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The 2003 world champion will make a comeback at the Royal Rally of Scandinavia in Sweden, which hosts the third round of the ERC from 13-15 June. The rally is based in Karlstad, the former home of Rally Sweden.Solberg is due to pilot a family-owned Volkswagen Polo R5 car at the event alongside co-driver Jonas Andersson, who usually navigates for Gus Greensmith in WRC2.The outing will mark the …Keep reading

Die Aktuelle caused huge controversy when it published a front-page feature claiming to have a “first interview” with Schumacher since his 2013 skiing accident.Inside, and without any permission from the family, the magazine published quotes that had been generated by AI technology.The upset that the interview caused prompted the publishers to remove the magazine’s editor-in-chief Anne …Keep reading

The 34-year-old Spaniard will make the announcement on Thursday afternoon ahead of his home Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona, where he won both the Saturday and Sunday races last year.Espargaro’s current Aprilia contract expires at the end of this year and he had already admitted at the signing of this deal two years ago that he expected it to be his last.Despite telling media at the Americas GP …Keep reading

It’s fair to say that the idea of a fully autonomous race raised more than a few eyebrows. In the automotive space, attempts at autonomous driving have been more hit than miss – driverless cabs going awry, ‘full self driving’ falling short of the mark – and while many people say they’re looking forward to a world where they can sit back and do nothing in their autonopod, the tech needed to …Keep reading

Although the demands of the tight and twisty Monte Carlo street circuit make it an obvious place to bring the highest downforce specification possible, the restrictions of the cost cap mean that not all teams elect to produce parts in that range.Many prefer to stick with a solution that is not as extreme but is suitable for some of the other medium to high downforce venues – as that is a much …Keep reading

Alpine stopped short of making a full commitment to the hydrogen ruleset that will be employed at the World Endurance Championship’s showpiece event from 2027 following the global reveal of its Alpenglow Hy4 – powered by a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine – at Spa earlier this month.However, Famin acknowledged that what Alpine has dubbed its ‘rolling lab’ would serve an important …Keep reading

Rather than a token change of paint on the sidepod, or a different looking front wing, it has elected for a complete livery takeover in the iconic yellow, green and blue colours of Senna’s helmet.But one interesting stand out element of the McLaren livery is the fact that not all its normal papaya colour has been taken off – and in particular the flashes on the front wheel fairings remain …Keep reading

 The German manufacturer has been involved in Formula E since the 2019-20 season, and over the last five seasons has so far taken seven victories across Gen2 and Gen3 eras.While the factory effort has only achieved a best result of fourth in the teams’ standings during that time, Porsche’s powertrain guided Jake Dennis to the drivers’ title last season for customer outfit Andretti.Ahead of …Keep reading

Pramac’s Jorge Martin leads the championship by an extended margin of 38 points following his stunning victory at Le Mans a fortnight ago.Gresini rider Marc Marquez now sits third in the championship and only two points off-second placed Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati).The trio are again expected to battle for victory on MotoGP’s second visit to Spain in 2024, having locked out the podium in France …Keep reading

Both McLaren and Ferrari have heavily upgraded their cars over the past two races as the 2024 grid continues to converge.McLaren has looked particularly competitive in recent weeks, with Lando Norris taking his maiden win in Miami while challenging Red Bull’s Max Verstappen until the final lap in Imola.But with Ferrari also within one or two tenths, Marko is expecting the Scuderia to be an even …Keep reading