Дакар, 9-й этап: Лёб атакует, Сайнс обороняется
Девятый этап 46-го в истории ралли-марафона Дакар ознаменовался новым витком заочной борьбы Сайнса и Лёба, неудачей одного из ведущих фаворитов мотозачета Брабека и перестановкой в первой тройке в категории грузовиков. Подводим итоги 436-километрового маршрута из Хаиля в Аль-Улу… Любопытная картина сложилась в категории внедорожников в заключительной части 12-дневного ралли-марафона. С одной стороны, Карлос Сайнс при […]
Brown “confident” McLaren can keep Norris long-term despite Red Bull interest
Norris currently has a contract to race with McLaren – where he has competed ever since he entered F1 as a rookie back in 2019 – until the end of the 2025 campaign. But as uncertainty over Sergio Perez’s position as Max Verstappen’s team-mate at Red Bull continues given Perez’s poor pace and race showing […]
Upbeat McLaren has seen no “diminishing returns” on F1 2024 car gains
While preparations continue back at its factory for the official launch of the MCL38 next month, McLaren on Tuesday evening revealed the livery that its car will run in. Off the back of its impressive turnaround in form last year, where it went from near the back of the field to end the campaign as […]
Sainz ‘can’t let his guard down’ as Loeb chases him for Dakar win
Sainz holds a lead of just over 20 minutes over Loeb following Tuesday’s 417km test between Ha’il and Al-‘Ula, making him the favourite for overall victory with just three stages to run in the 46th edition of the rally-raid. However, Loeb has arguably been quicker of the two on outright pace in the second half […]
Porsche adds ex-BMW technical director to IMSA GTP attack
Last year, Fry was working on its German rival BMW’s GTP challenger – the M Hybrid V8 – which inherited its sole race win from Porsche at Watkins Glen, following a post-race technical inspection that disqualified the 963 that won on the road. Fry previously worked on BMW’s IMSA GT campaigns, alongside a part-time IndyCar […]
Cadillac to nominate different third drivers for WEC Hypercar entry
The General Motors marque has revealed that it will not nominate a full-season partner for Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn in the solo Ganassi-run Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh . Laura Wontrop Klauser, GM’s sportscar racing boss, told Motorsport.com that it will instead announce the driver for the seat filled last season by Richard Westbrook ahead of […]
Citroen показал ливрею машины Николая Грязина
Российский раллист Николай Грязин, который в статусе нейтрального атлета выступал в чемпионате мира по классическому ралли WRC в классе WRC2 на хэтчбеке Skoda Fabia RS Rally2, в 2024 году станет заводским гонщиком Citroen вместе с французским раллистом Йоханом Росселем в команде DG Sport. Пилот будет выступать под флагом Болгарии и получит в своё распоряжение Citroen […]
Inside the latest Corvette challenger ready to go global
The Daytona 24 Hours later this month will herald the global competition debut for the latest GM sportscar to follow in the long line of successful Corvette Racing machines dating back to the C5-R from the last millennium. Following the demise of the GTE rules, the Corvette C8.R that debuted in 2020 will be replaced […]
“I see Carlos Sainz as incombustible”
The story of Cristina Gutierrez is as special as it is unique, and in addition to being one of the references in Spanish motorsport, she will become one of the three drivers who will be in the new Dacia project for the Dakar Rally in 2025. The driver from Burgos will make the leap from […]