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Toto Wolff has conceded Mercedes “read the race wrong” with Lewis Hamilton’s strategy at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.Hamilton pulled out a stellar effort to turn his qualifying fortunes around and take third on the grid at the Marina Bay Circuit, lining up behind championship protagonists Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.But when the tyre blankets were removed ahead of the race start …Keep reading

The World Rally Championship is confident Paraguay will offer the series a “unique new story” next year following last weekend’s successful test event.Paraguay is set to make its WRC debut next year as the gravel rally joins an expanded 14-round 2025 calendar after signing a multi-year agreement.Last weekend, WRC event director Simon Larkin, alongside representatives from Toyota, M-Sport-Ford, the …Keep reading

No one can dispute Stefan Pierer’s long-standing business acumen. In addition to holding the position of CEO at KTM, he also sits on the boards of several billion-dollar companies.At the same time, it is clear that business projections are not so easily replicated in an ecosystem like MotoGP. The Austrian company is already running late, according to the timeline set by its most senior executive …Keep reading

The McLaren Formula 1 team has announced it has signed Red Bull’s chief strategist Will Courtenay as its new sporting director.After a two-decade stint at Red Bull, in which he rose to become the world champion squad’s head of race strategy for the past 14 years, Courtenay will join title rival McLaren in a position reporting to its long-time racing director Randeep Singh as it aims to bolster its …Keep reading

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has admitted his team doesn’t have the outright speed to challenge McLaren for this years’ constructors’ championship, but hopes it will still be in the mix through consistency.While McLaren has been the form team in F1, taking over from Red Bull, Ferrari’s resurgence in recent races has allowed it to remain in outside contention for the world championship.With six …Keep reading

The DTM will not use the gravel strip Formula 1 experimented with at the final two corners of the Red Bull Ring this year to fix the circuit’s long-running track limits problem.Ever since the Spielberg venue became a mainstay of the motorsport calendar again after being refurbished by energy drinks giant Red Bull, there have been constant complaints about drivers running off the circuit and …Keep reading

India’s chances of returning to the MotoGP calendar in 2025 are fading, Motorsport.com has learned, ahead of the official unveiling of next year’s calendar.The race at the Buddh circuit, just outside Delhi, made its debut in the championship in 2023 but did not take place this season despite appearing in the original schedule.In a rather bizarre announcement, both Dorna, the world championship’s …Keep reading

With Red Bull’s RB20 known to have weaknesses over bumps and kerbs, the mindset heading into the event had always been one of damage limitation.But things seemed even bleaker after Friday practice when both Verstappen and Sergio Perez seemed to be out of sorts with their cars.They were both unhappy with the handling, the tyres were not firing up and there was a real risk that they were going to …Keep reading

Michelin says it couldn’t find any problem with Francesco Bagnaia’s rear tyre in its initial analysis following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Bagnaia suffered an inexplicable drop in pace after losing second place to team-mate Enea Bastianini on lap five of 27 at Misano, a problem that also threatened his place on the podium as Gresini’s Marc Marquez closed in.But even …Keep reading

Alpine’s factory effort in the World Endurance Championship will not be affected by any potential changes to its Formula 1 engine programme.Bruno Famin, vice president of motorsport at Alpine, has stated that the Renault brand will continue to build and maintain engines for its A424 LMDh car at Viry-Chatillon in France for the foreseeable future.Renault’s Viry factory has been building engines for …Keep reading