But while both cars missed out on clean sweeps by just one victory in their respective campaigns, what is perhaps most impressive is that Red Bull had to do that against the backdrop of 22 events rather than just 16. Rather than being an all-new design, the RB19 was an evolution of theContinue Reading
The Marquez brothers will become team-mates in MotoGP for the second time in 2024 after Marc elected to quit Honda a year early to join Gresini Ducati.The pair last raced together as team-mates at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix at Honda, before Marc Marquez badly broke his arm in aContinue Reading
Andretti had a pre-contract agreement with Renault, but it lapsed in the summer as the process of gaining an entry dragged on for longer than either party had anticipated.The FIA gave the new project the official go-ahead in October, with a final decision then passed to the F1 organisation andContinue Reading
The World Motor Sport Council agreed to a WRC Commission proposal for Rally1 cars to compete on WRC events without running the standard plug-in hybrid system.Instead, they will have to carry the equivalent weight of the full EV system in ballast and won’t be eligible for manufacturers’ championship points.Running withoutContinue Reading
The Dane will form an all-star team at SSR, partnering works Lamborghini ace and this year’s championship runner-up Mirko Bortolotti.Thiim has received the blessing from Aston Martin to drive a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO in the 2024 DTM following valiant efforts to get the British manufacturer on the grid forContinue Reading
The former Renault Formula 1 boss joined Hyundai this year as team principal of its motorsport activities that includes the World Rally Championship and customer programmes in rallying and TCR.After impressing management in his first season, it has now been announced that Abiteboul will conduct a dual role as presidentContinue Reading
Both drivers have deals in place until the end of 2024 but amid summer speculation that Sainz was facing pressure to keep his seat, Vasseur had said the team hoped to sort the paperwork come the end of this year.Given the lack of confirmation as the weeks have gone on,Continue Reading
The 29-year-old, who has just become a father for the first time, switched to the Sunbury squad for 2022 and has finished as its top-placed driver in the championship in both his seasons there, accumulating a total of nine race wins plus a pair of third-place finishes in the points.Continue Reading
AlphaTauri started the season with an uncompetitive package, but launched a barrage of incremental floor updates that brought the AT04 back into the midfield battle. In conjunction, it took the Red Bull RB19’s rear suspension from Singapore onwards, which enhanced the car’s rear stability and help exploit its floor progress. It allowed driversContinue Reading
The National section of Autosport magazine’s 7 December issue contained plenty of numbers. These were all related to grid sizes, but they are not the only figures that are important when it comes to assessing the health of club motorsport.Volunteer numbers are also incredibly significant, too. After all, your seriesContinue Reading