Spa 24 Hours winner Maxime Martin, Valentino Rossi’s regular team-mate for the past two seasons, is leaving BMW for a second time.The 38-year-old Belgian is ending his latest stint with BMW “at his own request to pursue new challenges”, the German manufacturer stated on the release of the news onContinue Reading
And breathe. Formula 1’s 24-race marathon is done, dusted, and to be firmly ensconced in the history books; it’s already gone from present to past tense on Wikipedia.It’s been a great year for F1, as expectations of another Max Verstappen title rout were firmly dispelled as the growing forces behindContinue Reading
Like McLaren, the team it was ultimately defeated by, Ferrari has come a long way over the past 18 months. But the Italian squad fell just short of conquering the 2024 constructors’ title after keeping its chances alive until the very end.Ferrari was the only team to prevent Red BullContinue Reading
Lando Norris has insisted “no one has a nice time” racing Max Verstappen after a number of run-ins with the four-time Formula 1 world champion across the past season.McLaren driver Norris took victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to clinch a first constructors’ championship for the Woking-based outfitContinue Reading
While much was made of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes finale and Carlos Sainz’s last race for Ferrari, four likely permanent Formula 1 farewells also took place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – and sadly for those involved, none of them went particularly to plan.There was very little fanfare, outside ofContinue Reading
Suzuki has expressed a desire to return to MotoGP in the future but stressed that it needs to create the necessary conditions in the company to warrant a comeback.The Japanese manufacturer quit MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season, violating a four-year agreement it had signed with series promoterContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton has revealed how hearing race engineer Pete Bonnington fire him up with their famous “hammertime” catchphrase one last time was a poignant moment as he departs Mercedes for Ferrari.Hamilton and his long-time engineer Bonnington, or Bono for short, forged a formidable partnership at Mercedes that led to six drivers’Continue Reading
Super Formula has released the entry list for this week’s post-season test at Suzuka, headlined by 2025 Formula 1 drivers Oliver Bearman and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.It was revealed last Friday that Bearman and Antonelli would be part of the traditional rookie test at the Japanese Grand Prix venue on DecemberContinue Reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says joy at Lewis Hamilton’s charge to fourth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was tempered by annoyance that he should have been in the victory fight.Hamilton was taking part in his final race weekend for the Mercedes team after a 12-year stint that had nettedContinue Reading
Red Bull may confess to ‘hate’ being beaten in Formula 1 this year, but there are two notable upsides that compensate a little for seeing McLaren and Ferrari finish ahead of it.The first is a $2.7 million saving that the squad will have on its entry fee compared to whatContinue Reading