Stella took over last winter to replace Andreas Seidl, who departed to head up Audi’s 2026 entry with Sauber.One of his biggest early decisions was to restructure the technical departments, creating three clear pillars with their own responsibilities.While two of the three technical directors are still on gardening leave afterContinue Reading
It is fair to say Andreas Mikkelsen has been knocking on the door for a return to the World Rally Championship ever since falling out of the top tier in 2019. These knocks have become increasingly louder after winning two WRC2 titles and a European Rally Championship, but still theContinue Reading
The Italian company has been evaluating making changes to its tyres in a bid to eradicate the increased presence of thermal degradation, which has notched up a level this year. The trait of tyres overheating has been labelled by senior sources in the F1 paddock as the ‘enemy of racing’ –Continue Reading
It’s time to look back at F1’s 2023 season! In a year where Max Verstappen blitzed the competition en route to his 3rd World Championship, we take a look at what happened throughout the year, the battles behind the Red Bull, who made gains, who stumbled and more. To reviewContinue Reading
The FIA issued a statement earlier this week indicating that its compliance department was “looking into the matter” of an allegation that confidential information had been passed from an FOM employee to a team principal, while not naming the Wolffs.However, it was a clear reference to the couple in theContinue Reading
Lamborghini’s new prototype – the 3.8-litre, twin-turbo V8-powered SC63 – produced a 1m35s-flat lap on Wednesday, about a second off last year’s Daytona 24 Hours pole position time.It was the first time the Iron Lynx-run car had run alongside the rivals that it will race in the IMSA SportsCar Championship’sContinue Reading
The French rider made his debut with Yamaha at the Petronas SRT satellite squad in 2019 and won the title with the factory team in 2021, ending a seven-year drought for the brand.He re-signed with Yamaha for two more years part way through the 2022 season, but endured a toughContinue Reading
F1 cars are incredibly complex machines which take several years plus millions of dollars to design and build before heading to a track.A key component of that is the steering wheel. Of course, it is essential for every car, but the F1 steering wheel is unlike any that is seenContinue Reading
Its status as a GT-only round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship means that Virginia International Raceway doesn’t get the same attention as some of the calendar’s traditional heavy hitters. But to drivers who have sampled its 3.270 miles of narrow winding asphalt, the track commonly known as VIR is aContinue Reading
On Tuesday, the FIA announced its Compliance Department was looking into allegations made in a dubious media report suggesting Mercedes team boss Wolff and his wife Susie, who heads FOM’s F1 Academy, were exchanging confidential information.The probe took all parties involved by surprise and invoked a furious response by theContinue Reading