Max Verstappen to be hit with shocking fee following 2023 Formula 1 success – how much will the drivers pay?
Max Verstappen will be reportedly charged over €1.2 million to secure the superlicense he needs to compete again next year. The three-time world champion won 19 of the 22 races in 2023 which, with licenses increasing in cost for every point a driver scores, will result in a massive chargeContinue Reading
New CEO reaffirms Audi’s commitment to join F1 in 2026
Long-serving Volkswagen Group manager and strategist Gernot Dollner took the top spot at Audi in September after former CEO Markus Duesmann, who led the marque’s decision to enter F1 via a takeover of Sauber and the construction of its own power unit, was ousted by the board.While Audi has keptContinue Reading
Ferrari film review: More man than machine
Of course, the purpose of any review is to add some clarity to this question and inform on whether this is worth 131 minutes of your time, so let’s try to deduce some answers.Starting with a huge positive, there are no poor performances in Ferrari. In the lead role asContinue Reading
Is It Possible To Complete A Pit Stop In Complete Darkness?
Can the Oracle Red Bull Racing pit crew complete a pit stop in pitch black conditions? The Team have done thousands of pit stops, whether that be in pit stop practice or during an actual race. We asked Max Verstappen, Checo Perez, Team Principal, Christian Horner and some other membersContinue Reading
Lamborghini complete WEC and IMSA line-ups with Mortara and Cairoli
The duo were announced as the Italian manufacturer took the wraps of the line-ups for the two cars to be run by the Iron Lynx factory team in the full WEC and four of the five endurance rounds of the IMSA series in North America. Mortara and Cairoli come into theContinue Reading
Marquez: My Honda MotoGP exit “a win-win decision”
Honda announced following his sole grand prix podium of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix that it had mutually agreed to part ways with Marquez at the end of the 2023 campaign, despite there still being one year left on his contract.He will race for Gresini on a year-oldContinue Reading
“Courageous” Renault ran out of time to get F1 engine on par with rivals – Alpine
Renault’s powertrain department in Viry took risks with last year’s RE22 engine on the basis that it could gain performance before its specification was frozen, and then deal with reliability issues with FIA-approved fixes if necessary.However, in 2023, it was clear that the essentially unchanged RE23 still lagged behind rivalsContinue Reading
Trackhouse extends Aprilia MotoGP deal, aiming for two factory bikes in 2024
The last two months have been hectic for Marks, who seized the opportunity provided by MotoGP promoter Dorna to take the two seats left vacant by the financial collapse of the RNF team.The company of the former Missouri-born racer inherited the agreements of the Malaysian structure that were still inContinue Reading
Skoda Special Saloon star John Turner dies aged 81
Turner became synonymous with the Skoda across a Herculean 23-event season, including in the mighty Super Saloon category, in 1974.The Dorset timber merchant’s quiet understated character was diametrically-opposed to the steely determination with which he drove his cars.As lynchpin of a strong band of friends who burned much midnight oilContinue Reading
Hyundai – WRC Season Review | 2023
Our 2023 WRC Campaign had highs and lows, but we stayed together through it all. Relive our rallying journey over the past 12 months in our 2023 season review. SourceContinue Reading