Marc Marquez's move from Honda to the Gresini Ducati team has been the biggest story in MotoGP since it was first mooted last September.The Qatar Grand Prix saw the eight-time grand prix world champion make his long-awaited race debut on the 2023-spec Ducati. And it went about as well as he could have hoped four.Qualifying sixth, Marquez finished fifth in the sprint and fought for the podium in ... Keep reading
When full-time Scuderia driver Carlos Sainz required surgery for appendicitis, team reserve driver and FIA F2 racer Bearman was called upon to partner Charles Leclerc from FP3 onwards.The two-time Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award finalist narrowly missed out on a Q3 appearance in qualifying before lining up in 11th. He finished the Jeddah contest in seventh with Leclerc scoring ... Keep reading
Honda was expected to make a leap in performance after revamping its approach towards MotoGP over the winter, as it began life without its star rider Marc Marquez in the factory Repsol team.But a tough Qatar Grand Prix highlighted the scale of challenge it still faces in order to close the gap to the front, with 2020 champion Joan Mir left to squabble with Fabio Quartararo for 11th as Honda and ... Keep reading
The eight-time grand prix world champion finished fourth in last Sundays grand prix at Losail, having scored a fifth place in the sprint and sixth in qualifying.FEATURE:How Qatar MotoGP debut proved Marquez's Ducati switch is already paying offOver the distance of the grand prix, Marquezs average lap pace on his GP23 was just 0.160s down on dominant race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the ... Keep reading
At the season-opener in Bahrain, Alonso qualified sixth but slipped to ninth behind the Mercedes and McLaren drivers in the race, finishing 74 seconds adrift of winner Max Verstappen.Alonso qualified fourth for the Saudi Arabian GP, but he soon lost a place to Oscar Piastri's McLaren.He then remained in fifth place for the duration of the race, successfully staying in front of the Mercedes of ... Keep reading
Instead, it was the efforts of a driver who was 10 years old when Verstappen made his Formula 1 debut. These are two of the main focuses of this weeks edition of Autosport magazine, out today (14 March).Ollie Bearman thought he was going to be kick-starting his F2 title campaign in Jeddah after qualifying on pole, but ended up being thrust into a Ferrari F1 seat thanks to Carlos Sainz falling ... Keep reading
Pedro Acosta's ninth place finish in Qatar last Sunday does not reflect the rookie's impact on the opening round of the MotoGP world championship or his future with KTM.After a pre-season in which the spotlight was focused on Marc Marquez and his arrival at Gresini Ducati, the debut of reigning Moto2 world champion Pedro Acosta in MotoGP even managed to tip the media balance in his favour.A ... Keep reading
The Swiss outfit has twice been hit by expensive pitstop issues, with Bottas delayed in Bahrain and his team-mate Zhou Guanyu affected in Saudi Arabia.In addition, the C44 is not putting enough energy into its tyres which has compromised one-lap performance in qualifying and also left Bottas struggling on the hard compound during the Jeddah race."I think it needs to be a wake-up call, said ... Keep reading
The German manufacturer has had a challenging start to the 2024 season, with last weekends Saudi Arabian Grand Prix exposing a particular weakness that its new W15 has in high-speed corners.While the squad does not have answers right now as to what is causing the unexplained problem, Wolff has declared that he has total faith in the team getting on top of matters.And, although there is ... Keep reading
If you spend just five minutes with the Solberg family, its virtually impossible not to get wrapped up in the unadulterated and infectious passion they exude for rallying.Rallying is very much a family affair for the Solbergs. Petter made the surname a household one around the world when he and Phil Mills took the famous blue and yellow factory Subaru to the world title in 2003. His wife ... Keep reading
Martin made his MotoGP debut with the factory-supported Pramac Ducati team in 2021 and scored a maiden victory that year at the Styrian Grand Prix in Austria.In 2023, the Spaniard fought for the title with factory Ducati team rival Francesco Bagnaia, ultimately missing out at the final round of the season.Five times a grand prix winner and a 10-time sprint victor, Martin is set to be a major ... Keep reading
It was in the summer of 2019 when Aston Martin first announced its plan to build a Hypercar to the World Endurance Championships LMH rules.The intention was to enter the championship from 2021, but it wont be until next year before the Valkyrie lines up on the grid at the Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours.PLUS: Why the stars have aligned to bring Aston Martin back to the top ... Keep reading
The opening two rounds of the season in Bahrain and Jeddah confirmed what pre-season testing had suggested, as Alpine struggled at the back of the field with the slowest car.In the latter race, from 17th on the grid, Ocon passed Sauber's Valtteri Bottas at the start and, after the safety car period, he ran in the group delayed by Kevin Magnussen which also included Yuki Tsunoda and Alex Albon.Ocon ... Keep reading
Of course the British Touring Car Championship has weathered storms over its existence. Thats inevitable, given its been going for 66 years.Think about some of the dire fields of the mid-1980s in Group A days; or the early 2000s when Octagon Motorsport took over the running of the series after buying out organising body TOCA, and the new BTC Touring era kicked off with eight cars on the grid ... Keep reading
Kvyat, 29, is a Russian racing driver with 110 starts and three podiums as an F1 driver between 2014 and 2020.His best result came in the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix, finishing second to Sebastian Vettel. The 2015 season was his best overall, driving for Red Bull and ending the year seventh in the championship standings.Since leaving F1, he has done several races in the FIA World Endurance ... Keep reading
For the past three years, Toyota has been the dominant force in the World Rally Championship, sweeping aside the opposition to win a stunning drivers and manufacturers treble. But this year the Japanese marque is taking on a new challenge and has entered the Rally2 customer sphere with the GR Yaris Rally2 the aggressive sibling of the GR Yaris Rally1, according to Toyota WRC team ... Keep reading
As part of the FIAs extensive vision for the future of top-level rallying, the world motorsport governing body announced plans for affordable upgrade kits to be made available for Rally2 cars next year to close the performance gap between Rally2 and Rally1 cars.These bolt-on upgrade kits will be priced at approximately5,000. They will comprise of a larger exhaust, modified aerodynamics, a ... Keep reading
After a successful season in Rally2 last year, Fourmaux has rejoined the WRCs top tier this season and has emerged as the surprise package of the championship to date.The Frenchman has already scored 16 points more than in his entire 2022 campaign to sit third in the standings after finishing fifth in Monte Carlo and third in Sweden.Fourmaux took time out of his schedule ahead of this months ... Keep reading
The Australian was classified 16thin the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, one spot behind team-mate Yuki Tsunodawho was tagged with a five-second penalty for an unsafe release.Ricciardo was stymied in Jeddah by a 41-second pitstop due to an issue fitting the rear tyres as the team attempted a double stack during a safety car period.He also spun late on at the opening corner and struggled to ... Keep reading
The event located just outside of Palm Springs in California will feature a two-day open test, group qualifying sessions, two heat races and a 12-car all-star battle for a purse of $1.756 million the largest purse for an IndyCar Series race outside of the Indianapolis 500.A non-points paying event, this will mark the first time since Surfers Paradise 2008 that an IndyCar a race does not ... Keep reading
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(Photo credit: Rhona Wise-USA TODAY Sports) The Miami Heat fought their way out of the play-in tournament and reached the NBA Finals last season. They would like to avoid that extra step this spring, which is why their weekend visit to Detroit could prove pivotal. The Heat will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak when they face the Pistons on Friday and will remain in the Motor City for a Sunday afternoon tilt.
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