Motorsport
How much do MotoGP tyres cost and who pays for them?
In a series in which there is still a great deal of secrecy regarding how much the riders earn, what the manufacturers pay or what the championship itself distributes, the arrival of a new American owner, a culture in which talking about money is not taboo, will end up bringing greater transparency about what, how and who pays for various things.
One of the biggest expenses in any motorsport ...Keep reading
One of the biggest expenses in any motorsport ...Keep reading
Was the WRC’s new 50-hour format a success?
World Rally Championship drivers have thrown their support behind the implementation of a condensed 50-hour format at future events following a successful debut at Rally Estonia.
Rally Estonia organisers rolled out an all-new format that aimed to offer a more compact event that should reduce operational costs for both the event organisers and the teams.
The typical 300km of stages was ...Keep reading
Rally Estonia organisers rolled out an all-new format that aimed to offer a more compact event that should reduce operational costs for both the event organisers and the teams.
The typical 300km of stages was ...Keep reading
BoP trouble and strange tire tactics at BMW: "Artificial intervention taking place"
Not only at Manthey and Porsche, but also in the BMW camp, the mood is low after the Norisring weekend: While Kelvin van der Linde was unable to start on Sunday following a crash on Saturday and left empty-handed, local hero Marco Wittmann's frustration over the Balance of Performance (BoP) was enormous.
"I think we gave it our all - maximized it once again," he says after finishing tenth on ...Keep reading
"I think we gave it our all - maximized it once again," he says after finishing tenth on ...Keep reading