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KTM’s problem of having five riders, but only four bikes, might have a solution at last. Factory duo Jack Miller and Brad Binder, Tech3 GASGAS pair Pol Espargaro and Augusto Fernandez, and Moto2 graduate Pedro Acosta are all contracted ...

George Russell’s shock pick for his dream next Mercedes teammate

George Russell intriguingly named Max Verstappen as his ideal next teammate at Mercedes, after Lewis Hamilton retires. Hamilton, at 38, is the second-oldest driver on the current F1 grid but his legendary career is set to be extended by ...

Haas drivers unsure on ATA qualifying format ahead of Monza trial

Pirelli tyres. 20.07.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary, Preparation Day. Haas drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen admit they remain unsure about the Alternative Tyre Allocation (ATA) qualifying format that will be trialled ...

Take a look at the new Michael Mann film — ‘Ferrari’

The trailer for director Michael Mann’s new movie ‘Ferrari’ has just been released, offering a look into the life of the legendary Italian marque’s founder Enzo. Mann is famous for directing legendary Hollywood films such as ‘Heat’, starring Al ...

Bottas expects Sauber F1 team to become ‘more corporate’ under Audi

Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team on the grid. 27.08.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race Day. Valtteri Bottas expects the Sauber-owned Formula 1 team to become “more corporate” once it transitions ...

Mercedes predict Red Bull catch-up - and identify Ferrari and McLaren problems

Mercedes believe they can catch up tp Red Bull by next season to fight for the F1 championship after finally finding performance from their troublesome car. The W14 has been much-changed all year and, while it hasn’t yet stopped Red ...

The driver that Toto Wolff is imploring F1 teams to sign

Toto Wolff still believes that Mick Schumacher is worthy of a full-time F1 race seat. Schumacher linked up with Mercedes this season in a role as their third driver, backing up Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. He was axed ...

Jorge Martin’s warning to Ducati ahead of Catalunya MotoGP: “If they don’t really appreciate my work…”

Jorge Martin has fired a threat to Ducati that he will look elsewhere for a factory seat if he isn’t rewarded internally. The Pramac Racing rider will arrive at the Catalunya MotoGP this weekend as the closest challenger to ...

Jorge Lorenzo details iconic Catalunya MotoGP Valentino Rossi battle: “He said ‘I win or we both crash’”

Jorge Lorenzo has remembered one of his most legendary scraps with Valentino Rossi ahead of this weekend’s Catalunya MotoGP. In 2009 in Barcelona, the Yamaha teammates engaged in a thrilling last-lap battle which Rossi emerged victorious from. As MotoGP ...

Gippsland fallout set up thrilling ARC final two rounds

The official standings for the Bosch Motorsport Australia Rally Championship have been updated with The Middle of Everywhere Gippsland Rally winners Harry Bates and Coral Taylor closing the gap on current leaders, Lewis Bates and Anthony McLoughlin. With just ...

Family title affair continues in SA Khanacross

Image: GMF Photography Another chapter will be written in the intriguing Motorsport Australia SA Khanacross Championship title fight this weekend, when the state championship returns for the fourth round of the 2023 season at the Mid Murray Motorplex. Hosted ...

Dixon: Latest IndyCar hybrid engine tests have been ‘a big jump forward’

IndyCar’s new hybrid engine components are scheduled to be run for the entire 2024 season. The NTT IndyCar Series has only a couple races left before it is set to introduce a new hybrid component to its engines beginning ...

Alfa Romeo F1 unveil special Monza livery

Credit: Sauber-Group Media Hub Alfa Romeo has unveiled the special livery it will be running during this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. 2023 marks the last year Alfa Romeo runs as the title partner to Sauber, making this ...

McLaughlin returns to Tower Motorsports for Petit Le Mans

#8: Tower Motorsports, ORECA LMP2 07, LMP2: John Farano, Scott McLaughlin, Kyffin Simpson, podium – Credit: LAT Images / Copyright: © 2023 Michael L. Levitt Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske Indycar driver and former Australian Supercars champion, has announced a ...

Lawson relishing getting ‘full build-up’ to Italian GP weekend

Liam Lawson (NZL) AlphaTauri AT04. 27.08.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race Day. Liam Lawson is relishing the opportunity to be more prepared for his second Formula 1 outing at this weekend’s Italian ...

Zandvoort to extend pitlane in time for 2024 F1 race

The pit lane. 25.08.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Practice Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Bearne / XPB Images The Zandvoort circuit is set to extend its pitlane in time for ...

How early can Max Verstappen win the 2023 F1 world championship?

With Max Verstappen utterly dominating F1, a third world title is imminent. How early can he win the 2023 F1 world championship? It’s only a matter of time until Verstappen will become a three-time F1 world champion. He’s won ...

Russell denies Mercedes the outright ‘second fastest team’ in F1

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. 25.08.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Practice Day. George Russell has denied that Mercedes is currently the clear “second fastest team” in Formula 1, despite it ...

Gasly has ‘full trust’ in Alpine F1 management changes

Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team in the post race FIA Press Conference. 27.08.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race Day. Pierre Gasly insists he has “full trust” in the management reshuffle occurring ...

Valtteri Bottas ‘slacking off a little bit’ at Alfa Romeo: ‘He’s lost his edge’

Respected F1 pundit Peter Windsor believes Valtteri Bottas has lost his “edge” since leaving Mercedes for Alfa Romeo in his pursuit of off-track activities. Bottas joined Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season after five seasons at Mercedes alongside Lewis ...

MotoGP: The questions left unanswered by Marco Bezzecchi’s decision

Marco Bezzecchi will remain with the Mooney VR46 team next season, meaning the Italian decided against a full factory Ducati MotoGP bike. Bezzecchi could have jumped ship to Pramac Ducati in place of Johann Zarco, but the three-time winner ...

Sargeant: Williams F1 future ‘down to how I perform’

Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing. 26.08.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Qualifying Day. Logan Sargeant says preserving his seat in Formula 1 at Williams beyond the end of 2023 is purely “down to ...

Bezzecchi pens deal to remain at VR46 MotoGP squad for 2024

Marco Bezzecchi will remain within the VR46 Ducati team’s ranks for the 2024 MotoGP term, thus likely foregoing a ’24-specification Desmosedici as a result due to snubbing a Pramac switch. The Italian was tipped to move to official satellite ...

Sainz confident he can win a race for Ferrari in 2023

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. 23.07.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary, Race Day. Carlos Sainz remains confident that he can be the one to end Ferrari’s victory drought this year, predicting that ...

Toto Wolff hails “super supportive” Lewis Hamilton amid Mercedes’ struggles

Toto Wolff has heaped praise on Lewis Hamilton for being “super supportive” amid another difficult year for Mercedes in 2023. Mercedes are on for their first winless campaign since 2011 after they failed to find the necessary gains over ...

Familiar name 'in discussions' to be title sponsor of Valentino Rossi's VR46

Pertamina, title sponsor of the Indonesian MotoGP round and SAG Moto2 team, is ‘in discussions’ to replace Mooney as main sponsor of Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team. Mooney, which joined the new VR46 premier-class project last season after the expected ...

Kawasaki ‘curious’ to see how Adrian Huertas rides ‘the WorldSBK bike’

Kawasaki says Adrian Huertas’ WorldSBK debut at the Aragon test is with a view of potentially elevating him to the series in the future. Huertas has become one of Kawasaki’s leading riders in the WorldSSP category alongside Can Oncu. ...

Magnussen: ‘Good chance’ Haas can fight at front of the midfield in 2024

Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23. 25.08.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Practice Day. Kevin Magnussen believes there is a “good chance” that the Haas Formula 1 team can compete at the front of ...

Lewis Hamilton forced to go on “extreme diet” after over indulging in F1 summer break

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he was forced to go on an “extreme diet” following F1’s summer break. F1 drivers get several weeks off in August as part of the summer shutdown, allowing them to go on holiday or relax ...

WorldSBK: Michael Ruben Rinaldi “like a son but racing is racing”, Ducati close to a decision

Ducati have confirmed a decision on their factory WorldSBK line-up for 2024 is close to being announced. Serafino Foti has admitted that Michael Ruben Rinaldi is like a son to Ducati and that they would like for the Italian ...

Hamilton ‘biding my time’ for when Mercedes F1 car ‘is right’

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 on the drivers’ parade. 27.08.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race Day. Lewis Hamilton says his motivation derives from “biding my time” for when Mercedes upholds the ...

Ducati's Gigi Dall’Igna: Use MotoGP ride-height devices like F1 ‘DRS’ from 2027

MotoGP ride-height devices have already been described as mimicking the effect of ‘DRS’ in Formula 1. But Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has suggested taking the comparison even further, by using the lowering system as a MotoGP overtaking aid from 2027. ...

'MotoGP icon joins CryptoDATA RNF team management’

The CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP team is to hold a special press conference on Thursday evening at this weekend’s Barcelona round. The event is titled as “MotoGP Icon Joins CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team Management.” 13-time premier-class race winner Max Biaggi ...

Nissan retain Fenestraz after impressive rookie campaign

Credit: LAT Images courtesy of FIA Formula E Following on from his ultra-impressive rookie season, Sacha Fenestraz has been retained by the Nissan Formula E Team for 2024 (season 10). Despite having made his actual debut appearance in the ...

‘They’re going to get pasted by the Italian press!’ Damon Hill on Ferrari’s F1 form

1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill fears Ferrari are going to be “pasted by the press” when they arrive at the Italian Grand Prix following a poor outing at Zandvoort. Carlos Sainz finished fifth at the Dutch Grand Prix ...

Pertamina ‘in discussions’ to become VR46 title sponsor

‘Sergio Perez’s days at Red Bull are numbered’ | ‘Agreements about separation’

Ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher made a bold claim that Sergio Perez’s “days at Red Bull are numbered”, with Helmut Marko looking to replace him for 2024. While Max Verstappen has gone from strength to strength in F1 2023, Perez’s ...

BSB: Jason O'Halloran signs 2024 deal with Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki

It's a fresh start for Jason O'Halloran in 2024 Max Cook and Jason O'Halloran will be teammates in 2024 Jason O’Halloran will race onboard a ZX-10RR in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next year after signing a deal with ...

Marco Bezzecchi decides 2024 MotoGP plans

A teaser video released by the Mooney VR46 team suggests Marco Bezzecchi has now decided on his 2024 MotoGP plans. The video (below) shows Bezzecchi writing a pensive letter addressed to the VR46 Racing Team, with the tweet called “Someone ...

SMP gearing up for World Time Attack Challenge

Photos: World Time Attack Challenge More than 100 entries have been confirmed for one of the biggest events on the Australian motorsport calendar, the Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC), which takes place at Sydney Motorsport Park over two ...

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