On Thursday Hamilton went to both the racing team in Brackley and the HPP engine division in Brixworth for a final debrief on 2023 before heading for his winter break.He says the mood in the camp is “positive” after the team secured second place in the constructors’ championship despite aContinue Reading
Porsche contested the 2023 DTM season with three teams, but as things stand only Manthey EMA has committed to continuing in the series next year. Team Bernhard has decided to step down entirely from GT3 racing due to high costs, while Toksport WRT is still working with Porsche regarding aContinue Reading
The MotoGP season ushered in a new look in 2023 as the championship introduced shorter sprint races to its weekend schedule at all events.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia secured a second consecutive world title after coming through a hard fought battle with Pramac Ducati’s Martin, clinching the crown at last month’sContinue Reading
Stubbornly high inflation, a squeeze on incomes and weak economic growth. The UK’s financial situation during 2023 does not exactly sound like the ideal conditions for motorsport to thrive. And yet, there have been encouraging signs of resilience in the club racing world, with some impressive entries over the pastContinue Reading
The Milton Keynes-based squad is coming off the back of a truly dominant 2023 campaign where it won all but one race en route to capturing both the constructors’ and drivers’ crowns with Max Verstappen.But despite the scale of its record-breaking feats, the team is not getting complacent that itsContinue Reading
This year the event took place in Baku, not far from the street circuit that has hosted a Formula 1 race since 2017.The Gala is perhaps the biggest gathering of racing people away from the intensity of the competition – and it always prompts some moments of reflection and intrigue.FridayContinue Reading
Stella took over last winter to replace Andreas Seidl, who departed to head up Audi’s 2026 entry with Sauber.One of his biggest early decisions was to restructure the technical departments, creating three clear pillars with their own responsibilities.While two of the three technical directors are still on gardening leave afterContinue Reading
It is fair to say Andreas Mikkelsen has been knocking on the door for a return to the World Rally Championship ever since falling out of the top tier in 2019. These knocks have become increasingly louder after winning two WRC2 titles and a European Rally Championship, but still theContinue Reading
The Italian company has been evaluating making changes to its tyres in a bid to eradicate the increased presence of thermal degradation, which has notched up a level this year. The trait of tyres overheating has been labelled by senior sources in the F1 paddock as the ‘enemy of racing’ –Continue Reading
It’s time to look back at F1’s 2023 season! In a year where Max Verstappen blitzed the competition en route to his 3rd World Championship, we take a look at what happened throughout the year, the battles behind the Red Bull, who made gains, who stumbled and more. To reviewContinue Reading