Fourmaux fined for swearing on WRC TV broadcast
Adrien Fourmaux has been fined €10,000 and hit with a further suspended €20,000 fine for using “inappropriate language” during a World Rally Championship television interview.The Hyundai driver’s comments following the end of stage 18 at Rally Sweden have been deemed to have breached FIA Article…
WRC women’s driver development programme winner selected
Claire Schonborn has claimed a fully funded drive in the Junior World Rally Championship after winning the Beyond Rally Women’s Driver Development Programme shootout at Rally Sweden.The WRC conducted a global search to unearth the next female rally star last year with the programme reaching…
How Toyota plans to manage Rally Sweden grandstand finish
Toyota will need to think about “strategy for its drivers” as a grandstand finish awaits Rally Sweden with only three seconds splitting team-mates Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta.The Japanese marque has always operated a firm no team orders policy among its crews but team principal…
The winners and losers from MotoGP pre-season testing
WinnersDucati’s competitors Ducati has opted against installing the majority of its winter updatesPhoto by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images The news about Ducati abandoning its 2025 engine in favour of its proven 2024 unit must have come as music to the ears of its…
“Messy” startline incident dents Fourmaux’s Rally Sweden victory bid
Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux has explained a bizarre “messy» startline issue that has severely dented his Rally Sweden victory hopes after starting stage 11 without his helmet properly fastened.Fourmaux had been in the thick of an intense five-way fight for victory, having started the day in…
Martin will “definitely» race in MotoGP’s Thailand GP
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin is set to return to action in the Thailand Grand Prix after missing almost all of pre-season testing, Motorsport.com understands.This Saturday marks one week since Aprilia’s new star rider was discharged by doctors following surgery on the right hand he…
Pitbull is no longer a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing
Armando Christian Perez, a.k.a. Pitbull, a.k.a. Mr. Worldwide, abruptly announced on social media today that he is no longer a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing.Pitbull joined Trackhouse Racing at the beginning of 2021, just ahead of the team’s foray into the NASCAR Cup series. He spoke…
The key takeaways from 2025 MotoGP pre-season testing
MotoGP held five days of testing in Malaysia and Thailand in February, giving all five manufacturers a chance to hone their new bikes before the start of the season later this month.The winter turned out to be a lesson in humility for Ducati, which is…
MotoGP protects Barcelona GP, putting other races in Spain and Portugal in doubt
MotoGP has revealed that it will host no more than two races in Spain and Portugal from 2027 after signing a new contract with Barcelona.On Wednesday, MotoGP announced that it had agreed terms with Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to keep the Catalan GP on the calendar…
Marquez sets scintillating pace in Thailand to end MotoGP testing on top
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the fastest time on the final day of pre-season testing at Buriram, leading another 1-2 finish for Ducati.Having already established himself as the pacesetter on Wednesday, Marquez found another three tenths overnight to lower the benchmark to 1m28.855s on…
