James Thompson has withdrawn from the Hungarian round of the World Touring Car Championship on medical grounds, his Lada Sport team has confirmed.Thompson, twice a champion at British and European level, had a muted qualifying session and was due to start 14th on the grid in the first race.He reportedly...

Rickard Rydell will miss a second World Touring Car Championship event due to illness as he is not well enough to return to racing at the Hungaroring this weekend. The WTCC returnee was diagnosed with thyroiditis last week and sat out the previous event in Marrakech.A statement from Rydell's Nika...