Mercedes Reveal Latest Challenger with Expectations of Improving on Difficult 2022 Campaign
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Mercedes became the ninth team to reveal their 2023 F1 challenger.
After last appearing in 2018, Renault is planning a return to the Dakar Rally in 2025 with the Dacia brand. It is likely that the French make will enter a hybrid Dacia Duster.
Probably not a good omen if the first NASCAR national series race of 2023 is called due to rain, but Zane Smith isn’t complaining.
55 comprise the pre-check grid for the second leg of the World Rally-Raid Championship in Abu Dhabi, with 30 in the FIA classes and 25 for the FIM.
Hennie de Klerk will run the 2024 Dakar Rally with a new WCT/TreasuryONE Toyota Hilux T1+, which is simpler, cheaper, and aimed at privateers unlike the factory-aligned Hilux that won the last two Rallies.
As Joey Logano and Aric Almirola made it back-to-back Ford sweeps of the Daytona 500 qualifying races, Zane Smith and Conor Daly punched their tickets to the race.
A day after giving Daniel Suárez a contract extension, team-mate Ross Chastain has gotten the same. Both Trackhouse Racing drivers are locked in through at least 2025.
Mattias Ekström will contest the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge for the first time, albeit in a T3 Can-Am for South Racing after running the Dakar Rally for Audi.
After finishing runner-up in T5 at the Dakar Rally, Martin Macík Jr. does not plan to run the next World Rally-Raid Championship round at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge but will enter the one after that at the Rallye du Maroc.
German amateur rider Justin Gerlach will compete in the World Rally-Raid Championship for the first time when he enters the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in Rally2.
Ken Block’s family got to watch from the pits and eventually celebrate with Travis Pastrana when he qualified for the Daytona 500 on speed, carrying on his late friend’s legacy and securing a massive moment for the action sports community.
Tell me you’ve heard this headline before: Alex Bowman won the Daytona 500 pole. Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson and Travis Pastrana guaranteed themselves spots in the race with their qualifying times.
Scuderia AlphaTauri Team Principal Franz Tost expects to have a more competitive car in 2023 as his team launch the AT04.
A pair of Chevrolet NASCAR Cup drivers were inked to new deals as Alex Bowman and Daniel Suárez respectively receive extensions from Hendrick Motorsports and Trackhouse Racing.
Aston Martin launches the AMR23 with drivers Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso getting the first look.
Scuderia Ferrari Head of Power Unit Area Enrico Gualtieri said that the team made adjustments to their power unit over the winter break with the aim of improving reliability.
Scuderia Ferrari Head of Chassis Area Enrico Cardile gives insight on the major changes seen in this year’s SF-23.
