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Red Bull makes three-year Triple Eight commitment
The GM homologation team today confirmed that the energy drinks giant has signed on until the end of the 2026 season.The deal is for co-naming rights, which is currently shared with Ampol.Red Bull has been either naming rights or co-naming rights at T8 since 2013, a stint that has included six drivers' titles, seven teams' titles and four Bathurst 1000 crowns.“The entire team at Red Bull have ...Keep reading
WRC’s future changes key for M-Sport moving forward
The British operation’s participation in rallying’s top tier was called into question during the Acropolis Rally earlier this month.Team founder Malcolm Wilson has since reiterated that M-Sport has no intention to stop its Rally1 programme and “will be doing whatever we can to try and find a way to stay in at the highest level”.The Ford-supported team has endured a challenging 2023 season ...Keep reading
'We want him in the car next year' – Vowles says Williams want Sargeant 'to succeed' at the team
James Vowles has thrown the weight of his support around Logan Sargeant, as the Williams Team Principal insists that they want the American driver in the car next season, while admitting that some of his struggles this year are their fault.
NASCAR will return to the Indianapolis oval in 2024
NASCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) both confirmed the news on Thursday.The Brickyard 400 has long been considered a crown jewel on the NASCAR calendar, first joining the schedule in 1994. But following the 2020 NASCAR Cup season, it was removed.NASCAR still competes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but now on the road course layout. The event was not without drama and action, but the ...Keep reading
NASCAR 2023 Talladega II schedule, entry list, and how to watch
William Byron locked himself into the Round of 8 with a big victory last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Ross Chastain was second and Bubba Wallace, who led a race-high 111 laps, finished third.A late-race crash while battling for the lead dropped Kyle Larson down to just two points ahead of the elimination zone. He is just ahead of Wallace, whose 23XI Racing team-mate Tyler Reddick is three ...Keep reading
North Wilkesboro to be repaved ahead of 2024 All-Star Race
Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted the annual event every year from 1987 to 2019. In 2020, the sanctioning body tried Bristol Motor Speedway before moving to Texas Motor Speedway for the two years that followed. But now, it may have finally found a new home.In 2023, the unlikely resurrection of North Wilkesboro Speedway saw the return of the NASCAR Cup Series action for the first time since 1996 ...Keep reading
County Championship: Bad light frustrates dominant Durham against Leicestershire
Division Two champions Durham need 10 Leicestershire wickets on the final day two wrap up a convincing victory.
Rovanpera focused on Evans head-to-head, not WRC victory in Chile
The reigning world champion has an opportunity to seal a second consecutive world title this weekend, although the Finn rates his chances of achieving the feat as "small" heading into the gravel rally.Rovanpera holds a 33-point lead over his Toyota team-mate Evans with 90 points remaining from the final three events of the season.To successfully defend his world title this weekend he would need to ...Keep reading
Mercedes: W14 upgrades still worth it despite new F1 car direction in 2024
The German manufacturer has had a challenging 2023 campaign, with its W14 not having made the step forward that the squad anticipated.It has been no match for the championship-winning Red Bull team, despite undergoing a change of design direction from the Monaco Grand Prix.The team has been open that for 2024 it will completely change the concept, as it bids to unlock a dramatic step forward that ...Keep reading
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Read every word from F1 design guru Adrian Newey’s Beyond The Grid interview
Adrian Newey has earned legendary status across his illustrious F1 career, designing championship-winning cars for Williams, McLaren and most recently Red Bull, who are set to do the title double for the second successive season in 2023.
McLaren target Aston Martin in constructors' as phenomenal turnaround continues
Lando Norris has revealed where he believes McLaren hold the advantage over Aston Martin in the battle for fourth in the constructors’ standings, while Andrea Stella says his team will push “100%” until the end of the season.
Vergne "hopeful" Formula E and WEC will solve 2024 date clashes
The Frenchman and Stoffel Vandoorne were confirmed on Thursday to be staying with the DS Penske squad in Formula E for the 2023-24 season. Both drivers are also due to compete for Peugeot in the WEC next season, but provisionally there are three clashes between the championships across the year. This includes the WEC Prologue in Qatar and an as-yet unannounced Formula E race (24 February), the ...Keep reading
Sycamore Gap: Boy, 16, arrested after Hadrian's Wall tree felled
The Sycamore Gap tree was cut down overnight in what police believe was an act of vandalism.
Can the new WRC computer game help tackle a real-world hot topic?
The release of a new rally computer game is always a cause for celebration among motorsport gamers but the latest offering, EA Sports WRC, could actually help tackle a hot topic currently in the World Rally Championship.Barring the age-defying talent that is Kalle Rovanpera, who appears set to become a two-time world champion at the age of 23, the Finn is the only driver under the age of 25 ...Keep reading
Di Resta adds United Autosports IMSA drive to 2024 programme
Di Resta will continue a relationship with the Anglo-American team dating back to 2018 when he races one of its pair of ORECA-Gibson 07 LMP2s alongside Dan Goldburg in the North American series in 2024. They will be joined in the five endurance rounds by ex-Formula 2 driver Marino Sato in what will be United’s first full season of IMSA competition. Goldburg, 45, is stepping up to P2 from the ...Keep reading
Rodin Cars bid to join Formula 1 with female driver rejected by FIA
New Zealand-based Rodin Cars says its application to enter Formula 1 with a female driver has been rejected by the sport's governing body.
Elliot Embleton: Derby County loanee returns to Sunderland with thigh injury
Derby loanee Elliot Embleton is out "for months" with a torn thigh muscle and has returned to parent club Sunderland to recover.
Williams: We want Sargeant in F1 car next year
Sargeant's future at Williams has been in doubt in the wake of a run of accidents since the summer break.He crashed heavily in qualifying and the race at the Dutch Grand Prix, hit the barriers at the Singapore GP, and then went off in a big accident during Q1 for the Japanese GP last weekend.Those run of incidents come at a time when Williams wants to see the American show steady improvement over ...Keep reading
Man denies murdering tourist in tent on Dartmoor
Alan Perrin, 56, pleaded not guilty when he appeared at Exeter Crown Court by video link.
PALMER: What's happened to Perez's precision race craft?
Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer looks at what has happened to a driver looking distinctly out of sorts in the past few races...
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