The eight-time world champion withdrew from last weekend’s German GP having suffered five crashes across a round that is becoming viewed as the nadir of the Honda/Marquez relationship. Marquez is still contracted to Honda for another year, but the events of Germany have raised discussion about the possibility of the Spaniard buying out of his […]
The German, who joined Mercedes in his new role this year after two seasons competing for Haas, will complete runs on both the Saturday and Sunday of the three-day Goodwood event on 14-16 July. The W02 was the second car designed and built by the Mercedes F1 team following its purchase of Brawn GP at […]
The German manufacturer will return to the grand prix fold for the advent of the new engine regulations that notably ditch the expensive and complex Motor Generator Unit–Heat (MGU-H). Audi reports that since the end of last year, a one-cylinder mule engine has been tested. But in time for 2024, it expects to have a […]
Perez has endured a poor run of form since taking pole position at the Miami Grand Prix in May. After losing out to Verstappen in that race, despite the championship leader having started ninth, the Mexican has failed to reach Q3 in consecutive races. These struggles have also continued on race days, with Perez only […]
Team bosses have been cautious about coming out against the new tyres in public, but equally they have shown little enthusiasm for the change, and it’s believed that most do not want it to happen. Drivers are not keen on the new tyres, with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association director George Russell – who tested […]
Leading up to the Canadian’s home race, his father and team owner Lawrence Stroll aspired to have both cars on the podium but, after a disappointing mixed-weather qualifying, Stroll was eliminated in Q2 and started 16th due to an impeding penalty. Stroll actually enjoyed one of his stronger 2023 races on Sunday. Despite losing out […]
However, the rush of excitement he got in the aftermath of that first triumph back at the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix helped drive him and his staff to want to deliver more and more success in F1. Max Verstappen’s triumph in last weekend’s Canadian GP was Red Bull’s 100th victory in F1 and put it […]
Last weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring marked another milestone for Ducati, as it occupied the top five spots of a race for the first time. Pramac’s Jorge Martin also ended its grand prix victory drought in Germany dating back to 2008, with the Sachsenring for many years seen as arguably Ducati’s worst on […]
The Milton Keynes-based squad became just the fifth team in F1 history to reach a century of grand prix wins, joining Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Mercedes. PLUS: The curious case of Red Bull’s place in F1 history Autosport Grand Prix editor Alex Kalinauckas sat down with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner earlier this week […]
Acosta has put his trust in KTM and will fulfil the contract that keeps him at the Austrian brand at least until the end of 2024. The contract includes an escape clause if KTM didn’t offer him a spot in MotoGP next year, but Acosta has ruled out activating this contract clause. “We want to […]