Fines, penalties and pain: Driver racewear disasters
Over the years, many drivers have struck trouble with their race garments and helmets or been fined for using the wrong or unapproved type.Starting with Logano, here are five famous instances: Joey Logano, Team Penske, Shell Pennzoil Ford MustangPhoto by: Nigel Kinrade / NKP / Motorsport ImagesLogano weaves (illegal) webbingContinue Reading
Toyota should not get “overexcited” after front row in WEC Qatar qualifying
Floury made the remark after new recruit Nyck de Vries finished just 0.146s off pole position in the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID in Friday afternoon’s Hyperpole qualifying at the Losail International Circuit.“Tyre usage is really tricky on our side,” he said. “On this track and with the weight we are havingContinue Reading
F1 Bahrain Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
After all the talk and posturing of pre-season testing and practice, the true pace of the grid was revealed with Red Bull’s Verstappen taking his 33rd career F1 pole by beating Charles Leclerc.Leclerc, who produced a lap time in Q2 quick enough to take pole outright, will still be contentContinue Reading
F1 Bahrain Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
After all the talk and posturing of pre-season testing and practice, the true pace of the grid was revealed with Red Bull’s Verstappen taking his 33rd career F1 pole by beating Charles Leclerc.Leclerc, who produced a lap time in Q2 quick enough to take pole outright, will still be contentContinue Reading
Gravel Notes Podcast: Breaking down the FIA’s radical plan for the WRC
The extensive concept revealed by the world motorsport governing body on Wednesday features a raft of significant changes to the WRC’s technical and sporting regulations alongside a plan to improve the championship’s promotion.Perhaps its most bold decision is to remove the control hybrid units from Rally1 cars for the 2025Continue Reading
Ocon: Alpine must keep chin up through tough F1 2024 start
Friday night’s Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying confirmed Alpine’s fears over starting the year on the back foot following a late car concept change this winter.The Enstone team’s fortunes are not expected to change dramatically until it can bring upgrades to its A524’s base design, which could take five to sixContinue Reading
Verstappen: Red Bull continuous gains key to beating Ferrari to Bahrain F1 pole
Although Red Bull had been predicted to resume its 2023 dominance after testing, Verstappen had not headlined any of the sessions leading up to the final stage of qualifying as Ferrari and Mercedes largely took the limelight.Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc headed Q1 and Q2 respectively, but the Ferrari duoContinue Reading
Alonso: Aston Martin’s F1 qualifying pace a “massive surprise”
In an extremely tight Q3 field, Alonso’s 1m29.542s yielded him sixth on Saturday’s grid.And while he was a tantalisingly close 0.005s off Sergio Perez in fifth and just half a tenth of George Russell in third, Alonso was buoyed by the result because he had doubts about his AMR24’s one-lapContinue Reading
Mercedes dialled out qualifying pace to boost Bahrain F1 race chances
However, the squad feels that moving away from the strong single-lap form that helped Lewis Hamilton and George Russell top Thursday practice was essential to give it a decent chance in Saturday’s race.Russell showed the progress Mercedes had made with its car as he ended up qualifying third, three-tenths behindContinue Reading
Mercedes dialled out qualifying pace to boost race chances
However, the squad feels that moving away from the strong single-lap form that helped Lewis Hamilton and George Russell top Thursday practice was essential to give it a decent chance in Saturday’s race.Russell showed the progress Mercedes had made with its car as he ended up qualifying third, three-tenths behindContinue Reading