The race is the first to be promoted and organised by Liberty and the F1 organisation, with the support of the city authorities and the main casino organisations. As a starting point, Liberty purchased a site on which to build a permanent pit and paddock infrastructure, with the construction having to move quickly in order […]
The Italian set a 2m00.295s on his final attempt to top the timesheet, with Marini just 0.036s behind him. Bezzecchi, who sits third in the championship standings after the summer break, set an early benchmark of 2m04.821s to lead early on, improving to a 2m00.885s on his fifth lap. That lap remained quickest for much […]
Overall numbers for the full season are expected to be higher than last season, with 22 races held in both years, and the more lucrative Las Vegas race in effect replacing the French GP. However, the loss of the Imola race due to local flooding meant that only six events were held in the April-June […]
From this weekend’s ninth round of the 2023 season onwards, riders must run to the minimum tyre pressures for the front and rear compounds in the sprint race and the grand prix. The front minimum is 1.9 bar, while the rear minimum is 1.7 bar. This rule has been in place since the start of […]
Following last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, Permane and team principal Otmar Szafnauer parted company with Alpine following differences of opinion between themselves and the senior management of the French sportscar manufacturer over the squad’s direction. PLUS: Why ‘football manager’ approach to F1 team principals won’t boost Alpine’s form It brings to an end Permane’s remarkable 34-year […]
The centrepiece to those changes was made to its sidepods, and builds on the conceptual shift taken at the Monaco Grand Prix when it opted to abandon the ‘zeropod’ concept used since the start of the current ground effect era. Mercedes had switched to a wider, downwash ramp-style solution in a similar vein to its […]
From this weekend’s Silverstone round, the new Tyre Pressure Management System will come into use, which measures the pressure of front and rear compounds. This rule was set to be enforced from the start of the 2023 season, but has been kicked down the road as testing of the new TPMS continued. The minimum riders […]
Williams team principal James Vowles has led the quest for extra leeway on investment spending within the cost cap restrictions in order to allow the Grove outfit to update its outdated factory infrastructure. Other teams that have specific investment projects on hold also want an extra allowance, but are willing to accept a smaller headline […]
The reigning Moto2 world champion told Autosport he is “really happy” for a 2024 deal to have been completed amid rumours he would lose his seat to KTM prodigy Acosta, who is currently second in the Moto2 standings. Acosta already confirmed earlier this year that he would be stepping up to MotoGP in 2024, but […]
The Silverstone-based squad started the 2023 campaign as Red Bull’s main rival, but has faced some recent struggles that dropped it back into the chasing pack behind F1’s most dominant team. Team principal Mike Krack explained ahead of last weekend’s Belgian GP that its dip in form was related to a change of car characteristics […]