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MotoGP Barcelona test: Acosta fastest as rain curtails running early

Pedro Acosta led the way for KTM in a rain-shortened MotoGP test in Barcelona on Monday, while Jorge Martin suffered his sixth crash at the track in the space of four days. Following Sunday’s chaotic Catalan Grand Prix, MotoGP riders returned to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the final in-season test of the year. Only 18 race riders (plus Yamaha tester Augusto Fernandez) were in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UjnfPKq via IFTTT
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The mental challenge Evans takes on at Rally Japan

World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans says his approach will not change for next week's Rally Japan, but he is wary not to fall into the same trap that hampered his title bid last year. The Toyota Gazoo Racing driver heads to Japan’s asphalt stages leading the championship by 12 points from team-mate and home hero Takamoto Katsuta as the series approaches its halfway mark. As ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cV3oOY9 via IFTTT

Why Ford 'loves the V8 idea' in F1 amid changing road car strategy

Although 2026 is only the first year of the current cycle, discussions about Formula 1’s future engine regulations are already taking place behind the scenes. Several tweaks have been agreed for the current ruleset, next year the balance will shift to 60-40 in favour of the combustion engine, and in the longer term the paddock increasingly appears open to more significant changes. That ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VcT5gUQ via IFTTT

“It’s just bad luck” - Juncadella reacts to Verstappen team retirement at Nurburgring 24 Hours

The #3 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing car spent much of the Nurburgring 24 Hours in the lead and, with just over three hours remaining, victory appeared all but certain. Its gap to the sister #80 Mercedes in second continued to grow, but then heartache struck as problems began emerging at the start of Juncadella’s stint around the 21st hour. The dashboard displayed an ABS warning and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/piSkMrY via IFTTT

Nurburgring 24 Hours: Heartache for Verstappen Racing as mechanical problem hits late on

Max Verstappen has agonisingly lost a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours after his Mercedes was forced to stop from the lead late on. The #3 AMG, which Verstappen is sharing with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer, was in control of the hectic race in a Mercedes 1-2 from around the sixth hour onwards. Brilliant stints from Verstappen were key to that with the most notable ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fn0xYdu via IFTTT

Can Russell take inspiration from Norris in bid for F1 title?

While the theory of Mercedes' Formula 1 title favouritism ahead of the dawn of the championship's latest era has been proven correct, the name at the top of the drivers' standings is somewhat of a surprise. Many would have believed that George Russell would be the man to beat given his performances with the Silver Arrows during what was a barren period in the ground-effect years between 2022 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/goFs9KV via IFTTT

Nurburgring 24 Hours: Verstappen Racing leads dominant Mercedes 1-2

Max Verstappen is well on course for a debut victory at the Nurburgring 24 Hours as his team leads a dominant Mercedes 1-2 with just over seven hours remaining. The #3 Mercedes, which Verstappen shares with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer, holds a 14 second advantage over the sister Winward AMG driven by Maro Engel, Maxime Martin, Fabian Schiller and Luca Stolz. Mercedes has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cr80tF7 via IFTTT