Vinales: Fixing braking performance key to Aprilia returning to the front
Maverick Vinales believes improving the braking performance will be “key” in catapulting Aprilia near the front of the MotoGP grid.Americas GP winner Vinales made that comment after the start/stop nature of the Red Bull Ring exposed a major weakness of the RS-GP, with both him and team-mate Aleix Espargaro strugglingContinue Reading
The key storylines to follow as F1 returns from summer break
Formula 1’s shutdown is over, with teams heading to Zandvoort for the first of 2024’s 10 remaining rounds. As F1 wakes up from its summertime siesta, here is a refresher of some key storylines you may have missed, and some lingering questions seeking an answer in the Dutch dunes andContinue Reading
Exclusive: What was really behind the FIA’s F1 asymmetric brake rule change
Speculation in Formula 1 got intense during the summer break in the wake of a change the FIA made to the technical regulations outlawing asymmetrical braking systems.Off the back of the most recent FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting that ratified a host of revised and future rules, an addedContinue Reading
How to be an ace engineer: BTCC race winner Craig Porley
One of the British Touring Car Championship’s best-known driver-engineer double acts might not have happened if it hadn’t been for a seemingly random Facebook friend request.“I got one from Shaun Hollamby,” recounts Craig Porley, the brains behind Jake Hill’s BTCC title-contending form with West Surrey Racing. “I didn’t know himContinue Reading
The records that Bagnaia and Ducati broke with Austria MotoGP win
Francesco Bagnaia is on a roll in the 2024 MotoGP season. Despite making some mistakes in the sprint races this year, the two-time champion has been a class apart on Sundays, where most of the points are awarded.His victory in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix was his seventh of 2024, puttingContinue Reading
McLaren aims to “cash in” on aero development, set for testing limit advantage
McLaren is set to “cash in” on its Formula 1 aerodynamic testing over the first part of the season, after bringing relatively few upgrades in the opening 14 races.The aerodynamic testing regulations (ATR) in contemporary F1 restricts how much wind tunnel time and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) resources can beContinue Reading
Race Rewind: Wild wrecks and two overtimes at Michigan International Speedway
Relive the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway that saw Kyle Larson trigger a massive wreck, Corey LaJoie flip and the playoff bubble tighten as the playoffs loom. SourceContinue Reading
Byron, Gibbs haunted by just missing out on Michigan Cup win
“I’ll relive that restart, what lane to choose overnight, for sure,” said William Byron following his runner-up finish at Michigan International Raceway on Monday. “It seems like, always as the leader, you want to take the top. I’ve gotten beat twice here by the bottom. I had the lead on theContinue Reading
Larson loses points lead after “I just messed up” in Michigan wreck
Kyle Larson lost out on not only a potential win at Michigan, but his points lead in the championship after a mid-race spin took the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet out of contention. A trio of sudden tire failures forced a caution flag late in the second stage, where aContinue Reading
Tyler Reddick: ‘Really really good job’ after Michigan win
Tyler Reddick shares his emotions after winning his second race of the 2024 Cup Series season at Michigan. SourceContinue Reading