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Oliver Solberg dismissed suggestions that he was taking too much risk ahead of his premature exit from the Rally Japan victory fight.
The Toyota World Rally Championship driver had been reeling in rally leader Elfyn Evans when he slid wide in a left-hander in Stage 10. The loss of control resulted in an impact with a tree, which caused terminal damage to his car’s right-rear ...Keep reading

World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans leads Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier by 17.8s into the final day of Rally Japan after Oliver Solberg crashed out of victory contention.
Evans headed into the longest leg of the rally with a 15.6s advantage over Solberg, but soon came under severe pressure from the Swede, who reduced the margin to 10.6s by midday.
Solberg however was unable to add ...Keep reading

Mercedes is no longer pursuing a minority stake in the Alpine F1 team after disagreeing with Otro Capital's asking price.
Mercedes, which is already supplying power units and gearboxes to Alpine, had been interested in acquiring Otro Capital's 24% stake, and the manufacturer had agreed in principle with majority owner Renault to buy them.
However, as first reported by the BBC and verified by ...Keep reading

Factory Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi led an Aprilia 1-2-3 in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix as MotoGP returned to something approaching normality following the bizarre Catalan GP two weeks ago.
It was almost a perfect return to form for the Noale factory, with Bezzecchi leading Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez and his team-mate Jorge Martin. Only Ai Ogura's failure to make it through Q1 ...Keep reading

Haas team-mates Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman recently took on the Hot Ones Versus challenge. In an entertaining appearance on the popular YouTube series, the Formula 1 duo had to answer difficult questions to avoid eating a fiery hot wing. 
The questions included ranking current and former team-mates, choosing who on the current grid is most likely to retire at the end of the season and ...Keep reading

Back at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton took his first of a record 105 grand prix victories in Formula 1.
Hamilton had taken the F1 world by storm on his debut with McLaren, taking only podium finishes in his very first five outings; he won a chaotic Montreal race from pole position, only briefly ceding the lead after his first pitstop. 
The rookie had come into the race on ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg crashed out of Rally Japan while fighting for the lead with Toyota team-mate and World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans.
The Monte Carlo winner had been setting green split times on his rivals, rally leader Elfyn Evans and third-placed Sebastien Ogier, during stage 10 when drama struck.
Solberg lost the rear of his GR Yaris entering a tight left-hander and clouted a tree ...Keep reading

Layne Riggs won the pole, swept the stages, and claimed victory in Friday's very late-night NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) race, but that doesn't even begin to tell the whole story.
Riggs made a dramatic late-race charge, defeating Rajah Caruth in a full-contact battle at the white flag to win at Nashville and collect a custom guitar. 
This is Riggs' eighth career NCTS victory, and ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg heaped pressure on Rally Japan leader Elfyn Evans as the battle to win the final asphalt round of the World Rally Championship season intensified.  
Solberg quickly set his sights on catching Evans, whose 15.7s overnight lead over his Toyota team-mate was reduced to 10.6s.
Solberg produced stunning speed in the day’s opening test to win stage seven (Obara) by 3.2s from ...Keep reading

Every Sunday, Connor Zilisch has Stefan Parsons in his ear as his NASCAR Cup spotter, but this duo have switched roles for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville.
Parsons is driving the No. 4  Niece Motorsports entry in his first start of the year, and Zilisch will be his eye in the sky, watching from the roof and guiding him through the race.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun ...Keep reading

Cadillac is on top in the home race after Earl Bamber took pole for the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.
The 35-year-old New Zealander drove Whelen Cadillac’s #31 Cadillac V-Series.R to a quick lap of 1m05.313s around the 1.645-mile, nine-turn street circuit. It’s Bamber’s third career pole, first in GTP.
“The car has been amazing,” Bamber said. “We had a great car last ...Keep reading

Just after making his 13th appearance in the Indianapolis 500, Indiana native Conor Daly  has signed a deal to drive the No. 25 Kaulig Racing 1500 later this summer.
Daly will compete at Indianapolis Raceway Park, making his seventh career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start and second at IRP. His best showing came at Kansas in 2024, finishing 17th.
Daly's NASCAR career also three starts ...Keep reading

Factory Aprilia rider Jorge Martin has admitted that he is struggling to shake off the memories of his crash-strewn weekend at the recent Catalan GP.
Martin, who fell six times across the four days of race and test action in Barcelona, was speaking after a reasonable first day's work on Friday at Mugello, where the Italian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday. 
The Spaniard needed a last-gasp ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft has described Lewis Hamilton's recent decision not to use Ferrari's simulator programme as "quite damning" for the Maranello outfit, raising concerns over the team's factory-to-track correlation issues. 
Following a tricky start to his time with Ferrari, Hamilton finally appears to have turned a corner. The seven-time champion, who joined the ...Keep reading

Pedro Acosta says he was surprised to encounter so many problems in Friday practice for the Italian Grand Prix after failing to secure a direct entry into Q2.
The factory KTM MotoGP rider lacked the speed to contend for a top 10 result in the afternoon, ending up almost half a second off the pace in 13th place. Having also struggled for speed in opening practice, Acosta’s day eventually ended ...Keep reading

Cal Crutchlow says a lack of physical strength is his number one limitation as his comeback to MotoGP racing got underway at the Italian Grand Prix on Friday.
The British rider, who is stepping in to replace the injured Johann Zarco at the LCR Honda team, was last on the timesheets in the afternoon practice session at Mugello. His best lap was over a second shy of that set by fellow injury ...Keep reading

The NASCAR community is still trying to grasp a future without Kyle Busch, and we at Motorsport.com thought that a good way to memorialize him would be to highlight some of Rowdy's most unforgettable moments -- the good, bad, and downright hilarious. 
So, every week where it is applicable, we will select our favorite Kyle Busch memories from whatever track is next up on the NASCAR calendar ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin revealed that he ended a 15-year relationship with his personal sponsor Red Bull following Aprilia's new deal with Monster Energy.
On Friday, Aprilia announced that it signed American energy drinks giant Monster as its title sponsor, confirming a report published by Motorsport.com earlier this week.
Both Martin and Marco Bezzecchi headed out on track in Friday practice for the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez feels he needs to be patient about his recovery, as he conceded he doesn’t even have the pace for a top-five finish after Friday practice at the Italian Grand Prix.
The nine-time world champion made a highly-anticipated return to MotoGP at Mugello, having been forced to miss the Sunday race at Le Mans and the entire Catalan GP weekend due to injury.
The factory Ducati rider ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton appeared to rediscover his spark during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, showing a renewed sense of "freedom" and delivering a turn of pace that seemingly rattled his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, according to broadcaster Jake Humphrey and former engineer Rob Smedley.
Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast, Humphrey and Smedley reflected on the improved showing from ...Keep reading