George Russell says the long wait for a Mercedes title challenge has made him “more hungry than ever” for success in Formula 1.Russell has been part of the Mercedes set up since joining its junior programme in 2017, and after waltzing through title-winning campaigns in GP3 and F2 Russell lookedContinue Reading
But one man who has not shut down is our F1 writer Ronald Vording, who joins James Allen from the Netherlands to take stock of the season and look ahead to what we can expect when the racing starts again later this month.Max Verstappen confirmed before the break that he’sContinue Reading
Popular underdog British Touring Car Championship team Power Maxed Racing will be on the grid for this weekend’s Knockhill round despite a fire destroying its premises and equipment.The blaze took hold of PMR’s West Midlands facilities on Saturday, with only the team’s transporters, which were parked away from the buildings,Continue Reading
The way that motorsport is filmed has remained largely unchanged for decades, with cameras stationed around a track capturing static shots and helicopters above offering a birds-eye view of the action. Now, as cameras get smaller and lighter, powerful drones are finding their way into motorsport and shaking up theContinue Reading
There’s a scene in the latest season of Drive to Survive where Ayao Komatsu is challenged by one of his staff members on whether signing Esteban Ocon was the right decision for the team.“Are you fully 100% sure that Ocon is a good fit for us?” the Japanese manager isContinue Reading
LCR Honda has been unable to find a replacement for Somkiat Chantra ahead of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, meaning Johann Zarco will be the team’s only MotoGP rider on the grid.The Thai rider has been sidelined since early July following a crash during motocross training when he suffered aContinue Reading
The new Genesis World Endurance Championship Hypercar class challenger has hit the track for the first time.Genesis Magma Racing gave the GMR-001 LMDh a roll-out earlier this month on Paul Ricard’s training track adjacent to the full circuit.Both Andre Lotterer and Pipo Derani, the first drivers contracted for the HyundaiContinue Reading
Next year, both chassis and power unit regulations will undergo sweeping changes. Several technical directors in the F1 paddock have called it the biggest overhaul of the past 50 years.In addition to concerns from drivers about the racing in general, some fear it could pave the way for long-term dominanceContinue Reading
The Silverstone Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award will not take place this year, ahead of a re-evaluation of the prestigious competition.The Young Driver Award, which aims to find and assist the best up-and-coming British single-seater racing talent, began in 1989. The inaugural prize, which included a McLarenContinue Reading
It’s been one of the recurring patterns in the first half of the season: where the Red Bull RB21 car has a very narrow operating window and is particularly tricky to handle, but the Racing Bulls VCARB 02 car has proven to be far more forgiving.That’s been a factor in the stormingContinue Reading