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The memories of Brad Binder taking a shock home win for KTM at the Red Bull Ring in 2021 are still fresh in the minds of MotoGP fans. It’s not often you see a rider nursing slick tyres in a flag-to-flag race with rain lashing down and still coming away with victory.The 2019 edition of the Spielberg was equally a classic thanks to an exhilarating duel between Marc Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso …Keep reading

Three-time DTM champion Rene Rast has blamed Mercedes rival Maro Engel for the clash that decided Sunday’s DTM race at the Nurburgring.Schubert BMW driver Rast was trying to take the lead after exiting the pits on lap 18 when he came to blows with the Winward Mercedes of Engel into Turn 1.The TV images showed the 37-year-old missing the apex as Engel tried to go around the outside of him into …Keep reading

Fifteen-time MotoGP race winner Andrea Dovizioso will ride the Yamaha M1 in this week’s private test at Misano, replacing the injured Cal Crutchlow.Dovizioso, absent from the limelight since retiring from racing at the end of 2022, will help Yamaha develop its beleaguered MotoGP bike in a two-day test at the Italian circuit on Tuesday and Wednesday.Dovizioso will replace Yamaha’s designated test …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc says it’s “always good news” teaming up with a driver of Lewis Hamilton’s calibre, as will be the case at Ferrari from the 2025 Formula 1 season.Ferrari signed Hamilton before the 2024 campaign even started, with team principal Frederic Vasseur making the most of an exit clause in the long-time Mercedes driver’s contract to entice him to Maranello.Hamilton will replace Carlos Sainz …Keep reading

Mercedes always had faith that its W15 Formula 1 car would be quick, and was actually surprised it could not deliver on its potential earlier in the campaign. The German manufacturer went into F1’s summer break with a tally of three wins from the last four races, with George Russell having triumphed in the Austrian Grand Prix, and Lewis Hamilton adding victories in Great Britain and …Keep reading

Pedro Acosta felt like he was leaving KTM’s home MotoGP round at Spielberg with “pain in his chest” after unexpected problems left him trundling down in 13th place.Although the RC16’s form has been on a decline for some time, there was a glimmer of hope that the bike would go around well at the Red Bull Ring due to its strong track record.However, after failing to break into Q2, Tech3 …Keep reading

A thrilling battle for the lead offered plenty to talk about, despite rain putting a damper on things about a quarter of the way through Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Kyle Larson snatched the lead away from Denny Hamlin on the initial start, but pole-sitter Hamlin never let him get too far ahead. As the laps ticked away, Hamlin finally got up alongside Larson on lap …Keep reading

Rain has been throwing a wrench into NASCAR’s plans at Michigan all weekend long, and Sunday was no different.After a two-hour delay, the race finally got underway with Denny Hamlin leading the field. Kyle Larson quickly charged to the point, leading most of the stage. After several laps of trying to get alongside, he finally got under the Hendrick Motorsports driver with 11 laps to go in the …Keep reading

Will Power was left seething in St. Louis, calling out Josef Newgarden for the restart chaos at Saturday’s race at World Wide Technology Racway, with nine laps to go.After Power lead the race-high 117 of 260 laps, he was lined up fourth behind Newgarden, fellow teammate and polesitter Scott McLaughlin, and Andretti Global’s Colton Herta. As the field rolled through Turns 3 and 4 in anticipation …Keep reading

Buescher is the defending winner at Michigan, while Chastain was the fastest driver in practice on Saturday.With Austin Dillon losing his playoff spot in the fallout from the Richmond finish, Buescher and Chastain enter this weekend equal on points at 584.Although neither has reached Victory Lane in 2024, both drivers had brushes with the checkered flag. Chastain spun while making a daring lead …Keep reading