Peugeot is evaluating the introduction of further upgrades to its Le Mans Hypercar in 2025 in order to close the gap to the front in the World Endurance Championship.The French manufacturer wants to get a full understanding of the potential of the updated 9X8 2024 by the end of theContinue Reading
Formula 1’s penalty point system “need to be reviewed” in the wake of the incident that triggered Kevin Magnussen’s one-race ban for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix – which other drivers described as “harsh”.Magnussen made contact with Pierre Gasly at the Variante della Roggia during the Italian Grand Prix in aContinue Reading
Porsche led home favourite Toyota in a red-flagged opening practice for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship round at Fuji.Laurens Vanthoor set a best time of 1m30.581s in the #6 Porsche 963 LMDh at the very beginning of the 90-minute session to head the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Ryo HirakawaContinue Reading
Formula 1 returns to Baku for the 2024 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, and it seems with it that McLaren have finally found a solution to their Papaya Rules / #1 Driver / team orders problem. But are Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri happy with the outcome? Alex KalinauckasContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has refused to rule out an Adrian Newey reunion at Aston Martin in the future.Design guru Newey was behind the Red Bull cars that delivered Verstappen’s three drivers’ championships, but his departure was confirmed earlier in the year and he has now signed for Aston.He will take onContinue Reading
James Courtney announced his retirement by accident – on the television news. With his eyes set on a career in real estate, it made sense for the 44-year-old to plug the Gold Coast firm he was joining and talk up his expertise. But in doing so, he also stated thatContinue Reading
Mercedes will not run its problematic floor first introduced at Spa at any point in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as it assesses whether this has caused its post-Belgium victory form dip.Mercedes entered 2024’s recent summer break on the back of three wins in four races – including an on-the-road 1-2Continue Reading
A revolutionary new car tracking and track digitisation system could change the way circuits make revenue – and police track limits.I R Kinetics has developed an infrared system that can track all cars in every race in real time to a greater degree of accuracy than is currently possible usingContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz reckons Ferrari’s execution of races and strategy has kept it in the Formula 1 constructors’ title hunt, despite a “poor” middle part of the season.Amid expectations that McLaren will surpass Red Bull in the constructors’ championship standings owing to their respective performance shifts and current eight-point difference, FerrariContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso says he played a role in trying to convince Formula 1 design legend Adrian Newey to join Aston Martin, though he admits he might run out of time to benefit from his work.After months of speculation Aston Martin announced on Tuesday it had signed Newey to work onContinue Reading