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Charlotte Motor Speedway, which hosts NASCAR’s longest race (the Coca-Cola 600) every Memorial Day weekend, has opened its campgrounds to evacuees fleeing the dangerous hurricane that is pummeling the Florida coast.Track officials have instructed people to check in at the Camping World Racing Resort office, found at the entrance of the zMax Dragway. People will also be able to access facilities on …Keep reading

Elfyn Evans snatched the Rally Chile lead from Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier after the Frenchman was forced to change a wheel on stage three.Evans delivered strong pace throughout the morning’s gravel stages to head to midday service with a 2.2s lead over Toyota team-mate and reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera.Toyota protege Sami Pajari climbed to third [+6.6s} …Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo has credited the “good steps” made by Yamaha in recent weeks for securing another direct passage through to Q2 for the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix.The Frenchman enjoyed a confidence-boosting run to the sixth fastest time in Friday’s second practice session at Mandalika, Quartararo emerging as the highest-placed non-Ducati rider en route to an assured spot in Saturday …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia confessed he felt pressure coming into the closing stages of second practice for the Indonesian Grand Prix after leaving it until the final minutes to book his place into Q2 at the Mandalika Street Circuit.Appearing to be on the back foot for much of the day, the double defending champion languished outside the top 10 in both practice sessions for much of Friday as he struggled …Keep reading

Christian Horner thinks Red Bull’s poor Italian Grand Prix weekend may have been the low point that helped turn its 2024 season around.Red Bull’s performance dip hit a new low in Monza where the RB20 was the fourth-fastest car, with Max Verstappen calling his car a “monster” as he became ever more pessimistic about his chances of holding off McLaren’s Lando Norris in the championship.But the Italy …Keep reading

A United States judge has dismissed the trademark infringement case made by Haas Automation against its former Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner.In May, the Haas F1 team’s parent company Haas Automation sued Steiner for alleged trademark infringements in his Surviving to Drive autobiography, claiming that Steiner used Haas branding and trademarks in his book without permission or consent …Keep reading

Red Bull’s Helmut Marko says the team is interested in retaining Daniel Ricciardo in some role following his Formula 1 exit.On Thursday Ricciardo was officially replaced at Red Bull’s satellite RB team by reserve driver Liam Lawson.Lawson will partner Yuki Tsunoda from October’s Austin round onwards as Red Bull weighs up its options for its long-term driver line-up at the main team.It will likely …Keep reading

Jorge Martin has committed to Ducati’s latest aerodynamic package after MotoGP title rival Francesco Bagnaia opted against it, following the opening day at the Indonesian Grand Prix.With six rounds of the season remaining, Pramac Ducati rider Martin arrives for the first of five flyaway rounds in Indonesia armed with a 24-point buffer over defending champion Bagnaia.In a season that has seen …Keep reading

Aki Ajo has emerged as the lead candidate to become KTM team boss for the 2025 MotoGP world championship season, while development rider Dani Pedrosa is also set to play a part in the manufacturer’s management reshuffle.With Francesco Guidotti’s exit from the Austrian team at the end of the season having been all-but confirmed ahead of this weekend’s Indonesian Grand Prix, paddock rumours in …Keep reading

M-Sport is treating Martins Sesks’ Rally Chile outing as an “extended audition” in the World Rally Championship as the Ford team continues to assess the young driver’s skills for the future.Rising star Sesks and co-driver Renars Francis have earned a third outing in Ford Puma Rally1 this year following impressive displays to finish fifth and seventh respectively in Poland and Latvia rounds …Keep reading