Da Costa tops opening day of Formula E testing at Jarama
Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa finished the opening day of Formula E pre-season testing fastest at the Jarama Circuit in Spain, as teams got to grips with the new Gen3 Evo machines.The Portuguese driver posted a 1m29.220s with more than 60 minutes left on the clock during the three-hour afternoonContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: The uncomfortable decision facing Lawrence Stroll
You can build the most impressive factory and fill it with all the latest equipment and computer software. Construct the most sophisticated in-house wind tunnel, boosting the potential of your team’s development rate. You can hire the most successful F1 designer of all time, paying him £30 million a yearContinue Reading
Herbert hits back at Jos Verstappen over integrity claims
Johnny Herbert has insisted he is entitled to his opinions on reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen as a response to criticism from the Dutchman’s father, Jos.The two former F1 drivers are at loggerheads after Herbert initially remarked that the time penalties dished out to the Red Bull driver duringContinue Reading
Shwartzman makes IndyCar switch with Prema for 2025
Prema Racing will field Robert Shwartzman alongside Callum Ilott for its maiden IndyCar campaign in 2025, bringing together two drivers the Italian squad had success with in junior formulas.This is a new career path for Shwartzman, who won the FIA F3 championship in 2019 and was the F2 runner-up inContinue Reading
What the potential $30m constructors’ windfall from Brazil could mean for Alpine
As Formula 1 departed from a wet and windy Brazilian Grand Prix, the forecast was looking decidedly brighter for one team in particular, with Alpine’s cargo including two podium trophies.In a season which has seen Renault planning to pull out of its F1 engine programme, its drivers colliding in MonacoContinue Reading
WRC set to drop hybrid power in 2025
The World Rally Championship is set to drop hybrid power from its Rally1 cars, beginning from next season.The future of hybrid power in the WRC’s top class has proved to be a long-running saga this year with the debate re-ignited following a mid-season change to the hybrid unit user guideContinue Reading
Why McLaren brought its seventh new rear wing to Brazil
McLaren has continued to push developments of its MCL38 at the back end of the Formula 1 season, as it knuckles down to try to secure the constructors’ championship.And while its rivals pretty much steered clear of any upgrades in Brazil for what was the third race of a triple-header,Continue Reading
Why the Brazilian GP had to be safety car neutralised even before Colapinto’s crash
Formula 1’s wet and wild 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix had just reached a critical strategy point when it was interrupted – first by a safety car activation, then Franco Colapinto’s red flag-causing crash.The safety car was called into action on lap 30 of 69 last Sunday, just as Alpine’s EstebanContinue Reading
Bagnaia, Martin: Why would we need to be enemies off the track?
Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin feel there is no reason why they should be “enemies outside the track” as they fight for the 2024 MotoGP title.For a second season in a row, Bagnaia and Martin have been in a class of their own in MotoGP, with their championship battle setContinue Reading
The uplifting chapter Ocon and Gasly added to their complicated history
For the first time since the pair started sharing the Formula 1 grid, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly joined each other on the podium of a grand prix, capitalising on a bold strategy in a wet Interlagos classic to finish second and third behind the untouchable Max Verstappen.It was aContinue Reading