Lewis Hamilton says he has no intention of playing mind games with title rival Sebastian Vettel. ...

The Monte Carlo event is the scene of Ferrari's longest-ever losing streak in F1, having failed to secure victory in the street race since Michael Schumacher triumphed 16 years ago.But with Ferrari having challenged for victory at all five tracks so far this season, Vettel says he is full of confidence about its chances of ending that win jinx."I think we have a very strong package ...

The Mercedes driver clipped his fellow Finn Raikkonen into Turn 1, sending the Ferrari into Verstappen's Red Bull and causing both to retire.Bottas managed to continue after the incident, although a late engine failure meant he failed to finish as well.Speaking ahead of this week's Monaco Grand Prix, Bottas admitted he had "definitely" learned from reviewing the accident."I could ...

Valtteri Bottas says the new kerbs at the Monaco Grand Prix Formula 1 track's Swimming Pool complex are "quite extreme" ...

Valtteri Bottas has admitted he "could have done a better job" in the build-up to his first-corner crash with Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen in Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix ...

Jenson Button, back in F1 for one race only, joined Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Ocon in the opening press conference in Monaco. ...

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton had described the challenge of racing 2017 Formula 1 cars as akin to "taming a bull", following ...

Al Unser Jr, winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 1992 and '94, says Fernando Alonso winning the Indianapolis 500 would encourage more Formula 1 stars to try IndyCar ...

Spots at the back end of the Top 10 are at a premium this season, with DJRTP, Triple Eight, and PRA all fielding at least two cars capable of running right at the front.Signs of improved form from PRA's young gun Cam Waters has added to the frantic battle for the 10, while Craig Lowndes - in proper Triple Eight equipment - has twice turned disappointing qualifying performances into ...

Former Walkinshaw Racing boss Adrian Burgess is currently weighing up offers to stay in Supercars along with some external options after being stood down from his post nearly a fortnight ago.Burgess had been with the Holden outfit ...

The Kiwi has been Triple Eight's only race winner this season, kicking off the season with the double at the Clipsal 500 before winning Race 1 in Tasmania, which became a non-points race thanks to the 12-car pile-up on Lap 2.What followed, however, was a six-race stint without a podium finish, issues such as penalties (Symmons Plains), tyre failures (Phillip Island), and long stops ...

While the Supercars Championship are on their mid-year break, apexnews.co.nz will analyze the results on the three full-time kiwi drivers performance in the series during the first half of the season. Shane van Gisbergen, Red Bull Holden Racing Team Engineer: Grant McPherson Average qualifying position: 3.6 Average finishing position: 5.6 Championship position: 4th Points to leader: -37 Wins: 4 Pole positions: 2 High ...

Adrian Burgess has spoken to the public about his departure from the Team Manager role at Wakinshaw Racing in an exclusive interview yesterday on Radio Sport speaking to host D'Arcy Waldegrave and Motorsport commentator Bob McMurray. It was only weeks ago when Walkinshaw Racing confirmed Adrian Burgess's immediate departure from the team after poor results from the Mobil ...

Shane Van Gisbergen has acknowledged kiwi competitor Scott McLaughlin for 'smart racing' after the Team Penske driver let the defending champion pass him midway through Race 10 by putting on his indicator. Kiwi driver Shane Van Gisbgergen spoke to Radio Sport's host D'Arcy Waldegrave and Motorsport commentator Bob McMurray about the situation. "That's the best part of ...

The factory Holden squad banked its first points-paying victory since Adelaide on Sunday, Shane van Gisbergen leading home Jamie Whincup to end form team DJR Team Penske's winning streak.It took a near-flawless performance from Triple Eight to topple the Penske outfit, which Dutton reckons was a direct reaction to the two-month winless spell."It's a pretty good feeling because ...

Todd Kelly's retirement talk has always come up on an annual basis over recent years, but with the silly season approaches the chatter starts of Todd's full-time career ending to starts to appear again. In the in-depth interview on Fox Sports, Todd Kelly said that the Nissan team has tools to win but it's all ...

Take a ride with Valvoline and Subaru Rally Team USA? driver Chris Atkinson? around last weekend's Red Bull? GRC track in Louisville! Watch as Atko battles with the field-and makes a thrilling move on the competition in our Joker Lap! See Chris and the rest of our stars in action at any of our remaining ...

World Rally winner Mikko Hirvonen will test a JRM-built Mini World Rallycross Supercar at the launch of the new Silverstone circuit next week ...

Wilson was fulsome in his praise of his driver's second win of the season, describing his success in Portoas "flawless".The M-Sport boss also talked of his relief at seeing Ogier turn around what had been a difficult previous outing in Argentina, where he finished fourth."I'm delighted to see Sebastien really feel comfortable in the [Ford] Fiesta WRC," Wilson told Motorsport.com."We ...

The breakthrough that led to Sebastien Ogier's Rally of Portugal victory should serve as a launchpad to the 2017 World Rally Championship title, according to M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson ...

The route for Rally GB 2017 will be one of the World Rally Championship's season toughest challenges, featuring early starts, late finishes and night-time stages. ...

Free agent WRC star Andreas Mikkelsen has agreed to join French manufacturer Citroen for WRC Sardinia in a fortnight.The Norwegian has been without a WRC drive since Volkswagen surprisingly pulled out of the sport late last year.He ...

Toyota driver Jari-Matti Latvala had to convince doctors to let him finish the Rally of Portugal after being hospitalised during last weekend's World Rally Championship round ...

Sport newsHe will drive a C3 at the Italian gravel fixture, his first competitive outing in a 2017 World Rally Car. The Norwegian will replace Stéphane Lefebvre, who will return at the following round in Poland. Mikkelsen will have a day's test before the rally and said he was delighted to join the French squad."It's an open secret that I have been looking for a solution to keep competing in the top category of the WRC since the end of the 2016 season," he said."I can't wait to get my bearings ... ...

Lap times from Wednesday's private MotoGP test at Barcelona ...

Aleix Espargaro and Sam Lowes both present at the Circuit of Catalunya this week; new seamless gearbox, electronics and chassis parts among items on testing list. ...

KTM's early record of scoring points in three of its first five MotoGP races is not something it expected, Bradley Smith says ...

The Austrian manufacturer becomes the sixth on the grid this year, and Smith had forecast that scoring points would be difficult, especially in the first phase.However, Pol Espargaro and Smith both scored points in its second race in Argentina with 14th and 15th, and then with 12th and 13th at Le Mans.Smith also grabbed two points at Jerez, and when asked by Motorsport.com said ...

Ten MotoGP riders sampled the Circuit of Catalunya s revamped final sector on Tuesday; It s not fun and it was one of the most fun tracks in the world. ...

Whether you're a fanatical member of Valentino Rossi's VR46 army, a dedicated Ducatisti, fully signed up Suzuki supporter, an early devotee of KTM's MotoGP efforts, or you're desperate to see Lowes ...

MotoGP have remembered their 2006 world champion Nicky Hayden in the best possible way, putting together a highlights video of Nicky's finest moments not only in the MotoGP championship but in World ...

MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez said that Nicky Hayden treated him like a big brother when he came into the ...

The two-time Indycar champion, who is now driver coach for Harding Racing driver Gabby Chaves, believes a victory would also help to build up IndyCar's popularity globally."For him to come in and to win would escalate our sport even more and give it even more coverage," Unser Jr told Motorsport.com."And it would intrigue other Formula 1 world champions to go 'hey, there's a shot that ...

Everyone knows that the most accurate, sure-fire, can't-miss predictions are found in anagrams. So put away your magic 8-ball, your Ouija board, and your tea leaves. Here's what anagrams of ...

Honda Performance Development is still seeking answers for the reliability problems that have struck its IndyCar engines during the Indianapolis 500 month ...

With Fernando Alonso racing at the Indy 500 this weekend, Button has been drafted in for a one-off comeback after calling time on his full-time F1 career at the end of last year.And de la Rosa, who worked alongside Button as a McLaren test driver in 2011 and previously raced for the team after Juan Pablo Montoya quit for NASCAR in 2006, has no doubts that the ingredients are there for ...

The whole plan had been to celebrate Scott Dixon's pole-winning run for the Indianapolis 500 at a downtown Italian restaurant. ...

New Zealand motorsport ace Scott Dixon will be travelling at about 370kmh this weekend when he races around the Brickyard in Indianapolis, from pole in the Indy 500. ...

As we discussed on our recent podcast, the buzz around Fernando Alonso's Indy 500 attempt has been terrific. It has brought a lot of focus to Andretti Autosport, McLaren and Indianapolis Motor Speedway as well as Indycar. What is has also done is provide a competitive racing experience for one of the world's best drivers ...

Trackside Online is reporting that the bankruptcy filing list assets of $5,284,500.00 and estimated liabilities of between $10m and $50m.Included among the 20 largest creditors are Lime Rock Park ($1,225,000), Peoples Credit Card ($249,000), Road Atlanta ($239,617), County of Monterey ($169,568), Green Savoree-Mid Ohio LLC ($112,000), Penske Truck Leasing ($107,770.51), and IndyCar ...

Fresh of the back of the German MXGP, the FIM world championship heads straight to Ernée this weekend for the MXGP of France. Gajser has some fond memories of Ernée as this is where he debuted racing the CRF450R, in the 2015 MX of Nations. Following his crash in Germany last weekend, he has been ...

Eight times world champion, Antonio Cairoli has had a wonderful career and he now has eighty GP wins to his name after winning in Germany. In the first moto, Herlings passed him and at one stage it looked like he might run away with it. However, Cairoli upped his game as he does so many ...

In OTOR 155: Le Mans lapped-up: MotoGP special; difficult to think of racing without remembering Nicky Haydenbut #69 would have relished the French Grand Prix and another storming episode in the 2017 series. Hard-pack hitters: German MXGP; Teutschenthal saw a first duel between KTM stars Tony Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings and a few other twists ...

Youthstream is proud to announce that the FIAT Professional FULLBACK will be the title sponsor of the MXGP of Lombardia (I). The now FIAT Professional ...

With a 84 point lead in the MXGP point standings, and a GP victory in the last round, the big question is, will Jeffrey Herlings catch the legend, Antonio Cairoli in the points race? Make your vote in the middle of the right hand side advertising panel. Ray Archer image. ...

The Frenchman, Gautier Paulin, Romain Febvre and Benoit Paturel will be looking for home track support next weekend, as the MXGP series heads to Ernee in France. Roman Borak image ...

During the 2017 MXGP of Germany, we finally got a glimpse of Antonio Cairoli versus Jeffrey Herlings, plus so much more. Check out all the action in the latest World GP Photo Blast. ...

MXGP Round Eight POV ...

Munnich's former FIA GT1-winning Munnich Motorsport team operates outfits in the World Touring Car Championship and World RX, and will swap its own Seat Ibiza RXs for the PSRX-built DS3 from the British round onward.The German entrepreneur tested the DS3 for the first time at Holjes in Sweden recently and hadn't initially intended to buy the car. He says it's a step up from his ...

Chaz Davies is hoping to carry the momentum from his double World Superbike victory at Imola through to this weekend's British round at Donington Park. The Aruba Ducati rider left his opposition with ...

These just in: YOSHIMURA SUZUKI SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF NICKY HAYDEN Former World Champion's Death Hits the Entire Team Hard Chino, CA (May 23, 2017) - The staff at Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing extends its deepest sympathies and condolences to the family, as well as friends and fans, of 2006 ...

ZACH Wajtknecht has welcomed the prospect of extra meetings as Swindon Sprockets continue their National Trophy quest against Isle of Wight at Blunsdon on Thursday (7.30). Lee Kilby's side will be looking to build on the 47-43 victory over the Warriors, a fixture that saw number one and Premiership reserve Wajtknecht rack up 12 points The 19-year-old Bristolian has made a strong start in the third tier with Lakeside Hammers ...

The BMR Rockets head out onto the A10 tonight as they make a fairly short trip north to face East Anglian arch-rivals King's Lynn in the SGB Premiership (7.30 start). It will be the first of two fairly quick-fire visits for the Rockets to the Adrian Flux Arena, as they also return to the same circuit two weeks later, on Wednesday, June 7th - with an away venture to Leicester ...

It's on again this weekend - probably the biggest motorsport event on the Central Coast this year in terms of the number of competitors and its prestige. The 2017 Honda / Tumut Motorcycle Accessories Central Coast Cup meeting for motorcycle track racing has again attracted some of Australia's most exciting dirt track racers who will converge on the Allen Park track at Debenham Road North, Somersby. Probably the best ever ...

Watch MXGP winner Tony Cairoli (above) and Jeremy Seewer, the MX2 winner (below), show you just how tough the Germany circuit was! ...

The Pirelli World Challenge SprintX Championship competitors travelled directly from Canada to Lime Rock Park in Connecticut for rounds four and five to run this weekend, May 26-27. Based upon their two third place finishes at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) and the win at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) just three days ago No. 8 ...