Sainz set the pace at Bahrain International Circuit in the second of three days of testing, ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.The afternoon session was pulled forward by an hour, which meant ran for five hours rather than four, after two hours were lost inContinue Reading
Sainz’s team-mate Charles Leclerc topped a curtailed morning session, which was halted with 1h38m on the clock after he hit a loose drain cover and forced Ferrari to change the floor on its SF-24.The session wasn’t restarted but an extra hour was added to the afternoon session instead, meaning someContinue Reading
Ahead of a record-breaking 24 race calendar, which includes four double-headers and two triple-headers, Croft has taken the decision to stand down from the Emilia-Romagna, Austrian and Azerbaijan Grands Prix.Croft has also missed this year’s pre-season test in Bahrain, having previously been a part of the commentary team in recentContinue Reading
The Losail International Circuit in Doha is due to host the official pre-season test of 2024 on 24-25 February, a week before the opening round of the year on 2 March.However, the two-day test may have to be pushed back as some teams wait for their cars and equipment toContinue Reading
The wider Red Bull GmbH company has launched a probe into Horner and he has faced lengthy questioning by an independent barrister who was appointed to draw evidence of the unspecified allegations.Horner acknowledged at the launch of the RB20 that the matter had been a “distraction” when lightly addressing theContinue Reading
The FW45 from 2023 – which Albon guided to eight points finishes as the team climbed from last to seventh in the constructors’ championship – proved particularly weak through low-speed changes of direction, under braking and through longer-duration fast corners.But speaking on the second day of pre-season running in Bahrain,Continue Reading
The close alliance between the Red Bull squad and its sister RB operation has come under the spotlight recently, amid calls from McLaren boss Zak Brown for F1 to re-evaluate the regulations regarding co-operation between competitors.Brown believes that in the budget cap era, the time has come for F1 toContinue Reading
Russell had a full day in the car in Bahrain on Wednesday, before Hamilton took over on Thursday.While the team’s programme meant that Russell’s headline times were modest relative to those of rivals, he says that it was already clear that the car is an improvement.Russell and Hamilton both lackedContinue Reading
Honda is looking to snap a barren period that has seen it score one race win in two years and go without a title since 2019.While HRC made big gains with its 2024 RC213 compared to its predecessor, Honda is still lagging behind its rivals as the new season approaches.“WeContinue Reading
It was a role already earmarked for the 60-year-old prior to his sudden departure from the top engineering job he had occupied since 2006 in January as part of what was billed as a management change “designed to develop the next generation of company leaders” at the Cologne-based organisation, whichContinue Reading