Honda is looking to snap a barren period that has seen it score one race win in two years and go without a title since 2019. While HRC made big gains with its 2024 RC213 compared to its predecessor, Honda is still lagging behind its rivals as the new season approaches. “We tried everything we […]
Month: February 2024
Red Bull should be applauded, not criticised, over two-team ownership
The close alliance between the Red Bull squad and its sister RB operation has come under the spotlight recently, amid calls from McLaren boss Zak Brown for F1 to re-evaluate the regulations regarding co-operation between competitors. Brown believes that in the budget cap era, the time has come for F1 to ensure that all squads […]
Audi’s F1 project under fresh uncertainty as senior figure faces exit
Just a few months after CEO Markus Duesmann, regarded as the key advocate for its F1 project, left the company, it now appears that one of its other architects, chief development officer Oliver Hoffmann, is also set to move on. Hoffmann’s long-term contract as CDO had been extended as recently as last year, but according […]
Tech images from the pitlane explained
Wednesday was our first chance to see all the cars together with nowhere to hide their latest design developments and secrets ahead of the new season. Red Bull Racing RB20 detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola Red Bull has not only changed the sidepod inlet arrangement on the RB20 but also completely overhauled the internal makeup […]
Netflix’s 2023 F1 retrospective won’t change opinions
Providing behind-the-scenes access to one of the world’s most restricted championships has done wonders for F1’s booming popularity and expanded demographic, so the docuseries made by Box to Box Films has stuck to its guns for season six, half of which we have had early access to. Once again all 10 episodes are each built […]
F1 2024 pre-season testing day one reaction
Having won all but one race in 2023, Red Bull comes into the 2024 season as overwhelming favourite to win the championship again. And it made the best start possible the new year, as Verstappen guided the RB20 – complete with its new design concept – to a dominant 1.14-second advantage over the filed on […]
Max Verstappen tops opening day of 2024 pre-season
Verstappen set the pace at Bahrain International Circuit in the first of three days of testing, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz of Ferrari. 2024 Bahrain F1 test, Day 1 results: What happened in Bahrain F1 testing, Day 1? Running the C3 tyre in the Pirelli range, which will be the soft compound […]
Marquez now ‘looking for final three tenths’ on Ducati MotoGP bike
The eight-time grand prix world champion ended pre-season testing in Qatar on Tuesday fourth overall and just under four tenths off the pace set by factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia. That came despite a first crash on the Gresini Ducati, which he says was the result of him exploring the limits of the GP23 for […]
Wolff says F1 figures should live up to role model status amid Horner investigation
Red Bull’s Austrian parent company instigated an investigation into team boss Horner after allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made by a female employee, which led to him being interviewed by an independent barrister on 9 February. So far there has been no outcome, and Horner, who has strongly denied any wrongdoing, is continuing to oversee […]
Big money offer won’t tempt Verstappen to break F1 contract
Verstappen committed his long-term future to Red Bull back in 2022, off the back of his maiden title success the previous year. The now three-time world champion has always raced for the Red Bull family in F1, having started with Toro Rosso in 2015 before he joined Red Bull from the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix. […]