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McLaren caught the eye in 2023 by making an impressive turnaround, going from a difficult start to the season to regularly being in contention for podiums. Can they continue to build on this momentum in the year ahead? Here’s everything you need to know about the team as they prepare for 2024…

One of the most promising riders to come through the ranks in recent years, Acosta will make his highly-anticipated premier class debut next month at the age of just 19.The Spaniard had already turned heads with his performances in the junior classes, winning the Moto3 title in his rookie season in 2021 and taking just two years to repeat that success in Moto2.Interview: Why Pedro Acosta is ...Keep reading

Komatsu was named in the top job after Gene Haas declined to renew the contract of former boss Guenther Steiner, whose departure was confirmed last month.When announcing the decision, Haas made it clear that he wanted to have engineering “at the heart” of the team management.Having worked with Komatsu since he joined the team in 2017, Magnussen already has a “good relationship” with the ...Keep reading

F1 cars will soon be back on track with pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit on the 21-23 February. That is just a week before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on the 29 February-2 March, so preparations are firmly underway for the upcoming campaign. Recent weeks have seen excitement build for the 2024 season with teams unveiling their livery for the year ahead, amid various ...Keep reading

Volunteers hope the first section of the old Alnwick to Cornhill railway will be open by summer.

Lappi ended the morning loop with a 1m24.3s lead over M-Sport’s Adrien Fourmaux, with Toyota’s Elfyn Evans [+1m40.5s] in third after Toyota driver Katsuta’s victory tilt came to an end on stage 10.Oliver Solberg continued to impress and sat an incredible fourth overall (+2m25.4s) in the WRC2 class lead, while Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville climbed from 11th to fifth overall, 2m42.9s behind ...Keep reading

The former Keelmen's Hospital has overlooked Newcastle's Quayside since 1701.

The RB20 has earned comparison to the Mercedes W14 from 2023 courtesy of new engine cover bodywork that features a high waistline, with full-length gulleys running from the edge of the halo. Red Bull has also moved away from an underbite-lookalike sidepod inlet, a feature now widely used by other teams, to an overbite where the top surface extends beyond the main intake.Read ...Keep reading

The South African was the sole non-Mercedes-AMG driver in the second of two 15-minute sessions, each with five cars, to take pole with a with a time of 2m01.9810s in the Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 he will share with Belgians Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts.“Just coming back to Bathurst and driving the track is an honour,” said the younger of the two van der Linde brothers contesting the opening ...Keep reading

Immediately following a frantic Truck race that ended in carnage, the ARCA race appeared to follow a similar theme, unfortunately.Willie Mullins lead the field to the green flag, but just four laps into the event, a multi-car crash eliminated several notable drivers. Among them were Toni Breidinger, who took issue with her teammate afterwards. Another driver collected was Shane van Gisbergen, who ...Keep reading

The three-time Supercars champion logged only three laps in the race before as he was one of more than two dozen cars caught up in multi-car wreck on lap 4 of 100.Gus Dean got loose after getting hit from behind and turned into Venturini Motorsports teammate Toni Breidinger in Turns 1 and 2, which triggered the pile-up that collected several contenders for the win, including van Gisbergen.“I ...Keep reading

Sanchez, making his 24th career start, led the way at the start of overtime and got a big jump on the rest of the field, which proved beneficial.Behind him, Rajah Caruth got up into Jack Wood, who then hit Taylor Gray. Gray’s No. 17 truck turned sharply sideways and was then lifted off the track, flipped on top of two other trucks, before landing upright on its wheels. NASCAR quickly displayed ...Keep reading

With rain expected all day Saturday, Friday’s 50-minute session was likely the only opportunity for teams to get on track prior to Sunday’s 500, which could also see a weather delay until Monday.Toyotas, which won both of Thursday night’s 150-mile qualifying races, dominated Friday’s practice with Hamlin topping the speed chart at 197.476 mph.He was followed by Erik Jones (197.468 mph) ...Keep reading

Munster lost a rear side window from his Ford Puma Rally1 during stage six, which prompted some quick thinking to protect the car’s hybrid unit from the snow and prevent his windscreen from fogging up.M-Sport’s new recruit showcased his resourceful side by fashioning a team jacket into a makeshift window for the day’s remaining two stages.“I have no idea how we lost the window,” Munster ...Keep reading

In the first official comment from the American automotive giant since a statement rejecting the bid was issued by F1 on January 31, GM’s vice president of performance and motorsport Jim Campbell said the project was still proceeding “at pace”.Speaking at Daytona on Friday, Campbell also reaffirmed that the team had requested a meeting with F1 after an IT glitch meant that an invitation sent ...Keep reading

The Hyundai driver was four minutes late to the start of stage six after struggling to fire up his i20 N, incurring a 40-second penalty.It resulted in the Belgian dropping behind Toyota’s Elfyn Evans on the road order, effectively making the latter face the worst of the conditions on the snow covered roads.Evans initially suspected foul play at the end of stage stating, “I guess the spirit of ...Keep reading

Lappi claimed three stage wins from the four afternoon tests that were plagued by snow flurries that made conditions incredibly challenging for crews. The performance helped Lappi overhaul Katsuta to open up a 3.2s rally lead after eight of 18 stages.Katsuta ended the day as the lead Toyota after overnight leader Kalle Rovanpera crashed out on stage four after running wide into a snowbank, with ...Keep reading

Five-time Welsh Open winner John Higgins beats world number three Mark Allen at Llandudno.

What was an unprecedented situation at the L.A. Clash is beginning to become standard operating procedure. The decision has been made to move up the ARCA season-opener at Daytona due to expected rain showers on Saturday.The race, originally scheduled to take place at 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, will now take place following the Truck Series race on Friday evening. The expected start time will be ...Keep reading

40 cars will start the most-watched motorsports event in the United States this weekend, which also serves as the annual season-opener for the NASCAR Cup Series.Logano earned Team Penske its first-ever pole in the 500 on Wednesday, ending a 11-year streak of Chevrolet dominating time trials at the 2.5-mile superspeedway.Both B.J. McLeod and J.J. Yeley narrowly missed earning a spot in the 500 ...Keep reading