Victory in dream Toyota WRC result “special” for Evans Evans spearheaded a Toyota domination of the 22-stage asphalt rally that hosted the final round of the WRC season. Autosport · Nov 19, 2023
Studying Macau GP start history helped Browning deliver winning tactic The Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year produced a dominant performance to win the blue-riband Macau F3 race on Sunday, but it required two perfect getaways from the front of the pack. Autosport · Nov 19, 2023
What we learned from Friday F1 practice at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix Formula 1’s return to Las Vegas got off to a shockingly bad start with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz striking a loose water valve cover in FP1 and that session having to be abandoned after just eight minutes of running. What followed was a communications and optics horror show from both the… Autosport · Nov 17, 2023
Abiteboul: Neuville “in too much of a rush” to catch WRC Japan leader Evans Neuville had closed to within 10.5s of Evans and looked set to offer the Toyota driver stern challenge for victory before his rally unravelled on stage six (Inabu Dam, 19.38km). Autosport · Nov 17, 2023
WRC Japan: Neuville crashes out easing pressure on Evans Neuville had closed to within 10.5s of Evans heading into stage six but his rally came to a premature halt 100 metres into the stage. Autosport · Nov 17, 2023
Flat Chat Podcast: Survival of the smartest Sainz is the only non-Red Bull driver to win a grand prix in 2023 and has put together his most convincing campaign to date since joining Maranello from McLaren for the 2021 season. Autosport · Nov 16, 2023
Three drivers could share third 2024 WRC Hyundai says Abiteboul The Korean marque announced on the eve of this weekend’s season finale in Japan that Esapekka Lappi will conduct a part-time programme, driving the team’s third factory i20N entry. Autosport · Nov 16, 2023
Marquez: 2024 MotoGP concessions wouldn’t have stopped me leaving Honda During the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend, Autosport revealed that MotoGP had presented the five manufacturers with the proposal to return concession benefits next year. Autosport · Nov 15, 2023
Bautista “so angry” after hidden injury affected Malaysia MotoGP wildcard Bautista made his MotoGP return at the Sepang International Circuit last weekend for a wildcard appearance with Ducati, having recently wrapped up his second WSBK crown.Having not competed in a MotoGP round since the 2018 Valencia GP, when he rode a year-old Aspar-run Ducati, Bautista struggled – qualifying second-to-last, finishing… Autosport · Nov 14, 2023
The new Toyota superstar who has joined an exclusive Japanese racing club Chances for drivers to win both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in a single season are extremely rare. That is why the exclusive club of ‘double champions’ numbered only four drivers until they were joined by a new member in 2023: Ritomo Miyata. Autosport · Nov 14, 2023
The underdog fighting for F2 championship success Frederik Vesti’s 2023 Formula 2 campaign has had some brilliant highs. Having scored five wins and eight podiums across the year, the 21-year-old Mercedes junior has taken more victories than any other driver, including title rival Theo Pourchaire. Autosport · Nov 13, 2023
10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix The 2023 MotoGP title battle remains extremely close after the Malaysian Grand Prix, though the day belonged to Enea Bastianini. Having struggled all year with injury and form upon his step up to the factory Ducati squad, Bastianini bounced back emphatically with a dominant win at Sepang. Autosport · Nov 13, 2023
Marquez knew of Marini/Honda MotoGP rumours in Thailand On Sunday, Autosport reported that Honda was in negotiations with Marini about extracting him from his VR46 contract for 2024 to join the factory HRC squad. Autosport · Nov 12, 2023
MotoGP Malaysian GP: Tech3-bound Pedro Acosta wins 2023 Moto2 title Acosta is one of the hottest prospects in the MotoGP paddock, making an immediate impact in his maiden grand prix season in Moto3. Autosport · Nov 12, 2023
Autosport · Nov 12, 2023 Valentino Rossi MotoGP protege Marini in talks to replace Marquez at Honda During the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend, Honda team boss Alberto Puig told DAZN that there were three riders who were candidates to take the factory HRC spot being vacated by eight-time world champion Marquez.
Autosport · Nov 11, 2023 Martin: Alex Marquez’s Malaysia MotoGP sprint pace “difficult to believe” Marquez jumped from fourth on the grid to secure his second sprint win of the season, beating Martin by over 1.5s on his year-old Ducati.The Spaniard fought hard with early race leader Francesco Bagnaia, as well as Martin, on his way to the front of the pack and proved no…
Autosport · Nov 10, 2023 Espargaro admits Honda 2024 approach but will remain KTM MotoGP test rider Espargaro raced with Honda in 2021 and 2022 having spent four seasons with KTM prior, before returning to the Austrian marque this year with the GasGas-branded Tech3 outfit.FEATURE: What compels a MotoGP rider to return to something that almost killed them?The eight-time podium finisher has lost his race seat at…
Autosport · Nov 10, 2023 Rival complaint forces Aprilia to withdraw latest MotoGP clutch system Maverick Vinales lamented on Thursday at the Malaysian Grand Prix that he could no longer use the latest starting system introduced by the Noale brand.
Autosport · Nov 9, 2023 Increase in tyre fitting zones tipped for 2024 WRC The WRC is currently evaluating its event format structure for the future having faced criticism from drivers, teams and fans this year.
Autosport · Nov 9, 2023 How Voisin emerged victorious in GB3’s closest title fight After impressing as a single-seater rookie last year, Callum Voisin remained in the GB3 Championship with Rodin Carlin in 2023 with the sole aim of winning the title. And, while the 17-year-old delivered on that expectation, he was pushed all the way by British Formula 4 graduates Alex Dunne and…
Autosport · Nov 9, 2023 Clarke closes on Cullen in battle to top Autosport National Driver Rankings Clarke was the driver to beat for much of the Clubmans Sports Prototype campaign but a tricky final round at Brands Hatch in September hampered his bid to head Autosport's winners' table.
Autosport · Nov 9, 2023 Magazine: Is it time to slow Red Bull down? We’ve become accustomed to Red Bull and Max Verstappen breaking records this season, with the Dutchman’s 2023 grand prix wins tally now up to 17 and the team’s score at 19 following the Interlagos event last weekend. Notwithstanding Fernando Alonso’s brilliant efforts to deny Sergio Perez’s faster car a place…
Autosport · Nov 6, 2023 F1 and Pirelli to work on all-new tyre concept for 2025 After Pirelli designed new 23-inch tyres for the initial switch to ground-effects last season, subsequent aerodynamic development from teams has led to complaints about how easily the tyres now overheat from the altered airflow.
Autosport · Nov 6, 2023 Martin to let Ducati make call on taking Bastianini factory MotoGP spot in 2024 If it happens, this move would cause Enea Bastianini's departure, Bagnaia's current team-mate and who, so far at least, has failed to meet the expectations at the factory team.
Autosport · Nov 3, 2023 F1 Brazilian GP sprint qualifying and race - Start time, how to watch & more F1 has turned its sprint race into a standalone Saturday event, with sprint qualifying deciding the starting grid followed by the sprint race later in the day. Here’s how the latest sprint race format changes will work.During qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix, Max Verstappen grabbed pole position ahead of Charles…