With a multitude of wrecks and the race sent into three two-lap overtimes, Busch had crawled his way up to second on the final restart of Sundays race and with an opportunity to challenge leader Tyler Reddick for the win. The irony was Busch was now driving the same No. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet which Reddick took to Victory Lane three times last season, twice at road courses. As ... Keep reading
Five days of testing were all the field had to get itself ready for the 2023 season, two of which taking place at the Algarve International Circuit which played host to the opening round of the campaign. Therefore, when bikes hit the track for the first practice of MotoGP's revised format, the spread was tight and everyone was dialled in. Though the new format brought about a new way of working ... Keep reading
Reddick and William Byron spent much of the race trading the lead but Reddick moved out front for the final time on Lap 64 of what was originally scheduled as a 68-lap race. To preserve the win, however, Reddick had to fight off repeated challengers in three two-lap overtimes to claim the victory in Sundays race at COTA, his first win driving 23XI Racings No. 45 Toyota. On the final ... Keep reading
The reigning world champion got his title defence off to the best possible start in Portugal, as he won both the sprint contest on Saturday and Sundays main race to open up a 12-point lead in the standings. Bagnaia took the lead of the main race at the end of lap two having started second, but was hounded to the chequered flag by Aprilias Maverick Vinales. Having at one stage been over ... Keep reading
Hirakawa was one of the most consistent performers in the Japanese single-seater series during the SF19 era, having finished in the top four of the championship standings in each of the past three seasons. But this year's revised SF23 package, which boasts less downforce than its predecessor in a bid to create more exciting and all-new Yokohama tyres, threatens to change the competitive ... Keep reading
The French tyre firm, which supplies just the two NISMO-run Nissan Zs in the 15-car GT500 field, revealed a new specification of wet tyre for the 2022 season designed to maximise performance in mixed conditions. That allowed Nissan to take a crushingly dominant 1-2 in the only wet race of the year at Sugo, where the best Bridgestone-shod finisher was only fourth. Rivals Bridgestone, Yokohama ... Keep reading
Together,Byron andReddick led 69 of the 75 laps that ended up being run as it featured three two-lap overtimes due to multiple wrecks late in the race. At one point in the final stage, Byron and Reddick were swapping the lead multiple times on the same lap. Reddick finally took the lead for good on Lap 64 but Byron, who started on the pole, was still in position to challenge for ... Keep reading
At least Kimi Raikkonen had faced the NASCAR Cup experience once before, arriving at Austins Circuit of the Americas having been booted out of last years race at Watkins Glen and into the tirewall, so at least he knew what he could expect. Fellow F1 world champion Jenson Button joined him at COTA, and they were quickly lapping at a decent pace in practice and qualifying where the pair ... Keep reading
After a difficult winter testing phase, Quartararo appeared to make a breakthrough with the 2023 Yamaha on the final day of the Portugal test, particularly over a single lap. But Quartararo could only manage 11th in qualifying, which became 10th when Ducatis Enea Bastianini was unable to start the grand prix through injury. A badly judged start left Quartararo 15th at the end of lap one ... Keep reading
On lap three of last Sunday's opening grand prix of the season, Marquez locked up under braking for Turn 3 and slammed into the side of RNF Aprilia's Oliveira. The incident took both riders out of the race on the spot, while Pramac's Jorge Martin says he suffered a broken toe in the contact which forced him off track and dropped him down the order. Marquez suffered a fracture to his right ... Keep reading
The Sao Paulo E-Prix last weekend was the first Formula E race to be held in Brazil and marked the third new location on the bounce that the championship has visited in recent months. This followed Hyderabad in India and Cape Town in South Africa, with a new venue in Portland also taking the place of New York City for the USA round in June. Sette Camara believes that although the new venues ... Keep reading
The German manufacturer has had a difficult start to the new season, with its 2023 F1 challenger proving to be no match for the dominant Red Bull team. Straight after qualifying for the season-opener in Bahrain, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said that the squad had already thrown the towel in on its design concept and would start work in a completely new direction. While his comments after just a ... Keep reading
The former Renault Formula 1 boss, who took over as team principal of the South Korean marque in January, revealed his initial key objectives for the team last month, including a refinement of the team's structure, roles, communication and decision-making. In addition to this, the Frenchman stated an ambition to make the squad "more engineering led", with the latest part of this project being a ... Keep read
On lap three of last Sundays Portuguese GP, Marquez collided heavily with RNFs Oliveira at Turn 3 when he locked up under braking. The incident took Marquez and Oliveira out of the race, and also forced Pramacs Jorge Martin off track after he was clipped by the Honda rider. Marquez suffered a fracturedthumb, Oliveira sustained tendon injuries and Martin revealed that the crash ... Keep reading
After crashing out of Saturday's sprint race in Portugal, VR46 Ducati rider Bezzecchi thrust himself into podium contention in Sunday's grand prix. The Italian, who started seventh, was one of the big winners of the lap three clash involving Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin and Miguel Oliveira as he was instantly promoted to fourth. Overtaking KTM's Jack Miller on the fifth lap for third ... Keep reading
Honda's Marc Marquez will start the season-opener from pole position after taking a shock pole in qualifying on Saturday. He will be joined on the front row of the grid by reigning champion Jorge Martin (Ducati) and Pramac rider Jorge Martin. Miguel Oliveira will take the start from fourth following an excellent performance in his first weekend with RNF Aprilia, ahead of new KTM signing Jack ... Keep reading
Bagnaia made a late charge in Saturdays inaugural sprint contest in Portugal to take the first win on offer in 2023, and backed this up with a measured ride to keep Aprilias Vinales at bay for the first grand prix victory of the year. The factory Ducati rider got pinched off the line from second by poleman Marc Marquez and Pramacs Jorge Martin. But when Marquez made contact with ... Keep reading
The 19-lap Moto3 season-opener kicked off proceedings for the 2023 lightweight class campaign in typically wild fashion. Having taken the lead on the second lap from fourth on the grid, Tech3 KTM rider Dani Holgado fended off a hard-charging lead group of 10 competitors to claim a first grand prix victory for himself and the team in the class. Holgado held off David Munoz on the BOE KTM ... Keep reading
Marquez wiped out RNF Aprilia rider Oliveira on the third lap of Sundays grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when he misjudged his braking and touched Pramacs Jorge Martin. The incident took both Marquez and Oliveira out of the race, left the latter with bruising on his right side and has potentially caused a fracture in the Honda riders right hand. Marquez has been ... Keep reading
The Honda rider collided with RNF Aprilias Oliveira on the third lap of 25 in Sundays race afterlocking his front brake on the way into Turn 3. The incident took both riders out on the spot and forced Pramacs Jorge Martin to run off track and drop to 16th, while Marquez has been left with a suspected fracture in his right hand. Marquez has been handed a double long lap penalty ... Keep reading
The Supercars champion and former NASCAR star will join George Miedecke and Tim Brook in a Mustang run under the Miedecke Motor Group banner for the Easter enduro. It's the second year running Ambrose has teamed up with the Miedeckes for the 6 Hour, although last year they didn't make the start due to teething problems with what was a brand new car built by Garry Rogers Motorsport. This time ... Keep reading
The Kiwi will continue his foray into rallying with a deal to run Dylan Turner's Audi AP4 in a partial NZRC campaign. He will miss this weekend's season-opening Rally of Otago as he'll be racing his Triple Eight Camaro at Albert Park. There is also a clash between the South Canterbury Rally and the Darwin Triple Crown in June. That leaves four NZRC rounds for van Gisbergen to take part in ... Keep reading
In a statement released on Monday morning, Honda revealed that Marquez had broken the firstmetacarpal of the thumb of his right hand following his collision with Oliveira in the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday. The fracture was discovered when Marquez returned to his home country of Spain and it was immediately operated upon at the Ruber Internacional Hospital in Madrid by a team led by ... Keep reading
The minimalistic tread pattern of the new tyre appears to take inspiration from the design that rival tyre manufacturer Michelin used to dominate the only wet race of the 2022 season at Sugo. It features three relatively shallow longitudinal grooves complemented by a series of short lateral grooves on both shoulders. The below photo shows the clear contrast between the new design (left) and ... Keep reading
Suarez, who was running in the top-five and in contention for the win as the race went into three two-lap overtimes, got shoved off the course and into Martin Truex Jr. heading up the hill to Turn 1 on the first overtime restart. Suarezs Trackhouse Racing teammate, Ross Chastain, had gotten into Bowman, who then hit Suarez and sent him into Truex. Truex and Suarezs cars ended up stopped ... Keep reading