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One-time Formula 1 team-mates Ollie Bearman and Charles Leclerc share much common ground – beyond their shared experience racing Ferrari’s SF-24 around Jeddah’s high-speed city track blast.While racing full-time in the lower formulas, they both made several practice appearances for the Haas squad where Bearman is now set to make an unscheduled early debut in place of Kevin Magnussen at next …Keep reading

Oliver Bearman will get another chance to impress in a Formula 1 race after being called up by Haas as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Magnussen will be forced to serve a one-race ban as punishment for racking up 12 penalty points on his superlicence over a period of 12 months.It was triggered after Magnussen collided with Pierre Gasly during the Italian Grand Prix …Keep reading

Red Bull is pretty open that it needs to quickly turn around the performance of its RB20 if it is not going to lose both Formula 1 championships this year.But saying what it wants is one thing, doing it is another – especially because it does not yet have a clear explanation on what has gone wrong.We can forget wild conspiracy theories about the FIA asking for devices to be removed from its car …Keep reading

Pramac’s Jorge Martin leads the championship by 23 points heading into the first of the two races at Misano after factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia retired from the Aragon Grand Prix in a collision with Alex Marquez.Marc Marquez is back in third place in the championship following his impressive comeback win in Aragon on the Gresini GP23.2024 MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix session …Keep reading

Martin Truex Jr. will have one last shot at a NASCAR Cup Series title this year, but a mistake at the start of the Southern 500 had him believing he had just thrown it all away. Losing control on Lap 3, he slammed the wall, watching helplessly as a 58-point buffer in the Series’ points evaporated. Despite this, he still barely made it and is now one of just two drivers to advance into the playoffs …Keep reading

For the very first time, the Round of 16 will feature a drafting track and a road course, just as Round of 12. It is likely to factor into this being the most unpredictable playoffs yet, and the drivers are weary of what lies ahead.In the spring, a whopping 16 cars were involved in a crash at the end of the first lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which opens the 2024 playoffs, By the end of the …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia has said sorry for criticising Alex Marquez after they collided and crashed out of the Aragon Grand Prix last weekend.The reigning MotoGP world champion was furious with the Gresini rider, claiming the accident was “dangerous” and said Marquez “didn’t stop accelerating until he threw me off”.Once the Italian had simmered down, the two had a private meeting in a Ducati truck to …Keep reading

Formula 2’s youngest race winner when he triumphed in Monaco at just 17 years old, Theo Pourchaire once was one of the hottest prospects on the way to Formula 1. After winning the F2 title at age 20 but on his third attempt, the Sauber reserve driver was unable to find a drive at the pinnacle of motorsport, as the Swiss-based team kept an unchanged line-up of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.Forays …Keep reading

MotoGP is still dealing with the after-effects of Francesco Bagnaia’s collision with Alex Marquez in the Aragon Grand Prix.While Marc Marquez’s stunning comeback win in Spain after a 1000-day drought generated plenty of headlines, the aftermath of the weekend was dominated by reactions and public judgement over the crash between his younger brother Alex and world champion Bagnaia six laps from …Keep reading

Wayne Taylor Racing will return to the Cadillac fold after a four-year absence to run a pair of entries in the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year.Cadillac finally went public with what had become an open secret on Thursday when it also confirmed that reigning IMSA champion team Action Express Racing will continue to run a solo V-Series.R in the GTP class in 2025.WTR, which last year partnered …Keep reading