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Hamilton dropped a bombshell on Mercedes last week when he told the squad that he had activated an early exit from his deal so he can join Ferrari in 2025.The switch immediately opened up suggestions that other senior staff at Mercedes – such as his engineer Pete ‘Bono’ Bonnington – could follow him as has happened in the past when other stars have changed teams.In 1996, Michael Schumacher ...Keep reading

The reigning world champion is expected to compete in at least six rallies this year for Toyota, beginning with Sweden next week, a rally he won in 2022 on the way to his maiden world title.Rovanpera jumped back behind the wheel of the Toyota GR Yaris last weekend to prepare for Sweden's snow stages by participating in the Arctic Lapland Rally in Finland.The Finn set a blistering pace to lead the ...Keep reading

A judge calls Piotr Gradecki "dangerous" after he went into a house and raped a very drunk woman.

Aprilia has debuted an updated version of the RS-GP in pre-season testing at Sepang, with a lot of work put in on introducing new aerodynamic devices on the bike.Espargaro finished a strong fifth on the final day of the test, and was the top non-Ducati rider on the timesheets as he set a lap that was only four tenths down on pacesetter Francesco Bagnaia.While admitting that the new bike is ...Keep reading

First introduced in 2016, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 is now one of the oldest models in circulation in GT3 racing, having recently completed seven years in service. Although it received an Evo update in 2020 and continues to pull in new orders, a new Mercedes GT3 car has been overdue for some time.While some other manufacturers have extended the life cycle of their GT3 contenders by introducing a ...Keep reading

X44 was run by Prodrive for the first two seasons of the off-road series that began in 2021 and captured the drivers' title in 2022 with Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez after the duo had finished runner-up the year before.Management of the programme switched to Rodin Carlin in 2023 as Gutierrez was partnered by Fraser McConnell, with the pair slipping to fourth in the standings. But on the ...Keep reading

Renault has also introduced a similar position at its power unit base in Viry, promoting Audrey Vastroux, who has been with the organisation for 18 years.The new roles are part of an ongoing restructuring that followed the departure of team principal Otmar Szafnauer last summer.Alpine vice-president of motorsports Bruno Famin took Szafnauer’s job, initially on an interim basis, but he has now ...Keep reading

Nineteen-year-old Bennett, a member of Fernando Alonso's driver academy, has been signed to take the place of 2023 European Le Mans Series champion Alex Garcia, who was originally listed alongside Jean-Karl Vernay as the first two drivers for Isotta's assault on the Hypercar class of the WEC with the Tipo 6 Competizione LMH.The Thai-American driver competed in both Spanish F4 and Formula 4 Brazil ...Keep reading

Alpine have confirmed that Bruno Famin will continue as their Team Principal during the upcoming F1 season, balancing those duties with his wider role as the brand’s VP of Motorsports.

Under a cloudy sky that provided cooler conditions for the start of the track action, the two-time MotoGP world champion's 1m56.682s remained the time to beat throughout the day, with several challenges coming up short over a single lap attack.Opening day pacesetter Jorge Martin came closest to toppling Bagnaia with a 1m56.854s on the Pramac Ducati, while factory Ducati rider and yesterday's ...Keep reading

Gasly, who is good friends with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and is in regular contact with Hamilton, says that the bombshell Formula 1 news of the seven-time champion's switch to Maranello did not catch him completely by surprise.Speaking at the launch of Alpine's 2024 car at its Enstone factory on Tuesday, Gasly said it was his understanding that things had been bubbling away for quite some ...Keep reading

Motorsport.tv continues its coverage of the most exciting series of the winter season this weekend! In addition to the final races of the Asian Le Mans Series at Yas Marina, you can also watch the Formula Regional Middle East, UAE F4 and Formula Regional Oceania championship races live and for free on Motorsport.tv. Don't miss out!Here is a guide to what's on Motorsport.tv for the weekend of ...Keep reading

It is hoped the exhibition will bring laughter, with people also invited to have a little dance.

The Spaniard had hoped to extend his Ferrari contract beyond the end of this year, having set a target of getting it sorted before the campaign got underway at the Bahrain Grand Prix.But developments took an unexpected turn when Ferrari instead swooped for seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton to become Charles Leclerc’s team-mate from 2025.The decision means Sainz knows he is now preparing for his ...Keep reading

Kevin Tracey's brother Billy was one of 36 men lost on the trawler which sank on 8 February 1974.

Despite several reports linking him to a potential move to Honda, Brivio has committed to the new Trackhouse squad that has joined the grid this year after taking over the entry that belonged to RNF and its partner CryptoDATA.Brivio will replace PJ Rashidi, who had initially been chosen as the director of the American outfit.“It all happened very quickly in the last days with Justin asking me to ...Keep reading

Netflix has revealed its first behind the scenes look at the upcoming drama Senna, which is due to be released in the near future.Senna will be a biographical sports drama based on the F1 legend who won the world championship in 1988, 1990 and 1991 for McLaren.Filming for Senna is already underway and will be shot in various locations across the globe, as the mini-series attempts to tell the story ...Keep reading

Police continue to search for corrosive liquid attack suspect Abdul Shokoor Ezedi for a seventh day.

Collet will pilot the No. 18 entry for the defending two-time champions, who now fields 10 drivers for the upcoming season that begins March 10 on the Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida.Last month, the 21-year-old Brazilian was also revealed as the reserve and simulator driver for the Nissan Formula E Team.“The NTT IndyCar Series is a goal of mine for the future but right now, I am 100 percent ...Keep reading

Stewart-Haas Racing has won two NASCAR Cup Series titles (2011 and 2014), as well as 69 races since its inception in 2009.However, the four-car team has been on a downturn since 2021 and things appeared to get worse with the introduction of the Next Gen car. Last season, they failed to win a single race for the very first time. Kevin Harvick was the only SHR driver to make the playoffs, but was ...Keep reading