Acropolis Rally exit has ended my WRC title bid
The Hyundai driver headed to Greece sitting 36 points adrift of Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera, but was in strong position to close the gap after starting Saturday with a 25.5s advantage over the third-placed Finn. Neuville delivered an impressive performance over Saturday morning’s stages to lead Sebastien Ogier by 10.9s. However, the Belgian’s rally unravelled when […]
Ogier explains luckless WRC Acropolis Rally exit
The eight-time world rally champion was locked in a fight for victory with Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, with the pair swapping positions across Saturday’s stages. Ogier inherited the rally lead on stage nine when Neuville a hit a hole in the road that caused terminal suspension damage. That left Ogier, who is driving a part-time WRC […]
Marquez enjoying MotoGP future speculation which is «never a distraction»
The Honda rider is contracted with the Japanese marque until the end of next season, but rumours have persisted about the chance of him breaking that contract for next year. Over the San Marino Grand Prix weekend, there were suggestions the six-time premier class world champion could switch to the Gresini Ducati squad at which […]
Rovanpera snatches lead after late Ogier drama
Championship leader Rovanpera started the day third, 25.5s adrift, but returned to the service park with a 2m04.4s rally lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo. Hyundai’s Neuville retired from the lead on the afternoon’s first stage handing the advantage to Ogier. However, the Toyota driver then lost four minutes to a suspension issue on the afternoon’s […]
Pedrosa now «knows the value» of Rossi winning in MotoGP at 38
Pedrosa, who turns 38 later this month, is making his second grand prix appearance of the 2023 season as a KTM wildcard. In the sprint race at Misano on Saturday, Pedrosa narrowly missed a first podium since his last MotoGP win in Malaysia in 2017, finishing fourth behind Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia and ahead of KTM […]
Bagnaia’s Misano MotoGP sprint podium «too important» after Barcelona crash
The championship leader had his right leg run over by KTM’s Brad Binder in a horrible accident in last week’s Catalan GP. Though he was cleared to ride, Bagnaia struggled with the pain in his leg in Saturday’s 13-lap sprint race and only narrowly fended off the KTM duo of wildcard Dani Pedrosa and Brad […]
Toyota credits «Kamui effect» for pole gap in Fuji WEC qualifying
Vasselon, technical director of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, put the Japanese driver’s advantage over team-mate Brendon Hartley down to his renowned qualifying pace and local knowledge of the Fuji Speedway. «He got everything right: the timing, the tyre preparation and the way he handled the circuit,» explained Vasselon. «We have seen at Fuji drivers who […]
Winning all 2023 F1 races is «of course becoming a goal»
Max Verstappen took his 10th win in a row in Monza last weekend, which was the 15th consecutive victory for Red Bull. Extending its clean sweep of 2023 race wins, the Milton Keynes team is another step closer to winning all 22 races this year, which would be unprecedented in the world championship. Insight: 10 […]
Хорнер оценил возможность своего перехода в другую команду
Кристиан Хорнер возглавляет команду Red Bull в Формуле 1 практически с момента появления австрийского коллектива в чемпионате мира. Под началом специалиста коллектив одержал массу побед, завоевал множество титулов с двумя пилотами и побил несколько рекордов серии, но менять работодателя и принимать новый вызов топ-менеджер не намерен. «Я никогда не склонен заглядывать так далеко в будущее […]