M-Sport outlines 2024 Puma WRC development plan
The British squad took the covers off its 2024 Puma at last week’s Autosport International before embarking on its first pre-event test of the season ahead of the Monte Carlo curtain raiser (25-28 January) last weekend. M-Sport scored two wins last year, matching rivals Hyundai, after Ott Tanak triumphed in Sweden and Chile, but a […]
Comfort and safety, that’s the great Seat Circuit from Sparco
Comfort, resistance and perfection are what you look for in all kinds of competitions, and when it comes to the toughest race in the world, you have to study to the millimetre which products to use. That’s why the vast majority of participants opt for the line of Sparco, an Italian company based in Volpiano, […]
Spanish rider Falcon dies after Dakar crash
The Catalan, participating in the Dakar for the second time, was involved in an incident a few kilometres from the end of the special stage from Al Henakiyah to Al Duwadimi on 8 January. Falcon, 45, had received immediate assistance before he had to be airlifted to Al Duwadimi hospital for further treatment. Falcón suffered a […]
Sainz rebuilds lead as Ekstrom heads Audi 1-2
Following up on his third stage win at this year’s event, Loeb looked set to carve more time out of Sainz’s overall advantage as he led the Spaniard by three minutes, and nearest rival Ekstrom by one minute, entering the final 100km of the Al Duwadimi to Ha’il stage. But on the all-dirt track run […]
Long-time Toyota technical director Vasselon replaced
Vasselon, 60, has been succeeded on a temporary basis by David Floury as the technical chief of the Cologne-based organisation that masterminds Toyota’s World Endurance Championship programme, develops the engines for its World Rally Championship GR Yaris Rally 1 and builds the GR Supra GT4 customer racer. The move announced on Monday was described in […]
When is F1 and other motorsport series starting in 2024?
Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season, like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway. With the Dakar Rally already well under way, the opening round of the new Formula E season kicked off on Saturday, while the World Rally Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship also […]
Лёб выиграл седьмой спецучасток «Дакара», Экстрём — сошёл
Седьмой спецучасток ралли-марафона «Дакар» завершился в Саудовской Аравии 14 января. Для команд он сложился абсолютно по-разному, поскольку в Prodrive записали на свой счёт очередной выигранный силами француза Себастьена Лёба доп, а вот в Audi очередной экипаж столкнулся с трудностями — швед Маттиас Экстрём вынужден был оформить сход из-за поломки машины, устранить которую на дистанции не […]
Loeb eats into Sainz’s lead, drama for Ekstrom
Loeb made a low-key start to Sunday’s 483km test between Riyadh and Al-Duwadimi, but the nine-time World Rally champion was gradually able to make his way to the front, taking his third stage victory of the year with a margin of 7m06s over Toyota’s Lucas Moraes. Sainz finished fourth behind Nasser Al-Attiyah on what was […]
Лидер команды Ford оформил сход на «Дакаре»
Заводской коллектив M-Sport Ford World Rally Team, с которым марка Ford дебютировала на «Дакаре» в 2024 году, лишился своего лидера. Испанский экипаж в составе двукратного победителя ралли-марафона Хоана Ромы и Алекс Харо Браво оформил сход по ходу седьмого спецучастка ралли-марафона, который проходит в Саудовской Аравии 14 января. Детальной информации о причинах схода лидера американской команды […]