How Raikkonen’s former race engineer became F1 TV’s latest pundit
In 2021, Simon-Chautemps called time on a 14-year stint in F1. But through his JSC7 consultancy he’s still heavily involved in racing. He’s lending his services to French team Sainteloc on its switch to single-seaters, as well as German race data provider Paceteq. In addition, he is involved in motorsport engineering recruitment and inContinue Reading
Sao Paulo E-Prix: Porsche’s Wehrlein beats Vandoorne to pole by fractions
The Porsche driver gained the advantage in the opening sector in Brazil before Vandoorne responded by posting a quicker time in the remaining two sectors.But the DS Penske racer, who started on pole in Sao Paulo last year for the inaugural race, missed out on top spot by just 0.002Continue Reading
Honda MotoGP development not being focused on Marquez helping everyone – Zarco
The RC213V Honda first debuted in 2012 was gradually overhauled according to the requirements of Marquez, who made a starring debut with the Japanese manufacturer almost 11 years ago.While the decision to base its bike almost entirely around Marquez initially proved hugely successful as the Spaniard romped to six titlesContinue Reading
The glimpses that offer hope for a Formula E champion’s return to the top
“When you win and everybody is happy, it’s easy, but when you lose that’s when you really need to become one [in the team] and it shows everybody’s character. I think everybody is pushing hard to help me turn this around.”For a driver so used to success, having dominated theContinue Reading
Sao Paulo E-Prix: Bird tops FP2 as Evans suffers problems
The Briton’s 1m12.773s put him to the top of the times by almost one tenth from DS Penske’s Stoffel Vandoorne, as less than half a second covered the top 10 drivers.Championship leader Nick Cassidy found himself at the top of the times after the opening 10 minutes of the session,Continue Reading
Aston Martin: “Old fox” Alonso brings F1 value beyond pure performance
The 42-year-old is in his second season with Aston, having replaced fellow world champion Sebastian Vettel at the start of 2023.Krack says that Alonso continues to push the team in all areas, on and off the track. “We’ve seen that last year already when he joined,” he noted.“It’s not only whatContinue Reading
What F1 rear wings are telling us about the 2024 tech battle
While downforce remains an important factor, you will not get far these days if it comes with too much drag. The rewards are huge if you can deliver a car that is super strong in a straight line.Many of Max Verstappen’s successes have been built on the way in whichContinue Reading
Formula E teams face vote on WEC drivers entering clashing Berlin event
The deadline for the electronic vote is due to end at 1600 CET on Saturday, which will ultimately determine whether an FIA regulation that would prevent certain drivers from racing in Berlin can be bypassed.The unique situation comes as the WEC’s Six Hours of Spa event takes place on 11Continue Reading
Evans ‘needs a good result soon’ to reignite Formula E title bid
The Jaguar driver entered the current campaign as one of the championship favourites, having challenged for the all-electric title over the past three years.While new team-mate Nick Cassidy has hit the ground running, taking three podiums including a win last time out in Diriyah, which put him to the topContinue Reading
How drivers need to multi-task in the high-tech world of modern endurance racing
They need to clip the apexes, hit their braking marks and maximise cornering speeds, but that’s only part of their job, especially in the modern era. Endurance racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is a multi-class discipline: dealing with slower or faster cars — or both — is anContinue Reading