Trackhouse Racing joins 2024 MotoGP grid as RNF replacement
Following the conclusion of the 2023 MotoGP season, Dorna Sports announced it would not be allowing RNF to continue participating in the series as of 2024.In a statement, it highlighted “repeated infractions and breaches of the Participation Agreement affecting the public image of MotoGP” as the reason.This is related toContinue Reading
Sainz outlines SF-23 car traits Ferrari must replicate in 2024 F1 season
The SF-23 proved most competitive in qualifying, with Sainz and team-mate Charles Leclerc combining to land seven grand prix pole positions.That one-lap success was partly enabled by Red Bull paying close attention to race pace to then pull clear over a longer stint, although Ferrari eased the pressure by struggling to manageContinue Reading
Bourdais: Cadillac “still really green on knowledge” of GTP car
All five IMSA GTP manufacturers – including Lamborghini’s new SC63 LMDh challenger – will be in action on Wednesday and Thursday at the 3.56-mile, 12-turn road course that incorporates sections of the high-banked oval.The opening day is for prototypes only, with GTD contenders joining on Thursday to make it anContinue Reading
Miami and China join sprint race roster for F1 2024
While discussions between teams and series bosses about an overhaul of the sprint format for next year are ongoing, FOM has finalised the location of the six events that will take place next season.While Austria, Circuit of the Americas, Brazil and Qatar already featured on this season’s sprint schedule, twoContinue Reading
Pourchaire: Lawson shows Super Formula is a great step to F1
Sauber Academy driver Pourchaire sealed the F2 title in Abu Dhabi with ART Grand Prix after seeing off Mercedes junior Frederik Vesti.But with Williams’ confirmation that it will retain Logan Sargeant, all grid slots are set for the 2024 F1 season, which will remarkably feature an unchanged line-up of driversContinue Reading
Albon says 2023 was his strongest season in F1
Albon logged all but one of the team’s 28 points, making the top 10 seven times in grands prix, and also scoring in a sprint race.He started in the top six at Zandvoort, Monza and Las Vegas, and his only real mistake came when he spun off in Australia, althoughContinue Reading
Mystery continues on Bortolotti’s DTM Nurburgring ‘technical problem’
SSR Performance driver Bortolotti was unable to take the start in the second Eifel race in August after his Lamborghini Huracan GT3 stopped on track in qualifying earlier in the day.The problem occurred at the worst possible time for the Italian, as he had underlined his title credentials just theContinue Reading
Ducati wants to “imitate” Red Bull’s 2023 F1 domination in MotoGP
Francesco Bagnaia won back-to-back titles for Ducati in the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix last month, becoming the first rider in history to do this with the Italian manufacturer.It capped off a season in which Ducati was ultimately guaranteed to walk away as world champion, with the top three spots inContinue Reading
Alonso: 2023 my best F1 season alongside 2012 Ferrari title miss
Alonso took fourth in the 2023 drivers’ championship, finishing ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on countback and one point ahead of McLaren man Lando Norris, as Aston Martin’s AMR23 enabled him to take regular podiums in the early part of the year.The 2005 and 2006 world champion claimed a podiumContinue Reading
Spire taps NASCAR industry veteran Doug Duchardt as team president
Duchardt comes to Spire Motorsports from Chip Ganassi Racing, where he’s spent the last six years, first as chief operating officer and most recently as executive consultant.Prior to his tenure at Ganassi, Duchardt spent 12 years with NASCAR’s most successful organization, Hendrick Motorsports, where he was vice president of developmentContinue Reading