Ex-F1 driver Jos Verstappen plans British rallying debut
The father of three-time F1 champion Max made over 100 grand prix appearances during his own career, and then turned to rallying in 2022.He has enjoyed reasonable success, winning three of his past five events, with the majority of his rallying having been on Belgian stages, and the Rallynuts eventContinue Reading
Portimao track undergoes key safety changes ahead of MotoGP round
Over the last few years, riders have been calling for the gravel traps at the circuit near Portimao to be altered due to what they felt was a dangerous size of stone being used.This issue first came into the spotlight at the 2022 Portuguese GP when Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia sufferedContinue Reading
Haas: Jeddah F1 “Unsportsmanlike” accusations were “complete bullshit”
Kevin Magnussen’s Jeddah race had already been spoiled by a 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon when he passed Yuki Tsunoda while running off the circuit. The move subsequently earned him a second 10-second penalty.He then followed orders to slow down the Japanese driver and others in the followingContinue Reading
Supercars Albert Park: Triple Eight dominates opener
Feeney arrived at the Australian Grand Prix second in the points but, after taking pole position for the weekend’s opening race, could only watch on as Anton de Pasquale took an early lead in the shortened 18-lap race.But the positions swapped back before the end of the first lap, withContinue Reading
Supercars Albert Park: Triple Eight dominates opener as Feeney wins
Feeney arrived at the Australian Grand Prix second in the points but, after taking pole position for the weekend’s opening race, could only watch on as Anton de Pasquale took an early lead in the shortened 18-lap race.But the positions swapped back before the end of the first lap, withContinue Reading
Norris: Flashing light distraction prompted near F1 jump start
The McLaren driver was lucky to escape a penalty after he edged forward before the lights went out at Jeddah a fortnight ago.While rivals, including George Russell, complained about him jumping the start as his car was seen to move, the FIA stewards ruled that there had been no offenceContinue Reading
Hamilton praises Wolff’s action against FIA
F1 Academy managing director Wolff revealed ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix that she has personally filed a criminal complaint in the French courts against the FIA.In December, the FIA started looking into a potential conflict of interest between Wolff and her husband Toto – the Mercedes motorsport bossContinue Reading
Sainz “not stupid” and will admit if he’s not fit for Melbourne F1 return
The Spaniard acknowledges that he hasn’t yet returned to 100% fitness after having his appendix removed in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago.However, he remains confident that he will be able to drive this weekend, despite not undertaking any training or using the Maranello simulator since his operation.Sainz plans to driveContinue Reading
Austin Cindric looking to hit the “reset button” at COTA
Although he has three top 10 starts in five races this season, Cindric’s fourth place finish at Atlanta is his only finish better than 22nd and finds himself mired in 21st in the series standings.Cindric and his No. 2 Ford team have had speed, they’ve just not been able to getContinue Reading
Susie Wolff files criminal complaint against FIA
The F1 Driver Academy managing director, who is wife of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, found herself at the centre of a media storm in December after the FIA announced it was looking into a potential conflict of interest between them.This followed a media report suggesting that confidential information hadContinue Reading