Marquez will face “a big frustration” if he targets Ducati MotoGP wins right now
Marquez’s switch from Honda after 11 years and six world titles to the satellite Gresini Ducati squad for 2024 is generating boundless interest as the new season approaches. Many of his peers have already pegged him to win on the year-old Ducati soon, though Marquez has continued to brush this expectation aside. Asked again about […]
MotoGP Qatar test: Bagnaia fastest from Martin
Following three days of running in Malaysia earlier this month, the MotoGP pre-season ends in Qatar just two weeks before the 2024 campaign begins at the same venue. After a fairly slow start to the day for most as track conditions proved suboptimal, more representative running was had as the sun set over the Losail […]
Haas to take different approach to Bahrain F1 test
The VF-23 struggled all year with tyre overheating that meant good grid positions went to waste as the cars slipped down the order in races. Haas has tried to address that inherent trait with the VF-24 and will use this week’s three days of testing in Bahrain to judge if it has been successful rather […]
Honda MotoGP boss Puig «surprised» by German-like feedback from Marini
Marini was picked to replace Marc Marquez following the eight-time grand prix world champion’s decision to quit the team for 2024 to join the Gresini Ducati squad. The Italian previously spent three years on Ducati machinery, latterly with his brother Valentino Rossi’s squad, with whom he scored his first podiums in MotoGP. Marini and team-mate […]
Will the 2025 F1 driver silly season see «chaos»?
That’s certainly the view of Esteban Ocon after Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for next season caught most of the paddock by surprise and left a prime seat open at Mercedes. The question now is how soon things will start to move at other teams, and how quickly the remaining pieces fall into place thereafter. […]
WRC Sweden podium exceeded Evans’ expectations
The Toyota driver downplayed his Sweden chances given the disadvantage of starting second on the road. However, Evans finished the rally in second, 29.6s behind winner Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi. While not a fan of the 2024 points system, the Welshman benefitted from the new rules. Evans survived a wild 360-degree spin on Friday to claim […]
The 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list in full
Hypercar — 23 cars 2 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Alex Palou 3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R Sebastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande Scott Dixon 4 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 Mathieu Jaminet TBA TBA 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 Matt Campbell Michael Christensen Frederic Makowiecki 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche […]
Palou to make Le Mans debut as third driver of Cadillac’s WEC entry
Palou will move across from Ganassi’s IndyCar Series squad for the centrepiece round of the World Endurance Championship on 15/16 June to drive the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh alongside car regulars Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn. The news was announced by Cadillac immediately after the publication of the full 62-car Le Mans entry list, which […]
Le Mans 24 Hours entry list published, 23 Hypercars for 2024
Cadillac will for a second year in a row take in the double-points WEC round on 15/16 June with both of its V-Series.R LMDhs from the IMSA SportsCar Championship run respectively by the Action Express and Ganassi teams, while Porsche Penske Motorsport will again cross the Atlantic with one of its North American 963 LMDhs. […]