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While the result of the Italian Grand Prix was not in doubt from the moment that Max Verstappen wriggled his way ahead of the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz on lap 15, the action behind the leader was great. Team-mates – step forward Ferrari and McLaren – g

Mercedes stars Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will be partnered at the team for the next two seasons as both have inked new contracts. The news, which was announced in the build-up to last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza, ends speculation a

At the oldest circuit of them all, at the autodromo that immortalised Alberto Ascari and where Sebastian Vettel won his first grand prix, Max Verstappen eclipsed their record at Monza on Sunday to secure his 10th consecutive Formula 1 victory. Unbea

Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto wrapped up the FIA Formula 3 crown following qualifying at Monza last weekend as he scored the two points he needed to push the silverware beyond doubt by taking pole position. The Trident driver, who is managed by

The Rodin Fzed grand prix-style ‘ultimate track car’ is available to race from next season in the BOSS GP championship as an all-inclusive package. The 3.8-litre Cosworth V8-powered 675bhp, 609kg, car in Oli Webb’s hands set an unofficial all-time D

Donington Park’s close-season track resurfacing that included the replacement of more than 6700 tonnes of asphalt and was completed in 22 days has been praised by track boss Jonathan Palmer. Construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries collab

British Racing and Sports Car Club chairman Peter Daly has said the decision to axe its long-running National Formula Ford championship from next year was difficult but necessary. The decision leaves MotorSport Vision Racing’s United Formula Ford un

Motorsport Ireland is on the hunt for an investment of €12 million to bring the World Rally Championship back to the country for an initial three-year stint starting in 2025. Aiden Harper, the boss of the Irish governing body, has told Motorsport Ne

Elfyn Evans will face opposition from two World champion team-mates as he tries to narrow the gap to the WRC title summit on the Acropolis Rally. As well as Kalle Rovanpera, who is 25 points ahead of Evans with four rallies remaining, the Welshman wi

Chris Ingram’s Rally Zlin exit after four stages could work in his favour with an outing on the European finale in Hungary next month understood to be more than likely as a result. Ingram was back in the ERC for only the second time since he lifted t

This year’s Carlisle Stages will feature 55 competitive miles with an opening leg in the darkness of Friday evening (October 20) and a full day with a further 45 stage miles on Saturday, October 21. The event, run by Nicola Heppenstall and the team

This weekend’s BriSCA Formula 1 Stockcar World Final will boast live television coverage of all three days on Spedeworth TV. Each day of action will be streamed in full with multiple cameras, driver interviews, dedicated commentary and VT packages t

Five crews go into Saturday’s Woodpecker Rally in the battle for the British Historic Rally Championship. After the previous round on the Epynt ranges, the schedule returns to gravel for the Ludlow-based rally which is round five of seven. After the

Callum Black and Jack Morton swept to the Protyre Asphalt Rally Championship as the season concluded with a double-header on Rali Ceredigion. The Fiesta Rally2 duo barely put a wheel wrong over two long, fast days and were already on target for the

A new British Rally Championship rally winner was guaranteed on Rali Ceredigion in the absence of the season’s only victor and likely champion, Adrien Fourmaux. And that man was James Williams who topped the points in his Hyundai i20 N Rally2, while

Anyone who has a junior CV as strong as Hayden Paddon’s can rightfully expect an easy glide path into a top seat in the World Rally Championship. The amiable Kiwi was the standout rookie of his region. The trouble was, he was performing his heroics

When I won the BriSCA F1 World Final semi-final at Mildenhall to secure pole position for this weekend’s showdown at Northampton, my immediate thought was ‘what have I done…?’ But now we are in race week and the dream is becoming a reality, I am grad

Modsports and Special Saloons had a huge following at Croft in their contemporary heyday, when David versus Goliath battles were the norm among local heroes. Thus it was no surprise that a good turnout of stalwart racegoers appreciated Paul Sibley m

Graham Moss took his maiden victory in Cadwell Park’s Equipe Libre race, having surged ahead of Brian Caudwell’s Austin Healey 3000 into Coppice on the opening lap. Caudwell closed in on the lead again, just after the pitstops, when with oil down th

Two races for the Porsche Club Championship headlined the first Porsche festival for two years, and Mark McAleer and Kevin Harrison celebrated victories. But ‘Podium Pete’ Morris kept his table-topping points score ticking over with second and third

Dan Willan dominated the Ilkley Jubilee to take a well-deserved win in his Volvo PV544. Navigated by Ryan Pickering he was a minute clear of Darell and Nicky Staniforth in their Toyota Corolla. “Luckily for us we had problems in the afternoon but th

While Scott Moran and Matthew Ryder shared the glory in the runoffs at Prescott, Wallace Menzies settled his fourth British Hillclimb Championship title on the bounce on a glorious late summer day at the Gloucestershire venue. In the opening runoff

Motorsport News’s somewhat close-to-home British GT correspondent, having witnessed the opening meeting of this 2023 campaign, seemed to have a firm sense of who was going to be the two stars of the season. “With eight factory drivers on the British

This week’s readers’ Q&A guest Hayden Paddon is a World Rally Championship event winner, his so-far only triumph coming on 2016’s Rally Argentina. And that wasn’t the only way that it was unlikely. Resisting a rapidly closing Sebastien Ogier is unlik