Rallye Monte-Carlo Friday morning highlights
2024-01-26
Elfyn Evans maintained his lead in Rallye Monte-Carlo after three speed tests on Friday morning, but his team-mate Sébastien Ogier was hot on his heels. SourceContinue Reading
Haas to reveal F1 2024 livery next week
2024-01-26
The American-fronted outfit, which finished bottom of the constructors’ championship last season, has revealed on social media that the VF-24 will break cover on 2 February – though Autosport understands this will merely the new livery on renders of the VF-24.In previous seasons, Haas has tended to go earlier thanContinue Reading
Tanak: No plans to alter Monte WRC strategy after costly spin
2024-01-26
The Hyundai driver ended the Friday morning loop in fourth overall more than a minute adrift of rally leader Toyota’s Elfyn Evans after losing 41.9s to a spin on stage three.Tanak was caught out by a patch of ice which spun his i20 N into a ditch. The 2019 worldContinue Reading
Diriyah E-Prix: Vergne edges Evans to pole for opening race
2024-01-26
The DS Penske driver put himself 0.012s up on Evans after the first sector, but found himself fractionally behind the Jaguar ace after coming through the second timing zone.A final sector time just over a tenth up allowed Vergne to claim top spot with a 1m12.062s and by a marginContinue Reading
Record-breaking nine women to compete in Daytona 24 Hours – who are the drivers?
2024-01-26
The Daytona 24 Hours will start on Saturday 27 January 2024 and features a record-breaking nine women on the entry list. The opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship will take place at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida and is one of the most anticipated events on the sportsContinue Reading
Piastri: Momentum key after McLaren exceeded all F1 expectations in 2023
2024-01-26
New team principal Andrea Stella and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown admitted that 2022-23 winter development targets had been missed when the MCL60 challenger was launched. The car duly failed to score a point across the opening two weekends but, led by a three-stage major update package, emerged as the mostContinue Reading
WRC Monte Carlo: Evans leads from charging Ogier, as ice catches out Tanak
2024-01-26
Evans successfully navigated through three tricky asphalt stages that featured icy patches to lead nine-time Monte Carlo winner Ogier by 10.7s.Ogier won two of the three tests to haul himself from third to second overall ahead of Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, who is 24.5s back from Evans. His team-mate Tanak headedContinue Reading
Friday favourite: The “no compromise” track where a Le Mans winner notched up a century
2024-01-26
It’s been over a decade since Christophe Bouchut last raced at his favourite circuit. And while the 1993 Le Mans 24 Hours winner says the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course first opened in 1962 is “not the biggest, not the most beautiful circuit,” he reckons the track’s combination of corners,Continue Reading
Diriyah E-Prix: Nato pips Guenther to fastest time in FP2
2024-01-26
With conditions constantly improving at the Saudi Arabian street circuit it was the final efforts which proved crucial as Nato jumped to the top of the times with a 1m13.584s as the chequered flag was shown. Moments earlier Maserati MSG’s Guenther had gone fastest, usurping reigning champion Jake Dennis who hadContinue Reading
‘Still plenty of action’ to get from F1 ground effect rules, says Allison
2024-01-26
With F1 set to embark on its third year of the current rules set, there is growing anticipation of a major convergence of designs as Red Bull’s rivals try to stop the team from grabbing a third consecutive title double.With all teams having evolved last year to the downwash sidepodContinue Reading