M-Sport set to debut WRC Puma upgrade in Croatia
The British squad has been working on the aerodynamic performance upgrade since last year, before opting to delay its rollout until the 2024 season.Following a successful test last week, the team has confirmed that it plans to fit the new component to its cars for next week’s asphalt rally. DriversContinue Reading
Remainder of Indy 500 Open Test cancelled due to rain
Although six hours of testing was expected to resume at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday at 10am local time, IndyCar already called off any activities after lingering showers and an unpromising forecast have forced an early end to the two-day event.Rain also put an early end to Wednesday’s on-trackContinue Reading
DTM alters Lausitzring schedule to avoid Ice Hockey clash
The opening race at the north-east German venue on 25 May falls on the same day as the two semi-finals for the Ice Hockey World Championship, which are also being broadcast by DTM’s German broadcast partner ProSieben.As such, a decision has been made to deviate from the DTM’s standard 1:30pmContinue Reading
F1 2024 schedule: When is the next Formula 1 race?
The FIA has regionalised some of the F1 calendar in an attempt to make the series more sustainable. This included moving the Japanese Grand Prix from its mid-to-late-season spot to April for a more defined Asian leg, with the return of the Chinese Grand Prix following two weeks later. The QatarContinue Reading
Why ‘too senior’ Sanchez left McLaren F1 after three months
Formerly Ferrari’s chief of vehicle concept, Sanchez was initially hired by McLaren in March 2023, and finally re-joined his former team in January after completing his gardening leave period.Sanchez was going to be one of three technical directors to succeed James Key, being responsible for car concept and performance, withContinue Reading
Larson ‘still has a lot to learn’ after impressive Indy 500 test showing
Before rain cut test running short, the 2021 NASCAR Cup champion completed 47 laps – with 43 logged in the morning’s two-hour session – around the 2.5-mile superspeedway for the Arrow McLaren team.He set a best lap of 226.384 mph to vault into second behind only pace-setter Josef Newgarden (TeamContinue Reading
Aprilia CEO Rivola “can’t wait” to be beaten by MotoGP satellite team Trackhouse
Trackhouse has joined MotoGP this year after taking over from previous owners RNF and CryptoDATA, running two Aprilias for Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez.The last few months have been a whirlwind for the American squad, which has had to build the structure to compete in MotoGP virtually from scratch. Little byContinue Reading
Ocon: Alpine made first “step backwards” since F1 season start
While the pace of the Frenchman and team-mate Pierre Gasly was impacted by damage picked up following an opening-lap clash, Ocon does not think that should be an excuse for an overall lack of performance.While both drivers were left facing a downforce deficit – with Gasly said to have lostContinue Reading
Excelr8 driver Pearson beats big guns in latest BTCC test at Croft
The 22-year-old Scot whisked his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N Fastback around the North Yorkshire circuit with a lap just 0.117 seconds slower than the 2023 pole time in the middle of the morning session.That effort left him 0.072s clear of Jake Hill, last week’s Brands test-topper emerging second fastestContinue Reading
Obituary: F1 team founder Ted Toleman dies aged 86
Between 1981 and 1985, Toleman evolved from hopeless backmarker to potent giant-killer in grand prix racing, across five seasons in which it gave a host of key personalities their F1 break, including drivers Derek Warwick, Teo Fabi and Stefan Johansson – but most notably Ayrton Senna and the man whoContinue Reading