Alonso: F1’s ground effect cars can be ‘confusing’
The radical overhaul of the technical rules for 2022 shifted the aerodynamic bias, with the underside of the car taking the priority over top surfaces to produce 60% of total downforce. Given the scale of the revamp, teams have battled porpoising and bouncing while – behind runaway champion Red Bull –Continue Reading
Greensmith announces Skoda WRC2 programme for 2024
Last year’s WRC2 runner-up has revealed that he will remain with the Czech marque and the Toksport team that guided Andreas Mikkelsen to the title in 2023. There had been speculation linking the 27-year-old with a move away from Skoda.Greensmith impressed in his first season in the WRC2 since 2019Continue Reading
The full 2024 World Superbike Championship grid
#RiderBikeTeam 01 Alvaro BautistaDucatiAruba Ducati 11 Nicolo BulegaDucatiAruba Ducati 55 Andrea LocatelliYamahaPata Yamaha 65 Jonathan ReaYamahaPata Yamaha 22 Alex LowesKawasakiKawasaki Racing 47 Axel …Keep reading SourceContinue Reading
Friday favourite: The street track gem behind a breakthrough IndyCar result
In his 23 IndyCar starts across four seasons with as many different teams, Luca Filippi showed flashes of the pace that had taken him to six victories in GP2 between 2006 and 2012. That was never more clearly on display than at his favourite circuit in Toronto, where the ItalianContinue Reading
Sainz expects to “suffer a lot” at start of Dakar Rally
Audi driver Sainz finished a distant 48th in the 27km stretch in Al-’Ul on Friday, dropping 2m18s to team-mate Mattias Ekstrom who set the fastest time in the sister RS Q e-tron. This means the Spanish driver will start the rally proper on Saturday firmly in the middle of the pack,Continue Reading
Piastri: Important to show F1 rivals I wasn’t a pushover
Qatar sprint race winner Piastri earned plenty of plaudits throughout his maiden year in F1 and notably did not shy away from battling hard with his more experienced colleagues. George Russell copped a five-second penalty for running off track while working to pass Piastri in Austin before Yuki Tsunoda spun inContinue Reading
Lukas Lauda takes the start of the 2024 Dakar Rally with a tribute to his father
Niki Lauda’s son, Lukas, is taking part in the Dakar Rally 2024 and his car livery is a tribute to his father and the McLaren with which he won the Formula 1 title in 1984. SourceContinue Reading
Gap between outgoing F2 and F1 cars ”too big” says Sargeant
The American, who is about to embark on his second season for Williams, made the move from F2 to F1 ahead of his rookie campaign for the Grove-based squad last year.And he believes that, while there were aspects of F2 that helped put him in good stead for the topContinue Reading
2024 Dakar Rally: All favorites start, including Al Attiyah, Sainz and Loeb
The 2024 Dakar Rally kicked off today with the start ceremony, with defending champion Nasser Al Attiyah preparing for his first rally with his new team, while Sebastien Loeb, Carlos Sainz, Stephane Peterhansel and Mattias Ekström also officially started. SourceContinue Reading
Lukas Lauda pays tribute to father in Dakar with retro McLaren F1 livery
The elder brother of long-time Aston Martin GT racer Mathias, Lukas Lauda will compete in the T3 class for lightweight vehicles, racing a Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo entered by the South Racing Team.His #347 Can-Maverick has been painted in the same colour scheme as the 1984 title-winning McLaren MP4/2 inContinue Reading