WRC Promoter to set out vision for the future
The meeting is expected to focus largely on conveying the promoter’s plans and initiatives regarding the promotion of the championship.It is understood the FIA will attend the discussion on Saturday morning alongside representatives from the WRC teams and members from the Ford Motor Company.The timing…
WRC Portugal: Katsuta leads as inspired Neuville impresses
Toyota driver Katsuta, starting sixth on the road, produced a strong and consistent pace across Friday morning’s four stages to take a 2.9s lead over Neuville at the midday tyre fitting zone.Reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera managed to drive around an ill-handling Toyota to sit…
Martin would understand if Ducati picked ‘marketing beast’ Marquez for MotoGP 2025
Martin has been pushing Ducati to finally offer him a promotion to the factory team that he believes he thoroughly deserves, having finished second in the championship last year to Francesco Bagnaia.Earlier, Martin’s only realistic rival for that seat was incumbent Enea Bastianini, but Marquez…
MotoGP French GP: Martin leads Acosta in opening practice
Martin comes into this weekend’s fifth round of the 2024 campaign 17 points clear in the standings after a crash out of the lead of the Spanish GP denied him the chance to move 47 out of reach.Run under perfect conditions, the 45-minute FP1 session…
The rally test that could provide motorsport’s fossil free fuel «end game» solution
Zero, a synthetic fuel producer headed up by former McLaren, Mercedes and Williams Formula 1 technical chief Paddy Lowe and Professor Nilay Shah, is gearing up to test its synthetic fuel in the motorsport sphere for the first time this autumn.The company, founded in 2020,…
2024 MotoGP French Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Pramac rider Jorge Martin leads the standings on 92 points, with reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia sitting 17 points behind in second on the factory Ducati following his victory in Spain a fortnight ago.Bagnaia’s team-mate Enea Bastianini holds third place, with GasGas’s Pedro Acosta the lead…
WRC Portugal: Neuville tames Super Special to claim early lead
The Hyundai driver managed to navigate through the 2.94km beachside asphalt stage, 0.6s faster than nearest rival Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier.Without a service before tomorrow morning’s gravel stages, crews were forced to tackle the spectator test in tyre saving mode to protect rubber for Friday’s stages.“It…
WRC drivers expect Portugal to deliver «most competitive» victory fight
This weekend marks the start of the traditional gravel rally season welcoming the strongest Rally1 field of the season to date, comprising five previous Portugal winners.Toyota has elected to field both its part-time drivers in the same event for the first time, with reigning world…
Zarco says outburst at Jerez MotoGP stewards was ‘unprofessional’
Zarco raged at chief FIM steward Freddie Spencer following last month’s Spanish GP after a collision with Aleix Espargaro late in the race.The French rider’s frustrations at the stewards’ processes – among other things – led to a fiery outburst in race control, before telling…
2027 MotoGP rules «will make riders’ lives more difficult»
Earlier this week, MotoGP announced the technical regulation framework it will introduce in 2027, headlined by a switch to 850cc engines.The aim of the new rules is to improve safety and the on-track spectacle through the removal of ride-height devices and reduction in aerodynamic development.Honda’s…
