Oscar Piastri has given McLaren the target to be stronger from the get-go this season, to ensure no rival builds an early advantage. McLaren was slow out of the blocks last year compared to Red Bull and Ferrari, who built an early points gap over the Woking-based team. Whilst the British outfit fought back and
REACTION: The Stormers may have put down a serious European marker, demolishing the highly-rated Sale Sharks 40-0, but they fell foul of a well-executed trap. Scoring six unanswered tries, the Cape Town franchise collected a full house of five points to move past Sale and Racing 92 into the top four of the Champions Cup’s
Sergio Perez’s father has suggested the axed Red Bull driver will not “abandon” Formula 1, and that a “historic” return could be possible. Following a torrid 2024 campaign in which he scored just 48 points in the final 18 races of the year, Perez was dropped by Red Bull, despite having signed a new two-year
Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies has shared the hidden impact Daniel Ricciardo had on the team before his axing. Ricciardo was dropped after the 2024 Singapore GP after poor performance, having returned to what was then AlphaTauri in mid-2023 after Nyck de Vries was released. For 2024, AlphaTauri re-branded to Visa Cash App RB,
The Stormers put their European campaign back on track with a 40-0 whitewash of Sale Sharks, but Director of Rugby John Dobson took a cautious post-match tone. The Cape Town franchise scored six unanswered tries and collected a full house of five points to move past Sale and Racing 92 into the top four of
By Balazs Szabo on 12 Jan 2025, 08:00 Former F1 driver Romain Grosjean will step back from his full-time IndyCar driver role to become the reserve driver of the newly-formed Prema IndyCar outfit, Prema launched its IndyCar programme with a live event in Charlotte, hosted at the GM Charlotte Technical Center, a state-of-the-art setting. The
Nico Rosberg has not ruled out the possibility that Max Verstappen retires from F1 early, as he did upon claiming the 2016 drivers’ championship. Whilst an unorthodox move, the former Williams and Mercedes driver opted to step away from at the age of 31, something he can envisage F1’s current title-holder doing. Verstappen is contracted
By Balazs Szabo on 12 Jan 2025, 07:00 Liberty Media has announced that Derek Chang has been appointed President and Chief Executive officer, joining the Executive Committee of board with John Malone, Dob Bennett and Chase Carey. Chang is a veteran executive across the global media, sports and entertainment industries. He has led operating, corporate
MATCH REPORT: A hat-trick by Josh Bassett helped Leicester Tigers see off Ulster 38-10 to qualify for the Champions Cup knockout stage. Two tries in three minutes from Tigers winger Ollie Hassell-Collins shot them into a comfortable lead in the second half. Ten minutes later the other winger completed his hat-trick as Bassett collected his
MATCH REPORT: The Bulls were overpowered by a spirited Castres side in France in their Champions Cup game on Saturday evening as they went down 10-49. It was a stretch too far for the relatively inexperienced Bulls side that struggled to get their set-piece working while their discipline also cost them dearly. The Bulls started
Antonio Felix da Costa has moved into the lead of the Formula E drivers’ championship after finishing second in the Mexico City E-Prix. The Season 6 champion has a 12-point lead over Oliver Rowland, who win at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Evans sits in joint-second on 25 points. Reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein is third,
Oliver Rowland clinched victory in a thrilling Mexico City E-Prix, denying the factory Porsche team a one-two. The Nissan driver claimed the lead after a late safety car at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, courtesy of still having one-minute of attack mode to use. Antonio Felix da Costa claimed second and the lead of the championship,
