Friday favourite: When Italian partners ruled the world with BMW
Emanuele Pirro is most closely associated with Audi due to his five Le Mans 24 Hours victories between 2000 and 2007 coming with its R8 and R10 machines. Those followed touring car successes for the brand during the previous decade, claiming successive titles across the Italian and German super touringContinue Reading
F1 Monaco GP: Hamilton fastest from Piastri in red-flagged FP1
The Mercedes driver reached the peak of the FP1 times by 0.029s over McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, as the top five were all within a quarter of a second in this weekend’s opening timed session at the Monaco circuit.Hamilton’s lap was succeeded by a red flag called for debris produced byContinue Reading
F1 Monaco GP: Hamilton fastest in briefly red-flagged FP1
The Mercedes driver reached the peak of the FP1 times by 0.029s over McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, as the top five were all within a quarter of a second in this weekend’s opening timed session at the Monaco circuit.Hamilton’s lap was succeeded by a red flag called for debris produced byContinue Reading
First look: The high-downforce F1 rear wings introduced in Monaco
Ferrari and particularly McLaren have moved to close the gap with the previously dominant Red Bull RB20 in recent weeks, with McLaren’s Lando Norris taking his maiden win in Miami and backing that up with searing pace as he ran Verstappen close in Imola.Their battleground now shifts to the streetsContinue Reading
Grange moves to the top of Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings
A total of 10 events being held across last weekend provided plenty of opportunity for drivers to add to their win tallies and Ford Escort Mk2 racer Grange is one who managed just that.He topped the opening Blue Oval Saloon Series encounter at Mallory Park to move on to eightContinue Reading
Shanghai E-Prix: Evans tops FP1 as software issue causes lengthy stoppage
The Jaguar driver topped the 30-minute session with a 1m13.215s, which was red-flagged after only five minutes had been completed when several cars came to a halt on track.This included both Porsches of Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix da Costa, both ERT’s of Sergio Sette Camara and Dan Ticktum, asContinue Reading
Why McLaren’s biggest F1 weakness may not hold it back at Monaco
McLaren’s cars have recently excelled in high-speed corners but have not been as strong as its main opposition in the low-speed stuff.Although the characteristics of the MCL38 have slightly changed with its latest upgrade – which has improved its performance in slower corners – the team is not yet aContinue Reading
MotoGP Catalan GP: Martin heads Marquez in first practice
The sixth round of the 2024 campaign began with the two riders vying for a factory team Ducati seat for 2025 setting the pace across the first 45-minute practice of the weekend.Marquez set the early pace on his Gresini Ducati and led for much of the session before Martin –Continue Reading
FIA: Maternity leave will definitely fall outside F1 2026 cost cap
As reported earlier this week, as part of a planned revamp of the cost cap – which is likely to be expanded to around $220 million – more elements will be brought under its remit that were previously exempt.One of the considerations was for maternity leave and staff entertainment toContinue Reading
Kyle Larson to attempt ‘The Double’ – what is the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 doubleheader?
Kyle Larson will attempt ‘The Double’ this weekend, after qualifying for both the Indy 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600. The Hendricks Motorsport NASCAR driver will climb into an Arrow McLaren to race for the first time in the IndyCar championship. The Californian driver qualified fifth for the Indy 500 in hisContinue Reading