Emulating father the motivation for Rovanpera’s Ouninpohja WRC heroics
Kalle Rovanpera says posting a fast time on the World Rally Championship’s famous Ouninpohja stage to mirror his father Harri Rovanpera was the motivation behind his stunning effort.The two-time world champion dominated Saturday at Rally Finland, winning five of the day’s six stages to open…
Bagnaia: Grippier rear tyre causing MotoGP riders to crash more often in 2025
Francesco Bagnaia believes the extra grip offered by Michelin’s new rear tyre is contributing to MotoGP riders crashing more often than usual in 2024.Championship leader Bagnaia suffered another crash out of a leading position in Saturday’s sprint for the British Grand Prix, losing the front…
Marquez lost the front «without warning» on penultimate lap of Silverstone MotoGP sprint
Marc Marquez says he had no “warning” before he crashed out of MotoGP’s British Grand Prix sprint at Silverstone with a little more than a lap to go.The Gresini rider was running in fourth place in the final stages of Saturday’s half-distance race, having recovered…
WRC Finland: Dominant Rovanpera moves closer to home win
Kalle Rovanpera has opened up a commanding lead after dominating Saturday’s Rally Finland stages to close in on a maiden World Rally Championship victory on home soil.Toyota’s two-time world champion delivered a stunning drive in changeable conditions to win five of the day’s six stages,…
MotoGP British GP: Bastianini wins sprint from Martin, Bagnaia crashes
Enea Bastianini won MotoGP’s British Grand Prix sprint for the factory Ducati team, but a crash for his team-mate Francesco Bagnaia allowed Jorge Martin to close in the title race.Bastianini passed long-time leader Martin on lap seven of 10, claiming a first victory of any…
Bagnaia slams «ridiculous» towing problem in Silverstone MotoGP qualifing
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia has hit out at other MotoGP riders for deliberately slowing down in British GP qualifying in order to get a tow from him, describing the situation as “ridiculous”.Bagnaia was followed by Gresini’s Marc Marquez on their first runs in Saturday’s pole-deciding session…
Toyota may consider team orders to help WRC title contender Evans
Toyota could consider team orders to help Elfyn Evans’ World Rally Championship bid in Rally Finland after the title contender suffered an “unusual” mechanical issue, according to Jari-Matti Latvala.Evans was firmly in the fight for victory, sitting in second behind team-mate Kalle Rovanpera, when the…
MotoGP British GP: Aprilia’s Espargaro stuns Ducatis to take pole
Aleix Espargaro claimed pole position for Aprilia in the British Grand Prix, beating the factory Ducati MotoGP bikes of Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini.Espargaro delivered an impressive effort of 1m57.309s in the dying minutes of qualifying, taking advantage of late troubles for Bagnaia and Bastianini…
WRC Finland: Rovanpera leads Ogier, mechanical issue ends Evans victory bid
Kalle Rovanpera extended his Rally Finland lead after dominating Saturday morning’s stages, while World Rally Championship title contender Elfyn Evans witnessed his victory bid evaporate.Two-time world rally champion Rovanpera completed a clean sweep of the loop including the return of the famous Ouninpohja test to…
Rins forced out of remainder of British GP after practice crash
Yamaha’s Alex Rins has been ruled out of the rest of the British Grand Prix weekend after suffering a crash late in second practice on Friday.Having already missed last month’s German Grand Prix following an accident in the Assen race, Rins was only just getting…
