IMSA SportsCar Championship reveals 2025 calendar
On the eve of this weekend’s second round of the season, the Sebring 12 Hours, IMSA President John Doonan shared next year’s slate of events.The 2025 campaign will once again feature an 11-race season, including five longer-distance rounds that make up the Endurance Cup. “On behalf of my team-mates at IMSA,Continue Reading
Formula E implements Manufacturers’ Trophy for 2024
The all-electric championship, which hits a decade since it was founded this year, confirmed the plans prior to this weekend’s Sao Paulo E-Prix.The new concept will take the two highest-scoring cars in every race from each manufacturer, with points awarded using the current scoring system used for both the drivers’Continue Reading
Steiner: ‘I stayed at Haas F1 team too long’
Following a catastrophic 2023 season, which saw Haas finish bottom of the constructors’ table, the team’s American owner Gene Haas ran out of patience with the lack of progress and decided not to renew Steiner’s contract.In his stead, Haas promoted former trackside engineering director Ayao Komatsu to the role asContinue Reading
Mansell and Dix the inspiration behind iconic new F1 clothing
F1 has teamed up with Puma to release its first ever collaborative brand clothing range, as the sport continues to build its ‘cool’ identity within a growing audience. Heavy on black with simplistic design, many garments boldly feature a very prominent modern F1 logo, but they were also developed toContinue Reading
F1 set to abandon possible switch to 16-inch wheels for 2026
The smaller rim size was under consideration largely as part of ongoing efforts by the FIA to reduce the overall weight of the 2026 cars.However, the change was opposed by Pirelli both for reasons of practicality and because of the potential marketing impact.F1 switched from 13 to 18 inches inContinue Reading
F1 set to abandon possible switch to 16-inch tyres for 2026
The smaller rim size was under consideration largely as part of ongoing efforts by the FIA to reduce the overall weight of the 2026 cars.However, the change was opposed by Pirelli both for reasons of practicality and because of the potential marketing impact.F1 switched from 13 to 18 inches inContinue Reading
Aero “last piece of puzzle” in MotoGP bike development, says Miller
Aero devices have been gaining prevalence in MotoGP ever since Ducati first introduced winglets on its bike in the mid-2010s, with other manufacturers also jumping on the bandwagon after seeing how it transformed the performance of the Desmosedici.While the impact of excessive aerodynamics on the quality of racing has madeContinue Reading
DS Penske raring to go for Sao Paulo Formula E
After Mexico City in mid-January, followed by the two races in Saudi Arabia two weeks later, the teams put their cars away for six weeks. This long break was unexpected at the start of the season and was the result of the cancellation of the Hyderabad round. For the FrenchContinue Reading
Why Abu Dhabi is launching an ambitious new autonomous racing series
Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) will establish a series of high-profile driverless races at the UAE’s Yas Marina Formula 1 track using cars from Japan’s premier open-wheel series, Super Formula, which can travel at over 185mph.The first event is scheduled for 27 April and has been designed to showcaseContinue Reading
Mercedes planning Melbourne “experiments” with W15 F1 car
The car has been plagued by bouncing, especially with low fuel in qualifying, while its weakness in high-speed corners relative to rivals was very apparent in Saudi Arabia.Shovlin suggests that the team will try different approaches at the upcoming Australian GP as it continues to hone the car.”There’s definitely dataContinue Reading