Kurt Busch backs WRC return to USA after first taste at Rally Finland
NASCAR champion and Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch believes the World Rally Championship has the potential to crack America after receiving a taste of the series at Rally Finland. The 2004 NASCAR Cup champion and 2017 Daytona 500 winner made the trip to Finland to experience the WRC for the first time. The 46-year-old has […]
‘Unfair’ to compare to Verstappen given different Red Bull F1 car
Red Bull has felt like a one-car – or at least one-driver – team for several years now as the second seat has been occupied by a rotating cast of individuals, who are granted a vanishingly small window to prove themselves before being fired or demoted. Four-time world champion Max Verstappen is clearly a once-in-a-generation […]
‘At Balaton, MotoGP bikes might not even use fifth gear’ – Alvaro Bautista
The MotoGP world championship returns in two weeks following its summer break, kicking off a series of five double-headers — 10 rounds in just three months. After a trip to Austria’s Red Bull Ring in mid-August, the MotoGP paddock will head to the relatively new Balaton Park circuit, for the first Hungarian Grand Prix since […]
Why the FIA is confident WRC will head to USA in 2027 after 2026 calendar miss
The FIA is confident the World Rally Championship is on track to host a round in the USA in 2027 following its omission from the 2026 schedule. The WRC has long held an ambition to return to the USA for the first time since the 1988 Olympus Rally, with the project a key part of […]
Vasseur renews Ferrari F1 boss contract and ends speculation
Ferrari has renewed its contract with Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur, ending speculation about the Frenchman’s future. Vasseur joined from Sauber ahead of the 2023 season replacing Mattia Binotto and implemented a raft of behind-the-scenes changes to return the Prancing Horse to the top of F1. Ferrari finished second in the 2024 constructors’ championship […]
The McLaren test that persuaded Senna to stay
The faces said it all. The temperature was marginally above freezing and a small group of McLaren team members were huddled around the timing desk on the pitwall shortly before lunch. Each time the car flashed past, the mechanics would look up to savour the reaction on the face of Ayrton Senna’s Italian engineer, Giorgio […]