The job Norris still has to do in F1 2024
Something rather important happened for McLaren and Lando Norris at the end of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. That’s in addition to mathematically losing the world championship to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, which had really gone in the wild Brazilian wetness and the Dutchman’s brilliance there.This was how Norris liftedContinue Reading
Norris says he can fight “best driver in the world” Verstappen for F1 title
Lando Norris says he now has the belief and ability to fight the “best driver in the world” Max Verstappen after racing the Dutchman for the first time in 2024.McLaren had another giant step forward this season which enabled Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri to take their first career wins,Continue Reading
Andretti lands former Renault F1 engine tech chief Rob White
Andretti Cadillac’s push to join the Formula 1 grid has received another boost with the signing of respected engineer Rob White as its new chief operating officer.White is well known in F1 circles for his lengthy tenure at Renault, where he acted as engine technical director and then subsequently deputyContinue Reading
Mini star Hall makes step into BTCC
Mini Challenge star Max Hall is to graduate to the British Touring Car Championship for the 2025 season.The West Country 17-year-old will drive a Cupra Leon run by Un-Limited Motorsport as the team expands to field two cars for its second season in the series.Hall has made quick progress throughContinue Reading
Doohan reveals new F1 race number after Antonelli clash
Jack Doohan has revealed his Formula 1 race number after his initial choice had to be changed because Andrea Kimi Antonelli had already taken it.The Australian, who is stepping up to Alpine in 2025 as team-mate to Pierre Gasly, had first lodged a request to run with #12 after beingContinue Reading
McLaren “thanks” Mercedes for holding Ferrari off in Las Vegas GP
McLaren says it is thankful Mercedes dominated the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as that prevented main rival Ferrari from slashing too much into its constructors’ championship lead.On a weekend when Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri struggled to find pace with their MCL38 cars, as McLaren was the fourth quickest team,Continue Reading
Horner feared Verstappen’s fourth F1 title was “slipping away” in Monza
Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner admitted he felt Max Verstappen’s fourth world championship was looking like a tall order by September’s Italian Grand Prix, in the face of McLaren’s resurgence.Red Bull’s RB20 was F1’s strongest car in the opening stages of 2024, with it looking likely Verstappen andContinue Reading
Mercedes: “Strange” dominance in Las Vegas GP can help deliver sweet spot answer
Mercedes says its “strange” dominance of Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix has given it some clues about what it needs to get its car in the sweet spot next year.After a difficult spell since the summer break, as Mercedes fell back behind McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull, the GermanContinue Reading
Seven things we learned from the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Las Vegas is quite the storied city. In Formula 1 2024, several storylines were wrapped up or extended here – the chief being Max Verstappen securing this year’s world title.He finished fifth on a weekend Mercedes dominated in a manner so previously familiar to F1, with the Silver Arrows squadContinue Reading
Bagnaia: MotoGP radio system is not ready yet and can be dangerous
Ducati MotoGP star Francesco Bagnaia was left sceptical about the team radio idea coined by series promoter Dorna after testing the system in Barcelona last week.It has been working on a rider-to-garage voice messaging system for some time and, once implemented, it will offer different applications to MotoGP in termsContinue Reading