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In early April, Liberty Media announced it had acquired Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a €4.2 billion deal it expects to close come the end of the year.The Formula 1 owner has yet to talk about plans it has to grow the exposure of MotoGP, though increasing the series’ presence in America has been touted as a key pillar of its takeover.During an investors’ call this week, Liberty boss Maffei says …Keep reading

A desire to maximise seat time for the regular drivers of its 2024-spec 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, which is making only its second race outing prior to next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours, was cited by technical director Olivier Jansonnie as a justification for not giving reserve Malthe Jakobsen a WEC race debut. “We’re looking for stability in our crew, basically, trying to make sure that we maximise the …Keep reading

David Floury, technical director of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, believes that its Italian rival will maintain at least some of the the advantage it showed last time out at Imola before tactical errors when it rained allowed the Japanese manufacturer to come through to win. Floury intimated that that the BoP changes for the Spa 6 Hours on Saturday will not fully close up the field in the WEC’s …Keep reading

Photos from the test showed Charles Leclerc’s brother Arthur driving the 2023 Ferrari SF-75 with fully covered front and rear full-wet tyres. The guards include two holes in front but are fully covered at the back.The Italian squad’s reserve driver Oliver Bearman ran behind Leclerc in a 2024 car to check the visibility.Formula 1’s ruling body, the FIA, had run the first version of the spray guards …Keep reading

Norris’ journey with McLaren goes back way further than that, with CEO Zak Brown taking a personal interest in the Briton’s career even before he joined the Woking squad’s young driver programme in 2017, aged 16.”I regard Lando as a fabulous prospect,” Brown said at the time. “He blew the doors off his rivals in not one but three highly competitive race series last year, then capped that by …Keep reading

Norris’ journey with McLaren goes back way further than that, with CEO Zak Brown taking a personal interest in the Briton’s career even before he joined the Woking squad’s young driver programme in 2017, aged 16.”I regard Lando as a fabulous prospect,” Brown said at the time. “He blew the doors off his rivals in not one but three highly competitive race series last year, then capped that by …Keep reading

The 24-year-old Briton is out of contract when the current campaign comes to an end in July which will also mark three years of racing in Formula E.During that time, Ticktum has raced with NIO 333 and under its new moniker, ERT, during the 2024 season.Ticktum recorded his best-ever result last month with fourth overall in the opening Misano E-Prix, but further strong results have been difficult …Keep reading

FLS, a non-profit organization based in Monterey County, appointed Eberhart into the role following her depth of experience in motorsports and facility management.“Lauri brings a wealth of legal, sports and entertainment industry experience and expertise to FLS,” said Ross Merrill, president of FLS.“Her skillset melds perfectly with our existing resources and partnerships as we step into the …Keep reading

Lundqvist heads into this weekend’s round on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course eighth in the standings, which was aided by a recent strategic masterpiece to go from 19th to third at Barber.Although the outing came in only the 25-year-old Swede’s third points-paying race behind the wheel of CGR’s No. 8 Honda, he is resetting any expectations.“I wouldn’t say that my expectations …Keep reading

The 39-year-old driver – who won the 2021 Daytona 500 – made the announcement on Wednesday posting a statement on social media.“For the past seven years, I’ve been fortunate to call Front Row Motorsports ‘home.’ Together, we’ve challenged the giants of NASCAR, leaving a mark on the sport that I’m proud to be a part of,” McDowell said.“Rest assured, there’s still a lot of …Keep reading