Latvala could sense “different level” Rovanpera WRC display in Portugal
The reigning world champion has so far produced a faultless display to head into Sunday’s final four stages with a 57.5s lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo. Rovanpera has endured a quiet start to his title defence by his own high standards, with the 22-year-old yet to score a victory this year. His last visit to […]
Relentless Rovanpera in control after Saturday domination
The reigning world rally champion won five of the day’s seven tests to transform an overnight 10.8s advantage into a 57.5s lead, as the Finn moved closer to a first WRC win since New Zealand last October. Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville leapfrogged team-mate Esapekka Lappi to claim third, with 2.3s splitting the duo. M-Sport’s Ott Tanak […]
Porsche heads Cadillac and Acura in FP2
Campbell led the way around the classic 2.238-mile track on the beautiful Monterey peninsula in the one hour, 45-minute practice session, but was chased hard by GTP class rivals Cadillac and Acura. Campbell lapped the #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 in 1m15.903s and then 1m15.493s – making it an early Porsche 1-2 with Nick Tandy’s […]
Martin feels “unblocked” by first MotoGP win since 2021 in France sprint
Martin started from fifth on the grid at Le Mans but leaped to second on the opening lap, before taking the lead from Francesco Bagnaia on the fourth tour. Immediately, the Pramac Ducati rider opened up a lead of eight tenths before taking the chequered flag 1.8s clear of the field. It marked his first sprint […]
Quartararo ‘not confident’ Yamaha understands how to improve its MotoGP bike
Yamaha has been in decline since Quartararo won the championship in 2021, the Frenchman winning fewer races in 2022 and unsuccessfully defending his title, while in 2023 he has scored just one podium in five rounds. On Friday, Quartararo labelled 2023 the “toughest” year he has faced in MotoGP, and his woes continued on Saturday […]
Bagnaia penalty fear in France sprint highlights MotoGP stewarding concern
The Ducati rider was forced to drop a position for a hard-but-fair overtake on Jack Miller at the Spanish GP two weeks ago. In Saturday’s sprint race at Le Mans, Bagnaia engaged in a hard battle with Honda’s Marquez that resulted in an aggressive overtake from the latter, who made slight contact with the Ducati […]
90 лет квалификации: величайшие быстрые круги в истории Формулы 1
От сенсационного поула итальянского новичка в 14-километровом Спа до шок-выступления многократного чемпиона мира в ночном Сингапуре… 90 лет назад, весной 1933 года, в Монако состоялось историческое событие. По предложению директора гонки Шарля Фару вместо традиционной в то время жеребьёвки провели заезд с хронометражем и на основе результатов сформировали стартовый порядок. Обладателем поула тогда стал итальянец […]
На Гран При Лас-Вегаса появится трибуна Макса Ферстаппена
В ноябре 2023 года Формула 1 вернётся в Лас-Вегас впервые с 80-х. Гонка пройдёт на городской трассе в районе Лас-Вегас-Стрип, всемирно известном игровом и туристическом центре, где находятся развлекательный комплекс «Сизарс-пэлас», отель-казино «Белладжио» и другие достопримечательности. Партнёром уик-энда стала компания Red Bull, которая организует развлекательную зону для фанатов Red Bull Fan Zone, отдельную трибуну Oracle […]
Martin dominates sprint race, Quartararo crashes out
Pramac Ducati rider Martin overhauled poleman and championship leader Francesco Bagnaia on lap four of 13 and instantly put eight tenths between them. As Bagnaia squabbled with Marc Marquez, Martin eased into the distance and took the chequered flag 1.8 seconds clear of KTM’s Brad Binder. Bagnaia completed the podium after fending off VR46’s Luca […]