The highs and lows of a Porsche champion’s season
I would say that 2023 has been the best season of my life for numerous reasons. Being the Porsche GB Junior driver for the past two years has been a real privilege and, without that, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I had a fantastic first season in theContinue Reading
Aston Martin: F1 convergence could lead to “fantastic” 2024
While 2023 was dominated by Max Verstappen and Red Bull, McCullough suggests that in the third season of the current regulations, the top teams will be closer together.He cited qualifying for the final race of this year in Abu Dhabi, where eight teams featured in the top 10, as aContinue Reading
Silverstone Museum Winter Tour event review: A unique motorsport experience
While the museum itself has previously been covered – for those with physical copies or a digital subscription, look back to Alexa Kellow’s review from 6 July 2023 – there is only one note that can be added for those with younger children. This surrounds the ‘Starting Grid’ as youContinue Reading
Valentino Rossi ‘not a MotoGP team owner who pretends’ – Bezzecchi
Bezzecchi enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign in the premier class with the VR46 Ducati squad, scoring three grand prix victories on his way to third in the championship.The Italian has elected to remain with VR46, albeit on a year-old bike for 2024, despite being offered a factory deal to joinContinue Reading
Ferrari’s Vasseur: FIA/Wolff saga was ’embarrassing for F1′
Last week the FIA announced its compliance department was looking into a potential conflict of interest between a team principal and FOM employee, amid dubious allegations that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and F1 Academy head Susie Wolff had exchanged confidential information.Less than 48 hours later the matter was dropped asContinue Reading
Ferrari reveals F1 launch date for 2024 challenger
At a media event in Maranello team principal Frederic Vasseur said Ferrari would unveil the 2024 car, codenamed 676, one day before this year’s Valentine’s Day launch of the SF-23.“The launch will take place on the 13th of February, the day before the Valentine’s Day,” Vasseur revealed. “You will seeContinue Reading
Miami GP boss says fans “more open” to F1 sprint format
Tyler Epp, who was promoted to the role after the first Miami GP in 2022 and previously worked in American motorsports with Chip Ganassi Racing, says the requirement to evolve the event as it prepares for its third race of a 10-year deal with F1 was also key to makingContinue Reading
Ford signs former Audi drivers to expanded Mustang GT3 works roster
Following the end of its successful factory-supported GT programme, Audi stalwarts Mies and Vervisch will join previously-announced quartet Mike Rockenfeller, Harry Tincknell, Joey Hand and Dirk Muller on the Blue Oval’s Multimatic-run assault on the IMSA Sportcar Championship’s GTD Pro class.Augmenting the nine-strong Ford factory roster, the marque has alsoContinue Reading
WEC drivers “sad” to see the demise of prototype-like GTE cars
Last month’s Bahrain 8 Hours marked the final competitive outing for GTE machinery following the decision by FIA and ACO to drop the corresponding class from WEC and the European Le Mans Series next year.GTE cars have been a staple of WEC since the rebirth of the world sportscar championshipContinue Reading
The most important race you’ve never heard of that launched GT racing’s boom age
The ragbag of GT cars that took to the Circuit Paul Ricard for a couple of hastily-organised races in August 1993 hardly captured the world’s imagination. Autosport made no mention of it in its pages, and for good reason. The grid lacked quantity and quality, and there were no star-nameContinue Reading