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Ott Tanak’s World Rally Championship title hopes have been dealt a further blow following confirmation that the Hyundai driver is unable to rejoin Rally Finland after Friday morning’s crash.The 2019 world champion lost control of his i20 N in stage three [Saarikas] in slippery conditions which resulted in the vehicle rolling before colliding with a tree.Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja …Keep reading

Jamie Chadwick has already been building towards a move to the IndyCar Series, the only question is if it happens in 2025 or not. The Briton’s first date with IndyCar machinery – which was announced on Wednesday – will take place on 30 September at Barber Motorsports Park with Andretti Global, the same squad she has spent the past two seasons with in Indy NXT.“I’m preparing as if I’m going to …Keep reading

Pramac’s Jorge Martin led the way in opening practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday, leading Aprilia duo Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro.Aprilia led the majority of the 45-minute session at Silverstone, having won last year’s race with Aleix Espargaro at the wheel of the RS-GP.Maverick Vinales set the early pace on the factory bike with a 2m01.436s, before improving to a 2m00.319s …Keep reading

By landing Carlos Sainz to partner Alex Albon, Williams is confident it has one of the strongest line-ups in Formula 1. What is the vision that Sainz and Albon have signed up for?Speaking days before Sainz’s deal was announced, team boss James Vowles shared a conversation he and the Spaniard had about the Ferrari driver’s long delay in finally picking a team for 2025.”Here’s what he told me, which …Keep reading

After a three-week summer break, MotoGP returns to action in the UK, where the series will be celebrating its 75th anniversary. All 11 teams will be taking part in Sunday’s race with special retro liveries to honour their history as well as of MotoGP itself.2024 MotoGP British Grand Prix session …Keep reading

World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera snatched the Rally Finland lead from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans at the end of an eventful Friday morning that included a crash for Ott Tanak.Rovanpera headed to midday service with a 0.2s margin over Evans, who had impressed in difficult wet conditions in his bid for a first win of 2024.Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier briefly held the rally lead after stage two, but …Keep reading

The greatest comeback since Lazarus? Everyone loves a good comeback story, and Formula 1 has enjoyed plenty of them over its nearly 75-year history as a gladiatorial contest of man and machine.As things stand in the current season, Max Verstappen has a somewhat healthy 78-point lead over Lando Norris, but the seemingly invulnerable Dutchman has now had to accept that he no longer has the outright …Keep reading

Ducati has revealed it has reached an agreement for VR46 to replace Pramac as its primary satellite squad from the 2025 MotoGP season.The multi-year deal, with an initial phase of two seasons, was announced on the eve of the British Grand Prix on Friday.Pramac had been Ducati’s only factory-supported team in the last few seasons, but its defection to Yamaha prompted the Borgo Panigale marque to …Keep reading

5. Monaco GP 20121. Mark Webber, Red Bull2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (+0.643s)3. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (+0.947s) Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing RB8Photo by: Sutton ImagesThe 2012 Monaco Grand Prix is mostly remembered for Michael Schumacher’s fastest time in qualifying, which to this day would still make him the oldest polesitter since 1970, hadn’t the 43-year-old served a five-place …Keep reading

Ott Tanak has crashed out of Rally Finland in an incident that briefly red flagged stage three of the World Rally Championship gravel rally on Friday morning.The Hyundai driver went off the road just over two kilometres into the brand new Sarrikas test [15.93km] which was held in wet conditions.It is unclear exactly what happened to the i20 N of Tanak and co-driver Mattin Jarveoja that was sitting …Keep reading