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Travis Peterson, who has worked alongside McDowell as his crew chief for the last two seasons, will join him at Spire Motorsports when he takes over the No. 71 Chevrolet. The duo made the 2023 playoffs after winning at the Indianapolis Road Course.This year, they’ve earned three pole positions together with the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford.“It’s exciting to have Travis Peterson join Spire …Keep reading

Gradient Racing has announced the acquisition of the new Ford Mustang GT3 for next year as part of a “long-term commitment” to compete in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.The move to “expand their relationship with Ford Performance” also puts an end to a six-year run with the Acura NSX GT3 for the squad based in Austin, Texas.Andris Laivins, team owner of Gradient Racing, credited …Keep reading

Pierre Gasly says he is ready to be a natural leader at Alpine’s Formula 1 team after a smooth integration at Enstone against a rocky backdrop.Having joined Alpine in 2023, Gasly’s arrival coincided with the major upheaval within the Enstone-based squad, with senior personnel changes that continued this year.Flavio Briatore returned as an advisor to Renault CEO Luca de Meo, bringing in Hitech …Keep reading

Whether officially announced or not, virtually all the spots on the 2025 MotoGP grid have been finalised. Only one free slot is truly up for grabs at Pramac, where Miguel Oliveira is all but certain to join from Trackhouse, as Yamaha regains its longed-for satellite squad.The Japanese company until not so many years ago dominated the premier class with champions such as Valentino Rossi (2004 …Keep reading

Jota will take over Cadillac’s expanded factory campaign in the World Endurance Championship next season. The British squad will field a pair of Cadillac V-Series.R LMDhs in the Hypercar class in 2025 when new rules demand that manufacturer teams run two cars.It takes over the factory programme from Chip Ganassi Racing, which has entered a single car in the full series since 2023.The …Keep reading

Yamaha is holding dialogue with Tech3 outcast Augusto Fernandez to add him to an expanded MotoGP test team in 2025, Motosport.com can reveal.The Japanese marque has been speeding up the development of its MotoGP bike in order to bridge the gap to its European rivals and especially Ducati, which is increasingly pulling away from the rest of the competitors.First, it recruited a whole host of …Keep reading

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Super GT is venturing beyond Japanese shores next year. The championship’s first-ever night race at Sepang in Malaysia, which should have taken place in 2020 only to be scuppered by the onset of the global health crisis, was part of the series’ 2025 calendar released at the start of this month.You’ll struggle to find anyone in the Super GT …Keep reading

Just a few weeks ago Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 career looked dead in the water. Then he re-emerged as a contender to replace Sergio Perez mid-season at Red Bull, which is the reason he was brought back into the fold in the first place.F1 can be a funny old business, and a veteran Ricciardo has seen most sides of it.”It is a funny business,” he grins in agreement as Motorsport.com catches up …Keep reading

Maverick Vinales says Aprilia’s situation in MotoGP is getting “worse and worse” with every round after a disastrous run for him in the British Grand Prix.Struggling with heavy degradation on medium tyres on his RS-GP, Americas GP winner Vinales slid from eighth on the grid to a measly 13th place, his worst result of the 2024 season.His team-mate Aleix Espargaro dropped from pole position to …Keep reading

On the Tuesday before Silverstone’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone a handful of media are welcomed into the Jochen Rindt building. It is the location on the Red Bull Campus in Milton Keynes where Red Bull Powertrains and Ford are working away with hundreds of employees on Red Bull’s own engine project for 2026.That year, both the engine and chassis regulations will undergo a major overhaul in …Keep reading