Sami Pajari has won the Junior WRC and now clinched the WRC2 crown, but the hard work starts now as the Finn prepares to join the World Rally Championship elite in 2025.Toyota has put its faith in Finlands latest prospect to come from its storied rally driver production line by handing the 22-year-old a full-time drive in a GR Yaris Rally1 car next year.Read Also: WRCToyota ... Keep reading
Největší zápas kariéry? „Jednoznačně,“ prohlásil mladoboleslavský útočník Matyáš Vojta před utkáním 4. kola fotbalové Evropské konferenční ligy. Tým z města automobilů čeká dosud největší výzva, španělský Real Betis Sevilla. Zápas v Lokotrans aréně začíná ve čtvrtek od 21:00.
MotoGP star Marc Marquez has said he feels reborn after a year working at Gresini and has thanked the squad for playing an important role in his career.Having left Honda with a year left on his contract at the end of 2023, Marquez found new life at Ducatis satellite team Gresini this season despite having to make do with the old GP23 bike.Although the initial adaptation curve was steep ... Keep reading
Aleix Espargaro has revealed he always felt he had less talent than some of the other riders in MotoGP, but overcame this inherent disadvantage by working harder.The 35-year-old pulled the curtain down on his glittering career as a motorcycle racer at the Barcelona Grand Prix earlier this month, having competed in MotoGP since 2012.Espargaro is widely hailed for turning Aprilia into the ... Keep reading
Jack Doohan has revealed his Formula 1 race number, after his initial choice had to be changed because Andrea Kimi Antonelli had already taken it.The Australian, who is stepping up to Alpine in 2025 as team-mate to Pierre Gasly, had first lodged a request to run with #12 after being told by the FIA that it was available.However, it subsequently emerged that #12 had been taken by Mercedes driver ... Keep reading
Robert Wickens has explained the "chicken-or-the-egg" hurdles he has faced before securing a drive in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for 2025 that marks the next phase of his racing return.The 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 champion suffered a serious spinal cord injury in an IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018, which has left him paralysed below the waist, but has continued to race using hand controls and ... Keep readi
Michael Strahan has been named as the honorary pace car driver for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 set for Sunday, May 25, 2025. The announcement was made during todays "FOX NFL Sunday" broadcast.A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a sterling career that included 141.5 career sacks and victory in Super Bowl XLII (2008) with the New York Giants, Strahan has since become a ... Keep reading
Lando Norris says he now has the belief and ability to fight the "best driver in the world" Max Verstappen after racing the Dutchman for the first time in 2024.McLaren had another giant step forward this season which has enabled Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri to take their first career wins, and gave Norris a chance to fight Verstappen for the drivers' championship.That has also led to Norris' ... Ke
The 2024 Formula 2 season has been one of many twists and turns, with championship challengers coming and going. With a double-header in the Middle East to decide the matter, who will come out on top?While six drivers remain mathematically in the fight, there is a clear two-horse battle between points leader Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar, while Paul Aron is lurking ready to pick up the pieces ... Keep reading
Mercedes says its strange dominance of Formula 1s Las Vegas Grand Prix has given it some clues about what it needs to get its car in the sweet spot next year.After a difficult spell since the summer break, as Mercedes fell back behind McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull, the German marque surprised even itself with how quick it was in Las Vegas last weekend.It was fastest in every session, with ... Keep reading
W środę Formuła 1 ogłosiła przedłużenie kontraktu ws. organizacji GP Włoch aż do końca sezonu 2021. Domem włoskiego wyścigu F1 pozostanie Monza. To zła wiadomość dla innego obiektu.
McLarens rear wing choice for the Las Vegas Grand Prix was always going to be interesting, because it was the first race where it could no longer count on its previous mini-DRS solution.The Woking-based outfit had pulled a masterstroke after the summer break after introducing a flexible rear wing design that fully complied with the regulations, but cleverly opened the slot gap under load ... Keep reading
Max Verstappen has admitted he came close to quitting Red Bull during his turbulent title-winning season in Formula 1 this year.Verstappen sealed his fourth world title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix after he finished ahead of Lando Norris to extinguish the McLaren mans faint championship hopes for good.But Verstappens success has come against a political backdrop that led him to reconsider his ... Keep reading
Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas may not have a Formula 1 drive for 2025, but hes not counting on under-pressure Sergio Perezs hardship to provide him with an unexpected opportunity.Red Bulls 53-point deficit to McLaren with two grands prix left in 2024 means Perezs underperformance will likely cost his team the constructors title, as the veteran scored just 49 points in the latest 16 ... Keep reading
I have to say this is the most motivated Ive felt at a pre-season test, because I hate testing to be honest.Dan Ticktums candour and frankness during a motorsport career that counts two Macau Grand Prix victories has won him many fans as well as alienating plenty of others. That hasn't changed over the last three seasons in the Formula E world championship.Despite the opening round of ... Keep reading
Robert Wickens is stepping up the IMSA ladder to join the IMSA SportsCar Championship with DXDT Racing in 2025. The 35-year-old Canadian will join the team for the five sprint rounds behind the wheel of the No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, beginning with the Grand Prix of Long Beach in April. His co-driver will be announced at a later date.This is part of a continued progression for Wickens ... Keep reading
CharlesLeclerc was furious at the end of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, making his feelings clear over the radio to engineer Bryan Bozzi after Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz ignored orders not to attack him.Havinglooked on course to overcut Sainzduring the final round of stops, Leclerc was passed by the Spaniard, who dully secured another podium before he leaves the Italian squad.But was Sainz ... Keep reading
Ferrari kick-started its 2025 plans in a public way at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as it ran a new floor that was purely experimental and was never actually intended to be raced with now.It ran on Carlos Sainzs SF-24 during free practice in a bid to help the Scuderia gather some vital information that can help its understanding in bringing the perfect floor design for next season.The gap between ... Keep reading
Andretti Cadillacs push to join the Formula 1 grid has received another boost with the signing of respected engineer Rob White as its new chief operating officer.White is well known in F1 circles for his lengthy tenure at Renault, where he acted as engine technical director and then subsequently deputy managing director of the manufacturer's engine operations from 2004 until 2016.He helped play ... Keep reading
Max Verstappenis convinced he would have won the 2024 Formula 1 world title if he had been driving forMcLarenorFerrariinstead of Red Bull.Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive crown with two races to spare with a disciplined fifth place in Saturday night's Las Vegas Grand Prix, taking nearest rival Lando Norris out of contention.The Dutchman started the year with a dominant Red Bull ... Keep reading
Now that Formula 1's 2024 world drivers' championship has been secured by Max Verstappen after Las Vegas, it could be assumed that the races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are little more than dead rubbers. In reality, the 2024 season is far from over as there's still plenty to play for across the final two races.Some of the honours left to lay claim are more valuable than others - both prestige and prize ... Keep rea
Maserati has announced that it will commit to Formula Es Gen4 regulations to guarantee its involvement in the all-electric championship until 2030.The famous Trident brand initially joined the championship ahead of the 2023 season, as the Venturi Racing team which had competed in Formula E since its inception in 2014 was renamed for the start of the Gen3 era.It marked the first ... Keep reading
Formula 1 has announced that the Monza circuit will remain as host of the Italian Grand Prix until the 2031 season.The track set in a former royal park north of Milan has hosted the most F1 races since the world championship era began, with Monza holding the Italian GP every year since 1950 other than in 1980, when Imola held the event.Monzas current deal with F1 had been due to expire in 2025 ... Keep reading
Кевин Дюрэнт поделился ожиданиями от матча против «Бруклина». «Я один из «Нетс» навсегда. Я всегда буду это говорить, я всегда буду это чувствовать. Они навсегда останутся в моем сердце и моей крови. Поэтому всегда приятно увидеть семью, людей, с которыми я пахал. Они показывают отличный баскетбол. Никто не ожидал, что они будут так играть и побеждать такие команды, как «Голден Стэйт». Они одержали несколько хороших побед в этом сезоне. Так что не терпится встретиться со всеми и посоревноваться с ними», – сказал форвард «Финикса».
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. Photo - Photosport