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Williams boss James Vowles says Esteban Ocon’s visit to the Formula 1 team’s factory was aimed at evaluating the Frenchman for a future drive, ruling out a move this year.Ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Motorsport.com’s Italian edition reported that Williams had considered making a mid-season swoop of Ocon, who has not had his contract renewed at Alpine for next season, as a replacement for …Keep reading

The FIA’s directive to Formula 1 teams this week that it plans video checks of flexi wings at the Belgian Grand Prix prompted fears of potential controversy on the horizon.With there being an increased use of flexible front wings by teams up and down the grid to help better balance their cars, any mid-season change in this area could have implications on the relative performance of squads.Even a …Keep reading

Lando Norris has hit back at suggestions he has not managed to add to his Formula 1 victory in the Miami Grand Prix because he is too nice.Likeable Norris, 24, has drawn attention after he missed out on potential wins in Canada, Austria and Britain.One accusation has been that he has been too soft in his battles with Red Bull rival Max Verstappen, despite making contact with the world champion in …Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera has extended his Rally Latvia lead while home hero Martins Sesks stole the show to claim his maiden World Rally Championship stage wins on Friday morning.Toyota’s reigning world champion ended the morning’s loop of three high- speed stages with a 3.2s margin over Sesks, who once again turned heads, winning two of the three tests in only his second Rally1 start.Returning …Keep reading

A defiant Sergio Perez insists he will see out his Formula 1 contract into next year at Red Bull, despite speculation he could be axed this summer.The Mexican is coming off a run of poor results, with his team boss Christian Horner saying after the British Grand Prix that his non-points scoring form is “unsustainable” for the squad.It is understood that if things do not improve over the next …Keep reading

The tide of changes coming to Formula 1 for 2026 has been met with a mixed reception with concerns over car weight, lack of corner downforce and straightline speeds that one driver has called “crazy”. But what caught my eye was the plan to introduce active aerodynamics, involving moveable front and rear wings, which unlike the outgoing DRS will be activated at certain points of the circuit …Keep reading

Max Verstappen says he and his Red Bull team kept a problem with blurred vision secret during his maiden Formula 1 title run in 2021.The now three-time world champion prompted some intrigue last week when an interview that appeared in Red Bull’s in-house magazine, the Red Bulletin, revealed difficulties he experienced after his huge crash at the 2021 British Grand Prix.As part of a feature on …Keep reading

Yamaha is beginning to ‘see the light’ at the end of the tunnel amid its current struggles in MotoGP, but is aware there is still a long way to go to catch up to the competition.Yamaha struggled for performance in the opening half of the 2024 MotoGP season, breaking inside the top 10 only twice in the first nine grands prix.This has left the Iwata-based brand a distant fourth in the …Keep reading

Team Penske heads to Canada with a lot of momentum after sweeping the weekend at Iowa Speedway. Scott McLaughlin won Race #1 and Will Power won Race #2.Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou’s points lead is down to 35pts with Power now his closest competition.  Christian Lundgaard will be hoping to repeat history at Toronto as the defending race winner. It was his first career IndyCar victory.This …Keep reading

For the first time since 2020, NASCAR will compete on the historic 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after having spent the past three seasons running on the road course configuration.McDowell was last year’s race winner, and his impressive victory locked him and his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford team into the playoffs just the second time in his career. He out-dueled Chase …Keep reading