Surprised Sainz had “weeks” to digest Ferrari’s Hamilton call
Hamilton’s signing, which was announced by the Maranello team earlier this month, has left the Spaniard looking for a drive for next season and beyond.Ahead of the launch of Ferrari’s 2024 challenger on Tuesday, Sainz made it clear that the news was unexpected but conceded he’d had time to digest it,Continue Reading
The defending champion harnessing a “calming feeling” in Extreme E
Fastest woman in the world? At least, that’s what ex-Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg says about Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky. The reigning Extreme E champion has to smile when she’s asked about the compliment from her Rosberg X Racing team boss.“I was definitely very honoured when he said this,” says theContinue Reading
Ferrari pursues new rear wing approach to close down Red Bull’s DRS advantage
One of the main advantages that Red Bull exploited throughout last season was good aero efficiency, which made the car strong in a straightline.Its advantage increased when its DRS was opened, as the team had made the most of perfecting the drag ratio of its mainplane at the rear ofContinue Reading
Quartararo had “initial contacts” with other MotoGP teams
At the age of 24, Quartararo is now in his sixth season in MotoGP, a class in which he won the title in 2021 and in which he has always competed on a Yamaha.The Frenchman, whose contract with Yamaha expires at the end of 2024, has been demanding a reactionContinue Reading
New Spirit of Rallying award created to honour WRC star Craig Breen
The ‘Craig Breen Spirit of Rallying Award’ will be awarded to the JWRC driver who, over the course of the season, best embodies Breen’s characteristics: a willingness to overcome adversity, an unwavering determination to take on every obstacle to complete every rally, and an outgoing positive demeanour in their interactionsContinue Reading
Suninen announces 2024 WRC plans with Hyundai squad
The Finn was in the running for a Rally1 seat with Hyundai for 2024 before the Korean manufacturer opted to share its third entry between Esapekka Lappi, Dani Sordo and new signing Andreas Mikkelsen.Suninen, whose best WRC finish to date came when he placed second for M-Sport on the 2019Continue Reading
Malukas suffers fractured hand after mountain biking incident
The 22-year-old is entering his third season in the IndyCar Series but first with Arrow McLaren, having been added to its 2024 line-up following the contract fallout drama surrounding Alex Palou.According to a team representative, Malukas sustained the injury while “biking out west”.Although a fracture has been confirmed, the currentContinue Reading
Red Bull’s 2024 F1 car appears for first time in spy pictures
The Milton Keynes- based team is officially launching its 2024 challenger at an event at its factory on Thursday, and had hoped to keep the design secret until then, despite some early running.But despite world champion Max Verstappen’s first laps in the car on Tuesday being a strictly behind-closed-doors event,Continue Reading
Ferrari focused on making 2024 F1 car easier to drive
The upgrades brought during 2023 carried a similar aim but after the summer break, in Zandvoort, Sainz and Leclerc still needed to split their car set-ups to refine the tricky handling.A shift towards understeer thereafter favoured Sainz before late-season tweaks enabled Leclerc to score four pole positions and three podiumsContinue Reading
Ferrari SF-24 Presentation
It’s almost time to unveil our newest Formula 1 challenger, the SF-24! SourceContinue Reading