Bottas has “long-term” concerns over Sauber struggles after ‘weakest’ F1 race
Valtteri Bottas has bemoaned Sauber’s ‘weakest’ performance of the Formula 1 season at the Dutch Grand Prix but hopes the circuit will serve as an “outlier”.The Finn and team-mate Zhou Guanyu failed to make an impression on the battle for points, propping up the field in 19th and 20th atContinue Reading
Barnard joins Bird at McLaren for 2024/25 Formula E season
The McLaren Formula E team has confirmed that Taylor Barnard will partner Sam Bird at the team for the upcoming 2024/25 season.Barnard, an Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year finalist in 2023, takes the place of Jake Hughes, who was confirmed at Maserati MSG earlier this month.TheContinue Reading
Why “very different” dark Monza surface could be bad news for Mercedes
Formula 1 teams face a step into the unknown this weekend with a newly resurfaced Monza set to throw up some surprises at the Italian Grand Prix.As part of a major revamp to modernise the famous Autodromo, which has included work on access tunnels and infrastructure, the entire track hasContinue Reading
How Hill ended a BTCC weekend of ups and downs at the summit
Should you want evidence of how quickly fortunes can change in motorsport, just ask any of the British Touring Car Championship’s leading quintet of drivers about their Donington Park weekend.Take Tom Ingram, who went from a race-two retirement with a stone through his radiator to a storming drive from 19thContinue Reading
Marquez “doesn’t care a lot” about number of crashes in MotoGP this year
Marc Marquez says he “doesn’t care a lot” about the number of times he has crashed in MotoGP this year, but is keen on cutting down on errors in races.The Gresini rider suffered 16 falls in the opening 11 rounds of the season, putting him on top on the listContinue Reading
McLaren’s start issue: What’s going on and how can problem be fixed?
While Lando Norris recovered from a poor getaway to win Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix, McLaren is under no illusions that it needs to get on top of its starts.Even at Zandvoort, a similarly bad launch for Oscar Piastri dropped him behind George Russell and into the dirty air thatContinue Reading
The major Williams upgrades overshadowed by its floor problem
On the one hand, Williams’ revisions showed some huge promise in practice and qualifying – as Alex Albon put the team back in Q3.As boss James Vowles explained: “We’re in a situation where that update is producing good results, and in a very tight midfield we’re able to put theContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: Is it time McLaren asks Piastri to help back Norris’s bid for title glory?
McLaren’s Andrea Stella is a diplomatic man who is rightly earning the plaudits for overseeing the team’s substantial improvement over the past 20 months.A steady hand on the tiller, Stella is a key factor behind McLaren’s transformation and until now, has comfortably rowed down the middle in terms of sidingContinue Reading
Team 18 confirms Winterbottom/de Pasquale 2025 Supercars swap
Mark Winterbottom will split with Team 18 at the end of the Supercars season, and his seat will be filled by Anton de Pasquale.Winterbottom, the 2015 Supercars champion, confirmed on social media that the Chevrolet team, owned by businessman Charlie Schwerkolt, has signed another driver for next season.“To my supporters,Continue Reading
Team 18 confirm Winterbottom-de Pasquale 2025 Supercars change
The 2025 Supercars Silly Season took a turn on Tuesday with the news that Mark Winterbottom will split with Team18 at the end of the season, and his seat will be filled by Anton De Pasquale.Winterbottom, the 2015 Supercars champion, confirmed on social media that the Chevrolet team, owned byContinue Reading