Year: 2024

24 Jan 2024

Steiner working on his second F1 book

Steiner’s first book, Surviving to Drive, was written after he was approached by ghostwriter James Hogg and told the inside story of the Haas team’s 2022 season, while also dipping into episodes from earlier in Steiner’s career. It has sold some 150,000 copies and appeared in 12 languages. Steiner and Hogg, who had previously worked on projects […]

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24 Jan 2024

Madrid F1 deal doesn’t mean Barcelona track has no future

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has been the race’s home since 1991, but it became increasingly apparent during 2023 that Madrid looked set to take over hosting of the Spanish GP. However, Barcelona could yet secure a place for a second race in Spain. The country has supported two events in the past, when the European […]

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24 Jan 2024

What Autosport is looking forward to in 2024

The motorsport winter is quickly coming to an end, while several series across the globe have already begun their 2024 activities, meaning plotlines and talking points are unfolding right now.The Dakar Rally and Formula E, now customary annual calendar openers, have already produced the first major winners of the year, as Carlos Sainz took his […]

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23 Jan 2024

Pressure weighed heavily on Stroll amid F1 2023 struggles

Stroll’s campaign started on the back foot after a pre-season cycling accident left him with a broken wrist and toe, compromising the Canadian’s early races. But as Stroll regained full fitness, Aston’s form deteriorated in the second third of the season and he struggled to get comfortable in the AMR23 and adapt it his driving […]

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23 Jan 2024

What Autosport is looking forward to in 2024

The motorsport winter is quickly coming to an end, while several series across the globe have already begun their 2024 activities, meaning plotlines and talking points are unfolding right now. The Dakar Rally and Formula E, now customary annual calendar openers, have already produced the first major winners of the year, as Carlos Sainz took […]

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23 Jan 2024

Why F1 is no stranger to Madrid

As F1 confirmed its long-mooted move to Madrid in 2026 for a 10-year period, we look back at the series’ first decade in the region. The Jarama circuit, in the Community of Madrid but about 30 km from the city, was inaugurated in 1967 and following a demonstration race in November, the twisty 3.404-kilometre circuit […]

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23 Jan 2024

McLaren solution to eradicate F1 update quirks may take “a few months”

While a raft of in-season upgrades delivered an impressive ramping up of McLaren’s form throughout 2023, the team started pondering towards the end of the year whether the changes had also introduced nasty characteristics that made the car less settled on the edge.  This was especially highlighted in the final races of the year when […]

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23 Jan 2024

McLaren Automotive motorsport director Ian Morgan

Given he’s now in his third stint at McLaren, it should come as little surprise that Ian Morgan has a deep passion for the Woking-based giant he first worked for over 25 years ago. “The fact that I’m here now says a lot about the company and why after my initial foray in 1998 I’ve […]

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