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Sebastien Ogier delivered an impressive drive to end Friday leading Rally Japan ahead of Toyota team-mates Takamoto Katsuta and Elfyn Evans as the World Rally Championship title fight took another twist. 
Ogier claimed three of Friday’s six technical asphalt stages to open up a 7.9s lead over Katsuta, with championship leader Evans 10.2s in arrears.  
While Ogier boosted his bid for a ...Keep reading

Visionary British engineer and technical journalist Peter Wright has died at the age of 79.
Wright exercised a quiet but profound influence on the world of motor racing, far beyond the innovation with which he is chiefly associated, ground-effect aerodynamics. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1967 with a degree in mechanical engineering, he secured is first job in motorsport ...Keep reading

Romain Grosjean has parted ways with Lamborghini after representing the brand for three years, primarily in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Grosjean first joined forces with the Italian manufacturer at the start of 2023, racing a Huracan GT3 Evo2 in the GTD Pro class at Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours.
The same year, he helped Lamborghini develop the SC63 Hypercar for its twin ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly has explained he’s been trying to be “the main factor in motivation” amid Alpine’s current struggles, as his Formula 1 team has ‘drastically’ focused its efforts on 2026.
Alpine has been enduring the worst form in its history, including its Toleman, Benetton, Renault and Lotus eras; its best result over the past five grands prix was Gasly’s 15th-place finish in ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier has moved into a slender Rally Japan lead from World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans after fellow title contender Kalle Rovanpera hit trouble. 
Ogier snatched the rally lead on stage four [Isegami's Tunnel 1,19.66km] taking a 1.0s advantage over Evans heading into the midday service, with Toyota’s Japanese star Takamoto Katsuta in third, 1.7s adrift.  
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Kalle Rovanperä's bid for a third World Rally Championship title suffered a blow after damaging his Toyota's suspension in stage three of Rally Japan.
Rovanpera led the rally overnight after winning Thursday night’s super special stage, but slipped to fourth after Friday’s morning’s first stage, before drama struck in stage three [Shinshiro 1 - 17.41 km.].
The Toyota star, co-driven ...Keep reading

The Formula 1 paddock reconvenes this weekend for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, with plenty of topics up for discussion during Thursday's media day.

In the aftermath of a Charlotte federal judge ruling in favor of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports on the market definition for the lawsuit against NASCAR, plus the dismissal of counterclaims the week before, the two teams have dropped the Section 1 Sherman Antitrust Act portion and will instead continue with its Section 2 claims.
Section 1 of the federal antitrust law prohibits agreements ...Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris discussed the importance of winning in Brazil due to Ayrton Senna's legacy.
The Briton heads into the Brazil Grand Prix leading the drivers' championship with just one point over his team-mate Oscar Piastri. While Norris argued that no one race is more important than any other, some races are more special than others, such as the British and Monaco Grands Prix.
"In ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has conceded that he needs “to be ahead constantly now” in order to continue to close the gap in the championship fight, though the Dutchman also believes that "if the car is good and fast enough to win, we'll do that".

Max Verstappen has enjoyed some of his finest moments at Interlagos – could there be another in store this weekend as he continues to battle the McLaren duo for the title?

Oscar Piastri remains “very confident” that he can beat McLaren team mate Lando Norris and Red Bull rival Max Verstappen to the 2025 Drivers’ Championship title, despite losing his long-standing lead last time out.

The drivers face the press ahead of the 2025 Sao Paulo Grand Prix from the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.

Lando Norris has insisted that “nothing changes” in his mindset for the final four races of the season after becoming the new championship leader last time out in Mexico, with the Briton focused on having another strong outing this weekend at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc believes that taking P2 in the Teams’ Championship is “not good enough” for Ferrari, though the Monegasque also acknowledged that the squad’s current position still marks a “good improvement” from where they were at the beginning of the season.

McLaren boss Zak Brown has stated that he would rather see Red Bull driver Max Verstappen win the 2025 Drivers’ Championship title than prioritise either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri.

Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 needs to address what he calls the lack of "transparency and accountability" of race stewards.

Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 needs to address what he calls the lack of "transparency and accountability" of race stewards.

Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 needs to address what he calls the lack of "transparency and accountability" of race stewards.

Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 needs to address what he calls the lack of "transparency and accountability" of race stewards.