At racing speeds, one of Pirelli’s blue-sidewalled ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second. The problem is that you’re more likely to see a blue moon than witness an F1 wet tyre operating at racing speeds. That amount of water being displaced at all four cornersContinue Reading
If Ash Sutton claims a record-breaking fifth British Touring Car Championship title this October, he may well look back on a weekend in June when he outscored main rival Tom Ingram because his pace was so inferior as key to that success.That may sound paradoxical, but it’s absolutely true. ScarcelyContinue Reading
The European Commission has given the green light for Liberty Media to acquire MotoGP promoter Dorna more than a year after the deal was first announced.In an official statement released this afternoon, the European Commission announced its approval of Liberty Media’s acquisition of Dorna “without conditions.”“The Commission has unconditionally approvedContinue Reading
While the Italian Grand Prix failed to deliver the expected challenge from Francesco Bagnaia that was anticipated, the weekend at Mugello still threw up plenty of talking points across the grid. Here are the key factors that determined how the riders stacked up once the chequered flag flew in Mugello. Riding aContinue Reading
In terms of points on the board – which convert into dollars in the coffers once Formula 1’s prize funds are dished out – Gabriel Bortoleto has yet to deliver on his considerable early promise. Only two other drivers – Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto – are also on zeroContinue Reading
Chris Porritt’s aggregate victory in the Jochen Rindt Trophy feature, centrepiece of last weekend’s splendid British Automobile Racing Club Thruxton Retro event, was a cliffhanger.Driving his ex-Divina Galica 1977 Formula 2 Chevron-BDG B40 superbly, Porritt pounced when poleman Rory Smith’s 1984 FAtlantic Ralt RT4 was boxed in lapped traffic atContinue Reading
Formula 2 championship leader Alex Dunne will make his Formula 1 free practice debut with McLaren at the Austrian Grand Prix, taking Lando Norris’ seat for Friday’s FP1 session.The Irishman is in his first F2 season, having stepped up to the series with Rodin after a single season of F3.Continue Reading
Red Bull prospect Arvid Lindblad has taken the wheel of Racing Bull’s 2023 AT04 for his first proper F1 test at Imola.In a camouflaged car that originally ran under the team’s AlphaTauri name, Lindblad split TPC testing duties with fellow Red Bull junior Ayumu Iwasa at the Emilia-Romagna Grand PrixContinue Reading
Unusual car: Warburton’s Caldwell Formula FordThe Caldwell is a rare Formula Ford chassis in the UK, but made history back in 1969 when a D9 won the first SCCA National Formula Ford Championship at Daytona, in the hands of US racing school pioneer Skip Barber.Seen in both Formula Ford andContinue Reading
Jamie Osborne had been utterly dominant during the opening two weekends of the Mini Challenge season, but a problem-filled Saturday at Oulton Park gave others the chance to shine.Osborne enjoyed a colossal 64-point lead heading to Cheshire, although that advantage was in danger of being wiped out after fuel systemContinue Reading