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Stadler says the 43-year-old fleet has reached its life expectancy, as new stock is delayed again.

The reigning world champion topped proceedings on Monday at the Losail International Circuit and cemented this on day two in the desert.Bagnaia clocked the first ever sub 1m51s lap of the Qatar Grand Prix venue, posting a 1m50.952s to lead team-mate Enea Bastianini by 0.120 seconds.Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro capped off a solid pre-season for himself on the new RS-GP in third ahead of Gresini’s ...Keep reading

While mastering skills like braking, cornering and driving in wet conditions are all vital for any F1 driver, these abilities must combine with good race craft to achieve a successful result. Race craft involves elements like starting the race well, managing pit stops and having strong wheel-to-wheel prowess.

With pre-season testing due to get underway this week, the new F1 campaign is just around the corner. But there’s another treat on the horizon with the latest series of Formula 1: Drive To Survive set to be released on February 23.

In looking at trends of the 2024 cars, the theme is inevitably that of moving further towards the Red Bull design of the previous two years.

The upcoming campaign will feature 11 events airing on NBC and Peacock, including the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg at noon ET Sunday, March 10.The $1 Million Challenge made-for-TV non-points exhibition race at The Thermal Club just outside of Palm Springs, California, will be showcased also be showcased on NBC and Peacock at 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday, March 24.Although a switch to the ...Keep reading

Plans are agreed to cut Newcastle City Council spending by another £15m over the next year.

The Grove-based team elected to switch off development of the 2023 car early, so it could concentrate more on making the steps it needed for this season.We could already be assured of one detail, with the car featuring a push-rod rear suspension layout, rather than the pull-rod system employed for the first two years of this regulation phase.That’s due to Mercedes having made that switch this ...Keep reading

The Milton Keynes-based squad has gone aggressive with its car revamp for this year, which has included it adopting concepts similar to what Mercedes has run with in the past.This includes the high gulleys along the engine cover, as well as minimalist sidepods which appear to include a vertical inlet that is reminiscent of the zeropod version Mercedes had at the start of last year.Red Bull is even ...Keep reading

Ewan Barry has a tattoo of the player's autograph on his arm after they met at St Oswald's Hospice.

The iconic yellow and red colors have been given a refreshed new look for its maiden campaign with CGR on the machine driven by reigning and two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou.A multi-year agreement between CGR and DHL Express was revealed in early December, which confirmed the world’s leading global shipping and logistics company as the primary partner for the team’s No. 10 entry."As ...Keep reading

The French outfit has won each of the last two GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup titles with Mercedes, as well as claiming victory at the Spa 24 Hours in 2022, but has switched to Toyota-owned Lexus brand for 2024 in a move triggered by the WEC's move to adopt GT3 cars for the first time.It was made clear that the new LMGT3 class that replaces GTE Am would prioritise manufacturers with an ...Keep reading

Alonso started 2023 with a run of podium finishes and was occasionally the closest challenger to pacesetters Red Bull.However, in the middle of the season, Aston Martin took some wrong steps in development, and the team slipped down the order before a resurgence late in the year.Alonso believes that his team won't repeat those mistakes and has addressed them with its new car."I'm confident," he ...Keep reading

Brazilian racer Aurelia Nobels will be taking to the track for the 2024 F1 ACADEMY season, with the 17-year-old rounding out ART Grand Prix’s line-up for the upcoming campaign.

F1 ACADEMY has today announced that leading sport and athleisure brand, PUMA, will become an Official Partner of F1 ACADEMY ahead of the series’ second season, which begins in Saudi Arabia on 7th March.

This is the latest move in the restructuring process that the Japanese brand is going through, which started more than a year ago and will most likely not stop with the departure of Kuwata, who will become part of HRC's car division.The executive, who will remain in his post until 1 April – which is when the Japanese corporate calendar is reset – will be replaced by Taichi Honda, who comes ...Keep reading

The #83 Ferrari 499P has been primarily painted in Giallo yellow, the colour of the Italian manufacturer’s home city of Modena, with red stripes around the cockpit and the sides of the car completing the livery of the car.It follows the factory Ferrari team, which is run in conjunction with AF Corse, also incorporating more patches of yellow colour on its two 499Ps this year.AF Corse will carry ...Keep reading

Industrial action will continue this week as South Tyneside council and unions discuss solutions.

Hamilton dropped a bombshell on Mercedes earlier this month when he revealed that he was activating an escape clause in his contract to join Ferrari from 2025.While Hamilton wanted the news out there as early as possible to avoid speculation distracting from his campaign, it does mean that how he works with Mercedes will not be the same going forward.It is almost certain that he will be sidelined ...Keep reading

Red Bull were a truly dominant force in 2023, with the team claiming victory at 21 out of 22 races. 19 of these victories belonged to Max Verstappen, who clinched his third drivers’ title in record-breaking fashion. Can the squad repeat this level of success? Here’s the lowdown on the reigning world champions ahead of the 2024 F1 season…