Former F1 driver and team owner Wilson Fittipaldi dies aged 80
The older brother of double F1 world champion Emerson and father of Indycar race-winner Christian had been ill for some time.He had been hospitalised since Christmas Day, which was also his birthday, after he choked on a piece of meat. His family was unable to clear his airway, which triggeredContinue Reading
Verstappen: Addressing loose drain cover issue in F1 “a must”
Although there have been similar instances over the years at various tracks, the current generation of high downforce ground effect cars appear to be more likely to trigger problems when they run over covers due to the forces involved.Testing in Bahrain was stopped on both Thursday and Friday due toContinue Reading
Obituary: British F4 and Ginetta Junior racer Joel Pearson dies aged 19
Pearson made the switch from karts to cars partway through 2018 when he joined the Ginetta ranks, before contesting two full campaigns – taking two podiums en route to eighth in the 2020 standings.He was then due to graduate to single-seaters in British F4 the following year with Argenti Motorsport,Continue Reading
Hamilton: Ferrari F1 move wouldn’t have happened without Vasseur
Hamilton drove for the Frenchman’s ASM F3 team in 2005, winning the European title. The following year he graduated to GP2 with Vasseur’s rebranded ART GP outfit, again winning the championship, before moving into F1 with McLaren.Inevitably when Vasseur joined Ferrari at the start of 2023 there was speculation thatContinue Reading
Sunoco returns to F1 with Sauber after 48-year absence
Its logos will be seen on the Swiss team’s C44 and on the overalls of drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu at the Miami and Las Vegas GPs, while its parent company Energy Transfer will be featured in Austin.Sunoco has a long history of involvement in US motorsport and isContinue Reading
Alonso: 19 drivers already know they won’t win 2024 F1 title
Alonso reckons the new AMR24 marks an improvement over last year’s car, but he is reluctant to say that the team will repeat its flying start from 2023 – due to the winter progress made by rival teams.However, the two-time champion believes that reigning constructors’ champion Red Bull will beContinue Reading
Friday favourite: The Ferrari partners that conquered GT racing
Gianmaria Bruni has been a Porsche man since 2017, but it’s the first chapter of his sportscar career at Ferrari that he looks back on to pick a favourite team-mate. In his four years of sharing a car with Toni Vilander, the pair enjoyed great success, and enjoyed numerous collaborationsContinue Reading
2024 Bahrain F1 test: Sainz quickest as broken drain cover disrupts running again
Sainz’s 1m31.247s set on the C3 tyres headed the times by 0.236s from Sergio Perez in the Red Bull, who also set his best time on the C3 compound, on another stalled morning of testing.The final day of testing was halted after only 27 minutes when a drain cover cameContinue Reading
Ireland WRC bid hinges on funding after event concept approval
Ireland is vying to secure a three-year contract to host the WRC, beginning from 2025, which aims to bring the championship back to the country for the first time since 2009.Motorsport Ireland announced in January that it plans to rotate the rally through three locations; Waterford, Kerry and Limerick, acrossContinue Reading
Filling Bahrain drains with concrete being considered for F1 2024’s first race
The three-day test at the Sakhir International Circuit has been stopped twice due to the drain cover on the approach to the track’s Turn 11 coming loose.This is due to the powerful underfloor aerodynamics of the new ground-effect machines straining drains and their concrete surrounds as the cars pass overContinue Reading