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Yamaha’s Alex Rins is set to miss this weekend’s MotoGP German Grand Prix following a crash at Assen, with former Tech3 rider Remy Gardner set to replace him.Six-time grand prix winner Rins was thrown from his M1 at the opening corner of last weekend’s Dutch GP and suffered two small fractures in his right hand and one in his left leg.Rins flew to Madrid for further checks and underwent …Keep reading

Hyundai looks set to join the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class and race at the Le Mans 24 Hours within the next three years. The South Korean manufacturer, Motorsport.com has learned, is gearing up to develop an LMDh hybrid prototype for a programme that is likely to encompass the GTP category in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. What is not clear is the timing of a move that has …Keep reading

Honda has signed Aleix Espargaro as a test rider for the 2025 MotoGP season to assist with the development of the beleaguered RC213V.As revealed by Motorsport.com last month, Espargaro will switch to the Japanese manufacturer in a test role at the end of his glittering racing career that has seen him score three wins and 11 podiums in the premier class so far.Espargaro’s signing marks the …Keep reading

Instead, 2x NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano will get behind the wheel of the No. 15 AMR Ford Mustang.In a statement, the team indicated that there are hoping to improve the team’s competitiveness with input from Logano. Deegan has competed in all 17 races so far this year with the team, but has no finish higher than 12th. She also has eight finishes outside of the top-30, which is a sudden …Keep reading

Andretti Global’s COO Rob Edwards says there are no thoughts of expanding the current three-car effort to accommodate Sauber’s plans to keep Theo Pourchaire on the IndyCar grid.Pourchaire, the reigning Formula 2 champion, was dropped by Arrow McLaren nearly two weeks ago after the team signed Nolan Siegel to a multi-year contract that began with the last IndyCar Series round at Laguna Seca.It …Keep reading

‘Silly season’ is a common term in F1 referring to the time of year in which many teams announce their driver line-up for the following season.It usually takes place during the summer as that’s when the market is at its most frantic, with driver changes causing doubt over the futures of others.But, silly season started a lot earlier this year due to Lewis Hamilton announcing his move to …Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have been snapping up the remaining tickets for this weekend’s British Grand Prix following Lando Norris’s explosive collision with Max Verstappen in Austria.British Grand Prix bosses have noticed a surge in ticket sales for this week’s race as fans lapped up the action at the Red Bull Ring.George Russell’s shock victory for Mercedes, plus the fallout from Norris and Verstappen’s …Keep reading

IMSA SportsCar Championship star Filipe Albuquerque will drop down a division – but still be in the reckoning for an overall race win – at Mosport later this month.Albuquerque, who normally drives for the factory-backed Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura squad, will hop across for a one-off IMSA LMP2 outing with United Autosports in Canada on July 20.The Portuguese sportscar ace, who has …Keep reading

World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville is keen for a national rally outing or extra seat time to help prepare for upcoming fast gravel rallies in Latvia and Finland.Neuville revealed his desire for more time behind the wheel of his Rally1 i20 N after his points lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans decreased from 18 to 15 points during a frustrating Rally Poland last week. The Belgian …Keep reading

Stretching the fuel in Logano’s No. 22 Penske Ford for 110 laps – including five overtimes that covered an extra 31 laps – certainly looks like the right decision now.After all, with the win, the two-time champion is locked in the playoffs and has a chance to win a third series title. With the way his 2024 season began, that was by no means a certainty.When a caution came out with one of the …Keep reading