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Toyota’s chances of winning the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown are “pretty much gone” after Hyundai scored a 1-2-3 at the Acropolis Rally, reckons team boss Jari-Matti Latvala.The reigning manufacturers’ champions endured a weekend to forget, leaving Greece 35 points behind Hyundai in the championship standings with only three rounds of the season remaining.Toyota’s rally …Keep reading

Factory Lamborghini driver Jordan Pepper blasted Rene Rast after their collision in Sunday’s DTM race at the Sachsenring, saying the rules are different for the three-time champion.Schubert BMW’s Rast was trying to overtake Pepper for 11th when he tagged the Grasser Lamborghini of the DTM debutant into Turn 1, sending him crashing into the back of Marco Wittmann, who was running ahead of …Keep reading

Alpine expects to have a final decision on its 2026 engine partner in less than a month’s time, as Renault’s board presses on with its assessment of its Viry-Chatillon-based Formula 1 engine project.Renault had begun the process of developing a power unit that would satisfy the 2026 regulations, which features a more even split between the internal combustion engine and the hybrid components in …Keep reading

The race ended in a two-lap dash in overtime with Ryan Blaney pushing his Penske teammate Logano and Ross Chastain pushing Trackhouse teammate Daniel Suarez. The Trackhouse drivers quickly became disconnected, clearing the way for Logano to win for the 34th time in his career and his second of the year.”Just incredible execution from the team,” said Logano, who now has two Cup wins at Atlanta …Keep reading

Kyle Larson was mixing it up for the lead in a clean opening run at Atlanta when on Lap 56, while running third, the rear of the car started to lost traction. Larson overcorrected and slammed the outside wall in a violent impact, destroying the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.”I’m okay,” said a dejected Larson after being released from the infield care center. “Thankfully, everything held up …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia feels a “maximum” second place in the San Marino Grand Prix has provided the ideal result to slash into Jorge Martin’s MotoGP points lead.For the second year in a row Bagnaia performed a ‘phoenix’ effect at his home grand prix, following 2023 when he kept his pursuit of a second title on course with a podium finish at Misano just one week after a massive smash in …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier has revealed that a puncture contributed to his final stage roll at the Acropolis Rally that has “put ourselves in a bad position” in the World Rally Championship title battle.The eight-time world champion appeared on course to finish second behind eventual winner and title rival Thierry Neuville before crashing out on the rally-ending Power Stage that halted any hopes of …Keep reading

With the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs set to begin at Atlanta Motor Speedway, it’s time to make some predictions that surely will not age poorly. It’s true few would have named Blaney as the 2023 champion at the start of last year’s playoffs, or Logano the year before that. It seems somewhat futile to try and predict this unpredictable format, but we’ll try our best as we take a look at all 16 …Keep reading

Repsol has announced that it will be ending a 30-year relationship with Honda at the end of the current MotoGP season.The Spanish oil giant has been a sponsor of Honda since 1995, a partnership that had spawned one of the most famous liveries in the history of motorcycle racing.Repsol had already reduced its commitment to the factory Honda team this year, prompting the Japanese manufacturer to …Keep reading

Jorge Martin has taken the blame for opting to pit to swap bikes during the brief rain shower in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix which wrecked his race.Pramac’s Martin conceded 19 points to world champion and chief title rival Francesco Bagnaia at Misano as one of the few riders that peeled into the pitlane during a brief rain shower.The San Marino asphalt dried within minutes and the Spaniard …Keep reading