Why Rovanpera is able to tame WRC Safari Rally stages
Rovanpera has proved to be the class of the field in Kenya, which is regarded as the most gruelling event on the WRC calendar. The reigning two-time world champion is the only Rally1 driver to avoid punctures or any major delays across the 13 stages to date, which has resulted in a huge 2m08.9s lead […]
Neuville frustrated as WRC Safari Rally hoodoo continues
The WRC points leader climbed to second position across Saturday morning, benefitting from punctures delaying his Toyota rivals Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta. However, Thierry Neuville’s bid for a podium was dashed when his i20 N struggled for power, and he was forced to stop on several occasions before ending the stage in EV mode. […]
MotoGP rookies have it “tougher” now in their debut year
Binder was a highly rated rookie when he stepped up to MotoGP in 2020 with the factory KTM team, having won the Moto3 crown in 2016 and runner-up in Moto2 in 2019. The South African showed podium pace in his first race at Jerez in 2020 and would score a historic maiden win for KTM […]
Drama strikes Neuville, Rovanpera firmly in control
Reigning world champion Rovanpera was one of the few to avoid punctures or mechanical issues to complete the day’s six stages with a 2m08.9s lead over Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, with M-Sport Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux third [+3m13.3s]. Read Also: The trio will bank 18-15-13 championship points respectively under the new-for-2024 scoring system if they finish […]
How McLaren has geared up for its return to the global sportscar stage
McLaren entered the sportscar racing folklore in 1995 when it claimed an against-the-odds victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the F1 GTR. Running a car based on the road-going F1, which itself developed a cult following over the next two decades, the factory-supported Kokusai Kaihatsu squad capitalised on heavy rain at Circuit de […]
Behind the shot: Tambora Sandwich: Digital Photography Review
Today, I’d like to tell you a nice story about mistakes, drone crashes, coincidences and one very cool shoot in which I took a panorama of Tambora Volcano in Indonesia. Tambora is a volcano on the island of Sumbawa. In 1815, Tambora produced the largest volcanic eruption in recorded human history, which spewed 37-45 cubic […]
Costly WRC Safari Rally punctures a “mystery”
Evans started Saturday sitting in second trailing leader Kalle Rovanpera by 56.9s but ended the morning loop in fifth [+3m34.2s] after picking up punctures in stage eight [Soysambu] and 10 [Sleeping Warrior]. Read Also: Evans picked up a left-rear failure in the day’s opening test before losing the right rear in the famous Sleeping Warrior […]
Di Giannantonio sure «bright days will come» after slow 2024 MotoGP start
Last year’s Qatar Grand Prix winner found refuge at Valentino Rossi’s team having lost his Gresini Ducati ride to Marc Marquez towards the latter half of the season. Di Giannantonio’s VR46 reprieve came amid a substantial form jump that led to his first top five, podium and win results in the premier class. As such, […]
Rovanpera leads Neuville, double puncture costs Evans
Toyota’s Rovanpera was among the fortunate to enjoy a clean run through a gruelling and incident-filled Saturday morning loop of stages, to open up a 1m27.9s lead over Hyundai’s Neuville, who leapt from fourth to second. Neuville took advantage of a chaotic loop for Evans and Katsuta, who were delayed by double punctures. Katsuta ended […]