Confirmed : Hamilton leaving Mercedes for Ferrari in 2025

Confirmed : Hamilton leaving Mercedes for Ferrari in 2025

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will make a surprise switch to Ferrari next year, after Mercedes announced Thursday he would leave the team at the end of the 2024 season. "The time is right for me to take this step and I'm excited to be taking on a new challenge," said Hamilton. Ferrari subsequently confirmed the arrival of the 39-year-old Briton, who is due to partner […]

February 2, 2024 1

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Formula One rejects Andretti’s bid to join

Formula One announced on Wednesday it had blocked US outfit Andretti's bid to join the circuit, citing concerns over the team's level of competitiveness. Andretti, headed up by 1978 world champion Mario and his son, former McLaren driver Michael, had applied to become Formula One's 11th team from 2025 or 2026. "Our assessment process has established that the presence of an 11th team would not, in and of […]

February 1, 2024 7

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Spanish driver Carlos Sainz wins Dakar Rally for fourth time

Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz won the gruelling Dakar Rally for a fourth time on Friday. The 61-year-old two-time world rally champion had been all but guaranteed success when closest rival Sebastien Loeb was stranded in the desert for over an hour in Thursday's penultimate stage. hdy/pi AFP (NAMPA / AFP)

January 19, 2024 8

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Spanish motorcyclist Falcon dies after Dakar rally crash

Spanish motorcyclist Carles Falcon has died aged 45 from the injuries he suffered last week on the second stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, his team said Monday. "On Monday, January 15, Carles passed away. The medical team has confirmed that the neurological damage caused by the cardio-respiratory arrest at the time of the accident is irreversible," the TwinTrail Racing Team said in a statement posted on […]

January 16, 2024 3

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Al-Attiyah wins Dakar Stage 5

Five-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah posted his first win of this year's Dakar Rally on Wednesday, clocking the quickest time in the Empty Quarter dunes between Al-Hofuf and Shubaytah in Saudi Arabia.The 53-year-old Qatari finished 1min 51sec ahead of Toyota's Guerlain Chicherit to claim his 48th stage win in the Dakar and moved second in the standings, gaining two minutes on cars leader Yazeed Al-Rajhi, who finished fourth behind Argentinian […]

January 11, 2024 3

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Moraes grabs stage win in Dakar

Lucas Moraes grabbed his first Dakar stage victory on Monday as Yazeed Al-Rajhi finished third to take the overall lead in the car class. In the bikes, Kevin Benavides claimed victories as a host of his rivals were penalised for speeding and two-time winner Sam Sunderland was knocked out of the race by mechanical problem ended his interest in this year's edition, organisers said. Moraes, a Brazilian Toyota […]

January 9, 2024 3

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Trackhouse Racing to enter MotoGP

Trackhouse Racing will replace RNF as an Aprilia affiliate team in MotoGP next year, the American team announced on Tuesday. Trackhouse, which already competes in Nascar, will retain Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez, who both competed with RNF this season, as its two riders. "Joining the MotoGP world championship is a very exciting moment for our young company," said Trackhouse founder and owner Justin Marks in a statement. "Trackhouse has […]

December 6, 2023 4

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Iron Lynx claims breakthrough result in Le Mans Cup, as Mapelli/Hites win in GT Masters

Lamborghini finished the British GT Championship season with a sensational victory from 11th on the grid at Donington Park, courtesy of Barwell Motorsport’s Sandy Mitchell and Shaun Balfe. The duo in the #78 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 made the most of a well-timed Safety Car intervention at the top of the final hour to effectively get a free pit-stop and vault all the way to second place, before Lamborghini Factory Driver […]

October 23, 2023 2