The opportunity to represent Porsche at Le Mans fulfils a dream for Roger Penske, owner of Team Penske, which runs the Porsche factory team in both IMSA and WEC competition. “I started my racing career with a Porsche Spider back in the 60s,” Penske told Motorsport Week. “So to see the growth of the brand, […]
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Ex-Formula 1 race winner Gerhard Berger has drawn on the time it took Red Bull to win races to warn Audi about expecting immediate success when it enters in 2026. Audi will venture into the sport for the first time ever as a works manufacturer once it completes a whole takeover of Sauber upon a […]
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Factory Ducati pairing Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini both believe that someone will win a MotoGP race on last season’s GP23 bike sooner rather than later. The GP24 has made big strides in development compared to last term, with Bagnaia and Jorge Martin winning three races apiece in the opening seven races in 2024. However, […]
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Nyck de Vries made contact with the #87 Akkodis ASP Lexus RC F LMGT3 of Kelvin van der Linde during this morning’s warm-up session ahead of the 92nd 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Toyota GAZOO Racing driver was adjusting the settings on his steering wheel when he did not notice the sudden braking of […]
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has disclosed Carlos Sainz is no longer an option for its 2025 Formula 1 line-up as he claimed the team now wants to “reinvent ourselves”. The German marque hasn’t divulged who will replace Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton next season as it mulls over the candidates to partner incumbent George Russell. Sainz, who […]
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Toprak Razgatlioglu won an exciting two-rider duel to take Superpole and set a new all-time WorldSBK lap record at Misano after Nicolo Bulega’s fastest time was deleted. Bulega’s 1:32.221s best effort on his Ducati Panigale V4R bettered ROKiT BMW Motorrad’s Razgatlioglu by a narrow margin of just 0.099s as the two riders traded blows throughout […]
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Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack has warned against making “premature” conclusions despite the Canadian Grand Prix inspiring a “step in the right direction”. The Silverstone-based squad rebounded from a recent slump with a more competitive showing in Montreal as Fernando Alonso ended sixth and Lance Stroll seventh. Alonso conceded that Aston Martin was […]
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Three-time and current reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has been contacted by FIA World Endurance Championship teams about racing in the Hypercar category at Le Mans, he has revealed. “Of course, you get contacted by certain people, but it has to come at the right time and in the right way,” he told […]
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that extending his contract with Sauber as it builds towards Audi’s impending arrival remains an option for his Formula 1 future into 2025. Sauber’s choice to sign Nico Hulkenberg on a multi-term deal has ensured that either Bottas or team-mate Zhou Guanyu will depart the side at the end of this […]
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The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati squad sealed a second successive one-two in practice in Saturday’s Free Practice 3 session at Misano with Nicolo Bulega leading WorldSBK reigning champion Alvaro Bautista. Bulega’s 1:33.114s effort was just 0.11s ahead of team-mate Bautista with GYTR GRT Yamaha’s Remy Gardner continuing his form with an impressive third courtesy of […]
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