Wickens – who suffered a serious spinal cord injury in an IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018 that left him paraplegic – was making his debut in the series, sharing a Target SRL-entered Hyundai Elantra N with his fellow Canadian co-driver Mark Wilkins.This was the first race of a double-header eventContinue Reading
The Spaniard arrived at Suzuka in a buoyant mood after leading team-mate Charles Leclerc to a 1-2 finish at the Australian GP, and hopes had been high of a strong showing in qualifying after some promising long-run form in practice.However, Ferrari endured a more challenging time in the fight forContinue Reading
Eight-time grand prix world champion Marquez is the most successful rider on the grid at Texas’ Circuit of the Americas.Marquez scored his first premier class win at the Austin-based venue in 2013 and followed it up with successive victories through to 2019 when a crash opened the door for Suzuki’sContinue Reading
For beyond the headline lap times that have hinted at signs of progress in unlocking pace from its W15, the mood of its drivers is far more upbeat than at any point this season.Indeed, Lewis Hamilton declared that there had been a “night and day” difference in how comfortable heContinue Reading
Alpine A524 technical detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaA look at the two front wing specifications available to Alpine in Japan, with the newer of the two being the upper one (splattered with green flo-viz paint). Note not only how the shape of the upper flaps differ considerably different but also howContinue Reading
Acosta’s impressive march through the field in the Qatar GP to run as high as fourth because sliding down to ninth already grabbed attention.But it was a similar charge from seventh on the grid last time out in Portugal that culminated in a maiden podium in third, after Aprilia’s MaverickContinue Reading
Teams all too frequently bin off one of the choices – either because the soft is too aggressive, the medium falls into no-man’s land, or the hard is too conservative – but this weekend’s race in Japan has left what Pirelli’s head of car racing Mario Isola says is aContinue Reading
Hamilton qualified only seventh for the Japanese GP, 0.569s off poleman Max Verstappen but just 0.084s shy of the fourth-placed Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.Despite the disappointing grid position, the seven-time world champion insists the past two days have given him a clearer idea of what direction his team needs toContinue Reading
Multiple sources have confirmed to Autosport that Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport have collectively written a letter to the FIA expressing a need for the current Rally1 technical rules to see out the original window from 2022 to the end of 2026.In February, the FIA’s working group revealed its vision forContinue Reading
Perez missed out on pole position for the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix to reigning world champion team-mate Max Verstappen by a slender 0.066 seconds as Red Bull scored a 1-2 result.With Perez out of contract at the end of the year, many believed RB driver Daniel Ricciardo would take hisContinue Reading