After a frustrating run with just one point in eight weekends, the team made a significant step in Qatar, where Valtteri Bottas claimed eighth and Zhou Guanyu ninth. The six points moved Alfa up to eighth place in the championship table, ahead of Haas, leaving it just seven points behind Williams. While Williams has made it clear […]
With no woman having ever competed in a full season of MotoGP or Moto2 – Gina Bovaird remains the only woman to have ever started a premier class race, albeit in the largely boycotted 1982 500cc French Grand Prix – and with just a handful having ridden in Moto3, top tier motorcycle racing can be […]
Entering its third year of racing around the Hard Rock Stadium – the home of the Miami Dolphins NFL team – the ‘Grand Tour Experience’ allows for three different perspectives of on-track F1 and support race action. Spectators will be able to choose the grandstand they would like to watch Sunday’s race from, and there […]
The Spaniard was amongst the strongest riders during the Mandalika weekend, qualifying second and leading the sprint until tyre wear dropped him to fourth. After long-time leader Jorge Martin crashed out of Sunday’s grand prix on lap 13, Vinales headed the field until the 20th tour when eventual winner Francesco Bagnaia came through. Vinales trailed… Continue […]
In 2000 Stella joined Ferrari as engineer, working with an all-star line-up including Schumacher, Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne, Nikolas Tombazis, James Allison and engine guru Pino D’Agostino. Speaking on F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast, Stella explained the “continuity and seniority” from Ferrari’s golden era of success are still valid ingredients today as he […]
F1 Academy commenced this season but drew criticism for its lack of exposure, with the races being condensed into highlight clips rather than gaining live broadcasts. While the series did visit topflight venues such as the Red Bull Ring in Austria, Barcelona, Zandvoort and Monza, it has not supported an F1 round. That is until […]
In June, the Renault Group parent company announced that it had sold a 24% stake in its grand prix team to an investor group in exchange for €200million. It valued the whole outfit at €900m. The consortium is made up of Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Efforts Investments – the latter led by […]
With both F1 world titles wrapped up at the last two rounds, as Max Verstappen collected the drivers’ crown in Qatar while Red Bull wrapped up the constructors’ in Japan, it is a five-race blast to the finish of the 2023 season. Sergio Perez will look to defend second place in the standings from Lewis […]
The LCR Honda rider made a strong start to life with the Japanese manufacturer, winning its only race so far in 2023 at the Americas GP in April. Since then, however, his season flew off the rails as back-to-back crashes in Spain and France gave way to a serious leg break in the Italian GP […]
Renowned auction house RM Sotheby’s reckons this is the first time a prize of this type has been offered for public sale and estimates the FIA award will fetch between £25,000 and £35,000. Hill’s trophy, rewarding his season-long triumph over Jim Clark while driving for the Bourne-based BRM team, marks the first time a British […]