WRC closing on long-term Italy commitment
Italy appears set to host a round of the World Rally Championship and European Rally Championship for the foreseeable future with plans for a long-term commitment in the works. Last weekend’s Rally Italy Sardinia marked the final event of its current contract with the WRC. Sardinia’s rough gravel roads have hosted the WRC every year, […]
“We don’t have the performance”
Last on the timesheets after the first day of running at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, Loïc Duval did not mince his words when discussing the expected performance of the Peugeot 9X8 on the Circuit de la Sarthe. Peugeot ended the Le Mans Test Day with their cars in distant 19th and 21st […]
Ducati reveals the “simple” change introduced to help Pecco Bagnaia in Aragon GP
After being on the podium in three of the first four races, including the win in Austin, Pecco Bagnaia sank into a kind of negative spiral starting from the French Grand Prix (16th), without being able to recover in the British Grand Prix (crash) — a bad dynamic that continued in the Aragón sprint, where […]
Toyota narrowly leads Ferrari in Hypercar as 2025 Le Mans test day ends
Toyota topped the times at the Le Mans Test Day as track running ahead of next weekend’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship kicked off on Sunday. Brendon Hartley led the way aboard the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a 3m26.246s set early in the second of two three-hours sessions on […]
Formula 1 sponsorship tops $2billion for the first time
Formula 1 has become a sponsorship juggernaut in recent years and new, independent research has shown that over $2billion was earned in 2024 with only the NFL now bringing in more revenue on an annual basis. A report from SponsorUnited shows that F1 and its teams generated $2.04billion last year, more than a number of […]
Sebastien Ogier takes record-breaking WRC Sardinia victory
Sebastien Ogier claimed a third win of the World Rally Championship season after surviving a final-stage mistake to conquer a demanding Rally Italy Sardinia. The part-time Toyota driver and co-driver Vincent Landais avoided the pitfalls of Sardinia’s 16 rough gravel stages to take an impressive win, as Toyota extended its 100% winning start to 2025. […]
See the dramatic dogfight at MotoGP Aragon GP
One of the major talking points of the Aragon Grand Prix was the dramatic dogfight between Franco Morbidelli and Fermin Aldeguer. The pair sparred over several laps, even having contact on the back straight during their attempts to gain track position. These professionals weren’t racing for the lead — this was for 5th, and it was […]
Aston Martin reveals track-day version of Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar
Aston Martin is billing a new track-day version of its Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar as near-identical to the race car. The Aston Martin Valkyrie LM Hypercar boasts the same maximum power output of 520kW (697bhp) from its 6.5-litre V12 as the World Endurance Championship and IMSA Sportscar Championship contender. The differences between the two cars […]
Toyota sees “very strong Ferrari” despite leading last open test before Le Mans
Toyota was quick to play down the significance of setting the fastest time with its #8 GR010 Hybrid during the 2025 Le Mans Test Day. Still, Toyota sees areas for improvement. Test Day ended with the #8 Toyota on top of the timesheets at Le Mans on Sunday, Brendon Hartley clocking a 3:26.246. But anyone […]