Did the new national series of 2023 fly or flop?
The tricky economic conditions of 2023 meant it was not necessarily the ideal time to launch a new club racing series in the UK. Nevertheless, a raft of different organisers introduced fresh categories last season – some of which were more familiar than others.Rating how each of those new series performedContinue Reading
Gravel Notes Podcast: WRC Monte Carlo review
Neuville delivered statement win to announce his title credentials as the championship adjusts to the fact that reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera has elected to contest a partial campaign this season.The drive was arguably Neuville’s greatest of his WRC career as he defeated an inspired Ogier by 16.1s. But Ogier’sContinue Reading
Magazine: Newey interview and Verstappen picks his 10 best F1 wins
Is Newey the greatest F1 designer ever? Fans of Colin Chapman and Gordon Murray would doubtless disagree but, given Newey has produced dominant cars for three different teams across four decades, he has to be in the debate.Of course, no modern F1 team’s success is down to one person and,Continue Reading
Was F1’s assessment of Andretti’s shortcomings fair?
FOM’s statement on Wednesday afternoon was as detailed as it was blunt about what it felt were the Andretti Cadillac bid’s shortcomings.It felt there was little chance Michael Andretti’s team would reach an acceptable level, in which case it didn’t see any added commercial value in having it on theContinue Reading
Bearman and Fittipaldi confirmed in Haas F1 reserve roles for 2024
Bearman was already confirmed on Saturday as a reserve for Ferrari alongside Robert Shwartzman and Antonio Giovinazzi, and he will now cover both roles on the weekends when he is able to attends grands prix.The 18-year-old drove for Haas in FP1 in Mexico and Abu Dhabi last year, as wellContinue Reading
The factors involved in Hamilton’s poised sensational F1 switch to Ferrari
Hamilton has been linked with a Maranello move on several occasions and speculation seemed to surface each time the driver was in the midst of negotiation a new deal with Mercedes. As such, those rumours might have been a handy means of improving the Hamilton camp’s bartering position since thereContinue Reading
Hamilton set to make shock switch to Ferrari in F1 2025
Although it is not clear if a final contract has been signed, Autosport understands that negotiations are at an advanced stage and could be concluded by the end of this week.Ferrari has long been interested in Hamilton’s services but its overtures have previously been rejected because the seven-time F1 worldContinue Reading
Hyundai to provide WRC car more tailored to Tanak in Sweden
Tanak and team-mates Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen all suffered from a throttle mapping issues on their i20 Ns during the first two stages of the Monte Carlo Rally last Thursday.While the problem was quickly rectified for Neuville and Mikkelsen, Tanak continued to struggle with the anti-lag system on hisContinue Reading
How ‘relentless rookie’ Alonso leads Aston Martin F1 by example
Alonso’s move to Aston Martin from Alpine for 2023 raised some eyebrows when it was announced in the summer of 2022, with the Spaniard having a history of making bold team moves that didn’t always work out.But the two-time F1 world champion joined the Silverstone squad just as it hitContinue Reading
Andretti “strongly disagrees” with F1 statement on rejected entry
However it stopped short of saying what the project’s next step will be, other than indicating its “work continues at pace”.With support from General Motors, Andretti was ready to enter the F1 world championship as early as 2025, initially using a Renault customer engine before switching to a Cadillac unitContinue Reading