Why the recent past represents historic racing’s fast-growing future
Racing for sports-prototypes and GT cars from up to five years ago is not historic in the true sense, yet it is the fastest growing element of the overall historic racing industry.It was Masters Historic Racing founder Ron Maydon who pioneered racing for this generation of cars as a wayContinue Reading
Has Newey made the right call in joining Aston Martin? Our F1 writers have their say
Adrian Newey’s move to Aston Martin has been officially announced after months of speculation.The switch brings an end to the rumours surrounding the future of the technical guru who has earned more titles through his designs than any driver has won on track.But is this the right move? Our F1Continue Reading
Ben Hunt: Inside Newey’s Aston Martin grand reveal
For as long as I can remember, I cannot recall a time when a Formula 1 team held such a grand press conference to welcome a new technical chief.As I drove to Aston Martin’s brand new factory at Silverstone, the mind wandered to how Real Madrid typically welcomes its latestContinue Reading
Yamaha’s development of V4 engine for MotoGP bike in advanced state
Yamaha’s development of a new V4 engine for its MotoGP bike is in an advanced state, Motorsport.com has learned.Yamaha has not publicly acknowledged that it is working on a change to its engine concept, which currently consists of an inline four-cylinder unit.The only references in this regard have been theContinue Reading
O’Sullivan loses ART F2 seat due to funding issues, Browning steps up
Williams junior Zak O’Sullivan has parted ways with the ART Formula 2 squad due to funding issues ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan round, with Luke Browning stepping in.Fresh from finishing as the F3 runner-up with Prema last term, O’Sullivan signed with ART to partner Victor Martins for 2024.Scoring his breakthroughContinue Reading
O’Sullivan loses ART F2 seat due to funding issues
Williams junior Zak O’Sullivan has parted ways with the ART Formula 2 squad due to funding issues ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan round.Fresh from finishing as the F3 runner-up with Prema last term, O’Sullivan signed with ART to partner Victor Martins for 2024.Scoring his breakthrough victory in self-confessed fortuitous circumstancesContinue Reading
The five reasons Aston Martin won the battle for Adrian Newey
Adrian Newey’s signing by the Aston Martin team has been hailed by team owner Lawrence Stroll as the “most exciting news” in the squad’s history.The final confirmation, which came during a press conference at the team’s Silverstone factory on Thursday, ends a period of intense speculation about the design legend’sContinue Reading
Adrian Newey Confirmed – Are Aston Martin Set for F1 Success?
Despite it being possibly F1’s worst kept secret in recent years, today Aston Martin announced that Adrian Newey will join the F1 team, starting March 2025 as Managing Technical Partner as well a shareholder – for an eye-watering amount of money too. But does Adrian Newey complete Lawrence Stroll’s dreamContinue Reading
Leader Newey a bargain for Aston Martin, claims Stroll
Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll says star signing Adrian Newey was a “bargain” after making the legendary designer the technical leader and future shareholder of his Formula 1 team.After months of speculation Aston Martin finally confirmed on Tuesday that Newey would be joining the Silverstone-based squad from 1 March 2025,Continue Reading
New WRC hybrid unit measures could raise costs for teams
An enforcement of hybrid unit safety measures effective from last weekend’s Acropolis Rally could increase costs for World Rally Championship teams moving forward.Since the introduction of hybrid power to WRC Rally1 cars in 2022, engineers have been able to reset shock errors on the Compact Dynamics designed unit if theyContinue Reading