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The Kiwi’s season was under threat of being derailed when he crashed his mountain bike and broke his collarbone less than a fortnight ago. He went into surgery immediately and has since been undergoing hyperbaric treatment to prepare for this weekend’s Sandown SuperSprint. It was only after practice this morning that it became a certainty

The ex-Formula 1 driver turned touring car ace is gearing up for his 15th season in the WTCC/WTCR in search of a so-far elusive title. This year is only Monteiro’s third full season since recovering from serious injuries sustained in a horrible touring car testing accident caused by brake failure at Barcelona in 2017. At

Wayne Taylor Racing Acura driver Ricky Taylor was the first driver to get under the 1m46s barrier, and he did it comprehensively with a 1m45.571s. Then the Whelen Engineering AXR Cadillac of Derani, which had set the pace throughout Thursday’s practice sessions moved to the top by 0.152 seconds. Renger van der Zande’s attempts to

The pair of Glickenhaus-Pipo 007LMHs will be on the entry list for the new series opener on 1 May when it is published this afternoon, but team founder Jim Glickenhaus insisted that he is reserving judgement on the participation of the cars in Belgium. He reiterated his intent not to rush the 007 into competition

Corvette Racing is gunning for its 12th victory in an event it has not conquered since 2017 – although it did win the Cadillac Grand Prix held here last year. Tandy, who won the last three 12 Hours for Porsche, believes the mid-engined C8.R seems very capable over the arduous and severe bumps around the 3.74-mile

The Spaniard stunned the world in 2020 by winning his first MotoGP world title in just his second year in the class, ending a 20-year wait for Suzuki in the process. Now he gears up for the new campaign beginning on 28 March in Qatar with the target firmly on his back as he braces

The three heats that will make up the first SuperSprint event of the 2021 season were initially listed as 38 laps, equal to around 118 kilometres. However that was changed earlier this week, the further supplementary confirming that each race will be 36 laps, or around 112 kilometres. According to Supercars the decision was made

Victory in the French enduro with Klaus Ludwig and the Whittington brothers, Bill and Don, for Kremer Racing’s own K3 version of the Porsche 935 was the highpoint of Manfred Kremer’s involvement in top-line sportscar racing over the course of four decades. Kremer won a race of attrition at Le Mans in ’79 ahead of

An offer of COVID-19 vaccinations from the Bahrain government left Formula 1 teams and others in the championship with a difficult question – should they take it up or not? In the end views were split, essentially on national lines that reflect the efficient vaccine rollout in the UK. The British-based organisations left the choice

Schmitz became the first woman to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours in 1996, taking two victories in the historic sportscar race before enjoying a long career intrinsically linked to the circuit, as well as becoming known for her features on BBC programme Top Gear. In a statement issued by Frikadelli Racing – the team she

Loeb admitted “it wasn’t an easy decision” to make and it is understood that he called Elena around midday on Tuesday to deliver the news to him, having most recently competed together at this year’s Dakar Rally for the Bahrain Raid Xtreme team. The Prodrive-built BRX1 car’s debut at the Dakar Rally was marred with

As part of the Italian car manufacturer’s sim-racing push, it attracted more than 20,000 competitors for the inaugural Ferrari Esports Series in 2020, with Italian Giovanni Da Salvo triumphing and earning a place on its official Academy Esports Team. The competition, which is hosted on the Assetto Corsa platform, will begin again with qualification rounds

Chevrolet will field a solo GTE Pro class Corvette C8.R at Spa on 1 May for Oliver Gavin and Antonio Garcia as part of its preparations for a return to the Le Mans 24 Hours this year, having previously entered the same duo for the Algarve round now set back from April to June. At

Extreme E is an off-road racing championship for all-electric SUVs that will hold rounds in locations hurt most by climate change to promote environmental repair and protection. It was originally devised in 2018 by Formula E co-founder Alejandro Agag and two-time Champ Car champion Gil de Ferran, plus it has the backing of motorsport governing

Last month, Jaguar announced plans to become an electric-only brand by 2025, five years ahead the UK government’s ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. This boosts the likelihood of Jaguar remaining in Formula E by committing to the Gen3 regulations in time for the 31 March manufacturer registration deadline. Bentley will

The four-time champion wrapped up his programme with his new team on Sunday, managing 56 laps on his way to the second slowest time of the day. After three days of track action, Vettel was the racing driver with the smallest amount of laps completed – 117 – only ahead of Williams’ test driver Roy

Having last claimed victory at Martinsville back in June, Truex fought off Joey Logano, who was first off pitroad in the race’s final pitstops, but on a restart with 25 laps remaining Truex powered around the outside of Logano and grabbed the lead through Turns 1 and 2. The race remained caution-free from there and

In a frantic final hour of the afternoon session Verstappen used Pirelli’s soft C4 compound to set a time of 1m28.960s, one tenth quicker than AlphaTauri’s rookie driver Yuki Tsunoda. After a tame morning session, in which most teams focused on long runs, times gradually started tumbling as day turned into night at the Bahrain

Red Bull was one of the most secretive when it came to its new Formula 1 car launch, heavily restricting the number of images made available of the RB16B. However, it finally had to unleash its car to the prying eyes of fans and rival teams in Bahrain testing this week, offering the chance to

From the boss of the world motorsport governing body, to Formula 1 title winners he commentated on and drivers who grew up listening to his broadcasts, messages have flooded in paying their respects to Walker after his death was announced on Saturday. In a career talking about motorsport that spanned seven decades, he was known

F1 is planning to hold sprint races for the first time at three grands prix in 2021, running a 100km race on a Saturday to set the grid for the Sunday grand prix. F1 managing director of motorsports Brawn used the term “sprint qualifying” to describe the races during an interview on the world feed

The Dutchman and then team-mate Alex Albon struggled at times in 2020 with the aerodynamic anomalies of the RB16 that resulted in a nervous rear end and a car that was hard to be fully committed with. With the team having worked hard throughout last season to address the problems, the new RB16B has proved

Mercedes gave its W12 car a first on-track run on Friday at the Bahrain International Circuit, but slumped to the bottom of the mileage chart after a challenging day. Valtteri Bottas lost the majority of his morning after a gearshift issue, which team principal Toto Wolff said “came out of nowhere”, was discovered on his

McLaren raced without its own nominated reserve driver last season after agreeing to call on Mercedes’ back-ups if needed, with the agreement to remain in place this year should circumstances arise where a stand-in driver is required. Mercedes currently has Formula E drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries already locked in as its official

The world champion outfit had launched its W12 earlier this month but been open that it was not fitted with a real version of the floor that it would be running in 2021. With F1’s aero rules having changed this year in a bid to cut back on downforce, teams have been forced to rework

Sainz will make his first public appearance in a Ferrari F1 car later this week when pre-season testing gets underway at the Bahrain International Circuit. But with just three days of testing this year before the first race of the season in Bahrain, drivers changing teams have been left with a limited window in which

Gerhard Berger planned a Lamborghini all-star team comprising ex-Formula 1 stars Nico Hulkenberg and Jacques Villeneuve for the 2021 DTM season but failed to strike a deal, Autosport has learned. Following the news of the DTM’s switch to GT3 cars, ITR boss Berger had been working hard over the winter to secure a driver line-up

Sportscar and touring car racing were Greene’s specialism: he worked for Alan Mann Racing, Broadspeed, Gordon Spice Racing, Rondeau, Nissan and Richard Lloyd Racing to name but a few of his employers. He won the British Touring Car Championship with Alan Mann in 1967 and 1968, overseeing the Ford Falcons, Lotus Cortinas and Escort twin-cams

Quartararo dipped underneath the old outright lap record at the Qatar Grand Prix venue on Wednesday, ending the day 0.080 seconds behind Ducati’s Jack Miller in second. But despite also showing strong long run pace on his Yamaha, Quartararo was some 12km/h down through the speed trap relative to Ducati and admits he doesn’t “feel

The Swiss driver, sporting a special tribute livery of his car to Campos Racing’s recently deceased founder Adrian Campos, clocked a 1m44.095s time, which proved enough to end the session fastest. Boschung emerged at the top of the timesheets at the end of the first hour having posted a 1m47.100s, before going on to lower