Why McLaren won’t let British GP errors “build and destroy” its F1 progress
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the team will not allow annoyance at its repeated victory near-misses to “build and destroy” its emergence as a force in Formula 1.The Woking-based team was left ruing another win that slipped through its fingers at the British Grand Prix as a series of strategyContinue Reading
Nine things we learned from the 2024 MotoGP German Grand Prix
Francesco Bagnaia’s victory at the Sachsenring on Sunday elevated him to top of the standings by 10 points over Pramac Ducati rival Jorge Martin, who had things under control until his surprise crash on the penultimate lap.Marc Marquez couldn’t add another win to his Sachsenring tally, but was delighted with secondContinue Reading
Ferrari’s F1 technical director Cardile departs to join Aston Martin
Ferrari has confirmed the departure of its Formula 1 chassis technical director Enrico Cardile, who is set to join the Aston Martin team.As Autosport exclusively revealed back in May, Cardile had long been targeted by Aston Martin as part of the Silverstone squad’s efforts to push up the F1 grid.TheContinue Reading
Kristoffersson double win begins World RX Battle of Technologies era in Sweden
Internal combustion-engined cars delivered a double victory over the incumbent electric machinery on their return to the World Rallycross Championship in Sweden last weekend, courtesy of six-time champion Johan Kristoffersson.On the first outing for what is being billed as the ‘Battle of Technologies’, local hero Kristoffersson struck the first blowContinue Reading
Ferrari receives WEC engine power gain ahead of Interlagos
Ferrari has been given back the engine power it lost ahead of its Le Mans 24 Hours victory for the Interlagos World Endurance Championship round this weekend.The Italian manufacturer’s 499P was hit with a 1.7% reduction in maximum power above 250km/h (155mph) under the new power gain element of theContinue Reading
Red Bull offers explanation for “very weird” F1 British GP
The fluctuating speed of Formula 1’s top three teams in the British Grand Prix left many scratching their heads to work out how it was Lewis Hamilton who triumphed for Mercedes.After a season that had Red Bull dominant at the start before McLaren emerged more recently with what many believeContinue Reading
Seven things we learned at the 2024 British Grand Prix
The “classic British summer” jibes aside, the British Grand Prix weekend faced an atypical barrage of cold and inclement weather – it felt more like a February’s half-hearted release of the winter’s last remnants, rather than a sun-baked July. Although unwelcome for the fans who had failed to pack aContinue Reading
Mercedes to unleash double upgrade before F1 summer break
Mercedes will continue to roll out incremental upgrades in Budapest and Spa after the development of its 2024 Formula 1 car led to a win on merit at the British Grand Prix.Lewis Hamilton took an emotionally charged ninth home win at Silverstone following a two-and-a-half-year wait for his 104th grandContinue Reading
Bagnaia was expecting last-lap German GP showdown before Martin crash
Francesco Bagnaia believes the German Grand Prix would have gone down the wire had Jorge Martin not crashed on the penultimate lap and handed him an easy MotoGP win.Pramac rider Martin was circulating comfortably in the front as the Sachsenring race neared its conclusion, having started from pole position andContinue Reading
Red Bull says Perez form ‘unsustainable’ with F1 contract clause set to kick in
Red Bull thinks it is “unsustainable” if Sergio Perez continues performing as he is, with the Mexican now at risk of a performance-related clause getting activated in his Formula 1 contract.Perez has been under pressure over recent weeks to lift his game and deliver more for Red Bull, with theContinue Reading