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The Brackley-based squad is on the hunt for a new team-mate for George Russell in 2025, and team boss Toto Wolff has hinted at the possibility of the squad going "bold" in its choice.That remark could be a reference to it steering clear of going for an experienced hand and instead perhaps taking a risk on slotting in its protege Antonelli.The highly-rated Italian, a two-time European karting ...Keep reading

MotoGP has become increasingly reliant on aerodynamics since Ducati introduced winglets to its Desmosedici in 2015, and it has now become a key battleground in the race to build the fastest bike.Although aero development has already been a subject of criticism from various quarters, some manufacturers appeared to take things up a notch this year after trialling various new devices in ...Keep reading

Quartararo heads into the new season on the back of Yamaha's first winless MotoGP campaign in two decades, as the Iwata marque lost more ground to its European rivals in the development race last year.Quartararo had previously given a lukewarm review when he got to sample its 2024 prototype at Valencia last year, having felt that the improvements it made on aerodynamics were undermined by a lack ...Keep reading

Having got his first taste of the Honda RC213V in Valencia last year, Zarco got another opportunity to test the bike during last week's official shakedown test in Malaysia, as he took full advantage of MotoGP's new concessions system to get two days of running under his belt.Much to everyone's surprise, the Frenchman ended the test with the third-fastest time of all with a lap that was just 0.2s ...Keep reading

The inaugural F1 Academy season took place largely out of the public gaze, with only the final weekend of competition broadcast live as the championship raced alongside F1 at the United States Grand Prix.But this season all seven events will feature on the F1 support bill.In a move similar to the now defunct W Series, season two sees the introduction of FIA superlicence points, the recognition ...Keep reading

Ex-Mercedes strategy chief Vowles was handed the top job at Williams for 2023 but accepted that on-track results last year and for 2024 were insignificant so long as it allowed the squad to bring about more sustained improvement starting in 2025 before a major push the following season.That drawn out time frame will allow for the revised design department structure (led by new chief technical ...Keep reading

In a presentation in Malaysia on Monday, 2021 champion Fabio Quartararo and new Yamaha recruit Alex Rins provided a first glimpse of the paint scheme they will carry on their respective bikes this year.The blue-and-black colour scheme is a carry-forward of the design that was first introduced on the M1 in 2019, when Monster Energy took over the title sponsorship of Yamaha Factory Racing from ...Keep reading

The double diffuser
Brawn BGP 001 2009 double diffuser detail view
Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Firstly, let’s wind it back to 2009, a turbulent period which had seen Honda quit F1 amid the global financial crisis at the end of the previous season. Its works outfit was subject to a management buyout that resulted in Ross Brawn’s name being emblazoned across the car and the team.Honda ...Keep reading

The last full season for DRR came in 2012, with Oriol Servia behind the wheel in a campaign that featured four top five finishes after switching from the Lotus powerplant to Chevrolet. DRR has since put the majority of its focus on the Indianapolis 500, only running additional races in partial campaigns twice (2013, 2020).The interest level by a variety of teams not currently in the sport on a ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz Sr made history at the 2024 Dakar Rally by becoming the oldest driver ever to win the prestigious event at a remarkable age of 61. It was Sainz Sr’s fourth victory in the Dakar, 14 years after his first, adding to an already illustrious career for the double world rally champion. So, it is no surprise that his motorsport genes passed through the family with Sainz’s son, Carlos ...Keep reading

The idea of building a ¼-mile asphalt track inside a sports coliseum seemed unfathomable when NASCAR first announced its intentions to move its preseason exhibition race to Los Angeles.But the event was well-received in the city and TV ratings and attendance were both up in its first two years from when it was held at Daytona.Saturday night’s race won by Denny Hamlin was originally scheduled ...Keep reading

Liberty Media and Formula 1 have done some great things for the championship since 2017, but last week they scored what some may see as an own goal.Exactly seven years and seven days after the official handover from former boss Bernie Ecclestone to new CEO Chase Carey, F1 issued a statement explaining why a future Andretti Cadillac entry would not be accepted.The fact that the answer was no was ...Keep reading

It makes little sense for the American outfit to abandon its project just in case it gets a reprieve ahead of 2028, and the scale of progress it has made so far on its F1 ambitions was made public recently.This was after it revealed images of its wind tunnel model, and they offered up some fascinating clues about the squad's overall approach.Undoubtedly the first comparison that will be drawn is ...Keep reading

F1 will visit 24 tracks in 2024 as part of a record-breaking season for the sport.
Among the tracks are some iconic corners including the Monaco Loews hairpin and the Eau Rouge/Raidillon sequence at Spa.
 
Every track brings its own unique layout to the calendar, with a variety of corners that are both loved (and sometimes hated) by drivers and fans.  

Here’s everything ...Keep reading

The factory Toyota duo were entered into the snow rally to gather valuable miles driving their GR Yaris Rally1 cars ahead of the WRC’s to Rally Sweden from 15-18 February.Evans took the victory with a 5m02.3s margin from 2022 Finnish rally champion Mikko Heikkila after trouble hit long-time leader Rovanpera, who competed in his first rally since electing to contest a part-time WRC programme this ...Keep reading

That comes down to typical sportsperson bravado – but the psychological boost of such an approach, to take the positives and shut out the negativity, has long been clear at the top level of all sporting echelons.So, when Russell said in an interview with select media including Motorsport.com at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that, “no doubt, it’s been probably the toughest season I’ve ever ...Keep reading

Suarez was one of the 13 drivers who failed to make grid for 150-lap L.A. Clash, but unlike his fellow Cup drivers, his day was not yet over.He was the only driver running the doubleheader, having also entered the NASCAR Mexico Series exhibition race that was set to follow the NASCAR Cup Series action.For Suarez, it was a return to his roots, as he got his start in stock car racing by running in ...Keep reading

Logano, a two-time NASCAR Cup champion (NCS), and Gibbs, last year's NCS Rookie of the Year, had numerous run-ins throughout the 2023 season.It appears things haven't gotten any better between the two as the new year of racing gets underway. Gibbs led a race-high 84 laps, but spun late and never recovered. He radioed afterwards: "Something is broken in the transmission."He finished 18th, while ...Keep reading

A late-race caution in Saturday night’s preseason Busch Light Clash provided Busch an excellent opportunity to grab the victory from leader Denny Hamlin, but two laps of overtime wasn’t enough time after Hamlin got a good restart.Hamlin ended up pulling away to start the two-lap overtime and Busch had to fend off Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano before setting his sights back on Hamlin.“I got a ...Keep reading

Hamlin, who earned the pole for the non-points exhibition race earlier Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, fell back into the field during the race but rallied back to the front with 10 laps remaining.He then held off Kyle Busch in a two-lap overtime as the those behind Hamlin bumped and banged off each other battling for position.“A lot of it was what happened in front of me with (Ty ...Keep reading