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Fabio Quartararo says Marc Marquez is the best rider in MotoGP history over childhood hero Valentino Rossi.Quartararo made his premier class debut in 2019 and was fortunate enough to share the track with seven-time champion Rossi during the twilight years of the Italian’s career.In fact, the Frenchman won his maiden title in 2021 after being promoted to the factory Yamaha team in place of Rossi …Keep reading

There were perhaps only two words mentioned more than ‘Martins’ and ‘Sesks’ when the World Rally Championship visited Latvia last weekend, and those were ‘road position’.Championship leader Thierry Neuville reignited a debate surrounding how the WRC determines the road order for rallies. The very nature of rallying means that someone is always going to be disadvantaged by road position.For gravel …Keep reading

The Alpine Formula 1 team in closing in on a deal with Mercedes for a technical partnership that will include engine, gearbox and suspension – and could even start in 2025.The French manufacturer has been weighing up abandoning its own Renault works engine, with senior management questioning the costs versus benefits of continuing to invest hundreds of millions in its own power unit.Doubts about …Keep reading

McLaren’s bubbling team orders scenario at the Hungarian Grand Prix led many – including Lando Norris, the subject of said on-track shuffling – to suggest that it all could have been avoided if the team had stopped Oscar Piastri first.A somewhat conservative effort to lock down the victory meant that Norris was pulled into the pitlane for his final stop first, as the team wished to cover off …Keep reading

Gordon, now vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, gave owner Rick Hendrick is his first victory at the iconic track in 1994 and also four more before his driving career came to a close.On Sunday, Gordon sat on a pit box and marveled at the moves made by Hendrick driver Kyle Larson as he sliced through the field to put himself in position to win his first race on the 2.5-mile oval. Kyle …Keep reading

There was a lot to unpack from the horrifying multi-car crash late in the running of Sunday’s IndyCar Series round on the Streets of Toronto, with Arrow McLaren team principal Gavin Ward feeling “sick” about the circumstances.On lap 73 of 85, six cars piled up in Turn 1 in the shadow of the city’s signature Princes’ Gate, which was ignited after Pato O’Ward locked his rear tires on …Keep reading

Dani Pedrosa has admitted to having suffered from chronic fatigue in the final three seasons of his MotoGP career with Honda.The 31-time grand prix winner has revealed that he was diagnosed with the same issue that compromised the career of his former team-mate Casey Stoner, who retired from MotoGP after 2012 at the age of just 27.The Spaniard stated that it took another three years for him to …Keep reading

Scott McLaughlin says he was “disappointed” to be taken out of Sunday’s IndyCar Series race in Toronto by Team Penske team-mate Will Power, especially as they were running ahead of points leader Alex Palou at the time.Power punted McLaughin into the wall at Turn 5 during an over-ambitious overtaking move with nine laps to go. McLaughlin remained trackside to give Power a sardonic round of …Keep reading

Colton Herta was knocking on the door of winning an IndyCar race again for over two years before finally kicking it open this past weekend on the Streets of Toronto.Prior to scoring his eighth career IndyCar victory on Sunday, the 24-year-old California native hadn’t won since May 2022 on the Indianapolis road course – 41 races ago.  It was a masterclass performance all weekend by Herta, who …Keep reading

There’s something about the Hungaroring and first-time Formula 1 winners. Perhaps it’s the flowing layout of the course north-east of Budapest, with almost kart-circuit-like characteristics. Allied to the difficulty to overtake, which puts much more value on a good qualifying session, it makes it a happy hunting ground for maiden victories.Case in point: Damon Hill, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button …Keep reading