(Photo credit: Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK) All five starters from Indiana State's team that reached the NIT final, including star big man Robbie Avila, entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. Avila joined Ryan Conwell, Isaiah Swope, Jayson Kent and Julian Larry in the exodus, which comes in the wake of coach Josh Schertz leaving the Sycamores for Saint Louis on Saturday. Avila was named to the All-Missou
(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) Corbin Burnes allowed two hits in seven innings as the Baltimore Orioles spoiled the Boston Red Sox's home opener by earning a 7-1 victory Tuesday. Burnes (2-0) struck out six, walked two and lowered his ERA to 1.93. He did not give up a hit after the first inning. Colton Cowser hit two doubles and drove in four runs. The loss ended Baltimore's two-game losing streak. Tyler O
Norris started third and was the first of the frontrunners to pit, but as the race unfolded he lost out to Ferrari pair Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclercto finish in fifth, while the latter came through to fourth from eighth place on the grid using a one-stop strategy.After the race, while accepting that the Ferraris were expected to have stronger race pace, Norris suggested he could have run ... Keep reading
Supercars champion Kostecki has been absent from the grid so far this season, but announced on Monday that he will return to action with Erebus in Taupo.This comes after months of allegations of bullying within the team, something that Adderton, a long-time sponsor through Boost Mobile, had publicly called out while also criticising both the team and championship for their handling of the ... Keep reading
As part of the effort to increase car performance to help accommodate the characteristics of the new turbo hybrid engines that feature a 50-50 power split between the internal combustion engine and battery, the new cars are going to have moveable aero.The idea is that the cars wings will be able to run in a high-downforce configuration in corners to help deliver grip, before shifting to a low ... Keep reading
The Austrian driver will continue to carry his preferred 91 number on his Manthey EMA-entered 911 GT3 R in 2024, despite having earned the right to flaunt his champion status as part of the DTM rulebook.Current BMW driver Rene Rast was the last champion to not race with #1 on his car, electing to continue with his signature #33 after the first two of his three title-winning campaigns (he didnt ... Keep reading
Alonso qualified fifth at Suzuka and eventually finished sixth, losing out to the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc in the raceHe managed to stay clear of the Mercedes of George Russell and the McLaren of Oscar Piastri in the closing laps of the race.He believes that the Aston Martin AMR24 is the fifth fastest car at the moment, and thus he and the team is scoring better results than expected.PLUS ... Keep reading
At Suzuka,Mercedes endured another disappointing weekend, in which George Russell finished seventh and Lewis Hamilton ninth reversing their respective qualifying positions in a train behind Fernando Alonso.According to team boss Wolff, Mercedes' rough qualifying was compounded by an "atrocious" first stint as the Silver Arrows initially attempted a bold one-stopper, which unlike Ferrari's ... Keep readin
Wolff had initially not planned to be in Suzuka for race It does me good also to be close to the action. It gives me energy Toto Wolff has said the parlous fortunes of Mercedes compelled him to join his team on the ground for this weekends Japanese Grand Prix, having originally planned not to be in attendance at Suzuka. Heading into this fourth round, the optimism with which Mercedes had entered the season had long since
Carlos Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix just two weeks after having surgery, as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were both forced to retire Continue reading...
Francesco Bagnaia became a two-time MotoGP champion after sealing the 2023 title in the Valencia season finale last year. He edged out title rival Jorge Martin to clinch back-to-back championships in impressive fashion, as Bagnaia finished the year with a podium in each of the final seven races. Now it is time for the Ducati rider to defend his title with the 2024 MotoGP season already underway ... Keep reading
The Toyota driver recorded a fifth career WRC podium finish earlier this month after finishing second at Safari Rally Kenya.The result equalled the Japanese drivers best finish, also achieved in Kenya when he finished runner-up to Sebastien Ogier in 2021.Competing in his fifth season in the WRCs top flight, Katsuta has enjoyed rapid development to join the WRCs elite driver group. His ... Keep reading
Dirty air has become a talking point this season in the context of how closely drivers can follow other cars.However, Russell notes that it has also impacted his comfort in the cockpit, having highlighted the issue on team radio in the course of last weekends Japanese GP.It's been a bit of a theme this year, he said when asked by Autosport about the issue.But I have had no problem with ... Keep reading
Last year tyre management over race stints was a major weakness for Ferrari, with a lack of consistency across stints and from set to set.The SF-24 has been competitive over long runs at the first four events of the season, with Carlos Sainz winning in Australia and the team making the podium in the other three races.However, Vasseur still wants to see how the car performs at other venues and in ... Keep reading
On Perez's return to Suzuka for the first time since one of his most disappointing events of the 2023 campaign,Hornerwas especially intrigued about how well the Mexican would do.With Perezs previous best qualifying performance in Japan a fourth place on the grid in 2022, Horner offered to pay out a hefty wager if his driver could get himself on the front row of the grid.Perez duly did so ... Keep reading
Legge will drive DCRs Rick Ware Racing-partnered No. 51 Honda, which was campaigned by Colin Braun in last month's St. Petersburg season-opener, in herfourth attempt at the Indy 500.In Legge's most recent appearancelast year with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing,10 years after her previous outing in 2013, she set the fastest one-lap (231.627 mph) and four-lap (231.070 mph) qualification ... Keep reading
With over 200 starts in premier U.S. open-wheel racing series for a vast array of teams, Oriol Servia has a unique insight into some of the top racers of the 2000s. The Catalan, who was born in Pals near Barcelona, has enjoyed a remarkably lengthy and varied racing career which included a couple of Formula 1 tests for Prost in 2001 but hes best remembered for his Champ Car World Series ... Keep reading
While its super small sidepod inlets, and eye-opening undercut, are the most visually grabbing elements, there is a lot of detailed work that has gone into bringing the entire package together to deliver the required cooling and aero needs.This has meant a lot of work in optimising the efficiency of the RB20 throughout the early stages of the season, with an interesting update arriving for the ... Keep reading
Four-time world champion has spoken to several team bosses German surprised by Hamiltons decision to leave Mercedes Sebastian Vettel has hinted he could be tempted to make a Formula One comeback after revealing he has been talking to the Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff. Mercedes are searching for a new driver for 2025 and beyond after Lewis Hamilton announced in February he was quitting for Ferrari after 11 years with
WRC teams Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport-Ford collectively penned a letter to the world motorsport governing body last week expressing a desire for the current Rally1 technical regulations to remain in place until the end of 2026.The move came in response to the release of the FIAs vision for the future of top-level rallying, issued in February. While WRC Rally1 teams have shown their unanimous ... Keep reading
Drivers revel in a circuit that is the perfect combination of risk and reward, where the bold and exacting shine Suzuka, the host of Sundays Japanese Grand Prix that has long been considered one of Formula Ones greatest circuits, beloved of drivers and fans alike, simply has it all. A storied history of high drama and thrilling racing on a majestic challenge that sweeps and undulates with the landscape of the Mie prefectu
World champion delivers again after tight battle at the front Red Bull teammate Sergio Prez in second place at Suzuka Max Verstappen remains unbeaten over the single lap this season after claiming pole for the Japanese Grand Prix, with four from four. Imperious at a track for which he has a great affection, the world champion put his Red Bull through its paces at Suzuka with an ease that belies this formidable challenge.
Max Verstappen his Australian GP frustration behind him as he cruised to a comfortable win ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Prez Today shapes as an incredibly intriguing race on the tactical front , with no real clear optimal strategy. Its probably a two-stopper, but what kind of two-stopper? A lot of the teams have brought two sets of hard tyres for the race but this doesnt include the Red Bulls, Ferraris, or Aston Mart
Coming into the 2024 MotoGP season, three riders stood on the edge of making history: Vinales was one with Aprilia, Alex Rins with Yamaha and Jack Miller with KTM are the others.All grand prix winners already with two manufacturers (Vinales with Suzuki and Yamaha; Rins with Suzuki and Honda; Miller with Honda and Ducati), a victory in 2024 would make them the first riders in the MotoGP era to have ... Keep reading
The Frenchman had been one of the key figures of what is widely expected to be an eventful silly season, with numerous riders finding themselves out of contract at the end of the season.But Quartararo's decision to commit his future to Yamaha, despite its on-track struggles, is a significant one that is likely to have significant ripple effects elsewhere.On the latest episode of the Tank Slappers ... Keep reading
