Gravel Notes Podcast: WRC Portugal review
Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais emerged from a rally that had five different leaders to defeat Hyundai’s rejuvenated Ott Tanak to take a second win of the season by 7.9s. The victory marked a record sixth Rally Portugal triumph, moving him one clear of WRC legend Markku Alen. Tanak delivered hisContinue Reading
F1 driver contracts: How long are all the drivers’ contracts?
Over half of the F1 grid have their contracts expiring at the end of 2024 with some teams already making moves on the 2025 driver line-up. The 2024 pre-season saw both Ferrari and McLaren lock down their drivers by extending their contracts with Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris respectively, whileContinue Reading
Q&A: Brabham remembers Ratzenberger 30 years on
What are your memories of Roland? When did you first come across him?David Brabham: As we were coming up through the ranks, he was ahead of me – he was older than I was. Obviously, I knew of him because he was doing well wherever he was going, whether itContinue Reading
Who is Abbi Pulling? An insight into the F1 Academy star
Pulling became the first female driver to ever win a race in the British Formula 4 Championship by taking the chequered flag at Brands Hatch.It was a faultless drive from the 21-year-old, who started in pole position before winning the second race of the weekend by 5.5 seconds to leaveContinue Reading
BMW hail WEC progress but “too many mistakes” remain
Andreas Roos, boss of BMW M Motorsport, believes the German manufacturer again “did some steps on pure pace”, even though a series of penalties for its two Hypercar entries prevented it from following up on the points-paying finishes of Qatar and Imola. “The pace was there to fight for position five,Continue Reading
Indy 500: Schedule and how to watch the IndyCar event in 2024
The world-famous Indy 500 is often billed as ‘the greatest spectacle in racing’ with its banked ovals, historic traditions and wheel-to-wheel battles capturing the attention of fans across the globe. It dates back to 1911 when Ray Harroun won by just 1.43 seconds at the brickyard, yet that is not evenContinue Reading
Russell “all for” having Verstappen as Mercedes F1 team-mate
Mercedes is currently seeking a replacement for Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton, who will leave the Brackley-based squad at the end of the season to join the Maranello team in 2025.Team boss Toto Wolff has openly admitted that he would want to have Verstappen but his comments drew criticism from Red BullContinue Reading
Line-up announced for More than Equal’s new female driver development programme
The group includes six promising 13-14-year-olds from Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Slovakia and the UK, who will all now follow a technical and tactical coaching and development programme that aims to accelerate at least one of them onto the Grand Prix grid. A further four drivers under the ageContinue Reading
Miller looking for answers to “head-scratcher” KTM MotoGP race pace
KTM endured its worst outing of the 2024 season at Le Mans, with Brad Binder the only rider out of its four-strong contingent to finish inside the top 10 on Sunday.Miller was running a distant 12th when he suffered a fall at Turn 11 on lap 16, bringing an earlyContinue Reading
F1 drivers call for review into “joke” penalty points system
Drivers are handed penalty points in addition to sporting penalties if the stewards deem an incident necessary, with an accumulation of 12 points over a 12-month rolling period resulting in a race ban.Kevin Magnussen’s recent spate of punishments has seen the Haas driver move perilously close to that mark, withContinue Reading