On 1 April, American media giant Liberty announced it had acquired 86% ownership of Dorna Sports and the MotoGP World Championship in a blockbuster €4.2 billion deal.The buyout, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2024, means Liberty now owns the world’s two biggest motorsport series inContinue Reading
In 2026, F1 switches to revised power unit regulations which drop the expensive and complicated MGU-H system and instead put a bigger emphasis on electric power provided by the MGU-K.F1 will also adopt sustainable fuels for the turbocharged V6 engine, which will remain in place as part of a projectedContinue Reading
The early races have suggested that Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin are set to dominate the top 10 in both qualifying and races, leaving everyone else to challenge for rare opportunities to break into the points.RB now leads that group after Yuki Tsunoda secured seventh place inContinue Reading
Mercedes has planned a two-day test from 16 April for its highly-rated junior driver in Austria, where he will take the wheel of the 2021 Mercedes W12.The acclimatisation test will be the 17-year-old’s first of several planned F1 outings this year as Mercedes prepares him to step up to F1Continue Reading
Mercedes has consistently avoided publicly backing a number one driver during the stints that Nico Rosberg, Valtteri Bottas and now Russell have had alongside Hamilton since 2013.Although the seven-time champion will exit the Silver Arrows at the end of the season to move to Ferrari, long-time Mercedes driver Russell remainsContinue Reading
Now contesting his fourth top-flight season, Tsunoda has gained a reputation for airing his emotions in public via punchy, sometimes expletive-filled team radio messages.He opened up about “getting heating moments in my brain” in response to a pitwall call to fall behind team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, which he initially refused, inContinue Reading
McLaren is one of the teams that have progressed the most since the start of last year, with most of its gains coming from mid-2023 upgrade packages that allowed it to finish the season in fourth place.The Woking team started 2024 roughly where it finished, battling Mercedes for third, althoughContinue Reading
Power struggles at Red Bull may be opening the door for a shock departure of its prized asset Max Verstappen, which would have been unthinkable just weeks ago.Needless to say the touted possibility of Verstappen activating certain exit clauses to move before the end of his 2028 deal has put rival teamsContinue Reading
Verstappen and Red Bull have continued their dominant form established in the second half of 2022, with the Dutchman winning the 2024 season’s first two races from pole by a big margin before a braking problem caused him an early retirement in the Australian Grand Prix.Despite there being another yearContinue Reading
A new front wing contributed to a good performance from Valtteri Bottas in the Melbourne race, although a pit stop delay meant that it wasn’t converted into points as he slipped back to 13th.At the next event in Suzuka, the team will have another upgrade package – which will be itsContinue Reading