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By Matt Graveling Britain’s leading female racing driver says she still receives insults about her gender. Jamie Chadwick, who now races in America’s Indy NXT series, once felt she had to ignore sexist comments in order to fit in. Now in a bid to encourage more young women into motorsport, she has launched a female…
The UCI has suspended members of Cynisca Cycling after the team disguised a mechanic as a rider in an effort to gain entry to last year’s Argenta Classic. American team Cynisca were missing one of their five riders due to illness for the road race in Belgium. Mechanic Moira Barrett dressed as the fifth rider…
Britain’s Kye Whyte won his first final “in ages”, claiming gold at the BMX Racing World Cup in Brisbane. The 24-year-old beat Switzerland’s Cedric Butti by less than two hundredths of a second to win his first gold medal since 2019. The Olympic silver medallist has endured a difficult 12 months but his victory in Australia is…
By Katie Falkingham Lora Fachie and pilot Corrine Hall won their second gold in as many days at the National Track Championships in Manchester. The two-time Paralympic champions defeated Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl in the women’s Para B pursuit. It completed their double, having pipped world champions Unwin and Holl to gold in Friday’s…
By Katie Falkingham Jody Cundy marked his return to the track after a stint on the dancefloor with a comfortable win at the National Track Championships in Manchester. The five-time Paralympic cycling champion, who took part in last year’s Strictly Come Dancing, retained his C4-5 national time trial title. Cundy, 45, clocked one minute 4.527…
By Andrew Benson Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes have “definitely improved” their car for this season but Red Bull “clearly are out in the distance”. The F1 seven-time champion said his team had “done a great job” in redesigning their car after abandoning their previous discredited philosophy. “It felt much more enjoyable to drive,” Hamilton said.…
By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes have “definitely improved” their car for this season but Red Bull “clearly are out in the distance”. The seven-time champion said his team had “done a great job” in redesigning their car after abandoning their previous discredited philosophy. “It felt much more enjoyable to drive,”…
Mercedes’ George Russell says Red Bull are “a step ahead of everyone” before the new Formula 1 season. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz set the pace on the second day of pre-season testing on Bahrain, from Red Bull‘s Sergio Perez and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. Sainz beat the fastest time set by three-time world champion Max Verstappen on…
Toto Wolff says the investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour faced by Red Bull’s Christian Horner is “an issue for all of Formula 1”. Red Bull’s team principal Horner is the subject of an internal investigation by the team into his behaviour towards a female colleague. Horner, who has led the team since 2005, has denied the…
Honda has decided to relocate HRC general manager Tetsuhiro Kuwata out of the MotoGP division and move him to the automobile area, Autosport has learned. The latest move in the restructuring process that the Japanese brand is going through, which started more than a year ago, will most likely not stop with the departure of…