McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has insisted he was not prepared to ‘destroy’ the balance within the squad by employing team orders for Oscar Piastri to help Lando Norris in his quest for Formula 1’s drivers’ title.Norris is hunting down three-time reigning champion Max Verstappen and remains within touching distance of theContinue Reading
Red Bull reckons an FIA clarification over slot-gap tricks has had an impact on the fight at the front of Formula 1.Ahead of the United States Grand Prix, the FIA issued a note to all teams saying that it was not comfortable with some of the flexing of rear wingsContinue Reading
Denny Hamlin is fairly amused with the thought of winning the 2024 NASCAR Cup championship in the midst of his team’s — 23XI Racing — legal battle against the series and the most powerful family in all of NASCAR. “Yeah, I would like to have that problem, truthfully (laughter),” said Hamlin lastContinue Reading
Red Bull’s renewed challenge at the front of the grid in Austin suggests the team has begun to better understand the issues that it faces in finding performance from the RB20 on a week-by-week basis.However, there are other factors to consider, with its handle on the tyres when compared withContinue Reading
Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez competed in the Australian Grand Prix without an aerodynamic package on his Aprilia MotoGP bike and felt like he was “flying”.Due to the disruptive influence of the powerful winds at the seaside track, the Phillip Island circuit is the only one on the MotoGP calendar atContinue Reading
Ferrari’s dominance of the United States Grand Prix came on a weekend when it stood out from its rivals in not bringing any upgrades. Or, to be more accurate, none that it officially declared.With closest challengers McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes all introducing developments at the Austin track, the FIA’sContinue Reading
Dakar Rally winners Toby Price and Sam Sunderland will switch from the motorcycle category to cars to contest the 2025 edition together in January. The pair will be aboard an Overdrive Racing Toyota Hilux T1+ for the gruelling Saudi Arabian rally raid from 3-17 January. Price, who won Dakar in 2016 andContinue Reading
BMW factory driver Raffaele Marciello will defend his FIA GT World Cup title in next month’s Macau GT3 showpiece, which features all previous winners on the entry list.Victorious last year with Mercedes, Marciello will line up as part of a 23-car field comprising representation from six manufacturers as he seeksContinue Reading
The FIA is confident it has an option to present to the World Motor Sport Council to improve and “simplify” the World Rally Championship’s radical points system for next year.This year’s all-new points structure has proved a hot topic among competitors and fans thanks to its complexity and weighting thatContinue Reading
Synonymous with motorsport and not short on glitz or glamour given its picturesque Mediterranean coast location, Monte Carlo played host earlier this year to the unveiling of Formula E’s newest challenger – the Gen3 Evo.A traditional step change that’s come at the midpoint of the four-year cycle for all generationsContinue Reading