Williams and Sauber reveal 2024 F1 launch plans
Within minutes of each other, Williams and Sauber revealed that the covers will come off their 2024 machinery at ceremonies to be held on Monday 5 February.Both teams shared ‘save the date’ cards on social media in a flurry of activity on Friday evening, giving fans an early Christmas presentContinue Reading
Alonso: Aston Martin faces “tricky period” as it makes next step in F1
The Silverstone outfit made huge progress in 2023, with Alonso logging eight podiums, including three second places.However, with his team-mate Lance Stroll falling well short of that strike rate, Aston only moved from seventh to fifth in the constructors’ championship.Alonso concedes that the team performed better than he’d expected inContinue Reading
How Bagnaia made MotoGP history in Ducati’s Red Bull-esque 2023
The numbers posted by Ducati in the 2023 MotoGP season knocked down every historical wall its rivals had put up in the past. From 20 rounds, Ducati riders scored 17 wins – the most of any marque in a single campaign. It scored 17 pole positions, 43 podiums in total, managed eightContinue Reading
Sainz “wouldn’t like to start” the 2024 season without new F1 deal
The contracts of both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc are expiring at the end of 2024, with both drivers potentially becoming key players in the 2025 silly season.But with Leclerc expecting to sign a fresh long-term deal at Ferrari soon, Sainz is also hoping to agree to new termsContinue Reading
MotoGP Grid 2024: What is next season’s rider line-up in MotoGP?
All rides are now confirmed for the 2024 MotoGP season, with seven teams changing its line-up. Yamaha, LCR Honda, Gresini Racing, the factory Honda team, VR46, Tech3 and reigning champions Pramac Racing have all signed new riders for the 2024 season. They will also be joined by a new team as Trackhouse Racing has replaced RNFContinue Reading
Stella singles out “exceptional” Japan F1 podium as Piastri’s 2023 highlight
Piastri delivered one of the most impressive debut seasons in recent years, taking two podiums and a pole-to-flag win in Qatar’s sprint as his McLaren team hit a purple patch of form after the summer break. While still some way off the race performances of his more experienced team-mate Lando Norris,Continue Reading
Isotta Hypercar completes first test with Duqueine team ahead of 2024 WEC debut
Drivers Jean-Karl Vernay and Alejandro Garcia completed two days of testing aboard the revived Isotta marque’s Tipo 6 Competizione LMH at Estoril.French outfit Duqueine will enter a single car in the 2024 WEC under the Isotta Fraschini Duqueine Team banner after the manufacturer’s split with originally confirmed partner Vector SportContinue Reading
Friday favourite: How tin-top partners built an enduring relationship
In a professional racing career that spanned over 30 years before his retirement at the age of 59 in 2021, Gabriele Tarquini has worked with more team-mates than he would care to mention. “I drove with a lot of fantastic drivers, challenging and very strong opponents also in my teamContinue Reading
Toyota selects new WRC junior recruits
The world champion squad has selected two young Japanese rally talents Shotaro Goto and Takumi Matsushita to join the initiative, which aims to promote a young Japanese driver to its WRC team.Toyota began the WRC Challenge programme in 2015, with its biggest success story being Katsuta, who has since progressedContinue Reading
What if Red Bull/Verstappen never raced in F1 2023?
Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat, then profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.Aston Martin sporting director Andy Stevenson earns his payContinue Reading