While the cost cap affair in 2022 was a tough period for the squad, it did not bring with it the personal turmoil and invasion that has been commonplace over the last few weeks. The launching of an investigation into unspecified allegations made against him by a female employee thrust Horner into the centre of […]
Year: 2024
Pramac launches new 2024 MotoGP livery at F1 Bahrain GP
The Paolo Campinoti-run satellite Ducati team is the last team on the current MotoGP grid to reveal the colours it will race in this year. Pramac comes into the 2024 season as the reigning teams’ champions after celebrating five race wins between Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco. Martin fought for the world championship all the […]
FIA reveals plans to focus hydrogen storage development in liquid form
Following the latest meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, it was announced that in the context of hydrogen combustion applications that “development and promotion of solutions based on hydrogen stored in liquid form” would be prioritised over gas storage. No reference was made to fuel cell applications, but this is not understood to indicate […]
Horner investigation “a really important moment for F1”
The Mercedes driver was speaking in the pre-event press conference for the 2024 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, where Horner is understood to currently be travelling to with the outcome of Red Bull GmbH’s investigation still outstanding. Several F1 stakeholders – including the championship’s commercial rights holder and motorsport’s governing body – have urged Red Bull […]
Moto2 star Aldeguer set for MotoGP debut in 2025 with Pramac
The Spanish rider finished third in last year’s Moto2 world championship and proved one of the sensations of the season in which he accumulated a total of five wins, including the last four rounds of the campaign. Aldeguer already had the possibility of joining the premier class this year, after interest shown by VR46 in […]
The shortest and tallest drivers on the grid
The height and weight of a driver in Formula 1 can dictate the adjustments the team makes to a car to try and fulfil the vehicle’s maximum potential. These details impact how much ballast will need to be added to a car and how that is positioned in the car to help with weight distribution. […]
Driver prices and how to play the Formula 1 game
F1 is officially underway for 2024 which means the return of its popular fantasy game, where participants can manage their own racing team. It offers people the opportunity to virtually build a team of drivers and constructors to compete online by scoring points depending on how their squad performs in real life. People can now sign up […]
“Typical F1” that rivals try to destabilise Red Bull
The subject came to the fore over the Bahrain test, with McLaren CEO Zak Brown leading the questioning of how closely the two teams work together and the personnel movement between them. Asked if he thought such comments were an attempt to destabilise Red Bull – already in the spotlight in the wake of the […]
F1 24 game launch date and trailer revealed
The lights are yet to go out at the Bahrain International Circuit to signal the start of the new season and EA Sports has locked in a worldwide launch date for F1 24 of 31 May. Without revealing all the information about the latest offering, the developer has teased “a fully overhauled career mode, new […]
How raised “self-awareness” will boost Piastri in his second F1 year
The testing he did with an old Alpine gave him a head start, but that programme ended in the summer of 2022 after his move to McLaren was announced. He didn’t sit in a racing car in the second half of the year, and his Bahrain debut was his first race since the 2022 F2 […]