• South African rider Brad Binder is competing in his first season in MotoGP. • The KTM rookie won his first race at the third attempt and is currently fourth in the riders’ standings. • This weekend’s race is the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano. South African MotoGP rider […]
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© LAT Images Wittmann: BMW not yet back in title fight Marco Wittmann doesn’t believe BMW is truly back in this year’s DTM title fight, despite the marque securing its first win of the 2020 season at the Lausitzring last month. Lucas Auer led a 1-2 finish for BMW in […]
Earl Bamber believes the new Corvette C8.R is “definitely beatable” in the IMSA Sportscar Championship this year despite Porsche’s struggles in the series this season. The Pratt & Miller-built C8.R replaced Corvette’s long-in-the-tooth C7.R this year and has won all three GTLM races since IMSA’s resumption from the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Reigning IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden believes he can still beat Scott Dixon to the 2020 title, but says he needs to “reverse the trend” of his season so far. Team Penske driver Newgarden scored the 16th win of his career and second of the 2020 season on Sunday at Gateway, […]
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says he’s in “good spirits” for the 2020 title fight after putting the frustration of the Spanish Grand Prix behind him. After finishing third in Barcelona behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen a despondent Bottas said he could already see the 2020 F1 […]
Fabio Quartararo admits he doesn’t feel “as confident” a MotoGP title contender as he did following his two Jerez victories after a tough Czech Republic/Austria triple-header. After dominating the opening Spanish and Andalusian Grands Prix last month, Quartararo registered a seventh at Brno, an eighth in the Austrian GP and […]
Marc Marquez says his absence from this weekend’s Andalusian Grand Prix won’t devalue the 2020 MotoGP title should it ultimately cost him a seventh premier class championship. The Honda rider has withdrawn from Sunday’s second race at Jerez owing to the right arm he broke in a heavy accident in […]
Williams Formula 1 driver George Russell has tipped Callum Ilott to win this year’s Formula 2 title, believing his compatriot will beat Robert Shwartzman to the crown. Russell was previously in the same field as Ilott when they raced in European Formula 3 in 2016, and went on to step […]
Current MotoGP points leader Fabio Quartararo says it’s “not correct” to start thinking about the championship after two races despite Marc Marquez’s absence strengthening the Frenchman’s position. Petronas SRT rider Quartararo won the first two rounds of the delayed 2020 season at Jerez, and now leads the standings by 10 […]
Maverick Vinales says Fabio Quartararo calling Andrea Dovizioso more of a MotoGP title rival than the factory Yamaha rider is “perfect” as it takes the pressure off him. Vinales trails Quartararo by 19 points in the standings following a 10th-place finish in last week’s Austrian Grand Prix, while the Petronas […]
Earl Bamber believes the new Corvette C8.R is “definitely beatable” in the IMSA Sportscar Championship this year as he believes his Porsche team has been “doing a bad job”. The Pratt & Miller-built C8.R replaced Corvette’s long-in-the-tooth C7.R this year and has won all three GTLM races since IMSA’s resumption […]
In association with A new classic event based at the Bicester Heritage site will honour the memory of Colin McRae, 25 years after he clinched the World Rally Championship title. The Classic Car Drive-In Weekend (18-20 September) will feature period rally cars in action on the former airfield, topped by […]
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas reckons the 2020 Formula 1 title is “drifting away” after he finished the Spanish Grand Prix in third place behind Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Bottas lost ground to both rivals in the title battle – he now lies 43 points behind his team-mate and six […]
Factory Audi driver Jamie Green says he “feels a bit heavy in my heart” knowing 2020 could be his last shot at clinching a long-awaited first DTM crown. Green is the most experienced driver on the current DTM grid, having contested every single season of the touring car category since […]
New Zealander Simon Evans won the second Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy championship over Brazilian Stock Car driver Sergio Jimenez ahead of the series’ imminent demise. The production-based Formula E support category has been axed after just two seasons of its original three-year deal to trail certain FE events as a result […]
Jack Miller is now taking his title tilt “race by race” again after a “nothing” crash in the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix a day after declaring himself a championship combatant. The Pramac Ducati rider said on Saturday at the second Jerez round that reigning world champion Marc Marquez’s absence through […]
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes his drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are now in a title fight against Red Bull and Max Verstappen. Following his spectacular victory in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Verstappen has moved up to second in the F1 drivers’ standings on 77 points, […]
Antonio Felix da Costa, who won the 2019-20 Formula E title with two rounds to spare, says he wants to take next season’s championship fight down to the final race. Three consecutive pole positions and victories, split between Marrakech and the opening two races in Berlin last week, boosted the […]
Newly crowned Formula E champion Antonio Felix da Costa says his title success meant “the bad times really come to mind” and credited the DS Techeetah team for re-employing him. Da Costa sealed his first crown since a 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC success with second in the fourth Berlin […]
Jack Miller says claims that a MotoGP title win against an injured Marc Marquez would be illegitimate are a “complete crock” as all riders “have the opportunity to get injured”. Reigning world champion Marquez broke his right arm in a heavy crash in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix and had […]