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Thierry Neuville successfully navigated through another brutal day at the Acropolis Rally to lead the World Rally Championship event into the final day.The championship leader survived six rough gravel stages, without a service, to lead Hyundai team-mate Dani Sordo by 54.9s, provisionally claiming the maximum 18 Saturday points.Sordo took two points away from Neuville’s title rival Toyota’s …Keep reading

Denny Hamlin’s dismal qualifying run puts him at the very back of the 38-car field. He immediately took the ailing No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota back to the garage with a possible powertrain issue. The hood went up and the crew quickly tried to assess the situation under the watchful eye of NASCAR officials.”They see a few red flags, certainly,” Hamlin told NBC Sports. “They’ll dig into it …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia was left “angry” after a poor start cost him victory in the San Marino Grand Prix sprint race.The MotoGP world champion had dominated Friday’s practice and took pole for the sprint with a new Misano lap record.But a poor start allowed championship rival Jorge Martin to jump into the lead from fourth on the gird.Bagnaia managed to hold on for second place after battling with an …Keep reading

At the Southern 500 Cup Series race last weekend, 23XI Racing investor Curtis Polk wore a curious sign on his back, which read:”Please don’t ask me about my Charter. I don’t want to disparage NASCAR and lose it.” Polk’s message was a shot at the anti-disparagement clause that could become part of the new deal.“Yeah, it’s a threat,” said Hamlin when asked about potential clause. “That’s if …Keep reading

MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports is actively seeking to add a second grand prix in the United States but has no plans to make an addition to the 2025 calendar.The provisional schedule for next season should be released just after the forthcoming Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with the championship to start at Thailand’s Chang International Circuit in Buriram on the first weekend of March.The Circuit of …Keep reading

Jorge Martin produced a masterclass of pace and consistency after a stunning start to win his fifth sprint of the MotoGP season at Misano. The Spaniard, who was fourth on the grid, increased his margin at the top of the standings by three points thanks to his defeat of Francesco Bagnaia, extending his winning run at the track where he completed the double in 2023.Having gone three weekends …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are struggling to understand why optimal performance eluded Mercedes over the Italian Grand Prix, as Formula 1’s pecking order looks unpredictable.Hamilton topped both the second and third free practice sessions at Monza, as well as Q2, but he and Russell ended up qualifying sixth and third respectively, before finishing the Monza race only fifth and seventh in …Keep reading

Emil Frey Ferrari driver Jack Aitken led the opening race at Sachsenring from start to finish to claim his third victory of the 2024 DTM season.Having inherited pole position as a result of Thomas Preining’s five-place grid penalty, 28-year-old Aitken had no trouble fending off his rivals as he took the chequered flag with a winning margin of 1.8s.Factory Lamborghini driver Mirko Bortolotti …Keep reading

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville has inherited the Acropolis Rally lead after team-mate Dani Sordo became the latest World Rally Championship Rally1 driver to hit trouble.Sordo had moved into the lead of the rally on the opening stage of the day when team-mate and overnight leader Ott Tanak suffered two punctures in separate incidents.He started the afternoon’s stages with a 10.3s advantage over …Keep reading

A decision surrounding Hyundai’s future in the World Rally Championship beyond 2025 is yet to be made, insists team principal Cyril Abiteboul.Confirmation that lead driver Thierry Neuville has signed a new one-year contract for 2025 has fuelled speculation that the Korean brand is potentially heading for an exit from its works WRC programme in 2026.Hyundai is understood to be gearing up for a …Keep reading