The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has announced Dan Fallows will step down from his role as technical director of the Silverstone squad.Fallows joined Aston Martin in April 2022, taking up the job of technical director after a long stint with Red Bull, where he rose through the ranks toContinue Reading
If Jorge Martin is crowned the 2024 MotoGP champion in this weekend’s Barcelona Grand Prix finale, he will become the first rider to win a premier class title with a satellite team since Valentino Rossi 23 years ago.Having led the championship for almost the entire season, the Pramac rider holdsContinue Reading
The Alpine Formula 1 team has officially confirmed it will switch to Mercedes power units from the 2026 season onwards.Alpine’s parent company Renault formally decided at the end of September to go through with plans to abandon its works engine programme in France’s Viry-Chatillon, which had been working on developingContinue Reading
A detailed investigation by FIA staff who visited Red Bull’s Milton Keynes factory has concluded that the squad did not use its controversial front bib adjuster in an illegal manner, Autosport can reveal.Red Bull had found itself at the centre of intrigue in recent weeks over a tool it hadContinue Reading
I joined Neil Brown Engineering in 1989 when electronics came into motor racing and engine management systems became increasingly popular. My brother-in-law already worked here and I’d been helping him out a little bit as a newly qualified electronics engineer, so Neil offered me a job. I said, ‘I’ll doContinue Reading
Joey Logano has called criticism of his run to a third NASCAR Cup championship as “bull****” after defeating Penske Ford team-mate Ryan Blaney in last weekend’s Phoenix title decider.Logano’s average finish in 2024 was 17.1, surpassing the previous record as the worst ever for a Cup champion set by BlaneyContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc believes the progress Ferrari has made on its tyre management this year might actually hinder the team’s chances at Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.After a 2023 campaign in which Ferrari struggled with tyre wear and overheating, the cold conditions at Las Vegas actually turned its rapid tyreContinue Reading
He faced stiff competition from his more experienced rivals throughout, but Louis Sharp sealed the 2024 GB3 Championship in convincing style with more poles, victories and laps led than anybody else. Remaining with Rodin Motorsport for his graduation from a title-winning British Formula 4 campaign, Sharp made the perfect startContinue Reading
Mohammed Ben Sulayem found himself the subject of a damning letter from the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association last week at a crucial time as he is rapidly approaching another election year.During his tenure as FIA president, Ben Sulayem has trodden the political minefield while wearing magnetic boots.From his preposterous attentionContinue Reading
Both Aston Martin and Red Bull have access to good wind tunnels and have produced – certainly in Red Bull’s case – some exceptional machinery over the past couple of years. Choosing to throw millions at a new wind tunnel, since a new facility doesn’t guarantee performance, is something of aContinue Reading