Sainz relieved to have Ferrari F1 car he can “attack” with
Sainz took the final step on the podium in Bahrain far behind the dominant Max Verstappen, but only two seconds in arrears of the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez.Sainz’s 25-second deficit to Verstappen was half the gap of the same race 12 months ago when Ferrari’s tyre management issues andContinue Reading
Peugeot set to field two drivers in at least one Spa 6 Hours entry
The French manufacturer has revealed that the only candidate to replace Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne, who will be on Formula E duty in Berlin that weekend for sister marque DS with Penske, is Malthe Jakobsen. The 20-year-old Dane was announced last summer by Peugeot last year as its WECContinue Reading
Arrow McLaren confirms Ilott for IndyCar season opener
Ilott will drive its #6 Chevrolet-powered entry in place of David Malukas, who is recovering from surgery on his left wrist.The 25-year-old Briton has already subbed for Malukas – who suffered the injury while mountain biking – in pre-season testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Ilott has made 36 IndyCar starts with JuncosContinue Reading
Schumacher’s attitude a ‘positive surprise’, says WEC team-mate Lapierre
Former Haas Formula 1 racer and current Mercedes reserve Schumacher showed a desire to adjust himself to the multi-driver format of sportscar racing instead of going out for individual glory, according to four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Lapierre.“When Mick came to his first test, it was in Jerez,”Continue Reading
Hendrick, Chevrolet know they “have very little margin” despite wins
Hendrick drivers have won two of the 2024 season’s first two races, with William Byron winning the Daytona 500 and Kyle Larson dominating in a victory Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.With Daniel Suarez’s win at Atlanta for Trackhouse Racing, the only manufacturer that did not begin the season with aContinue Reading
Pitlane shenanigans price worth paying for qualifying solution, say F1 drivers
Since last season, the FIA has been making efforts to avoid dangerous scenarios of drivers coming across slow-moving cars while on flat-out qualifying laps.Various ideas have been trialled, with an attempt at the Bahrain Grand Prix to force drivers to keep to a maximum delta time at all marshalling postsContinue Reading
Why Ducati’s biggest MotoGP challenge for 2024 is not on the track
Now that Francesco Bagnaia’s renewal by Ducati for the next two years to the end of 2026 is complete, the performance advantage offered by its MotoGP bike will allow the Borgo Panigale chiefs to apply a policy of cost containment to pay the rest of the manufacturers’ riders.Pre-season testing atContinue Reading
Dale Coyne Racing finalises 2024 IndyCar line-up
Harvey, the only IndyCar veteran amongst the trio with 79 career starts, will pilot the #18 Honda for 14 rounds, including this weekend’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.The Briton has a single podium finish to his name at the Indianapolis road course in 2019 with Meyer-Shank Racing, and joins CoyneContinue Reading
What Verstappen’s outlook on racing in F1 says about his next move
With Verstappen caught between ongoing power plays at Red Bull and team principal Christian Horner’s now public rift with his father Jos, speculation is rife on whether among the fallout the Dutchman could end up leaving Red Bull before the end of his deal.It isn’t clear yet whether the latterContinue Reading
FIA president Ben Sulayem at centre of further allegations over Las Vegas homologation
According to the BBC story, a whistleblower claims that they were told “on behest of the FIA president” to not homologate the street track ahead of last November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix – a flagship event for F1 as it moved to promote the race itself for the firstContinue Reading