Hamilton’s X44 team departs Extreme E
X44 was run by Prodrive for the first two seasons of the off-road series that began in 2021 and captured the drivers’ title in 2022 with Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez after the duo had finished runner-up the year before.Management of the programme switched to Rodin Carlin in 2023 asContinue Reading
Isotta Fraschini hires Alonso academy driver as it reshuffles 2024 WEC line-up
Nineteen-year-old Bennett, a member of Fernando Alonso’s driver academy, has been signed to take the place of 2023 European Le Mans Series champion Alex Garcia, who was originally listed alongside Jean-Karl Vernay as the first two drivers for Isotta’s assault on the Hypercar class of the WEC with the TipoContinue Reading
Alpine F1 team hires road car specialist Woods for new COO role
Renault has also introduced a similar position at its power unit base in Viry, promoting Audrey Vastroux, who has been with the organisation for 18 years.The new roles are part of an ongoing restructuring that followed the departure of team principal Otmar Szafnauer last summer.Alpine vice-president of motorsports Bruno FaminContinue Reading
MotoGP Sepang test: Bagnaia under lap record to lay down marker on final day
Under a cloudy sky that provided cooler conditions for the start of the track action, the two-time MotoGP world champion’s 1m56.682s remained the time to beat throughout the day, with several challenges coming up short over a single lap attack.Opening day pacesetter Jorge Martin came closest to toppling Bagnaia withContinue Reading
Can Alpine make F1 design ideas count to move up the grid?
However, it has failed to leverage the kind of performance that results in consistent performances, which is something it hopes to resolve with the arrival of the A524.Taking those ideas and joining up the rest of the dots will undoubtedly be a tall task, but early signs all point toContinue Reading
Motorsport.tv guide: What’s on 10-11 February weekend?
Motorsport.tv continues its coverage of the most exciting series of the winter season this weekend! In addition to the final races of the Asian Le Mans Series at Yas Marina, you can also watch the Formula Regional Middle East, UAE F4 and Formula Regional Oceania championship races live and forContinue Reading
Magazine: Hamilton’s shock Ferrari F1 switch
It’s a week since the news broke of the biggest driver move in F1 history, but it still seems incredible. Rumours of Hamilton going to Ferrari have circulated on and off for years, though it seemed unlikely Hamilton would give up such a good Mercedes gig.In this issue, Alex KalinauckasContinue Reading
Sainz admits losing Ferrari F1 seat to Hamilton “not the best feeling”
The Spaniard had hoped to extend his Ferrari contract beyond the end of this year, having set a target of getting it sorted before the campaign got underway at the Bahrain Grand Prix.But developments took an unexpected turn when Ferrari instead swooped for seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton to become CharlesContinue Reading
Brivio joins new Trackhouse MotoGP squad as team principal
Despite several reports linking him to a potential move to Honda, it is understood that Brivio has already committed to the new Trackhouse squad that has joined the grid this year after taking over the entry that belonged to RNF and its partner CryptoDATA.Brivio will replace PJ Rashidi, who hadContinue Reading
Brivio set to be new director of Trackhouse MotoGP team
Despite several reports linking him to a potential move to Honda, it is understood that Brivio has already committed to the new Trackhouse squad that has joined the grid this year after taking over the entry that belonged to RNF and its partner CryptoDATA.Brivio will replace PJ Rashidi, who hadContinue Reading