Does gardening leave in Formula 1 still make sense?
There’s a joke that’s been going around the Formula 1 paddock since the start of the season: Britain has never had such well-kept gardens!It’s a reference to Formula 1’s ‘gardening leave’ – the informal name for that period after an employee ends his time working at a team but beforeContinue Reading
The restraint that’s helped McLaren avoid widespread car floor pain
After introducing a significant car upgrade package, McLaren dominated the Dutch Grand Prix straight out of the 2024 Formula 1 summer break. That’s a familiar story for the championship, but the details of this case are actually quite different.McLaren’s brake, suspension, wings and floor edge update introduced at Zandvoort wasContinue Reading
Why Marc Marquez will have the hardest fight of his career in MotoGP 2025
The 2024 MotoGP season is tipping into the final third of the calendar, but there is a school of opinion that the 2025 championship is already decided.When Ducati opted for Marc Marquez’s services for the next two seasons, ahead of pace-setter Jorge Martin, and paired him with double title holderContinue Reading
MotoGP to introduce radio communication with riders in 2025
MotoGP will implement a new race radio communication system between race director and riders from the 2025 season, Autosport can reveal.A meeting was convened by Dorna last Thursday at Misano, where the series’ promoter informed the teams about its decision to introduce radio communication in MotoGP.The system will be introducedContinue Reading
The bizarre way Verstappen’s protege Vermeulen lost a maiden DTM win
Max Verstappen’s protege Thierry Vermeulen lost a likely DTM victory at the Sachsenring because a mechanic left a tyre on the ground in the pitlane to adjust his glasses, incurring a long-lap penalty.Emil Frey driver Vermeulen had put in a dominant performance in the second leg of the weekend, edgingContinue Reading
Who has won the most consecutive F1 world drivers’ championships?
Max Verstappen is currently enjoying a period of F1 world championship dominance, winning the last three drivers’ titles.The Dutchman is also leading the 2024 standings and could claim a fourth straight crown which would make Verstappen just the fifth driver in F1 history to achieve said feat.So, who are thoseContinue Reading
New WRC points proposals under review for 2025
The radical World Rally Championship points system introduced this season that has divided opinion is being reviewed and could undergo a change next year.This year’s all-new points structure has proved a hot topic among competitors and fans thanks to its complexity and weighting that many feel has devalued the overallContinue Reading
From Red Bull’s ‘monster’ to Ferrari’s high-speed bouncing: What’s behind F1’s car balance problems?
In a year when so many Formula 1 teams have hit different upgrade problems, there is one common theme among them: car balance headaches.From Max Verstappen complaining his RB20 has turned into a ‘monster’, to Ferrari’s return of high-speed bouncing, to the Mercedes becoming nervous in qualifying and Aston MartinContinue Reading
EKO Acropolis Rally Greece WRC3 Sunday highlights
There was joy for Norbert Maior who was able to celebrate his maiden WRC category victory, alongside sister Francesca. SourceContinue Reading
DTM debutant Pepper slams Rast after crash: ‘Rules are different for him’
Factory Lamborghini driver Jordan Pepper blasted Rene Rast after their collision in Sunday’s DTM race at the Sachsenring, saying the rules are different for the three-time champion.Schubert BMW driver Rast was trying to overtake Pepper for 11th when he tagged the DTM debutant’s Grasser Lamborghini into Turn 1, sending himContinue Reading