F1 race engineers: Who works with each driver and what is their role?
Every Formula 1 driver has their own race engineer who plays a key role in ensuring that their driver is aware of the race strategy and any decisions being made by the team. They are pivotal in creating an open line of communication to the driver whilst the car isContinue Reading
New red flag jeopardy “doesn’t change” F2 qualifying mindset
Formula 2 and Formula 3 have introduced new rules over the winter, whereby any driver that directly causes a red flag in qualifying will be stripped of their fastest time in the session.Despite the added jeopardy, DAMS driver Jak Crawford said: “On my side, it doesn’t change anything at all.Continue Reading
Pramac launches new 2024 MotoGP livery at F1 Bahrain GP
The Paolo Campinoti-run satellite Ducati team is the last team on the current MotoGP grid to reveal the colours it will race in this year.Pramac comes into the 2024 season as the reigning teams’ champions after celebrating five race wins between Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco.Martin fought for the worldContinue Reading
Christian Horner: Who is Red Bull team principal, career history and net worth
Christian Horner has been cleared of allegations made against him by a female employee. Horner has denied any wrongdoing over the matter and Red Bull said the “grievance has been dismissed”. The team principal of Red Bull had previously dreamed of becoming a Formula 1 driver himself, but moved into teamContinue Reading
WRC to abandon hybrid-powered Rally1 cars from 2025
The world motorsport governing body has shared its key objectives for the future of the WRC which was presented at today’s World Motor Sport Council.These objectives have been put together following an extensive analysis of the WRC current form carried out by the FIA’s working group that was created inContinue Reading
Russell: Bouncing main issue with Mercedes W15 F1 car
Mercedes has been consistent in saying its W15 is a step forward compared to the recalcitrant W13 and W14 cars with which it opened F1’s latest ground-effect era in 2022 and 2023, but mainly in the sense that its handling is more predictable.As he addressed the media in the BahrainContinue Reading
F1 team boss Horner cleared of wrongdoing in Red Bull investigation
Following a lengthy probe into the allegations made against him by a female employee, Red Bull has found no evidence of inappropriate behaviour.As Horner travelled to Bahrain for the F1 season opener, Red Bull issued an official statement explaining that claims of wrongdoing against him had been dismissed.A statement issuedContinue Reading
BMW confident of avoiding repeat of Daytona dramas on WEC Hypercar debut
BMW is undertaking its first WEC programme since its M8 contested the GTE Pro class in 2018-19, and embarking on a first bid for outright success at the Le Mans 24 Hours since its V12 LMR won in 1999 with Yannick Dalmas, Pierluigi Martini and Joachim Winkelhock.But the German manufacturerContinue Reading
Las Vegas GP helps to boost F1’s 2023 profits to $392 million
The 2022 and 2023 seasons both featured 22 rounds, with the total always playing a key role in the final numbers.However, it was a different mix of races, with the first F1-promoted street event in Las Vegas and the Qatar GP added to the calendar, with France disappearing and theContinue Reading
Norris: Don’t judge McLaren on Bahrain F1 performance
McLaren has struggled in the past two editions of the Bahrain Grand Prix following reliability issues in 2022 testing, and a late switch in car philosophy that ensured it was behind in development over 2023.This year has started more favourably with McLaren expected to be in a similar position toContinue Reading