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Hamilton's bombshell move to Maranello was announced on 1 February, and the Briton has since been focusing on his 12th and final F1 season at Mercedes, with team principal Toto Wolff stating after the Australian Grand Prix that what was happening this year at Ferrari was "not his main priority today", referring to his driver.Yet, there will come a time when Hamilton and Mercedes will need to ...Keep reading

Having looked rapid all weekend in Austin, polesitter Vinales was able to fight back from a first corner clash that dropped him to 11th to take an incredible victory in Sunday’s main race - his first as an Aprilia rider and the 10th of his career.It made him the first rider in the modern era of motorcycle racing to win races for three different marques in the premier class, after his 2016 ...Keep reading

On 13 May, in the week leading up to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Christie’s Auction House will be offering a selection of watches from the personal collection of the seven-time world champion in an auction in Geneva.The star item is a unique Platinum Vagabondage 1 that had been commissioned for Schumacher as a personal gift from his former Ferrari boss Jean Todt.The watch showcases the strong ...Keep reading

Vanthoor will contest the three-hour race as a one-off for Century Motorsport aboard its BMW M4 GT3 on the 26-28 April, amid WEC duties for the German manufacturer in the hypercar class.The drive was originally for Dan Harper, but in March Leung’s former co-driver secured a last-minute call-up for the British GT season in one of Century’s other BMWs - so, Vanthoor was eventually selected for ...Keep reading

Evaluation of 2026 aero ideas had left sim drivers experiencing some weird phenomenon – including difficulties in spinning out on the straights under acceleration in low-downforce configuration, or being unable to run anywhere near flat out in what should be high-speed corners.The situation hinted at F1’s rule makers potentially being on the backfoot with its preparations for the new rules ...Keep reading

The Shanghai International Circuit is gearing up to host F1 for the first time since 2019, following a four-year COVID-induced hiatus.China will also stage the first sprint of 2024, and the format for this year has been tweaked.The shootout for the sprint will now take place on Friday afternoon after a single practice session earlier in the day.The sprint itself will be held on Saturday morning ...Keep reading

In what was an expected penalty, Calvin Teague and Brandon Johnson, both pit crew members for Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet driven by Kyle Larson, have been suspended for the next two races.Teague and Johnson are suspended due to Larson suffering a loose wheel in Sunday’s race which came off on track while the race was under caution.Several safety-related suspensions were also ...Keep reading

The FIA has regionalised some of the F1 calendar in an attempt to make the series more sustainable. This included moving the Japanese Grand Prix from its mid-to-late-season spot to April for a more defined Asian leg, with the return of the Chinese Grand Prix following two weeks later. The Qatar Grand Prix was also moved to become the penultimate race on the calendar, to make it easier to ...Keep reading

Blaney, the reigning series champion, appeared on track for a strong finish and likely to contend for the win after finishing sixth and third, respectively, in the race’s first two stages.However, as the final stage got underway, Blaney and Preece made contact racing for position on the track and eventually on lap 181 of 276, Preece got into Blaney hard off Turn 2 which sent Blaney’s No. 12 ...Keep reading

Formula 1 makes a welcome return to the Shanghai International Circuit this weekend for the first Chinese Grand Prix since 2019. To mark the occasion, we’ve rolled back the years and picked out some of the most memorable moments in the event’s history since it made its debut on the calendar in 2004…

Of all the car upgrades appearing at Suzuka last week, by far the most extensive was that on the Aston Martin AMR24. This is what it hopes to achieve...

On Tuesday, the IndyCar Series revealed an updated and lightweight aeroscreen with a new design that also improves cooling the driver in the cockpit.The latest version comes ahead of schedule, with the original plan to implement it in the fourth points-paying round at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on May 10-11. However, with enough supply for the entirety of the grid, the decision ...Keep reading

A staple of American sports is the ‘Make Some Noise Meter’ on Jumbotron TVs inside their stadiums – a clearly-faked decibel level monitor that encourages the excitable home fans to whoop even more loudly, which is usually employed to put off the opposition on a third down or a free throw.But you can’t fake the noise of fans at an outdoor racetrack, and from my vantage point on the inside ...Keep reading

Three rounds into the 2024 World Rally Championship season, a compelling case could be made for Adrien Fourmaux to be classed as the driver of the season so far. The Frenchman has turned heads on his full-time Rally1 return, exceeding both his and the M-Sport Ford team's expectations to sit third in the championship standings.Fifth in the Monte Carlo opener, he then took a first outright podium in ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez has opened up on the improvements he and Red Bull have made over the winter after a competitive start to the 2024 season that has left him feeling “a lot happier” and prompted his confidence to “slowly come back”.

Carlos Sainz has fielded more questions over his future F1 plans, stating that he has “no clue” where he will be racing next year as things stand, while vowing to “keep pushing” to impress.

Martin’s 100% podium-finish record in 2024 came to an end last Sunday at the Americas Grand Prix when he was overtaken for third by Ducati’s Enea Bastianini on the penultimate lap.While the Pramac rider’s lead was cut, he still holds a 21-point lead over Bastianini heading to next week’s Spanish Grand Prix.Reigning double world champion Bagnaia won the Qatar GP but missed the sprint ...Keep reading

The ADAC organised a mandatory two-day test at Hockenheim on 9-10 April, giving all teams a chance to get some running under their belts before the opening round of the season at Oschersleben on 27-28 April.Given that testing has been restricted to a certain number of days this year as part of a plan to rein in costs, the official running should have been a rare chance for teams to gauge their ...Keep reading

Sponsored by   This year sees the third iteration of the event, which seems to get bigger and better each year. Las Vegas is a tough act to follow, so Miami is sure to be stepping things up yet again for 2024 – and with MoneyGram, you could be there.If the number of celebrities in attendance and the amount of F1-related events taking place around the city are a measure of an F1 event’s ...Keep reading

When is the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix?This year’s race takes place on 21 April at 3:00am ET over 56 laps of the Shanghai International Circuit, and the time difference means some late nights and early starts for the American audience.This is also the first sprint format weekend as F1 returns to China for the first time since the global health pandemic.The single practice session occurs on Thursday ...Keep reading