Who are the oldest Formula 1 drivers, world champions and race winners?
Formula 1 has just a handful of drivers left from the early days of the sport, with just two world champions over the age of 80 still alive. The first-ever world championship was recorded in 1950, with Hermano da Silva Ramos, the oldest driver still alive, racing in 1953. Here are theContinue Reading
Chase Purdy to run full NASCAR Truck schedule with Spire
Purdy, 24, will drive the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports in 2024. He has 75 starts in the Truck Series, scoring two poles, three top-fives and 16 top-tens.In 2023, he drove for Kyle Busch Motorsports, which was sold to Spire last September. Purdy ended the year 11th inContinue Reading
Porsche improving IMSA pace relative to rivals, says Cameron
Two-time IMSA DPi champion Cameron, 35, returns to IMSA competition after two years in the World Endurance Championship racing for Penske’s LMP2 and then Porsche 963 Hypercar squads.The Californian has been recalled to America for 2024 in a straight swap with its Australian young gun Matt Campbell, as Porsche PenskeContinue Reading
Evans set for WRC Monte Carlo test after injury recovery
Last year’s championship runner-up was forced to sit out December’s FIA prize giving in Baku after injuring his ribs when he came off his bike in the days prior to the ceremony. As a result, Evans missed out on some running in Finland last month while he completed his recovery.“I’mContinue Reading
Why a SUPER GT Star Still Competes On Gran Turismo
Fraga made his racing debut for the Anest Iwata Racing with Arnage squad in April alongside team-mates Yuga Furutani and Miki Koyama, the first women driver in the championship for over a decade.“We work well together, but also the situation I think creates the need to help each other moreContinue Reading
Toyota: WRC car upgrades “nothing too dramatic” for 2024
The Japanese squad heads into the 2024 season as the reigning manufacturers’ champions after its GR Yaris won nine of 13 events last year.While the Toyota was the car to beat last year, it wasn’t completely bulletproof. However, the team is expected to roll out upgrades to further improve theContinue Reading
Why Andretti’s underrated new hire may prove a shrewd Formula E signing
The Formula E off-season proved to be a busy time for Andretti Global as the American outfit underwent a rebrand and launched a new livery. Meanwhile, Jake Dennis swapped his #27 for the coveted #1 plate – the Briton’s prerogative as reigning champion.There was also a new driver signing forContinue Reading
2024 F1 driver race numbers: Who uses what number and why?
In Formula 1, all drivers use a fixed race number. The championship introduced this concept in 2014 to increase the recognition of the drivers on the track for the fans. In previous years, the starting numbers were handed out based on the final ranking in the previous world championship standings.NowContinue Reading
Norris: Self-criticism led to some of my best F1 races in 2023
Norris finished sixth in the 2023 drivers’ standings, marking his joint-best championship finish in his F1 career, with a personal best of seven podiums. But it was his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri who took one of only two non-Red Bull wins from 28 possible chances, after the Australian won inContinue Reading
Marini: Honda ‘has the power’ to return to the front in MotoGP soon
The multiple MotoGP podium finisher has joined the factory Honda squad on a two-year deal to replace Marc Marquez, who has signed for Gresini Ducati for 2024.Marini made his debut with Honda at the post-season Valencia test, having had his HRC deal announced only the day before, and performed solidlyContinue Reading