WRC champion Rovanpera eyeing GT outing in 2024
The 23-year-old is set to have more free time on his hands next year after electing to conduct a partial WRC campaign to recharge his batteries, before returning to full-time competition in 2025.Rovanpera is an admirer of all motorsport and said in his announcement last month that he intends toContinue Reading
Miller ‘happy to prove doubters wrong’ after first KTM MotoGP season
The four-time grand prix winner signed a two-year deal to join KTM’s factory squad for 2023, after he was moved aside from the works Ducati team for Enea Bastianini at the end of last year.The Australian only managed one grand prix podium and 11th in the standings, but stresses thereContinue Reading
Five things we learned from the FIA Gala
This year the event took place in Baku, not far from the street circuit that has hosted a Formula 1 race since 2017.The Gala is perhaps the biggest gathering of racing people away from the intensity of the competition – and it always prompts some moments of reflection and intrigue.FridayContinue Reading
Daytona paves backstretch grass to address safety concerns
The newly paved area – which focused on the entrance to bus stop used in the 12-turn, 3.56-mile road course layout – was completed in time for an IMSA test last month at the track.“The paving project was a result of collaboration between DIS, NASCAR, and drivers to ensure theContinue Reading
Aero restructure main “enabler” of McLaren F1 2023 turnaround – Stella
Stella took over last winter to replace Andreas Seidl, who departed to head up Audi’s 2026 entry with Sauber.One of his biggest early decisions was to restructure the technical departments, creating three clear pillars with their own responsibilities.While two of the three technical directors are still on gardening leave afterContinue Reading
How being a target for young drivers spurred Mikkelsen back to WRC
It is fair to say Andreas Mikkelsen has been knocking on the door for a return to the World Rally Championship ever since falling out of the top tier in 2019. These knocks have become increasingly louder after winning two WRC2 titles and a European Rally Championship, but still theContinue Reading
Pirelli: Scrapping F1 tyre blanket ban will help for better racing tyres in 2025
The Italian company has been evaluating making changes to its tyres in a bid to eradicate the increased presence of thermal degradation, which has notched up a level this year. The trait of tyres overheating has been labelled by senior sources in the F1 paddock as the ‘enemy of racing’ –Continue Reading
Autosport 2023 F1 Review Part 1 ft. BrrrakeF1
It’s time to look back at F1’s 2023 season! In a year where Max Verstappen blitzed the competition en route to his 3rd World Championship, we take a look at what happened throughout the year, the battles behind the Red Bull, who made gains, who stumbled and more. To reviewContinue Reading
Hamilton: FIA behaviour on Toto and Susie Wolff is “unacceptable”
The FIA issued a statement earlier this week indicating that its compliance department was “looking into the matter” of an allegation that confidential information had been passed from an FOM employee to a team principal, while not naming the Wolffs.However, it was a clear reference to the couple in theContinue Reading
Porsche reacts to Lamborghini pace, explains 963 update strategy
Lamborghini’s new prototype – the 3.8-litre, twin-turbo V8-powered SC63 – produced a 1m35s-flat lap on Wednesday, about a second off last year’s Daytona 24 Hours pole position time.It was the first time the Iron Lynx-run car had run alongside the rivals that it will race in the IMSA SportsCar Championship’sContinue Reading