Norris finished sixth in the 2023 drivers’ standings, marking his joint-best championship finish in his F1 career, with a personal best of seven podiums. But it was his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri who took one of only two non-Red Bull wins from 28 possible chances, after the Australian won inContinue Reading
The multiple MotoGP podium finisher has joined the factory Honda squad on a two-year deal to replace Marc Marquez, who has signed for Gresini Ducati for 2024.Marini made his debut with Honda at the post-season Valencia test, having had his HRC deal announced only the day before, and performed solidlyContinue Reading
One of the most successful engineers in the history of F1, Newey has been a mainstay of Red Bull since he joined in 2006, contributing to the outfit’s 13 world titles – seven in the drivers’ championship with Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen plus six in the constructors’. Having taken up differentContinue Reading
In September, Audi revealed its significantly upgraded electric Dakar entry, the RS Q e-tron E2. This was followed by a recent announcement from the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship’s Committee that a balance of performance shift in the T1.U class for prototype cars using renewable energies – which includes the RS Q e-tronContinue Reading
The WEC is booming following an overhaul in regulations, with no fewer than nineteen Hypercar entered in 2024, representing nine different manufacturers. Never have so many OEMs been involved in WEC’s top class since the inception of the series. While this development is generally heralded as the advent of a goldenContinue Reading
The soon-to-be-renamed squad started last season on the backfoot, with a car that regularly left its drivers battling near the bottom of the midfield pack.But an impressive effort to turn things around, which included a major aero revamp and switch to Red Bull’s rear suspension from the Singapore Grand Prix,Continue Reading
The 2024 Dakar Rally will be the fifth successive event to take place entirely in Saudi Arabia, but organiser ASO has laid out a route that will be vastly different to previous years.One of the biggest highlights of this year’s challenge is a two-day ‘chrono stage’, where competitors will haveContinue Reading
Hutchinson was forced to sit out last year’s TT after suffering a stroke while out cycling in Spain in March.As per ACU regulations, Hutchinson had his racing license suspended for 12 months while he recovered from the stroke.He was due to contest the 2023 season once more with TAS Racing,Continue Reading
Ferrari dropped a place to third in the 2023 constructors’ standings but did enjoy a notably strong end to the campaign thanks to a run of four podium finishes from the final five rounds.Drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc struggled with the SF-23’s unpredictable handling and poor tyre degradation thatContinue Reading
Watch the 2024 Dakar rally start podium ceremony livestream from Saudi Arabia. SourceContinue Reading