Wittmann recorded his worst-ever campaign in his 11-year stint in the DTM, with the German driver ending up a distant 13th in the championship with just 91 points in his tally.Even during the COVID-affected 2020 season in which BMW was completely overshadowed by its sole manufacturer rival Audi, Wittmann hadContinue Reading
But the shockwaves from the FIA’s decision to declare that it was looking into a potential conflict of interest over the passing of confidential information between the Wolffs are going to stick around for a while.There remains a bitter aftertaste to all that has happened because no parties have comeContinue Reading
Kobayashi, who now looks set to stay on in the Japanese series next year after hinting at an exit previously, posted a time of 1m36.296s in his Toyota-powered KCMG SF23 on Thursday afternoon to end the three-day test on top.The Le Mans 24 Hours lap record holder had an inauspiciousContinue Reading
The seven-time world champion’s Mercedes squad knew early on this season that its W14 car was not competitive, and it embarked on a concept overhaul that was in part ready for the Monaco Grand Prix.But the team quickly concluded that even the steps it made this year were not enough,Continue Reading
It was announced on Thursday that IndyCar will postpone its plans to debut the hybrid technology – paired with its current 2.2-litre twin turbocharged V6 engine – from the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on 10 March until after the Indy 500 on 26 May.In total 13 drivers representingContinue Reading
Piccini confessed he was taken aback when its new car outpaced all of its GTP class rivals on the opening day of running at Daytona on Wednesday.It won’t compete in next month’s Daytona 24 Hours but will instead make its IMSA SportsCar Championship debut at Sebring in March.“I think it’sContinue Reading
The 2.2-litre twin turbocharged V-6 engine fitted with hybrid technology was originally planned to be ready by the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on 10 March, and rigorous on-track testing of hybrid components has been conducted for over a year.Over the last three months, there have been 15,256 milesContinue Reading
On Tuesday evening, the governing body announced that its Compliance Department was looking into an allegation of confidential information passed between an F1 team principal and a member of Formula One Management.This was in relation to a dubious media report that in a meeting between team principals, Toto Wolff supposedlyContinue Reading
Theo Pourchaire won the 2023 F2 Championship, but he will not return to the series in 2024 as he evaluates a switch to Japan’s Super Formula series and continues to be Sauber F1’s reserve driver. F2’s 2023 runner-up Frederik Vesti appears unlikely to be returning either, with other young talents such as Jack Doohan and Ayumu Iwasa also headingContinue Reading
Before I joined ORECA in October 2021, my life was all about Formula 1. So although I knew ORECA as a team, from starting my career here in Le Castellet with Signature in Formula 3, I didn’t have a great deal of insight into the company beyond the fact thatContinue Reading