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Michèle Mouton in the Audi Quattro: The day the volcano erupted

Forty-five years ago, on 10 October 1981, the young Frenchwoman Michèle Mouton became the first woman to win a World Rally Championship round in San Remo, driving an Audi Quattro.

Barcia is moving to Suzuki – will he be Ken Roczen’s team-mate?

Justin Barcia is moving to HEP Suzuki. This could result in a high-profile pairing: if Ken Roczen continues his career with the team, the long-standing rivals will become team-mates.

Nordschleife driver Klaus Rader dies in rally crash on Mallorca

Klaus Rader, founder of Vapiano and L’Osteria, has died in a rally accident. The entrepreneur also regularly competed in endurance races on the Nordschleife.

MotoGP Director Ezpeleta on the new 2027 format: “That’s what the teams wanted”

The changes to the MotoGP event format for 2027 announced by MotoGP Sports Entertainment are generating plenty of discussion. Carlos Ezpeleta explains the background to the decisions.

Bimota works rider Axel Bassani acknowledges: “Ducati are in a league of their own”

After finishing fifth on Friday, the Superbike round at Estoril could turn out well for Bimota. For Axel Bassani, however, that doesn’t mean he can challenge the strong Ducati riders.

Max Verstappen escapes a penalty; team principal Laurent Mekies calls for respect

Max Verstappen secured the 11th sprint pole of his F1 career in Singapore, his first since Austin 2025. The threat of a penalty vanished into thin air. RBR team principal Mekies calls for respect.

Next challenges for Nicolo Bulega: breaking Bautista’s record, MotoGP test

After competing in the Supersport class in 2023, Nicolo Bulega won his second world title in the Superbike class this year, once again with Ducati. He explained to SPEEDWEEK.com what that means to him.

Fred Vasseur/Ferrari on Verstappen avoiding a penalty: “That’s five places back”

Singapore: Things were looking good for Leclerc and Hamilton on medium tyres – P1/P2 in the second qualifying segment. But then their rivals stepped up a gear. Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur wanted a penalty for Verstappen.

The ‘private driver’ Jon Ekerold celebrated his 80th birthday

In the hustle and bustle of day-to-day business, we overlooked an important milestone birthday – Jon Ekerold’s 80th. We apologise for this and would like to offer our belated congratulations to the birthday boy.

Statement from BMW’s star rider Miguel Oliveira: “A top-five finish is realistic”

Finishing fourth on Friday, Miguel Oliveira positioned himself as the leading Ducati challenger at Estoril. The BMW rider has high hopes for his second home race in the 2026 Superbike World Championship.

Kimi Antonelli only P7 in Singapore: shocking statement about the Mercedes

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli has to settle for 7th on the grid for the Singapore Sprint. The 20-year-old Italian is contrite and makes a shocking statement about his performance on Tuesday.