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Ducati’s general manager Gigi Dall’Igna says it is aiming to field only three factory GP25 MotoGP bikes in 2025, reducing its works machinery from four units.The Italian manufacturer currently fields eight motorcycles on the MotoGP grid, with four of them the latest factory specification while the remaining machines are last year’s specification.This was also the case in 2023, while the year …Keep reading

The Hitech Formula 3 team has announced its replacement for the suspended Martinius Stenshorne at Silverstone this weekend, following the Norwegian’s ban for racing at the track in another category.Australian James Wharton will make his F3 debut at the British Grand Prix-supporting event, stepping up from the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine in which he currently sits sixth in the …Keep reading

Ford has revealed how the trigger for its return to Formula 1 with Red Bull was an out-of-the-blue email that it sent to team boss Christian Horner.The collapse of talks that Red Bull was having with Porsche in the summer of 2022 came at the exact time that Ford was considering the possibility of a return to F1 – attracted by grand prix racing’s booming popularity and the attraction of the 2026 …Keep reading

A steely glint enters Mercedes driver George Russell’s eyes when Motorsport.com broaches the subject: does he make too many mistakes when the pressure is on to win Formula 1 races?It’s raining outside – the Barcelona paddock doused all day. Russell himself is a mix of dark and light: a huge black Mercedes overcoat sits above equally massive, marque-monogrammed white trousers.After he …Keep reading

The Silverstone race takes place a week after McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen came to blows while battling for the lead in Austria, handing the victory to Mercedes ace George Russell.2024 Formula 1 British Grand Prix session timings in different …Keep reading

Hocevar, 21, is currently competing in his rookie season as a Cup driver.During the Cup race at Nashville, Brad Keselowski crashed and brought out a caution on Lap 244.As the field slowed down the backstretch, Hocevar started running into the back of Harrison Burton, who was running 21st. Hocevar ended up turning Burton to the right, causing multiple drivers [Todd Gilliland and Austin Cindric] to …Keep reading

Justin Haley, who started last in the series’ inaugural street race last July, moved into the lead with 30 laps remaining and with the race length cut short due to impending darkness, he was good on fuel to the finish.As it turned out, van Gisbergen, the three-time Supercars champion making his first Cup start, passed Haley for the lead on a late-race restart and held him off again in overtime …Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team is set to switch team clothing partner next year as it moves to Adidas, Motorsport.com has learned.The deal comes as the German sportswear brand looks for a high-profile replacement for the loss of its iconic sponsorship rights to the German national football team – with Nike taking its place from 2027.Just a fortnight ago, Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden spoke positively …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner has labelled criticism aimed at Max Verstappen by McLaren counterpart Andrea Stella as “wrong and unfair”.Horner also insisted Verstappen is “not going to change” his aggressive approach after colliding with Lando Norris in the Austrian Grand Prix.After sparring for several laps for the lead towards the end of Sunday’s race, Verstappen made contact …Keep reading

Arrow McLaren has confirmed Christian Lundgaard will replace Alexander Rossi for the 2025 IndyCar Series season. Speaking on the decision, Team Principal Gavin Ward said: “Alexander [Rossi] has been an incredible teammate, and we’re grateful for our two seasons with him. We wouldn’t be where we are today without him. Ultimately we couldn’t meet in the middle on terms, but we absolutely …Keep reading