DragonSpeed set to contest IMSA Endurance Cup as Simpson joins for Daytona
Simpson, a 19-year-old Caymanian who will contest the 2024 IndyCar season with Chip Ganassi Racing, joins a squad in DragonSpeed that have won three previous times in the LMP2 class at Daytona (2019, 2020, 2022). He will drive the team’s #81 Oreca 07-Gibson, 2023 Rolex 24 LMP2 victor James Allen,Continue Reading
F1 tech review: Charting Alfa Romeo’s slide down the order
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Memorable moments from the 2023 national racing season
Although, unusually, I did not roam abroad, 29 events, many strongly supported multi-day affairs – bookended by the Classic Sports Car Club’s Silverstone Grand Prix circuit experiment in late February and the Walter Hayes Trophy Formula Ford staple there in early November – kept me busy at the laptop reportingContinue Reading
Zhou doesn’t “give a shit” about crazy F1 future rumours
Zhou joined the team formerly known as Alfa Romeo for 2022 but owing to being the first full-time Chinese driver in F1 history, some speculated that his seat was bought rather than earned.He combated that by scoring points on his debut in Bahrain before earning a one-year contract for 2023.Continue Reading
Friday favourite: Peugeot’s Group B gold standard that began Kankkunen’s legend
Drivers always have a soft spot for machines that deliver a maiden world title and that’s exactly why World Rally Championship legend Juha Kankkunen lists the Peugeot 205 T16 as his favourite car.Kankkunen’s pick, which carried him to the first of four world titles in 1986, is arguably one ofContinue Reading
Newey: Plans for more active aero “appropriate” for F1
F1 has long had active aero on cars – the rear-wing-opening overtaking aid, DRS, for instance, has been used since 2011 – but this is set to increase in the 2026 rules reset.The FIA and the championship’s promoter are currently finalising the design rules for 2026 onwards, when simplified hybridContinue Reading
Top stories from the 2023 NASCAR Cup season
1. Chicago Street Course is a stunning successThe 2023 NASCAR Cup season had plenty of firsts and perhaps none was bigger than the series’ inaugural street course race, held around historic Grant Park in downtown Chicago. While the weekend faced numerous weather challenges, the racing proved superb and with aContinue Reading
IndyCar 2023 season review: Andretti Autosport
#26 – Colton Herta, 10th in the championship standings (356 points) – 17 races 0 wins, 1 podium, 3 top fives, 8 top 10s, 2 poles, 8 Fast Six AppearancesBest Finish: 3rd (Toronto)Best Start: 1st (Road America, Mid-Ohio)#27 – Kyle Kirkwood, 11th in the championship standings (352 points) – 17Continue Reading
IndyCar 2023 season review: Ed Carpenter Racing
#21 – Rinus VeeKay, 14th in the championship standings (277 points) – 17 races 0 wins, 0 podiums, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s, 0 poles, 1 Fast Six AppearanceBest Finish: 6th (Portland)Best Start: 2nd (Indianapolis 500)#20 – Ryan Hunter-Reay, 26th in the championship standings (131 points) – 11 races,Continue Reading
Verstappen: Red Bull still needs to improve on F1 street circuits and kerbs
The RB19’s only defeat in the 2023 season came at a venue where those two elements combined with Red Bull making mistakes on its efforts to adjust its ride height settings among its typical event set-up work, which contributed to Carlos Sainz’s win for Ferrari in Singapore.Speaking to Autosport inContinue Reading