Service of thanksgiving for Stirling Moss to be held at Westminster Abbey
Moss, widely regarded as the greatest driver never to win the F1 championship, passed away in April 2020 at the age of 90.But, amid the lockdown restrictions that were imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Moss’s family was unable to arrange any memorial ceremony at the time.The opportunity to celebrateContinue Reading
Pirelli’s new F1 tyre plan for 2025 set to address overheating problems
As F1 teams have fully understood the new ground-effect regulations, they have found ways to increase the downforce and better manipulate outwash to improve their performance.But one of the consequences of this is that it is getting much harder for drivers to follow each other, and that means tyres canContinue Reading
BTCC star Turkington eyes further club outings after Silverstone Mazda races
The 67-time BTCC race winner was competing in a Paul Sheard-prepared car and managed to come away with a best result of 12th in the third and final race.Turkington, who is expected to race in the BTCC this season with Team BMW once again, told Autosport he was there purelyContinue Reading
2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia kicked off his title defence in fine style by winning the Qatar Grand Prix earlier this month, beating KTM’s Brad Binder and 2023 rival Jorge Martin (Pramac).Marc Marquez finished fourth on his first outing with Gresini Ducati, while Pedro Acosta ran on the cusp of the podiumContinue Reading
Todd to contest 2024 Isle of Man TT Supersport races on a Ducati
The Panigale V2 was the dominant package in the World Supersport Championship in 2023 with Nicolo Bulega and Aruba.it Racing, while Ben Currie took his Oxford Products Racing-run bike to the British Supersport crown.Former World Superbike racer Xavi Fores also won the Supersport title on the V2 in the MotoAmericaContinue Reading
Mercedes grabs Resta from Ferrari as part of F1 staff swoop
Resta has been signed as strategic development director and will work directly with technical director James Allison to push forward with car-related projects.Also joining Mercedes is Enrico Sampo, who is joining as head of performance software applications.Sampo has been Ferrari’s driver simulator team leader for the past few years, andContinue Reading
Explained: Mercedes Grabs Resta from Ferrari in F1 Staff Swoop
In an interesting twist, Mercedes has captured two senior Ferrari staff members, Simone Resta and Enrico Sampo. Coupled with Ferrari’s recent 2025 signing of Lewis Hamilton, and potentially any team members he brings with him, it’s a curious development for team members to be switching both ways between the teamsContinue Reading
Bristol Cup race sparked a much-needed change in conversation
The biggest issue I found with Sunday’s tire conversation-dominated event was who to thank for it because still today, nobody seems to know the exact reason how it came about.A tire combination used last fall at Bristol with no problems on the same cars suddenly decided this spring not toContinue Reading
What’s gone wrong with Alpine’s new Formula 1 car?
When teams embark on such a change of direction, it is inevitable that they endure a learning phase in understanding how to extract pace out of their new platform.In Alpine’s case, however, the revamp for this year has not yet delivered any of the progress hoped for – and hasContinue Reading
Why Aston Martin’s qualifying vs race balance has reversed in F1 2024
Aston Martin came out of the gates flying last year, with Fernando Alonso scoring six podiums across the first eight grands prix in a car that raced better than it qualified.The team then found it harder to keep up the development of its 2023 machine compared to the steeper curveContinue Reading