The WRC is conducting a trial of a new shorter format at the Italian Island gravel rally, which it hopes could offer event organisers more flexibility and help improve the championship’s promotion. A move to vary event formats, to include endurance and sprint rallies from next season, is a keyContinue Reading
Thierry Neuville was the man to beat on Friday morning’s Rally Italia Sardegna shakedown, but the Belgian feels the odds are stacked against him ahead of this sixth WRC round of the season. SourceContinue Reading
The overhaul in rules for 2026 will affect both powertrain and chassis design, with a near-50/50 split in power delivery from the internal combustion engine and the hybrid unit – which no longer includes the turbo-mounted MGU-H.With the increased reliance on hybridisation, the powertrains will be heavier in 2026, althoughContinue Reading
Teams across both Hypercar and LMGT3 categories will not be allowed to artificially heat their tyres in the blue riband round of the World Endurance Championship on 15-16 June as per the updated sporting regulations for 2024.The WEC had originally imposed an outright ban on tyre warmers at the startContinue Reading
A long-serving member of the team, White moved to the Enstone outfit in 2016 to head up the operations side of the squad having previously worked as the deputy managing director of engines for Renault’s powertrain arm in Viry-Chatillon.He had previously worked for Cosworth’s F1 engine project prior to joiningContinue Reading
The Penske PC27 is a somewhat improbable choice for Al Unser Jr’s favourite car. A two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time IndyCar champion, he had his greatest successes at the wheel of the Lola T90/00, Galmer G92 and Penske PC23-94 in US open-wheel racing.By contrast, he went winless in the radical PC27 throughoutContinue Reading
The Woking-based team introduced a major development step to its MCL38 at the Miami Grand Prix, which helped Lando Norris secure his maiden F1 victory.Since then, Norris took a second place at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, while team-mate Oscar Piastri finished runner-up in last weekend’s race in Monaco.But whileContinue Reading
On Thursday ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, reports emerged that Ducati has decided to promote Jorge Martin to its factory team for 2025.While initially, this looked like then leading to Marquez moving to Pramac to take a factory bike, the six-time MotoGP world champion complicated the situationContinue Reading
F1 finances are as strong as they’ve ever been, as current revenue levels are understood to be over $3 billion.This has led to F1 teams increasing their profit margins, with Ferrari being estimated as the championship’s most valuable constructor at $3.9b, ahead of Mercedes on $3.8b.But even the least valuableContinue Reading
Potential discussions have arisen as Ferrari prepares to open its first electrification plant next month, where it will produce its own batteries and fleet of electric vehicles.Work on the new ‘e-building’ has been ongoing since 2022 at the cost of 500 million euro, with that funding also going towards renewableContinue Reading