WEC Qatar: Porsche leads Peugeot at halfway point of season-opener
Andre Lotterer was circulating 28s out in front in the factory #6 Porsche Penske 963 LMDh after five hours of racing in the Qatar 1812Km, as the order stabilised after a chaotic start at the Losail International Circuit.The Porsche moved into the lead at the beginning of the second hourContinue Reading
Browning explains “scary” exhaust problem on way to F3 Bahrain win
Browning led from start to finish in the F3 feature race in Bahrain after polesitter Gabriel Bortoleto bogged down and dropped to the rear of the pack.While the Hitech driver appeared in complete control of the race, however, there were concerns that he may be forced to retire after second-placedContinue Reading
WRC teams react to FIA’s vision for the future
The extensive concept revealed by the governing body this week features a raft of significant changes to the WRC’s technical and sporting regulations, alongside a plan to address the championship’s promotion.Perhaps its most bold decision is to remove the control hybrid units from Rally1 cars for the 2025 season, afterContinue Reading
Gasly: Alpine F1 car weight issue is not that bad
After a disappointing Bahrain test, fears that the team could have the slowest car in the 2024 field were realised in qualifying, as Pierre Gasly earned 20th and last position, a spot behind his team-mate Esteban Ocon.The weight of the car became a talking point in testing, with some observersContinue Reading
F2 Bahrain: Maloney doubles up with dominant feature race victory
Maloney climbed from eighth to top the podium in Friday’s opening race of the F2 season and put on another fine display on Saturday to establish an early championship lead with a maiden feature race win.Maloney went against the trend to start on soft tyres but was able to switchContinue Reading
McLaren drivers reckon they had pace for second row amid tight Bahrain F1 grid
Norris and Piastri showed strong one-lap pace amid an extremely tight qualifying battle behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.But both drivers struggled to get their best laps together in Q3, which shuffled them down to seventh and eighth respectively. With such slim margins as the 2024 season gets under way, anyContinue Reading
Red Bull’s better tyre options quash F1 rivals’ hopes further for Bahrain GP
The pace of the RB20 in the world champion’s hands throughout practice and qualifying has further highlighted the advantage he has over the opposition right now.But despite a pretty close fight for the top grid spots – where Charles Leclerc’s best Q2 lap would actually have been good enough forContinue Reading
Both Ferrari LMH cars hit early trouble in Qatar WEC
The Italian manufacturer started the Qatar 1812Km on a promising note with Miguel Molina storming into the lead in the #50 Ferrari 499P with a brilliant launch from fourth on the grid.But it soon became clear that Molina didn’t have the pace to stay at the front, with Nico MullerContinue Reading
F3 Bahrain: Williams junior Browning takes maiden win in feature race
Browning got his F3 season off to the best of starts, leading from start to finish to take the full 25 points after absorbing pressure from Christian Mansell throughout.Beganovic’s miserable start to the season continued as his Prema-run car failed to launch from pole position and dropped him to theContinue Reading
Perez: Bahrain F1 Q3 mistake cost me top three grid position
The Mexican finished the Q3 session 0.358 seconds off Verstappen, with Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Carlos Sainz all just pipping him.Perez heads into this season knowing that he has to perform in order to retain his Red Bull seat for 2025 and beyond.Despite his campaign getting off to aContinue Reading