Following a difficult start with the MCL60 the Woking outfit introduced a successful series of updates from mid-season onwards that moved the car up the pecking order.Rookie Piastri logged two podium finishes in grands prix plus a sprint race victory, while his team-mate Lando Norris made the top three onContinue Reading
Martin fought Francesco Bagnaia all the way to the final race of the 2023 season on his Pramac Ducati, but ended up 39 points short after a crash in the Valencia Grand Prix handed the title to the ltalian.Had Martin won the championship, he would have been automatically promoted toContinue Reading
As F1’s regulations have got ever more complicated, there are now a number of restrictions that teams face in terms of the way they can operate things at their own bases. There are limits on wind tunnel and CFD testing, how much information can be shared between collaborating squads, plus elementsContinue Reading
Nurburgring 24 Hours winner David Pittard, GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup champion Mattia Drudi and Henrique Chaves, a class winner at the Le Mans 24 Hours, have been added to the Aston Martin Racing roster for 2024. They join stalwart AMR drivers Marco Sorensen and Nicki Thiim, who have beenContinue Reading
In June it was announced that Otro Capital had acquired a 24% share in Alpine Racing Limited for €200 million, a deal that valued the Enstone company at around $900 million.That transaction has now been completed, and as part of the arrangement Otro co-founder Alex Scheiner recently became a directorContinue Reading
The news follows last week’s announcement that he has left Porsche’s stable, having previously been nominated as a ‘Selected Driver’ by its Asia Pacific motorsport arm.He most recently drove a Porsche 963 LMDh entered by the German marque’s customer team Jota in WEC’s Hypercar class this year, but wasn’t includedContinue Reading
Stella took over as McLaren’s F1 team principal after Andres Seidl left late last year to join Sauber and manage its transition to becoming the Audi works team in 2026.In 2023, Stella oversaw McLaren’s considerable gains up the F1 pecking order, while also substantially changing the structure of its carContinue Reading
I would say that 2023 has been the best season of my life for numerous reasons. Being the Porsche GB Junior driver for the past two years has been a real privilege and, without that, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I had a fantastic first season in theContinue Reading
While 2023 was dominated by Max Verstappen and Red Bull, McCullough suggests that in the third season of the current regulations, the top teams will be closer together.He cited qualifying for the final race of this year in Abu Dhabi, where eight teams featured in the top 10, as aContinue Reading
While the museum itself has previously been covered – for those with physical copies or a digital subscription, look back to Alexa Kellow’s review from 6 July 2023 – there is only one note that can be added for those with younger children. This surrounds the ‘Starting Grid’ as youContinue Reading