Why Norris feels his attacking style is hurting him in F1 qualifying
With McLaren locked in a tight battle behind Red Bull with Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin, grid positions have become increasingly critical in deciding the outcome on race day.Norris has confessed that qualifying is the area of a race weekend that he isn’t especially happy with, and suggested the needContinue Reading
Perez fears repeat Alonso F1 incidents won’t get punished
Alonso was given a drive-through, converted into a 20-second time penalty, for the way his defensive tactics against George Russell in Melbourne contributed to a last-lap crash.Opinions over whether or not the stewards were right to punish Alonso remain divided in the paddock, although the majority of drivers are surprisedContinue Reading
Zarco not “scared” of losing riding style on Honda like in KTM MotoGP days
After four years on Ducati machinery across Avintia and Pramac teams, Zarco has joined LCR in 2024 in a two-year deal signed directly with Honda Racing Corporation (HRC).It’s arguably the Frenchman’s biggest career move since he left Tech 3 Yamaha at the end of 2018 to join KTM, a switchContinue Reading
Aston Martin takes inspiration from Red Bull with F1 sidepod tweaks
The Silverstone-based squad has been in the chasing pack behind Red Bull this season, but its prospects of putting up a better fight against Ferrari and McLaren have been hurt by its car not being as competitive in races as it is in qualifying thanks to tyre management struggles.It isContinue Reading
Hill tops first official BTCC test
On his local circuit, Hill put in a late run at the end of the day to snatch the top position away by 0.065 seconds from BTCC returnee Rob Huff, the 2012 World Touring Car champion gearing up for his first domestic season in 20 years with the Speedworks Motorsport-runContinue Reading
Alpine WEC driver Habsburg suffers fractures in testing crash
Habsburg was among a number of Alpine drivers testing the Alpine A424 LMDh car at Aragon on 27 March when he suffered a crash at Turn 7, prompting a visit to a nearby hospital for check-ups.After returning to his home country of Austria the following day, he underwent further scansContinue Reading
Hamilton: Vettel an “amazing option” as Mercedes F1 replacement
In the two months since news broke that Hamilton will leave Mercedes after 12 seasons to join Ferrari next year, the instability engulfing Red Bull F1 management has placed Max Verstappen and Silver Arrows protégé Andrea Kimi Antonelli at the top of the shortlist to replace the Briton.The other leadingContinue Reading
YouTube star Broadbent races highly-modified 700bhp Mazda MX-5
Broadbent, who took the 2022 Praga title alongside Gordie Mutch, gave his 700bhp MX-5 Mk1 its racing debut in the Classic Touring Car Racing Club’s Classic Thunder series last weekend at Donington Park – the same venue where he first competed in a standard MX-5 three years ago.“I bought thisContinue Reading
F1 evaluating changes to Melbourne Turn 6 amid driver concerns
The FIA is currently undertaking a review into the first incident, which occurred after Russell was caught out by Fernando Alonso deliberately braking earlier for Albert Park’s Turn 6 as part of an attempt by the Aston Martin driver to disrupt the chasing Mercedes racer.Alonso was penalised for his actionsContinue Reading
Daytona winner Campbell gets Porsche Formula E practice outing in Misano
Campbell has been nominated for the rookie-only practice session ahead of the Misano E-Prix on 12 April on the back of an impressive start to his 2024 campaign.The Australian kicked off the new year with a victory in Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 963 LMDh in the IMSA SportsCar Championship’s blue-riband DaytonaContinue Reading