After qualifying on pole position Brown won the start and led Feeney (who started second) until the first round of pitstops, when Feeney pitted a lap later and seized the lead when he returned.“Fantastic job by the team to have two new cars this year,” said Feeney after the sixthContinue Reading
After qualifying on pole position Brown won the start and led Feeney (who started second) until the first round of pitstops, when Feeney pitted a lap later and seized the lead when he returned.“Fantastic job by the team to have two new cars this year,” said Feeney after the sixthContinue Reading
The punishment for the violations related to performance was handed out solely to the manufacturers, with drivers and teams excluded and leaving the final results of last month’s season-opening race unaltered.Daytona marked the first event under IMSA’s new GTD Balance of Performance (BoP) system, which put it on the manufacturersContinue Reading
Sainz set the quickest time on the second of the three days of testing, before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit on 2 March.However, he set his lap using the C4 Pirelli tyre, which is not available next weekend.His Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc was second quickest overall,Continue Reading
The German manufacturer has revamped its car for this year in a bid to dial out the obvious weakness that plagued Hamilton and team-mate George Russell throughout 2023.Although early running of the W15 appears to indicate that the Mercedes 2024 challenger has dialled out many of its vices – includingContinue Reading
The Enstone team has made a major concept change since last season and knew that it might take time to optimise.On overall times for the three days, Esteban Ocon and Gasly were 16th and 17th of the 20 drivers participating.While on balance the A524 is not actually the slowest carContinue Reading
Norris has committed his future to McLaren with what is being described only as a “multi-year” deal, which supersedes an existing contract that expired at the end of 2025.The announcement from McLaren arrived less than a week before the shock news broke of Hamilton having decided to depart Mercedes atContinue Reading
Leclerc set the pace at Bahrain International Circuit in the last of three days of testing, beating Russell and Zhou Guanyu of Sauber.Once again, testing was disrupted by a broken drain cover running for a second day in a row during the morning session.2024 Bahrain F1 test, Day 3 …KeepContinue Reading
Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz had led the final morning session from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez before running was interrupted by a broken drain cover for the second day in a row.Because repairs halted the test for 1h17m, the decision was taken to cancel the planned one-hour lunch break and carryContinue Reading
The older brother of double F1 world champion Emerson and father of Indycar race-winner Christian had been ill for some time.He had been hospitalised since Christmas Day, which was also his birthday, after he choked on a piece of meat. His family was unable to clear his airway, which triggeredContinue Reading