Solberg hoping for 2026 graduation to WRC after WRC2 success

Formula 1's inaugural night race in 2008 was widely-regarded as one of the success stories of the season, and as the travelling circus returns there this weekend for the second edition of the Singapore Grand Prix in the Far Eastern city-state, hopes are high for a similar spectacle.

With the annual Formula 1 silly season getting increasingly into full swing, three names are being mooted as the most likely candidates for a drive at Manor Grand Prix in 2010 - out-of-work Super Aguri F1 refugee Anthony Davidson, current BMW-Sauber reserve driver Christian Klien and reigning A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Champion Adam Carroll.

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

Denny Hamlin enters the second Round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs as the team seeded driver at 26 points above the cutline but may lose two of this over-the-wall crewmembers for the next two races at New Hampshire and Kansas.This is due to an incident on Lap 385 of the Bristol Night Race on Saturday where Hamlin lost a right front wheel around the time he made contact with AJ Allmendinger ...Keep reading

While all eyes were on the playoff drivers in Saturday's elimination race, Ty Gibbs stole the show as he had the most dominant performance of his entire NASCAR Cup Series career.Making his 116th career start and still searching for his first win, Gibbs led 201 of 500 laps, but an unforced error denied him a shot at the win. During a critical round of green-flag pit stops with less than 50 laps ...Keep reading

Newly crowned WRC2 champion Oliver Solberg feels he’s done “everything he can” and is now hopeful of a graduation to the World Rally Championship’s top tier next season.Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson clinched a maiden WRC2 title in style by taking a fifth class win of the year in Chile, driving a Printsport-prepared Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car.The triumph is the latest ...Keep reading

Tony Stewart, 54, is still racing long beyond the end of his Hall of Fame NASCAR career. Recently, he claimed the 2025 NHRA Top Fuel regular season crown as he competes in place of his wife,  Leah Pruett, as the couple welcomed their first son Dominic earlier this year.On Sunday, the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion was competing in the first round of NHRA's 'Countdown to the ...Keep reading

Brad Keselowski was leading the Bristol Night Race when the final caution flag flew -- an incident he was at the epicenter of as Cole Custer merged onto the track directly in front of him, leading to an incident that left Bubba Wallace wrecked.However, the caution wasn't a bad thing for Keselowski, who pitted for fresh tires and chose the outside for the restart. That turned out to be a ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier leads the World Rally Championship after defeating Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to claim his fifth victory of the season and maximum points in Chile.Seeking a record-equalling ninth world title, Ogier, who is contesting a partial season, boosted his bid after coming through a titanic battle with Evans across Chile’s 16 stages in changeable weather to win by 11.0s.Ogier ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier leads the World Rally Championship after defeating Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to claim his fifth victory of the season and maximum points in Chile.Seeking a record-equalling ninth world title, Ogier, who is contesting a partial season, boosted his bid after coming through a titanic battle with Evans across Chile’s 16 stages in changeable weather to win by 11.0s.Ogier ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia's 2025 MotoGP season hits a new low with a pointless home weekend at Misano.

Saturday's race featured 14 cautions and 36 lead changes, but it ended with another Joe Gibbs Racing driver in Victory Lane. Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith, and Ty Gibbs all had a chance at winning their first win, and several playoff drivers had to sweat as misfortune found them.Christopher Bell's may seem predictable, but the race was anything but as there were constant plot twists and movement ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin thinks a top-six finish could’ve been possible in the San Marino MotoGP without his sighting lap problem.

Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has admitted that he has lost patience with Francesco Bagnaia amid his worsening run of form in MotoGP. Bagnaia came away empty handed from this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix after struggling to 13th in the sprint and crashing out of the race while running in eighth place.This was only the second time this season that he failed to score a point ...Keep reading