The Borgo Panigale marque kicked off pre-season testing on the front foot, with two-time champion Francesco Bagnaia leading a top four lockout for the Desmosedici. Ducati’s attack in 2024 has been strengthened by the arrival of Marc Marquez from Honda, and the Spaniard has already been showing promising pace on the year-old GP23. With the […]
The team launched its new car at Silverstone on Wednesday with no media presence and only issued pictures that appeared to disguise aerodynamic details. Asked why the team was being so cautious Norris said it was simply a case of protecting its IP for as long as possible. “Because we can!” he said. “Because it’s […]
But, having placed so much emphasis on improvements last year, has McLaren reached the limit of its gains or is there still plenty of potential left in its package? Unsurprisingly, the MCL38 is an evolution of the machine that raced in Abu Dhabi, albeit with the bodywork and components optimised to take further advantage of […]
The heavily revised new W15 was launched at Silverstone on Wednesday morning, ahead of some initial shakedown laps by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Wolff is optimistic about the prospects for the new car, citing a “buzz” in the camp, but he acknowledged that it won’t be easy to take on the team that has […]
Formula 1 cars will soon be back on track with pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit on the 21-23 February. That is just a week before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on the 29 February-2 March, so preparations are firmly underway for the upcoming campaign. Recent weeks have seen excitement build for the 2024 season […]
On Wednesday morning McLaren launched its 2024 challenger online, before conducting a rainy filming day at Silverstone. Last year’s predecessor, the MCL60, was revealed to muted expectations after team boss Andrea Stella’s admission that the team had missed its launch targets and that a full mid-season overhaul was already in the works. That revamp turned […]
One of the more fascinating of these was, as would probably be expected, hidden in the launch renders but could be seen in the images taken of the real car as the team conducted its filming day at Silverstone. The area in question is the uppermost front wing flap (highlighted in the image below), which […]
Bartolini, Ducati’s vehicle performance engineer and Dall’Igna’s right-hand man, left the Italian manufacturer to join rival Yamaha as the Japanese brand went on a recruitment drive to bolster its technical line-up in an attempt to return to the front of the field. While the news was welcomed by Yamaha, it was a blow for Ducati, […]
As part of a push by Red Bull’s rivals to close in on the world champion squad, a deep analysis has gone into the factors that helped make last year’s RB20 so strong. One area of interest has been its suspension layout, with its pull-rod front and push-rod rear suspension being viewed as key elements […]
Marini has joined the factory Honda team to replace six-time champion Marc Marquez, having previously spent three seasons on Ducati machinery with first Avintia and then VR46. The Italian’s experience on what is now the dominant bike on the grid is invaluable to Honda, as the Japanese manufacturer aims to steady the ship after a turbulent […]