Formula E, the world’s first fully electric international single-seater racing championship, has appointed Jeff Dodds as its new CEO. Dodds has joined the championship from Virgin Media O2, where he served as the company’s COO for two years. Before that, he was the managing director and chief marketing officer of the company. He has also
Racing
Le Mans, the site of the 1000th Grand Prix event, is an ideal location to celebrate the milestone. The Circuit de la Sarthe, with its rich history and passion for motorsport, is the perfect place to reflect on the past and look to the future of motorcycle grand prix racing. Since the first event that
William Byron emerged victorious in the Darlington race on Sunday after a dramatic clash between Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson at the final restart. Larson squeezed Chastain into the wall as he tried to maintain his lead with only 13 laps remaining. In the following restart, Chastain attempted a similar move to hold off Larson,
Thierry Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe have finished in fifth place in Rally Croatia, with a time of 8m22.5s behind rally winner Kalle Rovanpera. The duo had a chance at a podium finish but were hit with a turbo problem on Sunday. This issue cost them their shot at a better place in the standings,
Petter Solberg, a former world champion, was leading WRC2 class by 35.4s at Rally de Portugal on Saturday night when he performed doughnuts at the end of the Lousada super special. His exhibition driving breached regulations that were introduced after Sebastien Ogier performed doughnuts prior to the final Rally Spain podium last year, albeit his
In the IMSA SportsCar Championship race, it was a Cadillac 1-2 finish as Renger van der Zande and Kevin Magnussen won the race. The Porsche Penske Motorsports 963 cars of Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet locked up at Turn 2, allowing Colin Braun to take the lead, followed by Pipo Derani. Jaminet finished third ahead
MotoGP’s 1000th grand prix event took place on Sunday in Le Mans. The event saw only 13 riders finish, with the likes of Bagnaia, Maverick Vinales, and Marc Marquez all crashing out. Bezzecchi took the lead on lap 11 and dominated the race by 4.256 seconds to the chequered flag, with Martin heading team-mate and
BMW factory driver Rossi achieved a runner-up finish in the second GTWCE Sprint Cup race at a British venue. Rossi drove the WRT BMW M4 GT3 with Maxime Martin. The race, which lasted an hour, was won by Ricardo Feller and Mattia Drudi driving an Attempto-run Audi R8 LMS GT3. Rossi finished less than four
Danish driver Christian Lundgaard showcased an exceptional performance during the qualifying rounds at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, securing his first career pole position in a remarkable fashion. The Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver surpassed his competitors with an impressive time of 1m09.3321s, leaving Arrow McLaren’s Felix Rosenqvist and Alex Palou trailing behind. The qualifying
Elfyn Evans’ Crash and Toyota’s Setback In an unfortunate turn of events during Stage Seven of Rally Portugal, Elfyn Evans, currently in sixth position, crashed his Toyota GR Yaris. The Welsh driver had been struggling with the car’s balance throughout the day, mainly due to the poor road conditions. The Toyota team confirmed that the
McLaren’s Concerns with MCL60’s Handling McLaren’s driver Lando Norris has expressed concerns regarding the mid-corner handling unpredictability of the team’s MCL60 car. According to team boss Andrea Stella, the car’s weaknesses are most evident in low-grip conditions and when drivers are off the throttle and brakes. Surprisingly, despite the major rule changes, McLaren has found
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), in conjunction with the FIA, has reversed its ban on the pre-heating of tyres for the Le Mans round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC). Only the double-points round of the series on 10-11 June is affected. The decision followed an “in-depth evaluation of tyre usage data together with