Audi faces “huge” F1 engine challenge for 2026, says Ferrari
Audi and Ford/Red Bull Powertrains are both currently developing new power units for the first year of the new rules in 2026, while Cadillac intends to enter as a manufacturer in 2028 with the mooted Andretti team.The change to the new rules is a tricky one, even for the establishedContinue Reading
Carson Kvapil to make Xfinity debut at Martinsville with JRM
Kvapil, the 20-year-old son of former NASCAR Truck champion Travis Kvapil, will drive JRM’s No. 88 Chevrolet in the April 6 race.As a product of JRM’s Late Model organization, Kvapil becomes its fifth driver to make his Xfinity debut for the organization, joining Richard Boswell, Josh Berry, William Byron andContinue Reading
Leclerc: Ferrari has banished “worries” that spoiled 2023 testing
The new SF-24 has looked good from the start of testing in Bahrain, and crucially its on-track behaviour has mirrored that seen in the Maranello simulator.Team-mate Carlos Sainz led the second day of testing outright, while Leclerc was fastest in the truncated morning running.Leclerc says that the team is inContinue Reading
F1 testing results: Carlos Sainz tops second day in Bahrain
Sainz set the pace at Bahrain International Circuit in the second of three days of testing, ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.The afternoon session was pulled forward by an hour, which meant ran for five hours rather than four, after two hours were lost inContinue Reading
2024 Bahrain F1 test: Sainz fastest as day two ends under red flag
Sainz’s team-mate Charles Leclerc topped a curtailed morning session, which was halted with 1h38m on the clock after he hit a loose drain cover and forced Ferrari to change the floor on its SF-24.The session wasn’t restarted but an extra hour was added to the afternoon session instead, meaning someContinue Reading
David Croft to miss first F1 races as Sky commentator
Ahead of a record-breaking 24 race calendar, which includes four double-headers and two triple-headers, Croft has taken the decision to stand down from the Emilia-Romagna, Austrian and Azerbaijan Grands Prix.Croft has also missed this year’s pre-season test in Bahrain, having previously been a part of the commentary team in recentContinue Reading
WEC Prologue could be postponed amid freight delays
The Losail International Circuit in Doha is due to host the official pre-season test of 2024 on 24-25 February, a week before the opening round of the year on 2 March.However, the two-day test may have to be pushed back as some teams wait for their cars and equipment toContinue Reading
How Horner handled his first official F1 media duties amid Red Bull probe
The wider Red Bull GmbH company has launched a probe into Horner and he has faced lengthy questioning by an independent barrister who was appointed to draw evidence of the unspecified allegations.Horner acknowledged at the launch of the RB20 that the matter had been a “distraction” when lightly addressing theContinue Reading
New Williams has fixed 2023 problems but exposed fresh issues
The FW45 from 2023 – which Albon guided to eight points finishes as the team climbed from last to seventh in the constructors’ championship – proved particularly weak through low-speed changes of direction, under braking and through longer-duration fast corners.But speaking on the second day of pre-season running in Bahrain,Continue Reading
Horner: Red Bull should be applauded, not criticised, over two-team ownership
The close alliance between the Red Bull squad and its sister RB operation has come under the spotlight recently, amid calls from McLaren boss Zak Brown for F1 to re-evaluate the regulations regarding co-operation between competitors.Brown believes that in the budget cap era, the time has come for F1 toContinue Reading