Michelin responds to Bagnaia’s “strange” tyre issue in Misano
Michelin says it couldn’t find any problem with Francesco Bagnaia’s rear tyre in its initial analysis following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Bagnaia suffered an inexplicable drop in pace after losing second place to team-mate Enea Bastianini on lap five of 27 at Misano, a problem thatContinue Reading
How its past nightmare explains Red Bull’s surprise Singapore turnaround
With Red Bull’s RB20 known to have weaknesses over bumps and kerbs, the mindset heading into the event had always been one of damage limitation.But things seemed even bleaker after Friday practice when both Verstappen and Sergio Perez seemed to be out of sorts with their cars.They were both unhappyContinue Reading
WRC stars set for revamped Monza Rally Show
The Monza Rally Show will return this year with World Rally Championship teams and drivers set to attend the event at the famous Italian circuit.The event will celebrate Pirelli’s four-year stint as the WRC’s sole tyre supplier with the championship set to welcome Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook as its controlContinue Reading
Alpine to continue to use Viry factory for WEC irrespective of F1 engine decision
Alpine’s factory effort in the World Endurance Championship will not be affected by any potential changes to its Formula 1 engine programme.Bruno Famin, vice president of motorsport at Alpine, has stated that the Renault brand will continue to build and maintain engines for its A424 LMDh car at Viry-Chatillon inContinue Reading
VeeKay announces Ed Carpenter Racing departure
One-time IndyCar race winner Rinus VeeKay is officially among those on the IndyCar free agent market after revealing via social media his contract is up with Ed Carpenter Racing. Writing on social media platform X, the 24-year-old said: “A big ‘thank you’ to everyone that sent me kind messages over theContinue Reading
Why McLaren was so dominant in the Singapore GP
In a year when the fight at the front of Formula 1 has closed up perhaps like never before, the scale of McLaren’s advantage in Singapore went against the grain.Indeed, just one weekend on from Baku, where Oscar Piastri had to fight tooth-and-nail with Charles Leclerc for a win thatContinue Reading
Did Kyle Larson just put on the most dominant showing of the Next Gen era?
Parity has always been the goal in the Next Gen era, and as a result, dominant performances like the one we saw last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway have become a rarity. Kyle Larson moved ahead pole-sitter Alex Bowman just 33 laps into the race and never looked back.He wasContinue Reading
Why is F1 off for almost a month after the Singapore Grand Prix?
F1 is undergoing another break in its calendar as its next race, the United States GP, is not until the 20 October which comes almost a month after the Singapore GP on the 22 September. That means three weekends without grand prix racing, a break that sounds illogical because the summerContinue Reading
Seven things we learned from the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix
Proceedings in Singapore were not quite as compelling compared to those in Azerbaijan a week ago. There was no battle for the lead, nor was there a real three-team battle at the front; instead, this was a championship big-picture race.Lando Norris put the field to the sword, but Max VerstappenContinue Reading
Is Daniel Ricciardo’s time in F1 up? Our writers have their say
His demeanour at the end of the Singapore GP – not to mention the rumours linking Liam Lawson with his seat – left F1 media in little doubt that the Marina Bay event could be Daniel Ricciardo’s final race.But if that’s the case, is it fair or is Red BullContinue Reading