The Alpine Academy driver was part of the team’s race support staff on the Friday of the Hungarian GP weekend, working late into the night conducting setup work on Alpine’s simulator at the team’s Enstone base. Currently in his second year of the programme, the FIA Formula 2 Championship leader has stepped up his simulator […]
Friday’s running for the Styrian GP was affected by rain in the afternoon session, though most riders felt the grip on offer was surprisingly high. But for a number of years riders have expressed concerns over the safety of the Red Bull Ring in wet conditions, particularly at Turns 1 and Turns 3 where a […]
The Silverstone-based outfit has enjoyed two podium finishes with Sebastian Vettel this year, although the German’s runner-up spot in Hungary last week is subject to appeal after his car did not have enough fuel left in it for post-race checks. But despite some obvious highlights, Aston Martin is well aware that it failed to build […]
Reports emerged last week in the Italian press that Rossi would be selling his VR46 organisation, including its grand prix race teams, for 150 million euros to Tanal Entertainment and Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. Tanal Entertainment is the company allegedly behind the VR46 MotoGP team’s title sponsorship deal with […]
Domenicali also gave the first official indication that the third sprint test event of 2021 will take place at Interlagos, following the first trial at Silverstone and the second one lined up for Monza. While Brazil has long been earmarked for the third sprint, F1 had shied away from formally confirming it, because doubts remain […]
MotoGP legend Rossi announced on Thursday ahead of the Styrian Grand Prix that the current season will be his last in MotoGP, marking the end of a 26-campaign career in grand prix racing. A series of incidents in 2015 culminating in the infamous Sepang Clash after Rossi accused Marquez of conspiring to sabotage his title […]
The FIA has announced that members of the Aston Martin team are requested to appear in front of a video teleconference at 3pm CEST on Monday 9 August to discuss the case. Aston Martin believes that it has discovered ‘significant new evidence’ that was not available at the time that Vettel was excluded from the […]
On Thursday at the Styrian Grand Prix, Rossi announced he would be retiring at the end of the current campaign – his 26th in grand prix racing. The Italian legend will retire with a truly stunning career record, which includes nine world titles – seven of which coming in MotoGP – and a total of […]
With the outfit having faced years of financial headaches to keep its head above the water amid the ever-increasing costs of F1, Williams came to rely on drivers with good financial backing. These included Pastor Maldonado, Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi, all of whom delivered mixed results. However, the increased investment from… Continue Reading on Autosport
American gymnast Biles backed out of the majority of her Olympic events in Tokyo over the past week to prioritise her mental health, having struggled with something known as ‘the twisties’ – which is when a gymnast loses sense of direction while performing twists. She competed the beam final and won bronze, while her decision […]