FIA skid block intervention hit Ferrari “a lot” in budget terms
Ferrari says the timing of the FIA’s recent intervention in issuing a technical directive surrounding skid blocks meant it took a hit to its Formula 1 budget.Shortly ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the FIA wrote to teams for a clampdown on the use of satellite skid blocks thatContinue Reading
Ocon wants answers to understand pace slump against Alpine team-mate
Esteban Ocon has urged his Alpine Formula 1 team to find answers about his lack of pace compared to team-mate Pierre Gasly since the United States Grand Prix.Ocon had outqualified Gasly 14 times to seven in the first 21 qualifying and sprint qualifying sessions of the season, but the trend changedContinue Reading
World champion Neuville joins WRC stars for Monza Rally Show
Newly crowned world rally champion Thierry Neuville will headline a host of World Rally Championship stars set to compete at the Monza Rally Show next month.The event has returned this year to celebrate Pirelli’s four-year stint as the WRC’s sole tyre supplier with the championship set to welcome South KoreanContinue Reading
Explained: Why Sainz escaped investigation for Las Vegas pitlane cut
A quirk in Formula 1’s regulations meant Carlos Sainz was not penalised for crossing the pit-entry line during the Las Vegas Grand Prix.Ferrari driver Sainz was leading Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes into the pits for his second stop when a late call to suggest his crew wasn’t ready resulted in theContinue Reading
Wickens explains ‘chicken or egg’ hurdles to securing IMSA seat
Robert Wickens has explained the “chicken-or-the-egg” hurdles he has faced before securing a drive in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for 2025 that marks the next phase of his racing return.The 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 champion suffered a serious spinal cord injury in an IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018, whichContinue Reading
Bottas rules out shock Red Bull move: ‘They don’t really like me’
Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas may not have a Formula 1 drive for 2025, but he’s not counting on under-pressure Sergio Perez’s hardship to provide him an unexpected opportunity.Red Bull’s 53-point deficit to McLaren with two grands prix left in 2024 means Perez’s underperformance will likely cost his team the constructors’Continue Reading
What’s left to play for in the final two F1 races in 2024?
Now that Formula 1’s 2024 world drivers’ championship has been secured by Max Verstappen after Las Vegas, it could be assumed that the races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are little more than dead rubbers. In reality, the 2024 season is far from over as there’s still plenty to playContinue Reading
How a victim of mistaken identity has forged a renaissance in sportscars
When a Brit called Matt Bell turned up in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series in 2023 there was inevitably some confusion. A presumption was made that it was the same Matt Bell who was racing a P3 in the ELMS-supporting Le Mans Cup having been aContinue Reading
F2 title showdown: Who is in the running for glory?
The 2024 Formula 2 season has been one of many twists and turns, with championship challengers coming and going. With a double-header in the Middle East to decide the matter, who will come out on top?While six drivers remain mathematically in the fight, there is a clear two-horse battle betweenContinue Reading
How McLaren adapted to life post ‘mini-DRS’
McLaren’s rear wing choice for the Las Vegas Grand Prix was always going to be interesting, because it was the first race where it could no longer count on its previous ‘mini-DRS’ solution.The Woking-based outfit had pulled a masterstroke after the summer break after introducing a flexible rear wing designContinue Reading