With Audi and Honda swelling F1’s ranks by committing to the sustainably fuelled turbo hybrid regulations from 2026, the significance of what is happening goes well beyond the spectacle of having six car makers going up against each other on track. In fact, there is a bigger global picture at play here and one that […]
Although neither the rider nor Yamaha has commented on it, Autosport has learned that both parties have decided to end their agreement and Mahe is absent from Mugello this weekend. It is not yet known who will assume that role ahead of 2024, a key season in which the 2021 MotoGP world champion must decide […]
The Spa-Francorchamps event was told by F1 in no uncertain terms to improve its fan offering in the wake of a disastrous, rained-out 2021 edition, with its heritage as one of F1’s most historic and exciting circuits no longer sufficient to stay on the calendar. Spa bought into Liberty Media’s vision of what a modern […]
The Repsol Honda rider crashed at Turn 1 around the halfway mark of the hour-long session, ending his day. It marked the 2020 MotoGP world champion’s 12th crash so far this season, more than he had in the whole of 2022 while riding for Suzuki. Honda said Mir had suffered damage around the fifth finger […]
As part of an upgrade delivered at the Spanish Grand Prix, the Italian squad abandoned the bathtub in-wash sidepod design that it had used since the start of 2022. Instead, the team switched to a more Red Bull-style of downwash solution that is aimed at changing the way airflow over the car interacts with the […]
The reigning world champion set a 1m45.436s to top the timesheets in the final five minutes of the session, having entered FP2 in 16th overall. Having been running outside the top 10 early on, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia had a brief off at San Donato, heading into the gravel. He continued before improving to third […]
The German manufacturer produced a notable step forward in form at the Spanish Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and third behind race-winner Max Verstappen. The potential of its revamped car, which features new sidepods, front suspension and floor, is clear to see, as the squad targets making further steps to […]
Marquez topped the 45-minute session with a time of 1m46.121s, which put him 0.087s ahead of Quartararo and 0.104s clear of KTM’s Brad Binder, as three different manufacturers finished inside the top three. It was Ducati wildcard Michele Pirro that headed the timesheets early on, lapping the circuit in 1m47.905s in the first five minutes […]
Both teams have admitted that McLaren CEO Zak Brown spoke to Horner several weeks ago about the possibility of McLaren using the new Ford-backed Red Bull Powertrains PU in 2026. Marshall has recently been working at RBP prior to agreeing to join McLaren as technical director, engineering and design, in January. That led to suggestions […]
The SF-23 has been quick over one lap in qualifying thus far this season but has usually lost out to Mercedes, and often Aston Martin, over a race distance. That pattern was repeated in the Spanish GP when Carlos Sainz qualified second but was jumped by both Mercedes drivers, as well as the Red Bull […]