Why GP Lambiase wasn’t engineering Verstappen during messy Imola FP1 showing
Red Bull opened up for first practice at Imola on Friday afternoon with Tom Hart acting as the voice in Verstappen’s ear instead of Lambiase, who is also Red Bull’s head of race engineering.The team explained to Autosport that the one-off situation is being enacted to provide Hart with additionalContinue Reading
Why “misfortune” would help Bearman’s case for 2025 Haas F1 seat
After his stunning surprise debut in place of the appendicitis-addled Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Jeddah, Bearman is now finally starting the main challenge of his season in the top categories of single-seaters.Imola marks the first of six FP1 appearances with Haas that were earmarked into his deal as theContinue Reading
F1 Imola GP: Leclerc fastest in red-flagged FP1 while Verstappen struggles
Leclerc set the session’s best time – a 1m16.990s – aboard the updated Ferrari shortly after the one-hour FP1 action was stopped by Alex Albon’s Williams shutting down after he hit a kerb hard and ran down the Imola track from Piratella to Acque Minerali, where he stopped on theContinue Reading
Mercedes delivers fresh batch of F1 car upgrades at Imola
The rear wing’s tip section has been completely overhauled as part of the redesign, with the team having already switched to a semi-detached layout for 2024.Based on what was revealed in the Imola pitlane on Friday, it has now pushed its variant in a new direction.The tip section still sitsContinue Reading
How MotoGP’s latest stewarding moan highlights a major rules flaw
Complaints about officiating in sport is a tale almost as old as time itself. Stewarding in MotoGP has come under an immense amount of fire over the past few years, largely for its inconsistency, which has often led to some bizarre calls.While riders have often been outspoken on this, andContinue Reading
Why MotoGP’s latest stewarding moan highlights a rules of engagement flaw
Complaints about officiating in sport is a tale almost as old as time itself. Stewarding in MotoGP has come under an immense amount of fire over the past few years, largely for its inconsistency, which has often led to some bizarre calls.While riders have often been outspoken on this, andContinue Reading
Exclusive: What goes on inside Formula 1’s race control room
F1’s race control was thrust into everyone’s living room in 2021, when then-race director Michael Masi decided it was a good idea to air his communications to the TV audience. Following his departure ahead of the 2022 season, race control reverted to its old, and rather secretive self.Courtesy of FormulaContinue Reading
Red Bull reveals true extent of Imola F1 upgrades
The first European race of the season is traditionally a popular place to introduce a first suite of car updates as it takes place two months into the season and is logistically easier to ship parts to.Red Bull has headlined the update submissions sheet issued by the FIA, bringing aContinue Reading
Vasseur on Newey prospects and his plans for Mercedes F1 captures
And while the Scuderia’s boss Fred Vasseur remains tight-lipped on the state of their discussions, ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix he offered some teasing insight about the thought process he is going through.While the bid to lure Newey remains a work in progress, and nothing needs to reallyContinue Reading
Live – Round 4: Cascavel – Race 2 (EN)
Watch the second race of the fourth round of the 2024 Stock Car Pro Series championship in Cascavel. SourceContinue Reading