The anticlockwise Interlagos circuit has provided some spectacular races in the past and all F1 fans will be hoping for another drama-filled event this weekend, with two slices of action in the Sprint on Saturday and the main race on Sunday. This will be the 41st F1 event at the track – which replaced Rio […]
Month: November 2023
Why a Martin MotoGP title would elevate the achievement of Ducati’s kingpin
The Desmosedici is a prototype that has already broken most of the Bolognese constructor’s records and is sure to break some of the most important ones of all time. In fact, Jorge Martin’s win in Thailand last weekend was the 14th for an Italian bike so far this season, a figure that leaves it just […]
Las Vegas F1 race “more for the show than the racing itself”
F1 has gone to great lengths to revive the Las Vegas race, acquiring permission to race on the gambling haven’s iconic Strip and taking on the promotion of the race itself, which takes place on 18 November. It has spent $240 million on a plot of land, where it has erected a permanent pit and […]
New F1 approach means Mercedes won’t repeat rushed “mistakes”
The German manufacturer is undergoing an encouraging spell of form thanks to a floor upgrade that has helped Lewis Hamilton finish runner-up at the last two races, although he was subsequently disqualified from the United States GP. That form bears some similarities to last year, though, when Mercedes enjoyed some strong promise in these same […]
Current F1 sprint format “too revealing” of full grand prix events
The sixth and final sprint race of the 2023 season will take place over the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend, as Interlagos becomes the only circuit to have hosted sprints in all three seasons since F1 began to experiment with introducing shortened races. Sprint races were used as a method of setting the grid during […]
F1 drivers banned from stopping in pitlane amid FIA impeding clampdown
A recent move by the FIA to avoid dangerous traffic problems on track in qualifying has seen a maximum lap time imposed on in laps and out laps. This has, however, triggered an unintended consequence of drivers being unable to find clear gaps behind rivals once they begin their preparation laps, so they try to […]
Haas should have heeded burned-out Mexico F1 brake sensor warning
The team boss said they will “be more careful” with rising brake temperatures after Magnussen’s sensors burned out and stopped relaying information to the pitwall. As previously revealed, the brake temperatures rose because Magnussen was defending hard from Logan Sargeant, and had wound the bias to the rear. That eventually tipped rear temperatures over the […]
“Absolutely no doubts” that Ricciardo would find F1 form again
Ricciardo’s progress was halted by the hand injury that he received at his third appearance in Zandvoort, which cost him five races. However, in Mexico he stunned the F1 paddock by qualifying fourth and hanging on to a valuable seventh place in the race. Tost, who steps back into an advisory role at the end […]
Mir “can’t afford” another MotoGP season with Honda like 2023
After Suzuki elected to quit MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season, Mir sought refuge at Honda for this year, signing a two-year deal to race for the factory squad. But the year has been miserable for the 2020 world champion, who has scored just 24 points from 17 rounds. His best result of fifth came […]
We’ve not seen “full impact” of Red Bull’s F1 cost cap penalty yet
Triple world champion Max Verstappen took his 16th win of the season as Red Bull continues to rewrite the record books with its outstanding RB19 car. The Mexico weekend marked one year since Red Bull was found in breach of the 2021 cost cap rules, which landed it a fine and a reduction on wind […]