Mercedes F1 team still trying to solve overheating “unanswered mystery”
Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton found their power units running too hot, and from early in the Bahrain race they were told to adjust engines modes and their driving in an attempt to keep temperatures under control. They eventually finished in fifth and seventh positions.Mercedes customer Williams suffered similarContinue Reading
Honda’s Mir starts 2024 MotoGP season “with a bad feeling” after last test
The 2024 RC213V has been radically overhauled following a disastrous 2023 campaign in which Honda finished last in the constructors’ standings, lost Marc Marquez to Gresini Ducati, and managed just two grand prix podiums – albeit one being a win.Although testing showed reasonable steps forward for the new bike, HondaContinue Reading
Ferrari reintroduces 2023 rear wing for F1 Saudi Arabian GP
While the Jeddah Corniche Circuit is classified as a street track, its fast and flowing nature pushes teams towards a low-drag model more akin to that required for Monza.As such, following the season-opening round in Bahrain, many teams have opted for revised rear and beam wing specifications to improve straight-lineContinue Reading
Why Red Bull may be its own worst enemy in getting F1 to move on from the Horner saga
The saga surrounding Christian Horner and his future as team principal at Red Bull has dominated the agenda and grabbed front pages around the world.As the multiple layers of a very complicated story continue to be unwrapped, every time it appears that things are ready to calm down they eruptContinue Reading
Alpine performance “not acceptable” for works F1 team, admits Famin
However, the Frenchman remains confident that the team can recover in the coming months following a restructuring that has seen a switch to a new system with three technical directors.Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly qualified 19th and 20th in Bahrain, and finished 17th and 18th, beating only the delayed cars of Valtteri BottasContinue Reading
Cadillac has no plans for customer Hypercars in WEC or IMSA
There are no plans to follow the lead set by Porsche in selling cars to independent teams in either series, stated Laura Wontrop Klauser, sportscar racing programme boss at Cadillac parent company General Motors.“It doesn’t make sense to go down that path at this point,” she said.“Customer cars are notContinue Reading
Komatsu: F1 Bahrain GP no guarantee Haas tyre issue fully solved
The American outfit went through a demoralising 2023 campaign in which Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen couldn’t convert reasonable one-lap pace into race results, due to its car eating through the Pirelli tyres on most circuits.Haas never found a solution to raise its performance level and after finishing bottom ofContinue Reading
Ford F1 Academy deal shows support for Red Bull
The manufacturer’s logos will appear on the driving suit and MP Motorsport-run car of Emily de Heus.Ford is backing the Red Bull Powertrains power unit that will be used by both the main F1 team and RB from 2026, when the new regulations are introduced.However, its commitment has been called intoContinue Reading
The rivals and challenges Marc Marquez must overcome in MotoGP 2024
The greatest rider of his generation is now on machinery from the dominant manufacturer. Is Marc Marquez ready to banish his recent struggles for Honda and reclaim his crown? As Orwell once wrote, ‘there’s time for everything except the things worth doing’. In Marquez’s case, the thing worth doing isContinue Reading
Tsunoda: More self-control over “heated” F1 moments “the thing I have to improve”
Tsunoda was at the centre of a controversy in F1’s 2024’s season opener in Bahrain, as a result of his initial refusal to obey an RB team order to allow team-mate Daniel Ricciardo to pass and also over his driving towards the Australian on the race’s cooldown lap.Ricciardo felt theContinue Reading