Stenhouse signs multi-year extension to remain in NASCAR Cup Series
Stenhouse, 36, who gave the team its first Daytona 500 victory in 2023, has competed full-time in the Cup Series for 12 seasons but said he has found a home with JTGD.“I am looking forward to continuing with Ricky as our driver of the No. 47. He has been anContinue Reading
How Fittipaldi helped guide Senna on his path to F1 glory
Fittipaldi says he “loved and admired Ayrton in equal measure” – which was in stark contrast with Senna’s relationship with the other Brazilian F1 great Nelson Piquet, as he and Ayrton shared a mutual loathing.Emerson first met Senna as a teenaged karter, and invited him into the Copersucar-Fittipaldi garage atContinue Reading
Connor Mosack joins JR Motorsports for pair of Xfinity races
Mosack, who raced predominately Late Models and in the SCCA Trans Am Series until venturing into ARCA and NASCAR competition in 2021, earned his first victory in a stock car with a win last fall in the ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas.The 25-year-old Charlotte native will make his firstContinue Reading
Adrian Newey to leave Red Bull – chief technical officer’s F1 career highlights
Newey renewed his contract with Red Bull last year, but it has been confirmed by the team that he will leave during the first part of 2025. There had been growing speculation about his future in recent weeks, and he is said to be unsettled with the current situation atContinue Reading
Haas to run back-to-back F1 upgrade test at Imola
Haas introduced its first major upgrade of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix, the VF-24 being equipped with updated floor fences, mirrors, cooling outlets and rear brake duct inlets.Both drivers were competitive at Shanghai with the new parts, as Kevin Magnussen finished 10th in the sprint while Nico HulkenbergContinue Reading
Andretti not in touch with F2, F3 despite planned future entry
Michael Andretti is on a mission to get his hugely successful team onto the F1 grid, with the latest twist in the saga seeing US Congress members demand that Liberty Media explain why a position in the paddock was denied earlier this year.Of equal importance to Andretti is positioning hisContinue Reading
Oliveira: MotoGP tyre pressure rule “shouldn’t apply” on damp tracks
As of last year’s British Grand Prix, MotoGP has enforced minimum front and rear tyre pressures in a move ostensibly aimed at ensuring rider safety.However, this was largely criticised by riders last year as the minimum of 1.88 bar front pressure offered them little margin before the tyre ballooned andContinue Reading
Stella: McLaren can catch Red Bull in next 12 months if it maintains F1 gains
McLaren has enjoyed something of a renaissance under Stella’s leadership following a difficult start to the 2023 season, scoring just 14 points in the opening five rounds. Heavy revisions to last year’s MCL60 chassis, which came to life during the Austrian GP weekend, ensured that the team returned to challengingContinue Reading
US Congressman asks if F1’s Andretti block is a “money grab”
Republican Congressman for Michigan John James – who represents an area that is synonymous with General Motors – took part in a press conference outside the US Capitol in Washington on Wednesday alongside Mario Andretti, 1978 Formula 1 world champion and patriarch of the Andretti Global team.Formula One Management, whichContinue Reading
The “peak grip” tyre secrets that are key to F1’s qualifying battle
If a driver can extract just one more tenth out of their tyres over a single qualifying lap, that can be the difference between getting knocked out in Q1 or Q2 or making it all the way through to the final shootout.And further up in the fight at the front,Continue Reading