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Britton Mabrouk is wanted for emergency prison recall with searches ongoing across the North East.

Following complaints from a female employee, Horner is under investigation by Red Bull's Austrian energy drinks parent company for his behaviour.As part of the probe, Horner was recently interviewed by an independent barrister who has been appointed to draw together evidence of the unspecified allegations at the heart of the matter.Horner has remained in position while the investigation is ...Keep reading

The 2020 world champion has generally been upbeat about Honda’s current direction since last November, as the Japanese marque strives to snap a barren spell.Mir was 13th at the end of the opening day of the Qatar test on Monday, just under eight tenths off the best pace, and noted that areas in which the bike struggled in 2023 were immediately better from his first runs.Read ...Keep reading

Newcastle Falcons sign Gloucester wing Alex Hearle on a two-year deal for next season.

Motorsport UK CEO Hugh Chambers and chairman David Richards met with the WRC Promoter at last weekend’s Rally Sweden, with Rally GB among the topics discussed.Great Britain has been a mainstay of the WRC, hosting a round since its inaugural season in 1973 but has dropped off the calendar, with 2019 the last edition of the famous event. The Covid-19 pandemic coupled with the loss of funding from ...Keep reading

Quartararo ended Monday’s running at the Qatar test just under six tenths off the best pace in 10th on his factory Yamaha.Despite the 2024 M1 making good steps with engine power and top speed, Quartararo continued to complain about the bike’s lack of grip – having highlighted this as a continuing weakness at the Sepang test earlier this month.The Frenchman noted after Monday’s testing in ...Keep reading

However, the German manufacturer has retained all three of its full pro drivers for the year, with nine-time race winner Lucas Auer, Nurburgring and Macau GT victor Maro Engel and former GT World Challenge champion Luca Stolz all staying on in the category.They will be joined in Mercedes’ 2024 DTM line-up by 26-year-old Arjun Maini, who was recently promoted to ‘Performance’ driver status ...Keep reading

That signing, perhaps one of the biggest driver shocks in living memory, grabbed the world’s attention and laid down a real marker about Ferrari’s ultimate ambitions.A fresh mood of optimism spread among Ferrari’s loyal tifosi fans, and the presence of chairman John Elkann at its factory to witness the final touches being made to its new SF-24 car ahead of the launch, highlighted a fresh ...Keep reading

The Grove-based outfit had so far only done a season launch with its new livery at an event in New York earlier this month.And having elected to abandon initial plans for a filming day run at Silverstone this month because of uncertainty over the weather, the team has instead revealed its new FW46 challenger on the day before official pre-season testing begins.Posts on social media showed the new ...Keep reading

There will be overnight roadworks on the A1058 Coast Road for three nights from Wednesday.

The reopening bucks a trend which has seen a long-term decline in the numbers of pubs in the UK.

Hill powered past Jordan Anderson on a restart with three of 120 laps remaining and held off Chandler Smith by 0.591 seconds to win Monday night’s rain-delayed race that was marred by several multi-car wrecks.Hill’s Daytona three-peat did not come easily as the driver of the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was involved in an early-race accident and multiple issues on pit road ...Keep reading

When Ross Chastain's bold move up the middle resulted in he and Austin Cindric spinning into the infield, the final lap of the Daytona 500 was just about to begin.NASCAR waited a moment and as Cindric's car slid back up the track, NASCAR made the decision to throw the caution. Per NASCAR rules, a caution flag on the final means the field is frozen and the race is over.Alex Bowman, who was the ...Keep reading

Chastain took the lead after the final set of green flag pitstops, and narrowly avoided a 23-car pileup in the closing laps. Daytona 500 glory was in sight, but the battle wasn't over just yet.When the race resumed after a brief red flag, there were just four laps remaining in the 200-lap event. William Byron took the lead on the restart, but Chastain was able to mount a massive charge coming to ...Keep reading

Byron was one of few who escaped a massive 20+ car pileup late in the race, and were left to fight it out for the race win.Coming to the white flag, Ross Chastain was closing fast with a massive run on the No. 24. The Trackhouse Racing driver sent his car up the middle between Byron and 2022 Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric. Contact was made, Chastain and Cindric spun, and the caution flew as ...Keep reading

Gordon, who won four Cup titles and 93 races with Hendrick Motorsports, is now vice chairman of the organization and will one day run the organization alongside Jeff Andrews, the president and general manager, when team owner Rick Hendrick decides to step back.The former star of HMS’ No. 24 was already impressed with the development of the car’s current driver, William Byron, but Gordon ...Keep reading

Byron, who had never finished better than 21st in the NASCAR Cup season opener, grabbed the lead from Ross Chastain on a restart with four of 200 laps remaining.Byron had just taken the white flag – signaling the start of the final lap – when a multi-car wreck erupted behind him which forced NASCAR to immediately throw a caution, which froze the field.That locked Byron, 26, into the victory in ...Keep reading

Marquez’s switch from Honda after 11 years and six world titles to the satellite Gresini Ducati squad for 2024 is generating boundless interest as the new season approaches.Many of his peers have already pegged him to win on the year-old Ducati soon, though Marquez has continued to brush this expectation aside.Asked again about the prospect of fighting for a first grand prix win since 2021 after ...Keep reading

The opportunity for the 24-year-old Swede to get some extra running for the early part of this week – Monday and Tuesday, specifically – came about after hopes for track time in last month’s Daytona 24 Hours fell through.Although Lundqvist has put in a significant amount of time in the simulator, he noted it is limited by Honda and that the focus is usually over run plans and various setup ...Keep reading

Former F1 driver David Coulthard has offered some insight into Red Bull’s first track activity with their new car at Silverstone earlier this week, stating that there were “no surprises” during the initial running.