Motorsport

FLS, a non-profit organization based in Monterey County, appointed Eberhart into the role following her depth of experience in motorsports and facility management.“Lauri brings a wealth of legal, sports and entertainment industry experience and expertise to FLS,” said Ross Merrill, president of FLS.“Her skillset melds perfectly with our existing resources and partnerships as we step into the ...Keep reading

The 24-year-old Briton is out of contract when the current campaign comes to an end in July which will also mark three years of racing in Formula E.During that time, Ticktum has raced with NIO 333 and under its new moniker, ERT, during the 2024 season.Ticktum recorded his best-ever result last month with fourth overall in the opening Misano E-Prix, but further strong results have been difficult ...Keep reading

Lando Norris scored his maiden F1 victory on Sunday for McLaren, the team's first since the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.The turnaround from the team's position last year has been heralded, with developments allowing McLaren to leap ahead of Aston Martin and Mercedes in the pecking order and, on occasion, challenge Red Bull and Ferrari at the front.Pointing to this as a source of inspiration for ...Keep reading

The Hyundai driver heads to Portugal this week - which marks the start of the WRC’s traditional gravel season - sitting fourth in the championship and 33 points adrift of championship leader and team-mate Thierry Neuville.After uncharacteristic errors in Monte Carlo and Sweden, Tanak showed signs of his pace in Kenya before an unfortunate crash from second position. Despite struggling with the ...Keep reading

Robyn was appointed to her role in November 2022 as part of a bid by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to reform the management structure of the organisation.She was chosen after more than 15 years of experience in the automotive industry, having previously served as the CEO of Volvo in Switzerland since 2017, as well as holding management positions at Nissan and DaimlerChrysler.Since her ...Keep reading

Motorsport.com understands that MotoGP rights holder Dorna has held several meetings with premier class teams to help honour the occasion.Dorna has suggested that the special liveries on the bikes should be vintage in nature and limited to one round, likely the British Grand Prix on 2-4 August.There are some teams on the grid that are absolutely committed to the idea of running special colour ...Keep reading

Multiple sources told Motorsport.com that McDowell’s likely landing spot for next season is Spire Motorsports, and later Wednesday afternoon Spire confirmed that McDowell had signed a multi-year contract to drive the organization's No. 71 Chevrolet as a teammate to Corey LaJoie and Carson Hocevar."This is a new chapter for my family and me, and we’re incredibly thankful for the opportunity ...Keep reading

Ocon registered the first point-scoring finish of the year for the French squad after finishing 10th in last Sunday's race.The result marked the end of a point-less run that stretched to the 2023 Las Vegas GP for Alpine, which has struggled this year as a result of an overweight car that has failed to be competitive.Miami was the first grand prix where the team finally met the minimum weight limit ...Keep reading

Despite showing some impressive signs of recovery over the winter, and benefitting from a new concession system that came into force this year, Honda has struggled to make much progress at the beginning of the 2024 season.Approaching this weekend’s French Grand Prix, it sits at the bottom of the constructors’ standings on just 13 points, having failed to break inside the top 10 even once ...Keep reading

The seven-time MotoGP champion has outlined a plan to continue racing a WRT BMW M4 GT3 in the two series in what will be only his fourth year racing full-time in cars after retiring from two wheels at the end of 2021. “I like racing the GT3 car and for me, these two championships are the top two in the world,” said Rossi, who added a WEC campaign in the new LMGT3 class to his continued ...Keep reading

Around 2000 guests, ranging from drivers from all categories to family and friends - including F1 team boss Christian Horner, comedian Rowan Atkinson plus a host of fans who had been lucky to secure tickets - joined the ceremony at Westminster Abbey to pay tribute to Moss who died in April 2020.His Majesty the King was represented by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, with Prince Michael of Kent ...Keep reading

A crushing 1-2 after a strategic masterclass in the last race, a 44-point lead in the teams’ standings and one of, if not the most, competitive packages in the Formula E Championship at the halfway point of the 2024 season.Heading into the second half of the campaign, which gets underway this weekend with the Berlin E-Prix double-header, Jaguar and its drivers Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy are ...Keep reading

Ferrari's SF-24 will receive the first of three planned upgrade packages next week, when F1 heads to Italian soil for the first time in 2024.It has deployed its second and last filming session on its own Fiorano test track to give its comprehensive upgrades package a first run-in and reduce the calibration work needed in Imola.While filming days are limited to 200km and conducted on special ...Keep reading

Marquez, Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini are all in the running for a coveted seat at the works Ducati team next year, as the Italian manufacturer weighs up which rider to put alongside double champion Francesco Bagnaia.Although Ducati initially had reservations about Marquez joining its satellite Gresini team this year, it eventually gave the Spaniard the blessing to ride a year-old GP23 - and ...Keep reading

The Italian gravel rally, which hosts the sixth round of the championship, has confirmed an eight-car Rally 1 field primed to tackle the event’s new 48-hour sprint format from 31 May – 2 June.Eight-time world champion Ogier is on the list, meaning he will contest three consecutive events for the first time this season, having won in Croatia last month ahead of an outing in Portugal this ...Keep reading

The 32-year-old Briton will contest the blue riband round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup on 29/30 June aboard a McLaren 720S GTE Evo run by RJN Motorsport, the team with which he took his first steps in racing after winning Nissan’s gamer-to-racer academy scheme in 2011.Mardenborough, whose story was told in 2023 film Gran Turismo, will share the Pro-Am class entry with the ...Keep reading

The Silverstone-based squad brought a new lower drag rear wing to Miami in the hope that a better straightline speed would help it in the fight against its rivals.However, despite running it in practice, Aston Martin went back to its more usual configuration – which inevitably made things harder for its drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll when it came to racing.Speaking about why the ...Keep reading

As the official submission to the FIA about its developments revealed, almost no aerodynamic surface had been left untouched with the full package of changes that had been fitted to Lando Norris's car.While the Woking-based squad had teased beforehand about the revisions being part of efforts to address a weakness in low speed, the true motive of these latest developments was obvious: pure ...Keep reading

La Conca, Muro Leccese (ITA), 6.05.2024: The International Circuit La Conca is gearing up to celebrate the champions of the WSK Open Series, in the second and final round starting on Tuesday, May 7th with the first free practice sessions and concluding on Saturday, May 11th with the final phase, broadcast live on TV Live Streaming. In the race, as in the first event at Franciacorta, the ...Keep reading

Just days after Mario Andretti appeared on Capitol Hill, Republican Jim Jordan has written to F1’s owners demanding explanations for the decision-making process that has blocked Andretti’s hopes.American television and radio network NBC published a letter it had obtained from Jordan outlining a request for documents and information relating to F1’s call on denying Andretti a spot on the ...Keep reading