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Ted Kravitz insists that he hasn’t heard anything from inside the F1 paddock about the alleged power struggle between Red Bull’s Christian Horner and Helmut Marko. Rumours began last week when Brazil’s Globo reported “turmoil” and “tension” at Red ...

Method Motorsport confirm Mostert backed GT4 Series entry

Photo: Method Motorsport Method Motorsport has today announced that it will become the first official entrant of the brand-new standalone GT4 Australia Series run by SRO Motorsports Group with Chaz Mostert part of the team. The exciting new Australian ...

Formula E cancel second day of testing amid battery fire

Credit: FIA Formula E Following a Gen3 battery igniting on Tuesday afternoon at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Formula E have confirmed that all activities scheduled for Wednesday have been cancelled, with an investigation into the blaze “ongoing”. ...

Verstappen urges Red Bull to ‘understand’ US GP brake issue

Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 celebrates at the end of the race. 22.10.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA, Race Day. Max Verstappen has urged Red Bull to ...

Wadoux, Shwartzmann to test Ferrari 499P at WEC rookie test

RICHARD MILLE AF CORSE – Lilou Wadoux (FRA) – 24 Hours of Le Mans – Centenary Edition – Circuit de la Sarthe – Le Mans – France – Lilou Wadoux and Robert Shwartzmann will test a Le Mans-winning Ferrari ...

Francesco Bagnaia crew chief on Jorge Martin: “Easy to be in official team dressed as satellite”

Francesco Bagnaia’s crew chief has aimed an apparent jibe at Jorge Martin which could spice up the MotoGP title fight. Factory Ducati rider and reigning champion Bagnaia has a 27-point advantage above Pramac’s Martin heading into this weekend’s Thailand ...

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix shares new details of spectacular opening ceremony

The F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will feature a sensational opening ceremony. Musicians Andra Day, Bishop Briggs, J Balvin, Journey, Keith Urban, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Thirty Seconds to Mars, and will.i.am will perform at the star-studded event. ...

Ducati confirm motocross entry | nine-time champion Antonio Cairoli joins

Ducati will enter motocross with nine-time MX champion Antonio Cairoli signing on as their test rider. The Italian manufacturer, currently dominating MotoGP and on the brink of another WorldSBK championship this weekend, will enter the Italian Motocross Championship next season. They ...

Formula E testing: Opening day afternoon session cancelled following garage blaze

Credit: FIA Formula E Formula E have confirmed that session two of the official pre-season test has been cancelled, following a fire in the Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) garage during the lunch break. Tuesday’s afternoon session was due to ...

Hanson secures IMSA GTP Endurance drive with JDC Miller

Credit: LAT Images / Copyright: © 2023 Geoffrey M. Miller Multiple LMP2 champion Phil Hanson has secured a GTP drive for JDC Miller MotorSports in the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as their Endurance driver. The British driver is ...

Gasly: ‘Things to improve’ amid ‘most complete’ Alpine weekend

Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. 22.10.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA, Race Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Price / XPB Images Pierre Gasly has said that his ...

Honda’s Alberto Puig: “Happy if Marc Marquez wins again, but I want to beat him”

The sight of Marc Marquez battling against the Hondas next season is sure to take some adjusting to. His 11-year association with the Japanese manufacturer will end, perhaps as soon as this year’s postseason Valencia test, when he joins ...

Lando Norris closing in on unwanted F1 record and fears McLaren have missed "best chance" of win

Lando Norris is closing in on an unwanted F1 record held by Nick Heidfeld – the most grand prix podiums without a win. The McLaren driver claimed his fourth consecutive podium with a second-place finish at the United States ...

Tsunoda had ‘heart attack’ from late AlphaTauri pit radio call

Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri AT04. 22.10.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA, Race Day. Yuki Tsunoda says he “got a heart attack” when AlphaTauri called him in for a late pitstop to ...

MotoGP Australia: Joan Mir: “Situation is more complicated at the back, I was a victim…”

Joan Mir felt as though he was a victim at the Australian MotoGP, after crashing out when contact was made by Luca Marini. Mir was running towards the rear of the field before contact with Marini took place at ...

Garage fire breaks out at Formula E testing

Credit: FIA Formula E A fire has broken out at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, ahead of the second session of Formula E testing which is supposed to get underway at 2pm local time (1pm GMT). Formula E ...

Norris admits McLaren now unlikely to take 2023 F1 victory

Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren celebrates his third position on the podium. 22.10.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA, Race Day. Lando Norris believes it’s now unlikely that McLaren will secure a Formula ...

Ferrari own up to Charles Leclerc F1 strategy ‘mistake’ that ruined United States GP

Ferrari F1 boss Fred Vasseur has admitted that the decision to run Charles Leclerc on a one-stop strategy at the United States Grand Prix was a “mistake”. Leclerc started from pole position but slipped to sixth place after being ...

Formula E paddock evacuated as a fire breaks out during test day

Formula E have evacuated their paddock after a fire broke out. A fire broke out in the pit lane / garages here in Valencia. Had to evacuate from the building in the middle of the press conference.Everyone seems to ...

Formula E testing: Evans tops first morning session

Credit: FIA Formula E Mitch Evans topped the first morning session of the official Formula E pre-season test, being held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Tuesday morning in many ways marked the countdown to the season 10 ...

Alonso, Krack ‘happy’ for Stroll to overcome slump in US GP

Lance Stroll (CDN) Aston Martin F1 Team in parc ferme. 22.10.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA, Race Day. Both Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin team boss Mike Krack were “happy” that ...

Details shared from F1 drivers’ briefing as a Brad Pitt movie update discussed

F1 drivers have been shown some of the earliest footage from the much-anticipated Brad Pitt movie about their sport, Ted Kravitz reports. Problems in Hollywood threatened to slow the progress of the movie which will feature mega-star Pitt in ...

‘Double knock-on effect’ of Mercedes' latest F1 upgrade has renewed Lewis Hamilton’s confidence

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ new floor has given him confidence he had previously been lacking in his W14 F1 car thanks to a “double knock-on effect”. Mercedes brought their last major upgrade of the year to last weekend’s United States Grand ...

Alpine add F2’s Maini to F1 academy ranks

Kush Maini (IND) Campos Racing celebrates his second position on the podium. 01.04.2023. FIA Formula 2 Championship, Rd 3, Sprint Race, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday Alpine’s Formula 1 team have bolstered its junior ranks after confirming that Formula 2 racer ...

MotoGP Australia: Miguel Oliveira: “Dorna made every effort to put us out there in a safe way”

Miguel Oliveira says every step was followed by Dorna and that they did everything they could to try and have the MotoGP sprint go ahead at Phillip Island. After a schedule change which saw the grand prix moved to ...

Timo Glock tips Mercedes to start F1 2024 season 'on a par' with Red Bull after upgrade gains

Timo Glock believes Mercedes can start the 2024 season “on a par” with Red Bull now they know which direction to develop their F1 car. Mercedes introduced a new floor at the United States Grand Prix and enjoyed their ...

Sargeant credits ‘overnight’ change for first F1 point in US GP

Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing on the grid. 22.10.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA, Race Day. Logan Sargeant credited an “overnight” change on his Williams car that culminated with him scoring ...

MotoGP riders react to Johann Zarco victory: ‘He deserved at least one’

Marc Marquez is among many to have praised Johann Zarco after the Pramac rider secured his first-ever MotoGP win at Phillip Island. After 120 attempts, Zarco took his maiden MotoGP win after producing a last-lap overtake on team-mate Jorge ...

Paddock “rumour” shared that will worry Sergio Perez before F1 Mexican Grand Prix

A “rumour” spreading through the F1 paddock is that Sergio Perez has pressure to claim P2 in the drivers’ championship to retain his Red Bull seat. Sky’s Ted Kravitz shared the whisper after the United States Grand Prix, just ...

The ‘not F1 level’ changes Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton want COTA to make

Max Verstappen has called for the bumpiness of the Circuit of the Americas track to be addressed, declaring it “not at F1 level”. The Red Bull driver, who claimed his 50th grand prix victory in Austin, believes the circuit ...

Akkodis ASP confirms two-car Lexus LMGT3 pursuit

Credit: Lexus Akkodis ASP Team has confirmed a two-car Lexus RC F GT3 effort in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, which will be the first season for the LMGT3 category. Next year, Jerome Policand’s team celebrates their 25th ...

Ferrari concede Leclerc US GP one-stop ‘not the good choice’

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. 22.10.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA, Race Day. Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur concedes that it was “not the good choice” to place Charles Leclerc on ...

WorldSBK Jerez: Jonathan Rea: “It is going to be an emotional weekend”

Jonathan Rea is set to end his glittering WorldSBK chapter with Kawasaki at this weekend’s 2023 season-finale at Jerez, ahead of switching to Yamaha. A six-time WorldSBK champion with Kawasaki, and as a combination the most successful partnership ever ...

Martin Brundle has ‘big questions’ for FIA after Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc disqualifications at F1 US GP

Martin Brundle believes the FIA should have checked the plank wear on all cars at the F1 United States Grand Prix, following Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s disqualifications. Hamilton lost his second place finish behind race-winner Max Verstappen, while ...

Mercedes planning pitstop changes to avoid US GP repeat

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14 makes a pit stop. 22.10.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA, Race Day. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says it is planning changes to its ...

Bennetts rule WA Motorkhana season finale

Photos: David Elliot The Bennett family have once again dominated the final round of the Motorsport Australia WA Motorkhana Championship 2023 season, with William and Amy securing an extraordinary one-two finish. With a solid entry list of 38 competitors ...

Nominations for 2024 Commission positions open

Motorsport Australia is now accepting nominations for each of its three Commissions. Motorsport Australia is now accepting nominations for each of its three Commissions. All three Commissions, including the Motorsport Australia Motor Racing Commission (AMRC), Motorsport Australia Off Road ...

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