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Just a few weeks ago it seemed inconceivable that he would leave the dominant team of the ground effects era and potentially hand a championship-winning car to someone else. However the Christian Horner saga has turned the F1 world on its head and exposed tensions within the camp. The full details have yet to emerge, […]
The Frenchman says that the 18-year-old should concentrate on his F2 programme and make the most of the Haas FP1 running that he has lined up. Ferrari has no vacancies for the immediate future as Charles Leclerc’s contract was recently extended, while Lewis Hamilton will join from Mercedes for 2025 on a multi-year deal. Ferrari […]
The eight-time grand prix world champion finished fourth in last Sunday’s grand prix at Losail, having scored a fifth place in the sprint and sixth in qualifying. FEATURE: How Qatar MotoGP debut proved Marquez’s Ducati switch is already paying off Over the distance of the grand prix, Marquez’s average lap pace on his GP23 was just […]
The opening two rounds of the season in Bahrain and Jeddah confirmed what pre-season testing had suggested, as Alpine struggled at the back of the field with the slowest car. In the latter race, from 17th on the grid, Ocon passed Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas at the start and, after the safety car period, he ran […]
Marc Marquez’s move from Honda to the Gresini Ducati team has been the biggest story in MotoGP since it was first mooted last September. The Qatar Grand Prix saw the eight-time grand prix world champion make his long-awaited race debut on the 2023-spec Ducati. And it went about as well as he could have hoped […]
Oliver Bearman became the first British driver to start an F1 race for Ferrari in the 21st century at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The 18-year-old stepped in for Carlos Sainz after he withdrew from the weekend due to appendicitis so, as Ferrari’s reserve driver, Bearman received the opportunity. Bearman impressed as well, as […]
Fabio Quartararo was the leading Yamaha in last Sunday’s Qatar GP down in 11th and 17.701 seconds off race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati. Team-mate Alex Rins also struggled, missing the points in 16th on his debut for the Japanese marque. This led to 2021 world champion Quartararo stating that Yamaha is “further than ever” […]
The legendary F1 designer has been an integral part of Red Bull’s recent success, working in close collaboration with technical director Pierre Wache and his team on the progress with its new RB20 car. Although Newey does not work full-time on the F1 operation, with his chief technical officer role expanding to include other projects, […]
The Swiss outfit has twice been hit by expensive pitstop issues, with Bottas delayed in Bahrain and his team-mate Zhou Guanyu affected in Saudi Arabia. In addition, the C44 is not putting enough energy into its tyres which has compromised one-lap performance in qualifying and also left Bottas struggling on the hard compound during the […]
The Italian outfit has emerged as Red Bull’s main challenger so far this season, but it has found itself unable to stop Max Verstappen grabbing pole position and race wins at the first two races. While it is clear that it needs to unlock a chunk of performance before it can think about racing wheel-to-wheel […]