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The WRC2 title contender had been set to tackle the 16-stage gravel rally, although the Swede was not registered to score championship points. However, Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson have been forced out of the rally before the opening stage. Solberg is understood to be suffering from an allergic reaction which has required him to seek medical attention. “Oliver is taking medication …Keep reading

The Australian has endured a difficult opening third of the 2024 season, in which his only points came through finishing fourth in the Miami Grand Prix sprint.This leaves him 14 points short of RB team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who has impressed thus far in his fourth season with the team, and this has led to suggestions that Ricciardo might be at risk of losing his seat to reserve Liam Lawson.The Kiwi …Keep reading

Pin had withdrawn from the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine’s second Spa-Francorchamps race last weekend after feeling some discomfort.The Frenchwoman has now posted a video on social media announcing that she will be unable to race at Le Mans, where she should have shared the Iron Dames’ #85 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2 in the WEC’s LMGT3 class with team-mates Sarah Bovy and …Keep reading

Early Thursday morning, it emerged that Ducati had finally decided to choose Jorge Martin to join Francesco Bagnaia in the official Borgo Panigale team from next season.As the hours went by, Marquez’s discourse hardened. At first, the multi-champion was asked about the news in question, and he was disoriented: “This is not the information I have,” he replied in one of the many interviews he gave …Keep reading

Last week, 2003 world champion Petter Solberg announced plans to come out of retirement to contest the Royal Rally of Scandinavia (13-15 June), which will mark his first full rally since Wales Rally GB in 2019. Petter is set to drive a family-owned Volkswagen Polo, which he took to WRC2 victory in Wales five years ago – the very event when Oliver made his WRC debut.However, to add extra spice …Keep reading

Marquez’s future had been of much speculation in recent months, as Ducati evaluates him for a possible promotion to the works team alongside Francesco Bagnaia on the back of his impressive adaptation to the Desmosedici at Gresini.However, championship leader Jorge Martin’s current form with Pramac, combined with his stance that he will not settle for anything less than the factory seat …Keep reading

This comes following reports this morning, first from Gazzetta dello Sport, that Ducati has decided to promote Jorge Martin to its factory team seat for 2025.Ducati had already outlined this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix as the place to make its decision, though said earlier this week that it wouldn’t make an announcement.Over the last few rounds it has become clear that the battle for the seat …Keep reading

Lancia announced this week that it plans to return to rallying after more than 30 years away following a commitment to a Rally4 programme with its new Ypsilon hatchback.Two-time world rally champion Biasion, Lancia’s most successful driver in the WRC with 16 wins and two world titles, attended the Rally4 launch in Turin ahead of this week’s WRC Rally Sardinia.While Lancia’s commitment to return to …Keep reading

The early running in 2024 seemed to indicate a relatively clear pecking order. Red Bull is on top, followed by Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren. Aston Martin was the clear fifth-best team, not quite able to hang with the rest of the top five on race pace, but still easily clear of RB and Haas.Fernando Alonso’s heroics in qualifying saw him start on the front three rows four times over the first five …Keep reading

Whose fault was it? Formula 1 officials classified the first-lap crash that destroyed the cars—and races—of Checo Perez, chaos king Kevin Magnussen, and Nico Hulkenberg as a ‘racing incident’, which to me still doesn’t quite square with what I saw on the uphill climb out of Sainte Devote. But that’s the joy of being a casual observer—it’s not my decision to make. You’ve all seen …Keep reading