Yamaha has struggled for power to match its rivals for the last few years in MotoGP, which has contributed to its slide down the pecking order. For 2023, it began working with former Ferrari F1 engine chief Marmorini to improve in this area, though that collaboration was geared more towards the 2024 season. Running the […]
Stevenson, 55, is a stalwart of the Silverstone squad. He joined the team in its first guise as Jordan in the early 1990s and climbed the ranks to become chief mechanic before moving into his current role in 2005. As sporting director, he leads Aston Martin’s dealings with the FIA. This year, he compiled successful […]
The factory Ducati rider’s right leg was badly bruised when KTM’s Brad Binder ran over it in a horrific incident on the opening lap of the Catalan GP one week ago. Bagnaia was cleared to compete at his home GP and managed to scored third-place finishes in both the sprint and Sunday’s full grand prix, […]
From this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, the FIA has got tougher on the design of front and rear wings in a bid to stop teams from playing games with flexible parts. As first revealed by Autosport, the FIA has demanded to see all design drawings of wings ahead of the Marina Bay race to check […]
Marquez has a contract with Honda for 2024 but speculation about him cutting ties with the Japanese manufacturer for next year have been rife amid its ongoing struggles in MotoGP this season. During the San Marino Grand Prix weekend, Marquez became embroiled in rumours that he will join Gresini Ducati next season. He repeatedly stated […]
At two races this year – Hungary and Monza after the initial trial set for Imola had to be abandoned amid that race’s cancellation – Pirelli has experimented with shipping fewer tyre sets, with adapted rules implemented for qualifying. By mandating drivers run hards in Q1, mediums in Q2 and softs in Q3, Pirelli is […]
Although ultimately Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc could do little to stop Red Bull roaring to another 1-2 finish, that they were at least able to battle wheel-to-wheel with F1’s current benchmark squad was something to be proud of after a 2023 campaign that has had its fair share of frustrations. PLUS: Why Sainz was able […]
In a sport where numbers are everything, there has been ever less room for sentiment. But when Ferrari headed to Monza, it couldn’t help but pull out all the stops. Over 304,000 disciples headed to the temple of speed across the Italian Grand Prix weekend. While the wait for a first constructors’ title in 15 years […]
Having led from start to finish in Saturday’s sprint, Martin did the same from pole in Sunday’s full-distance race at Misano. Capitalising on the injuries for championship leader Francesco Bagnaia and VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi from their respective Barcelona crashes, Martin’s second double of the season has put him just 36 points behind in the… Continue […]
After the flag in Italy, Vowles came on to the radio to tell Albon that he “made it look easy” while his engineer acknowledged that it was the Thai/British driver’s best race yet with the team. In achieving both of his 2023 seventh-place finishes, Albon made good use of the strong straightline performance of the […]