Ferrari says the timing of the FIA’s recent intervention in issuing a technical directive surrounding skid blocks meant it took a hit to its Formula 1 budget.Shortly ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the FIA wrote to teams for a clampdown on the use of satellite skid blocks thatContinue Reading
Newly crowned world rally champion Thierry Neuville will headline a host of World Rally Championship stars set to compete at the Monza Rally Show next month.The event has returned this year to celebrate Pirelli’s four-year stint as the WRC’s sole tyre supplier with the championship set to welcome South KoreanContinue Reading
A quirk in Formula 1’s regulations meant Carlos Sainz was not penalised for crossing the pit-entry line during the Las Vegas Grand Prix.Ferrari driver Sainz was leading Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes into the pits for his second stop when a late call to suggest his crew wasn’t ready resulted in theContinue Reading
Robert Wickens has explained the “chicken-or-the-egg” hurdles he has faced before securing a drive in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for 2025 that marks the next phase of his racing return.The 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 champion suffered a serious spinal cord injury in an IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018, whichContinue Reading
Now that Formula 1’s 2024 world drivers’ championship has been secured by Max Verstappen after Las Vegas, it could be assumed that the races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are little more than dead rubbers. In reality, the 2024 season is far from over as there’s still plenty to playContinue Reading
When a Brit called Matt Bell turned up in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series in 2023 there was inevitably some confusion. A presumption was made that it was the same Matt Bell who was racing a P3 in the ELMS-supporting Le Mans Cup having been aContinue Reading
The 2024 Formula 2 season has been one of many twists and turns, with championship challengers coming and going. With a double-header in the Middle East to decide the matter, who will come out on top?While six drivers remain mathematically in the fight, there is a clear two-horse battle betweenContinue Reading
Aleix Espargaro has revealed he always felt he had less talent than some of the other riders in MotoGP, but overcame this inherent disadvantage by working harder.The 35-year-old pulled the curtain down on his glittering career as a motorcycle racer at the Barcelona Grand Prix earlier this month, having competedContinue Reading
Sauber racer Zhou Guanyu says Ferrari is “really interested” in hiring him as a reserve driver, as he finds himself a free agent for the 2025 Formula 1 season.The future Audi team has decided to replace both Zhou and his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, hiring veteran Nico Hulkenberg and F2 championshipContinue Reading
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen was “more sensitive” to the criticism of his aggressive driving than he let on in public.Verstappen clinched his fourth straight title with two rounds remaining in Las Vegas, having been the year’s standout driver aboard a Red BullContinue Reading