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A decision surrounding Hyundai’s future in the World Rally Championship beyond 2025 is yet to be made, insists team principal Cyril Abiteboul.Confirmation that lead driver Thierry Neuville has signed a new one-year contract for 2025 has fuelled speculation that the Korean brand is potentially heading for an exit from its works WRC programme in 2026.Hyundai is understood to be gearing up for a ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai’s Dani Sordo increased his lead over his World Rally Championship team-mate Thierry Neuville to close out a dramatic Saturday morning at the Acropolis Rally.Sordo, competing in a part-time campaign, inherited the rally lead when his Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak lost time following two tyre failures on stage seven.The Spaniard drove smartly through the two tricky gravel stages to open up a ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai’s Dani Sordo moved into the lead of the Acropolis Rally after World Rally Championship title contender Ott Tanak suffered a double puncture in stage seven.Tanak started Saturday with a 21.8s margin over Sordo before drama struck twice in the day’s opening stage, Rengini, 28.67km.The 2019 world champion suffered a right rear puncture five kilometres into the stage which resulted in the ...Keep readingView the full article

Sebastian Ogier says World Rally Championship leader Thierry Neuville should “stop crying” and “learn driving first on the road” following an eventful opening day at the Acropolis Rally.Ogier’s comments aimed at the Hyundai driver arrived after the eight-time world champion won three of the day’s six stages, starting second on the road, behind Neuville, having now emerged as the ...Keep readingView the full article

The NASCAR postseason is here and the frantic next ten weeks are known for producing some of the sport's wildest moments on the way to deciding the series' champion. Although it's impossible to shine a light on every dramatic moment over the years, we picked those that had the biggest impact on the playoffs -- or the sport as a whole. So here's a look at the ten most shocking moments in the ...Keep readingView the full article

A power issue for Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier handed Hyundai’s Ott Tanak the Acropolis Rally advantage as drama struck four of the five World Rally Championship title contenders.Tanak was the only championship challenger to avoid problems to end an attritional Friday on Greece’s rough gravel roads with a 21.8s lead over team-mate Dani Sordo. Ogier had led the rally by 5.9s at the midday ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak has regained the Acropolis Rally lead while Adrien Fourmaux’s pursuit of a maiden World Rally Championship victory has come to a halt.Tanak moved into a five-second rally lead when he took advantage of a mysterious issue for rally leader Sebastien Ogier’s Toyota GR Yaris on stage five.Ogier had been running strongly before dropping time in the final split of the 21.67km ...Keep readingView the full article

Sebastien Ogier moved into the lead of the Acropolis Rally after an eventful opening loop where power issues struck his World Rally Championship title rivals Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans.A blistering effort on the final stage of a particularly arduous gravel loop helped Toyota driver Ogier regain the rally lead he held after winning the opening stage, to head to service with a 5.9s ...Keep readingView the full article

For the very first time, the Round of 16 will feature a drafting track and a road course, just as Round of 12. It is likely to factor into this being the most unpredictable playoffs yet, and the drivers are weary of what lies ahead.In the spring, a whopping 16 cars were involved in a crash at the end of the first lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which opens the 2024 playoffs, By the end of the ...Keep readingView the full article

Martin Truex Jr. will have one last shot at a NASCAR Cup Series title this year, but a mistake at the start of the Southern 500 had him believing he had just thrown it all away. Losing control on Lap 3, he slammed the wall, watching helplessly as a 58-point buffer in the Series' points evaporated. Despite this, he still barely made it and is now one of just two drivers to advance into the playoffs ...Keep readingView the full article

Often referred to as the ‘European Safari’ given the incredibly tough conditions, this weekend’s World Rally Championship Acropolis Rally is likely to be even tougher than its African counterpart.WRC drivers are set to face possibly the roughest Acropolis Rally in recent memory thanks to series of contributing factors that has resulted in much rougher stage conditions.The Greek round of the ...Keep readingView the full article

We asked the 16 Cup Series playoff drivers questions on a variety of subjects about NASCAR. These are their anonymous responses. View the full article

The ambitions of any Formula 1 engineering project are always geared towards moving the team involved further up the grid. The Komatsu-Williams Engineering Academy is no different and has similar long-term aspirations – but a whole lot more besides. The programme was launched on Thursday, with the aim of attracting new and previously untapped talent. A launch event was staged on the ...Keep readingView the full article

The ambitions of any Formula 1 engineering project are always geared towards moving the team involved further up the grid. The Komatsu-Williams Engineering Academy is no different and has similar long-term aspirations – but a whole lot more besides. The programme was launched on Thursday, with the aim of attracting new and previously untapped talent. A launch event was staged on the ...Keep readingView the full article

Sebastien Ogier has confirmed plans to contest the remaining rounds of the World Rally Championship to help Toyota challenge for both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ crowns.The eight-time world champion was set to contest a half-season campaign in his role as part-time driver, but his impressive run of three wins and three second-place finishes have proved crucial for Toyota’s ...Keep readingView the full article

Thierry Neuville says his World Rally Championship future beyond 2025 will likely be determined by Hyundai’s WRC plans as he doesn’t see himself “going on with another brand”.The WRC points leader has signed a new one-year extension that will take him into a 12th season with the Korean marque.However, the Belgian’s WRC future beyond 2025 is unclear with Hyundai yet to confirm its ...Keep readingView the full article

Thierry Neuville has signed a one-year contract extension to remain with Hyundai, alongside Ott Tanak, to contest the 2025 World Rally Championship.The current WRC points leader had entered into the final year of his current deal with the Korean marque this season, before reaching a new agreement that will take the five-time title runner-up into a 12th year with the team in WRC.Neuville will once ...Keep readingView the full article

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"That rumor has certainly been annoying," said Bowman during NASCAR Playoff Media Day on Wednesday."Obviously, my contract is through the end of 2026. All I can tell you is like what my bosses have told me, and that is that there are no plans to change anything. Yeah, rumors are just rumors. Hopefully they’ll get their announcements done so my rumors stop, obviously. Yeah, as far as I know ...Keep readingView the full article

Surprise exits, stunning upsets, and wild finishes are hallmarks of the modern playoff format in NASCAR. However, there are several signs that point to this year being unlike any that came before it. There are familiar faces out and unexpected names in, all wrapped around a schedule that has doubled the number of drafting tracks and road courses. While the dominant driver has fallen short of the ...Keep readingView the full article

Surprise exits, stunning upsets, and wild finishes are hallmarks of the modern playoff format in NASCAR. However, there are several signs that point to this year being unlike any that came before it. There are familiar faces out and unexpected names in, all wrapped around a schedule that has doubled the number of drafting tracks and road courses. While the dominant driver has fallen short of the ...Keep readingView the full article

Did Parker Retzlaff deserve backlash for not helping push Chevy teammate Kyle Busch to a potential win at Daytona? We break it down. View the full article

The Kansas City Chiefs are striving to three-peat — as are the UConn Huskies and Las Vegas Aces. Who are the last teams to accomplish that feat? View the full article

The regular 2024 NASCAR Cup series season may have ended at Darlington, with Tyler Reddick crowned its champion, but the title is far from settled. That's all determined in the next 10 races that make up the Cup playoffs.This year marks the 10th year with the knockout-style format. Originally called 'The Chase' in 2004 and involving 10 drivers who simply tried to gather more points than the ...Keep readingView the full article