“Being in Al-Attiyah’s shoes is a big responsibility”
Winning the Dakar Rally is one of the things that every driver in the world dreams of, but it is something that very few can achieve. Whether by quality or luck, you also need the support of a great team, such as Toyota, which, with Nasser Al Attiyah, has won three Touareg trophies in the […]
Porsche beats BMW by 0.035s in opening IMSA test session
Tandy lapped the 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.617s in his GTP class, Penske-run 963 in pleasant and warm track conditions. Last year’s pole time, set by Tom Blomqvist in Meyer Shank Racing’s Acura, was 1m34.031s. Tandy was quick out of the blocks, setting his quickest lap in the factory-entered hybrid prototype in the early minutes […]
Is McLaren yet to unlock Norris’s full F1 potential?
Off the back of his most successful season in F1, Norris has strengthened his status as the Woking-based squad’s lead driver, having scored more than twice as many points as rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri and achieved seven podium finishes – more than in his first four campaigns combined. Yet, a feeling of unfinished business still […]
Лёб: У меня не было шансов против Audi – я сражался в одиночку
Девятикратный чемпион мира по ралли Себастьен Лёб в шестой раз в карьере финишировал на подиуме на Дакаре, но снова не дотянулся до победы. На этот раз помешали технические проблемы и отсутствие поддержки поддержки напарников по Prodrive, особенно после схода Нассера Аль-Аттии. Как итог полтора часа отставания от победителя Карлоса Сайнса на Audi и третье место […]
Rovanpera to begin 2024 WRC season in Sweden
Rally Sweden has released a 56-car entry list for the WRC’s only snow round of the championship that marks the second round of the season (15-18 February). Rovanpera has opted to scale back his WRC commitments this year to “recharge his batteries” ahead of a full-time return with Toyota in 2025. The 23-year-old was tipped […]
Schedule, how to watch on TV and more
America’s biggest sportscar race is on the horizon with this year’s Daytona 24 Hours kickstarting the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship on 27-28 January. Drivers will tackle a daunting 24-hour race at the prestigious Daytona International Speedway in Florida, which has held the event since 1962. There are also many big names racing at Daytona this […]
Карлос Сайнс-старший прокомментировал свою победу в Дакаре-2024
Испанский ветеран автоспорта Карлос Сайнс рассказал о важности своей четвертой победы в ралли-марафоне Дакар. «Матадор» принес Audi первый успех в знаменитом ралли-рейде и, вероятно, последний, учитывая, что немецкий концерн свернет программу, чтобы сосредоточиться на подготовке к дебюту в Формуле 1. «Победа в такой конкурентной гонке, на столь особенной машине и с четвертым разным производителем очень […]
New Haas F1 car should suit Magnussen better, says boss Komatsu
Kevin Magnussen struggled at times throughout last season to get as much out of the team’s 2023 challenger as team-mate Nico Hulkenberg because its characteristics did not suit his style. His preference to carry speed through a corner, which demands a car handles the transition from braking on the approach and turn-in well, was not […]
Карлос Сайнс-младший приехал на финиш «Дакара»
В 2024 году ралли-марафон «Дакар» в Саудовской Аравии впервые завершился победой марки Audi — испанец Карлос Сайнс-старший стал четырёхкратным чемпионом «Дакара» и впервые выиграл в составе Team Audi Sport. При этом все свои победы пилот одержал на технике разных марок — Volkswagen, Peugeot, MINI и Audi. Карлос Сайнс и Карлос Сайнс-младший на финише «Дакара»-2024Фото: Audi […]