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WRC drivers set for extreme 'Safari Rally' conditions in Sardinia

Sardinia is renowned for producing rough gravel stages but a revised route for this weekend’s 20th anniversary event is set to deliver perhaps the toughest conditions of the season.

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Suspension upgrade gives Tanak renewed WRC hope in Sardinia

The 2019 world champion has been struggling to unlock the set-up sweet spot in his Puma this season which has hampered the Estonian’s pace outright pace.

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The FIA, ACO imposed Hypercar BoP for Le Mans without manufacturer agreement

They revealed their intent to revise the BoP for the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship to the manufacturers on Wednesday, Autosport has learned, just four days before the cars are due on track for the Le Mans Test Day on Sunday.

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Drivers welcome opportunity to share ideas to improve the WRC

The championship has been pushing for a meeting with the series’ drivers to discuss the future direction of the category following Thierry Neuville’s comments in Portugal last month, where he declared the WRC needs to “change” to improve engagement with manufacturers, media and the fans.

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Inside the FIA’s bold mission to unearth the WRC stars of tomorrow

“We often say that the best drivers are perhaps not the ones driving, but those that have never had the opportunity,” says 2001 world rally champion co-driver and FIA deputy president Robert Reid, as he watches on as FIA Rally Star finalists strap themselves into a Ford Fiesta Rally3 car,…

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The sorry saga overshadowing national racing that could've been avoided

Hindsight can be a wonderful thing. And there are certainly some decisions and actions Motorsport UK has taken in recent months surrounding the thorny issue of track limits that, with the benefit of hindsight, it admits could have been handled differently. It is reassuring to hear such honesty from the…

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Marko: De Vries Monaco F1 performance "what I want to see"

De Vries has had a rough start to his F1 career, struggling to match team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in his first five F1 races after being signed to replace Pierre Gasly.

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2023 Isle of Man TT: Five storylines to follow

In a fortnight that features motorsport’s biggest events in the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours, the TT is set to be another of the highlights.

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Tsunoda: AlphaTauri F1 staff have refocused after concern over potential team sale

Helmut Marko - the advisor to AlphaTauri team owner Red Bull - revealed earlier this week that, contrary to speculation, the Faenza team will not be sold but instead expand its UK presence.

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The important WRC discussion triggered by Neuville's outburst

No matter what the business, if you stand still and fail to innovate as markets change there is a risk of being left behind and the prospect of not achieving the potential. This is the crux of Thierry Neuville’s comments made in the lead up to Rally Portugal. The Hyundai…

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Could Europe's newest circuit be a refreshing change for F1?

Amid a desert of street circuits, a rare oasis of a newly built traditional circuit appears – all 4.1km/2.5 miles and 16 corners of it. Four years in the making, Balaton Park Circuit is a proper, old-school track, nestled close to its namesake Lake Balaton, the largest in Central Europe.

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Toyota WEC drivers welcome Le Mans tyre warmer U-turn

It was announced earlier this month by the organisers of the WEC, the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, that the new-for-2023 ban on tyre pre-heating would be temporarily suspended for the centrepiece race at La Sarthe, after a number of accidents in the previous race at Spa prompted…

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Indy 500: Will Power tops Monday practice at over 229mph

Power lapped the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in 39.2633s, a speed of 229.222mph, with the benefit of a huge tow in his Chevrolet-powered car.

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Autosport writers' favourite Imola Grands Prix

Formula 1's inaugural visit to the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in 1980 began an unbroken 27-year run on the calendar for Italy's 'other' circuit, before it dropped off the schedule in 2006. But the onset of the COVID pandemic and an increased demand for European venues to meet F1's required…

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How Bearman's Baku double stacks up in historic junior single-seater feats

Oliver Bearman's stunning weekend in Azerbaijan fired him far up the drivers' standings, with the 38-point haul putting him in fourth place and setting him up for a title-challenging rookie season.

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How Bearman’s Baku double stacks up in historic junior single-seater feats

Bearman’s stunning weekend in Azerbaijan fired him far up the drivers’ standings, with the 38-point haul putting him in fourth place and setting him up for a title-challenging rookie season.

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The unwarranted Bagnaia backlash risking wider problems in MotoGP

His title-winning campaign was partly overshadowed by a drink-driving offence in Ibiza during the summer break of the 2022 season. Then at the San Marino Grand Prix, Bagnaia made a clunky defence of his use of a Dennis Rodman tribute helmet.

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Friday favourite: The sticker book favourite that became a happy hunting ground

Richard Westbrook is no stranger to success at Watkins Glen. He won three IMSA SportsCar Championship races on the trot at the circuit between 2014 and 2016, including twice outright. But the Cadillac World Endurance Championship racer’s affiliation with the famed sportscar racing venue in upper New York state stretches…

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West moves north up Autosport National Driver Rankings

The M3 E46 pilot won both of the Kumbo BMW contests at Snetterton last weekend to surge towards the summit of Autosport's winners' table.

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Radisich to race his 1994 BTCC Mondeo at Brands Hatch Super Touring event

New Zealander Radisich competed in the BTCC between 1993 and 1998, driving for the factory Ford and Peugeot squads. He won six races and twice finished third in the standings.

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WRC, FIA considering cost cap in bid to attract new brands

Cost caps have recently been introduced to Formula 1 in 2021 and Formula E last season to prevent costs spiralling out of control to the detriment of the disciplines.

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Wickens wants to be first disabled Indy 500 racer next year

Wickens, 33, suffered a severe spinal cord injury in an IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018. He returned to racing last season in the IMSA Challenge series with Hyundai’s factory-backed Bryan Herta Autosport team.

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Coulthard: New York’s F1 ‘Eau Rouge rival’ would be “perfect”

Speaking exclusively to Autosport at a IWC Schaffhausen basketball event ahead of the Miami Grand Prix – which featured seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton and Hollywood movie stars James Marsden and Simu Liu – Coulthard said that the never-raced street track venue in Weehawken, New Jersey, could complete F1’s roster…

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How MotoGP stands at its milestone 1000th grand prix event

Of all the places to celebrate a milestone like a 1000th grand prix event, Le Mans is a pretty damn good one (certainly compared to Formula 1’s 1000th race being run at Shanghai International Circuit in 2019). The Circuit de la Sarthe oozes with history and a passion for motorsport.…

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Latvala could sense “different level” Rovanpera WRC display in Portugal

The reigning world champion has so far produced a faultless display to head into Sunday’s final four stages with a 57.5s lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo.

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