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The Enstone-based squad has endured a challenging start to the 2024 season, with its A524 car starting the season at the back of the grid and having scored just two points so far.Its struggles have prompted speculation that parent company Renault could look to offload it.One potential buyer could be the Andretti organisation, which has been advised by the FIA to now purchase a team to secure a …Keep reading

TAS Racing BMW rider Todd scored just his second and third career TT podiums earlier this week in the Supersport and Superbike races.Feature: The real-world application of the new Isle of Man TT gameA champion at Superstock level in the British championship, Todd was expected to be a strong contender for victory in the delayed first race for the class at TT 2024 – though he would have to …Keep reading

Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta described the situation as a “soap opera”. Motorsport.com’s revelation on Monday 3 June that Ducati had made a U-turn on its decision to promote Jorge Martin to its factory team in favour of Marc Marquez wasn’t followed by an Eastenders-style cliffhanger outro.But it was the bombshell the 2025 MotoGP rider market was waiting for, the fallout of which being …Keep reading

Stroll has long been a marmite figure in F1, with some of the criticisms directed towards him of his own making and some inherited.The son of billionaire Lawrence Stroll, who backed him with the best possible equipment to a premature F1 promotion in 2018, Stroll was always going to have public perception going against him.And with seats in F1 limited to just 20 and many promising drivers missing …Keep reading

On Wednesday, it was announced that six-time MotoGP champion Marquez will step up from Gresini to join the official Ducati squad next year, partnering Francesco Bagnaia in an all-star line-up.It was the culmination of a series of events that took place over the last seven days, which completely changed the trajectory of his career and that of current points leader Jorge Martin.Initially, Ducati …Keep reading

On Wednesday 5 June, Ducati officially announced it had signed eight-time world champion Marquez to a two-year factory deal – confirming Motorsport.com reports earlier in the week.It came as Marquez forced Ducati management into a U-turn on its decision to promote Jorge Martin to the factory squad, after the former said no to the prospect of racing for Pramac with a works bike.Fearing the …Keep reading

After the challenges of Miami, Imola and Monaco where the clear weakness of the RB20 in dealing with bumps and kerbs was made evident, it is little wonder that the world champion has spent time in Red Bull’s simulator since the last race trying to work through things ahead of what could be another tough outing.The key to a quick lap around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is to smash it across the …Keep reading

Organisers had already been forced to activate their road closure contingency for this Thursday due to Tuesday’s racing being cancelled because of poor weather.Originally, Tuesday’s Supertwin and Superstock races were moved to Wednesday, while Wednesday’s Supersport and Sidecar contests were postponed to Thursday.However, due to a heavy rain shower on Wednesday afternoon just after the first …Keep reading

Pajari and co-driver Enni Malkonen will step up from driving Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car in WRC2 to pilot a fourth GR Yaris Rally1 at the gravel rally that will make its WRC debut from 18-21 July.The news comes just days after the pair claimed their second career WRC2 win after finishing sixth overall at last weekend’s round in Sardinia.Pajari has emerged as one of the WRC’s bright young …Keep reading

Toto Wolff’s post-race analysis is all beginning to sound rather too familiar.After each race weekend, there is a pattern, a moment of reflection followed by disappointment edged with some frustration, as the latest set of upgrades had failed to close the gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and even its engine customers, McLaren.While all three of those teams have won in the last three races, Mercedes is …Keep reading