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Why McErlean’s career-best WRC performance at Acropolis was so important

A career-best World Rally Championship result achieved at Acropolis Rally Greece was “quite a relief” after a “disaster” of a start to the season, according to Josh McErlean. The M-Sport-Ford driver headed into Greece’s punishing stages having endured a difficult first half of the campaign that had yielded only three top 10 finishes. Mistakes in Monte Carlo and Portugal proved ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/I682YiL via IFTTT
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Why Russell believes energy-starved Silverstone will have better racing - like Australia and China

George Russell shrugged off complaints over the expected energy starvation at Formula 1's British Grand Prix and stated that, although the drivers may find the increased energy management aspect challenging, it will create "better racing". The opening round of the 2026 season in Melbourne played out to mixed reviews; while some enjoyed the chaotic 'yo-yo' brand of racing seen with the new ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OIjC0iL via IFTTT

Motorsport UK and BRDC unite to develop young British drivers

Two of the United Kingdom’s biggest motorsport organisations are set to join forces and aid the development of next-generation British drivers. Motorsport UK and the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) will operate a new national academy from 2027 to create a unified development pathway for young racers into single-seaters, sportscars and beyond.  It is called the BRDC Driver Academy ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JAT1itj via IFTTT

F1 drivers to take to Lego minicars at British GP

Formula 1 drivers will hop into Lego minicars for the British Grand Prix parade lap this weekend, following on from the success of the Lego drivers’ parade at last year’s Miami GP. All 22 drivers will have individual minicars made from 28,000 Lego bricks for the traditional drivers’ parade lap at Silverstone before Sunday's grand prix. The minicars were built by 20 designers and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jhcTfwz via IFTTT

Gresini signs Mir and Holgado on two-year MotoGP deals

Gresini has announced the signings of Joan Mir and Daniel Holgado for the 2027 MotoGP season. The team owned by Fausto Gresini's widow, Nadia Padovani, announced through its social media the signing Mir and Holgado for the next two seasons, in which they will replace Alex Marquez and Fermin Aldeguer, the current riders of the Faenza-based outfit. Mir will join the Italian team from Honda ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QrSfipK via IFTTT

Ohta tops Super Formula Fuji test fresh from IMSA Watkins Glen round

Super Formula points leader Kakunoshin Ohta went fastest in this week’s in-season test at Fuji, as Giuliano Alesi made his first outing in the category for three years. Ohta set the quickest time of 1m22.361s aboard his Honda-powered Dandelion Racing car at the very end of the afternoon session on the second day of the two-day test, during the second of two 10-minute runs reserved for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OvFcUQ4 via IFTTT

Yamaha signs Martin and Ogura as 2027 factory MotoGP riders

Yamaha has confirmed the signings of Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura, with the pair set to form the manufacturer's factory MotoGP line-up for the next two seasons. The announcement of Martin and Ogura's arrivals, first reported by Autosport several months ago, comes one day after Yamaha bid farewell to Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins, leaving Honda and KTM as the only manufacturers yet to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WFs1C0u via IFTTT