Having got his first taste of the Honda RC213V in Valencia last year, Zarco got another opportunity to test the bike during last week’s official shakedown test in Malaysia, as he took full advantage of MotoGP’s new concessions system to complete two days of running.To his own surprise, the FrenchmanContinue Reading
The inaugural F1 Academy season took place largely out of the public gaze, with only the final weekend of competition broadcast live as the championship raced alongside F1 at the United States Grand Prix.But this season all seven events feature on the F1 support bill.In a move similar to theContinue Reading
In a presentation in Malaysia on Monday, 2021 champion Fabio Quartararo and new Yamaha recruit Alex Rins provided a first glimpse of the paint scheme they will carry on their respective bikes this year.The blue-and-black colour scheme is a carry-forward of the design that was first introduced on the M1Continue Reading
The double diffuser Brawn BGP 001 2009 double diffuser detail viewPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaFirstly, let’s wind it back to 2009, a turbulent period which had seen Honda quit F1 amid the global financial crisis at the end of the previous season. Its works outfit was subject to a management buyoutContinue Reading
Liberty Media and Formula 1 have done some great things for the championship since 2017, but last week they scored what some may see as an own goal.Exactly seven years and seven days after the official handover from former boss Bernie Ecclestone to new CEO Chase Carey, F1 issued aContinue Reading
It makes little sense for the American outfit to abandon its project just in case it gets a reprieve ahead of 2028, and the scale of progress it has made so far on its F1 ambitions was made public recently.This was after it revealed images of its wind tunnel model,Continue Reading
Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Newgarden triumphed alongside Dane Cameron, Matt Campbell and Felipe Nasr in America’s biggest sportscar race last weekend in only his second start in Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 963 LMDh prototype.He will now focus on trying to win a third IndyCar Series title for Roger Penske’s team, butContinue Reading
The factory Toyota duo were entered into the snow rally to gather valuable miles driving their GR Yaris Rally1 cars ahead of the WRC’s to Rally Sweden from 15-18 February.Evans took the victory with a 5m02.3s margin from 2022 Finnish rally champion Mikko Heikkila after trouble hit long-time leader Rovanpera,Continue Reading
Hamlin, who earned pole for the non-points exhibition race earlier on Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, fell back into the field during the race but rallied to the front with 10 laps remaining.He then held off Kyle Busch in a two-lap overtime contest as those behind Hamlin bumpedContinue Reading
That comes down to typical sportsperson bravado – but the psychological boost of such an approach, to take the positives and shut out the negativity, has long been clear at the top level of all sporting echelons.So, when Russell said in an interview with select media including Autosport at theContinue Reading