Toyota has been hit with a suspended €10,000 fine for comments made by race director Rob Leupen on the World Endurance Championship’s Balance of Performance, in contravention of series regulations.The fine, equivalent to £8,400, is the first time that a penalty has been applied for a breach of a ruleContinue Reading
Dale Coyne Racing has announced that Hunter McElrea will become its latest IndyCar Series debutant at this weekend’s round on the Toronto street circuit.The 24-year-old American-born New Zealander will step into the team’s #18 Honda entry after completing his first-ever laps in an IndyCar last week during a one-day test atContinue Reading
British Touring Car Championship organiser TOCA is targeting two new teams for the 2025 season, but is capping its grid at a maximum of 24 cars. The series has dropped from 27 cars last year to an average of 20 this term. While TOCA chief Alan Gow was always adamant thatContinue Reading
Ferrari has expressed “frustration and a sense of helplessness” at its inability to challenge for a podium in Sunday’s Interlagos round of the World Endurance Championship.The statement was made by Ferrari head of sportscar racing Antonello Coletta after the Italian manufacturer’s pair of 499P Le Mans Hypercars finished only fifthContinue Reading
While McLaren may have been left ruing opportunities it has had to deliver more Formula 1 wins recently, it equally is not blind to how far it has come.From having started F1’s current ground effect era on the backfoot, and even struggling at the start of last year, its marchContinue Reading
Kyle Kirkwood has taken back his criticism of fellow IndyCar racers Alexander Rossi and Sting Ray Robb after their dramatic collision in Iowa led to his own separate wreck.When Rossi’s Arrow McLaren entry ran out of fuel exiting Turn 2 on the final lap of the race, Robb attempted makeContinue Reading
The Haas team has extended its Formula 1 technical partnership with Ferrari through to the end of the 2028 season, with talks about potential opportunities to work with Toyota ongoing.The American-owned outfit has enjoyed a long relationship with Ferrari, having taken engines, gearboxes, and customer car parts, as well asContinue Reading
Scott McLaughlin says he is finally able “to call myself an IndyCar driver now” after winning his first oval race at Iowa, but believes he’s “nowhere near a complete driver”.The 31-year-old New Zealander scored his second win of the season by leading 164 laps on Saturday night, then added followedContinue Reading
LCR rider Johann Zarco hopes Yamaha’s expansion to four bikes in MotoGP next year will provide an extra incentive for Honda to close the gap to the front.The French rider believes the decision of his former team Pramac to become a satellite squad for Yamaha from 2025 will benefit both Japanese manufacturers,Continue Reading
This week on the James Allen on F1 Podcast, James sits down with ex-Haas Team Principle Guenther Steiner. During Guenther’s hosting of Buffalo Trace’s bourbon taste-test in Covent Garden, we pulled the man himself aside to discuss his life outside of Formula 1’s Team Principal role, his thoughts on personalityContinue Reading