F1 steering wheels: How they work, what the buttons do and more
F1 cars are incredibly complex machines which take several years plus millions of dollars to design and build before heading to a track.A key component of that is the steering wheel. Of course, it is essential for every car, but the F1 steering wheel is unlike any that is seenContinue Reading
Friday favourite: America’s hidden gem with corners rivalling Spa
Its status as a GT-only round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship means that Virginia International Raceway doesn’t get the same attention as some of the calendar’s traditional heavy hitters. But to drivers who have sampled its 3.270 miles of narrow winding asphalt, the track commonly known as VIR is aContinue Reading
Wolff: Mercedes F1 team “in legal exchange” with FIA over compliance probe
On Tuesday, the FIA announced its Compliance Department was looking into allegations made in a dubious media report suggesting Mercedes team boss Wolff and his wife Susie, who heads FOM’s F1 Academy, were exchanging confidential information.The probe took all parties involved by surprise and invoked a furious response by theContinue Reading
Susie Wolff blasts FIA for ‘misleading’ and ‘unfounded’ probe
On Tuesday, the F1 Academy managing director and spouse of Toto Wolff, the Mercedes motorsport boss, were set to be the subject of an investigation by the FIA Compliance Department.This followed highly dubious media reports that Toto Wolff had raised comments in a meeting between Formula 1 team principals thatContinue Reading
Susie Wolff blasts FIA for ‘misleading’ and ‘unfounded’ investigation
On Tuesday, the F1 Academy managing director and spouse of Toto Wolff, the Mercedes motorsport boss, were set to be the subject of an investigation by the FIA Compliance Department.This followed highly dubious media reports that Toto Wolff had raised comments in a meeting between Formula 1 team principals thatContinue Reading
Wittmann calls for “equal conditions” in BMW’s DTM camp after 2023 frustrations
Wittmann recorded his worst-ever campaign in his 11-year stint in the DTM, with the German driver ending up a distant 13th in the championship with just 91 points in his tally.Even during the COVID-affected 2020 season in which BMW was completely overshadowed by its sole manufacturer rival Audi, Wittmann hadContinue Reading
The lingering questions that remain from the unnecessary FIA/Wolff saga
But the shockwaves from the FIA’s decision to declare that it was looking into a potential conflict of interest over the passing of confidential information between the Wolffs are going to stick around for a while.There remains a bitter aftertaste to all that has happened because no parties have comeContinue Reading
Kobayashi fastest as 32 drivers take part in Super Formula test at Suzuka
Kobayashi, who now looks set to stay on in the Japanese series next year after hinting at an exit previously, posted a time of 1m36.296s in his Toyota-powered KCMG SF23 on Thursday afternoon to end the three-day test on top.The Le Mans 24 Hours lap record holder had an inauspiciousContinue Reading
Hamilton: Aston’s rollercoaster F1 season highlights risk of Red Bull copy
The seven-time world champion’s Mercedes squad knew early on this season that its W14 car was not competitive, and it embarked on a concept overhaul that was in part ready for the Monaco Grand Prix.But the team quickly concluded that even the steps it made this year were not enough,Continue Reading
Newgarden: IndyCar’s hybrid delay makes sense to ensure fairness
It was announced on Thursday that IndyCar will postpone its plans to debut the hybrid technology – paired with its current 2.2-litre twin turbocharged V6 engine – from the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on 10 March until after the Indy 500 on 26 May.In total 13 drivers representingContinue Reading