nibble out of his Hyundai team-mate’s World Rally Championship lead at Rally Chile. The 2019 world champion outscored Neuville by five points last weekend to reduce the deficit in the title race to 29 points with two rounds of the seasons remaining in Central Europe and Japan, and 60 points on the table. In what proved to be a …Keep reading

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko wanted Daniel Ricciardo out of the RB seat after the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, Christian Horner has revealed.Ricciardo’s F1 career appears to be over after RB chiefs decided to replace him with Liam Lawson for the remainder of this campaign.It brings to an end a hugely successful career for the Australian, who won eight races for the Red Bull and …Keep reading

The decision of several key figures at Red Bull Racing to leave the F1 team is exactly what Jos Verstappen feared at the beginning of the year, the former F1 driver has told Autosport.At the start of the year, the father of three-time world champion Max Verstappen claimed that ‘the team is in danger of being torn apart’, so long as Christian Horner – who was accused by a female employee of …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton is officially entering the luxury fashion arena. The seven-time world champion, who inked a brand ambassadorship deal with Dior earlier this year, has appeared in his first campaign for the French fashion house.The campaign for Dior’s new lifestyle capsule collection — designed by Kim Jones in collaboration with Hamilton — offers the first glimpse into his high-fashion era as …Keep reading

Kyle Kirkwood may have ended his 2024 IndyCar Series season with a goose egg in the win column, but he still displayed still plenty of growth and promise over the entire year.The 25-year-old native of Jupiter, Florida, wrapped up his third season — second behind the wheel of the No. 27 Andretti Global Honda — with one podium, five top fives, 13 tops 10s and one pole. Additionally, he had the …Keep reading

It was Francesco Bagnaia who’d be the one to rather succinctly sum up the general mood towards the 2024 MotoGP world championship title race as he settled in for his media session on Saturday afternoon.”This season it is looking like a championship of mistakes!”It’s a comment that was delivered jokingly, yet at the same time articulated exactly what many were thinking after Jorge Martin took his …Keep reading

These bracket-busters are throwing a wrench into the plans of the NASCAR Cup title combatants, stealing valuable points and race wins. Chris Buescher did it first at Watkins Glen, and now Ross Chastain, who has been a constant presence at the front since just missing out on being a part of the 2024 title fight. Chastain ran inside the top-five for the majority of the playoff opener at Atlanta and …Keep reading