Haas to run back-to-back F1 upgrade test at Imola
Haas introduced its first major upgrade of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix, the VF-24 being equipped with updated floor fences, mirrors, cooling outlets and rear brake duct inlets.Both drivers were competitive at Shanghai with the new parts, as Kevin Magnussen finished 10th in the sprint while Nico HulkenbergContinue Reading
Andretti not in touch with F2, F3 despite planned future entry
Michael Andretti is on a mission to get his hugely successful team onto the F1 grid, with the latest twist in the saga seeing US Congress members demand that Liberty Media explain why a position in the paddock was denied earlier this year.Of equal importance to Andretti is positioning hisContinue Reading
Oliveira: MotoGP tyre pressure rule “shouldn’t apply” on damp tracks
As of last year’s British Grand Prix, MotoGP has enforced minimum front and rear tyre pressures in a move ostensibly aimed at ensuring rider safety.However, this was largely criticised by riders last year as the minimum of 1.88 bar front pressure offered them little margin before the tyre ballooned andContinue Reading
Stella: McLaren can catch Red Bull in next 12 months if it maintains F1 gains
McLaren has enjoyed something of a renaissance under Stella’s leadership following a difficult start to the 2023 season, scoring just 14 points in the opening five rounds. Heavy revisions to last year’s MCL60 chassis, which came to life during the Austrian GP weekend, ensured that the team returned to challengingContinue Reading
US Congressman asks if F1’s Andretti block is a “money grab”
Republican Congressman for Michigan John James – who represents an area that is synonymous with General Motors – took part in a press conference outside the US Capitol in Washington on Wednesday alongside Mario Andretti, 1978 Formula 1 world champion and patriarch of the Andretti Global team.Formula One Management, whichContinue Reading
The “peak grip” tyre secrets that are key to F1’s qualifying battle
If a driver can extract just one more tenth out of their tyres over a single qualifying lap, that can be the difference between getting knocked out in Q1 or Q2 or making it all the way through to the final shootout.And further up in the fight at the front,Continue Reading
Toyota shuffles its WRC manufacturer points scorers for Portugal
Reigning constructor world champions Toyota will field both its part-time drivers in the same event for the first time this season in Portugal next week as it looks to widen its seven-point gap over Hyundai in the championship.As a result, Toyota has nominated current world champion Rovanpera and eight-time worldContinue Reading
Sanchez joins Alpine as F1 technical director after McLaren exit
Sanchez will report directly to team principal Bruno Famin in his new role, and will oversee the new three-pillar technical structure implemented at the Enstone team. This means that the technical directors of each pillar: Ciaron Pilbeam of performance, Joe Burnell of engineering, and David Wheater of aerodynamics, will all reportContinue Reading
Marquez: Learning from Ducati MotoGP “reference” Bagnaia “a pleasure”
The reigning double world champion and the Gresini rider locked horns in last Sunday’s 25-lap Spanish Grand Prix for the victory in a thrilling battle.Bagnaia ultimately came out on top, though only by 0.372 seconds to Marquez, who celebrated his first grand prix podium as a Gresini Ducati rider.The pairContinue Reading
Magazine: Senna’s enduring legacy celebrated on 30th anniversary of Imola tragedy
It’s very easy to use the phrase ‘transcended the sport’, but in the case of three-time Formula 1 world champion Senna there is no doubting the accuracy of what can often be a trite cliche.It’s hard to believe that it’s 30 years this week since the 1994 San Marino GPContinue Reading