As preparation for the Monte Carlo Rally goes, heading for the Middle East to contest a 24-hour race is on the unconventional side. But the news announced shortly before Christmas that Kalle Rovanpera will make his endurance racing debut in next week’s Dubai 24 Hours only underlines that he is indeedContinue Reading
Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has expressed his gratitude towards his drivers after they mostly refrained from hitting out at their car’s lack of performance in the media.2024 was a noticeably poorer season for the Silverstone-based squad after a 2023 campaign when Fernando Alonso was a regular podium contender.AstonContinue Reading
MotoGP imposes a winter break during the off-season, the rules for which are properly defined so riders can get some rest and the development of bikes can be restricted.How long does the winter break last?Article 1.15.1.1 of the MotoGP regulations, which covers testing and training, specifies the rule that appliesContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri believes he has all the tools he needs to compete for the Formula 1 world championship but has conceded he now must “deploy them all the time”. Australian Piastri earned his first grand prix victories as part of the McLaren effort that saw the team clinch a first constructors’Continue Reading
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has conceded the squad’s previous dominance under Formula 1’s ground-effect regulatory era masked “a lot of the issues” with its cars.The Milton Keynes-based outfit failed to hold onto its constructors’ championship from 2023 as McLaren and Ferrari surpassed its points total across the seasonContinue Reading
Ford, together with its long-time World Rally Championship partner M-Sport, has designed the new Raptor T1+ to take on the Dakar Rally.With a star-studded line-up including past winners Carlos Sainz Sr and Nani Roma, former Audi star Mattias Ekstrom and promising youngster Mitch Guthrie Jr, the American manufacturer is alreadyContinue Reading
Pol Espargaro was surprised to see how Marc Marquez was able to tame an increasingly difficult Honda MotoGP bike during their team-mates in 2021-22.Having played a major role in building KTM’s MotoGP operation from scratch, Espargaro got the opportunity to race for the factory HRC team in 2021 alongside six-timeContinue Reading
George Russell believes his “natural driving style has worked well” with the current generation of Formula 1 cars and is another reason behind his excellent qualifying record in 2024.Russell ended the previous campaign with a 24-6 qualifying split against his now former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and also finished oneContinue Reading
The 2025 F1 season sees a record-equaling 24 race calendar, with the first race on 16 March in Australia. British F1 viewers can watch every race live on Sky Sports F1 or catch the highlights on Channel 4.This arrangement is the result of several years of evolution of F1 broadcastingContinue Reading
Red Bull Racing RB20 detailPhoto by: Giorgio Piola A close-up of the Red Bull RB20’s rear end, featuring a downward sloping surface at the tail end of the engine cover. It’s also apparent how the semi-detached tip section sits ahead of the upper flap line and reaches out over theContinue Reading