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For the first time since he stepped up to MotoGP in 2013, eight-time grand prix world champion Marquez has kicked off a new campaign not a part of the factory Honda organisation.Having struggled for much of the 2023 season as the Honda lacked competitiveness, Marquez elected to end his HRC contract a year early to sign for Gresini Ducati.It’s a move that has dominated headlines since it was made ...Keep reading

Live coverage of Saturday's National League game between Dorking Wanderers and Gateshead.

A North East MP says the government must quickly hand over £40m to revamp the rusting Tyne Bridge.

Following its purchase by a Lawrence Stroll-led consortium in 2018, Aston Martin has been more comfortable financially – allowing the team to leave the factory it outgrew and move into a new, purpose-built Silverstone-based campus.The switch was made during the course of the 2023 F1 season, with a new wind tunnel having recently been completed.Meanwhile, the British outfit had its best start to ...Keep reading

Alpine's Technical Director explains how Alpine are juggling this coming season with being ready for a rules reset in 2026...

With investment and commitment from owners Dorilton, incoming team boss Vowles has been backed to make sweeping changes to restore the winner of seven drivers' and nine constructors' titles to its former glory.Williams has suffered from years of underinvestment that gradually turned it from a benchmark into a backmarker.But instead of putting all its efforts into just surviving another year, its ...Keep reading

Hourly rates in Newcastle's city centre car parks will rise by 20p from April.

Sainz Sr led nearly the entirety of the 12-stage, two-week marathon in Saudi Arabia to score his fourth career victory in Dakar, cementing his position as one of the greatest rally drivers of all time.Intriguingly, the Audi driver didn’t win a single stage on his 17th appearance in Dakar, with consistency, and not outright speed, helping him beat the likes of Sebastien Loeb, Nasser Al-Attiyah ...Keep reading

Judd Trump will play either Ronnie O'Sullivan or Ding Junhui in the final of the World Grand Prix after beating Cao Yupeng 6-2 in Friday's semi-final.

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The Brazilian turned a lap of 1m35.217s around Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course circuit for Action Express.The BMW M Hybrid V8 of Connor De Phillippi led the majority of the ...Keep reading

Filming at Daytona will revolve around the 992-shape #120 Porsche 911 GT3 R entered by fictional team Chip Hart Racing – which is run in real life by Wright Motorsports for Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, Jan Heylen and Frederic Makowiecki.Their names are absent from car, however, which instead features Sonny Hayes (which is Pitt’s character in the movie), C Kelso and longtime Porsche ...Keep reading

A new five-part documentary series looking behind the scenes of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is coming to Netflix. The streaming platform has announced the release of NASCAR: Full Speed following the increasing success of its Formula 1 documentary series Drive to Survive.The series follows the NASCAR Cup Series, America's most popular motorsport series and one of the most competitive in the ...Keep reading

The blaze at Tyne Green in Hexham is being investigated as a suspected arson attack.

Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button will start a new chapter in his motorsport career in 2024 as he returns to full-time racing in the World Endurance Championship’s hypercar class, which includes another run at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. With the Briton celebrating his 44th birthday, we thought it would be a suitable moment to look at the five fellow F1 title winners he could soon join by also triumphing in the endurance classic…

Winning the Dakar Rally is one of the things that every driver in the world dreams of, but it is something that very few can achieve. Whether by quality or luck, you also need the support of a great team, such as Toyota, which, with Nasser Al Attiyah, has won three Touareg trophies in the last six editions.However, the Japanese manufacturer no longer has the Qatari in its ranks, so it decided to ...Keep reading

Tandy lapped the 3.56-mile road course in 1m35.617s in his GTP class, Penske-run 963 in pleasant and warm track conditions.Last year’s pole time, set by Tom Blomqvist in Meyer Shank Racing’s Acura, was 1m34.031s.Tandy was quick out of the blocks, setting his quickest lap in the factory-entered hybrid prototype in the early minutes of the session. His benchmark only came under attack in the ...Keep reading

Off the back of his most successful season in F1, Norris has strengthened his status as the Woking-based squad's lead driver, having scored more than twice as many points as rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri and achieved seven podium finishes – more than in his first four campaigns combined.Yet, a feeling of unfinished business still predominates for team principal Andrea Stella, who feels the best ...Keep reading

The team’s No. 20 Chevrolet-powered entry, which will be driven by both team owner Ed Carpenter and 2023 Indy NXT champion Christian Rasmussen, will carry the colors of GuyCare.Rookie Rasmussen will handle the the 12 road and street course events, with Carpenter taking over the entry for the six oval rounds. Both will be entered in the Indianapolis 500, with the Dane carrying an number specific ...Keep reading

Rally Sweden has released a 56-car entry list for the WRC’s only snow round of the championship that marks the second round of the season (15-18 February).Rovanpera has opted to scale back his WRC commitments this year to “recharge his batteries” ahead of a full-time return with Toyota in 2025.The 23-year-old was tipped to start his half-season in Sweden having been absent from the entry ...Keep reading

America’s biggest sportscar race is on the horizon with this year’s Daytona 24 Hours kickstarting the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship on 27-28 January.     Drivers will tackle a daunting 24-hour race at the prestigious Daytona International Speedway in Florida, which has held the event since 1962.   There are also many big names racing at Daytona this year with Alex Palou, Marcus ...Keep reading