Aston Martin reveals “strong evolution” for revamped AMR24 F1 2024 car
The Silverstone-based squad is coming off the back of mixed fortunes last year where a super strong start to the season was followed by a period of difficulty as it struggled to get the most out of upgrades.But having understood what went wrong with its development direction, the team hasContinue Reading
BTCC race winner Moffat joins Speedworks Toyota line-up
Moffat will partner Josh Cook in Speedworks’ two-car LKQ Euro Car Parts with Synetiq line-up, a year after they teamed up in similar colours at the One Motorsport Honda squad.The 27-year-old Scot got on famously with Cook in 2023, so it is no surprise that they join forces once again.SpeedworksContinue Reading
Aston Martin expects almost 30 new Vantage GT3s racing in 2024
There is “a very strong order book” for the revised version of a car that came on stream in 2019, said Aston Martin head of endurance Adam Carter ahead of the official launch of the car on Monday timed to coincide with the announcement of the latest road-going Vantage.Carter revealedContinue Reading
Kostecki admits he’s at “crossroads” during Motorsport Australia Awards
The 26-year-old attended the Motorsport Australia Awards Gala in Melbourne and received two awards. One was for his win in the 2023 Supercars Championship (which is also the Australian Touring Car Championship), which he won for the first time.Kostecki was also honoured with the Peter Brock Medal, which is awardedContinue Reading
GT Winter Series Jerez: SR Motorsport dominates weekend
While Jay Mo Hartling and Kenneth Heyer had plenty to celebrate, the biggest smile belonged to another Mercedes driver, Martin Kaczmarski. That was after the Pole took the biggest win of his car racing career in the Sunday morning sprint.Race 1With Hartling having taken pole by an enormous margin ofContinue Reading
Formula Winter Series Jerez: Cardenas, Peebles and Cota share wins
Andres Cardenas of Peru and Campos Racing grabbed race one on Saturday. Then Griffin Peebles of Australia and MP Motorsport won race two on Sunday morning, before home driver Juan Cota led a DriveX 1-2 in the final race of the weekend.Race 1With more than half of the 38-strong gridContinue Reading
GT4 Winter Series Jerez: Elite conquers rain and rivals
After inheriting the lead from starting driver Meakin, Tom Lebbon brought the team’s McLaren Artura home to complete the job.The sprint wins earlier in the weekend were split between Jamie Day (Forsetti Motorsport) and series newcomer Josef Knopp (W&S Motorsport).Race 1With Day having edged Joel Mesch (Schnitzelalm Racing) by aContinue Reading
Gasly: New F1 sprint format will free up “genius guys” to change cars
Last year teams were locked into choices made after FP1 as the cars were in parc ferme for main qualifying, the shootout, the sprint and the grand prix.That meant an uncompetitive car couldn’t be improved with set-up tweaks, and also led to issues like the excessive plank wear that ledContinue Reading
Albon: New Williams F1 car feels “very different” in the simulator
Albon and Williams excelled in 2023 on circuits that suited the low-drag FW45, which competed towards the front of the midfield on low-downforce circuits like Monza and Montreal, but had too many weaknesses to be an all-round contender throughout the season.Williams’ biggest priority for the FW46 was to cure someContinue Reading
Ducati: Bastianini has rediscovered 2022 form after stellar Sepang MotoGP pace
Bastianini made headlines throughout the 2022 season as he guided his satellite Gresini Ducati to four victories and a series of podium finishes, earning a place in the factory team for the following season.Much was expected from the Italian as he joined the same team as reigning champion Francesco BagnaiaContinue Reading