Oliver Solberg heads Toyota top-five lockout as weather strikes
Oliver Solberg grabbed a significant early Safari Rally Kenya lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans after wild weather wreaked havoc. Monte Carlo winner Solberg headed to the first service with a 33.3s lead over Evans, while reigning world champion and two-time Safari winner Sebastien Ogier was 1m05.1s adrift after only two stages. […]
Roger Penske named Grand Marshal for the Sebring 12 Hours
Roger Penske has been named grand marshal for the 74th edition of the Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, March 21, 2026. A legendary team owner, business leader and former race car driver, Penske’s honorary role in the race will include delivering the command for the once-around-the-clock crown jewel for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. […]
Forging a new era in WEC from scratch
In the world of professional motorsport, building a programme from a blank sheet of paper is the ultimate high-stakes gamble. It is a gruelling, often thankless task where the pioneers rarely get to enjoy the success they paved the way for. Yet, it is a mission that requires a specific caliber of veteran. Andre Lotterer was the […]
Why it’s Mercedes, not Wolff, that wants to acquire Alpine F1 team shares
It has long been known that a minority stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team is up for sale to the highest bidder. The share in question – 24% – is currently owned by Otro Capital, an investment group involving Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny, and golfer Rory McIlroy. Otro paid $233million for […]
Why Safari Rally Kenya will be more of a lottery than ever
«I believe it is the same lottery as you have in Europe, you buy a ticket and you hope for the best. It is going to be a bit like that. It is going to be very wild this year.” That is how Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi described what awaits the World Rally Championship crews this […]
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s manager backs Pramac continuity over 2027 Yamaha move
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s influential agent Kenan Sofuoglu says the Turk plans to continue racing at Pramac in MotoGP for a second season, virtually ruling out a possible move up to the factory Yamaha team in 2027 Yamaha announced the signing of three-time World Superbike champion Razgatlioglu on 10 June last year. While the statement ran to more […]
Engineers already love «impressive» Lindblad, says Racing Bulls chief
As Formula 1 2026’s only rookie, the Australian Grand Prix weekend presented Arvid Lindblad with plenty of potential pitfalls to navigate as he made his debut in the new season’s complex machinery. But if the 18-year-old was fazed by anything, he did well to hide it from view. Lindblad strung together a faultless weekend, and […]